The Journey of August King

"...a young, white, widowed farmer who lives alone in the mountains of North Carolina in the early decades of..."

May 17, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rich From the Journey

The crazy quilt career of Kimmie Rhodes.

"...In the waning daylight of a winter Sunday afternoon, Kimmie Rhodes..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Music Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Long Journey Home

The Houston Kid comes full circle

"..."It was the hippie Shangri-La, it truly was. I lived on Enfield..."

April 18, 2014 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Texas Book Festival 2019:
Embracing the Journey

Anika Fajardo and Tembi Locke travel far to find what’s near

"...Home is where the heart is, and sometimes that requires..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Barbara Purcell

The Journey of a Gun

Gun traveled circuitous path to Kevin Brown's hands

"...known as "Icy Mike," was calling on behalf of another young man, Austin Ayers. Ayers had told Smith that..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Last Train Home

This small masterpiece of documentary filmmaking offers an intimate look at the impact of China’s industrial growth.

"...masterpiece of documentary filmmaking offers a human-scale look at the impact of China’s industrial growth. First-time director Fan, a..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Peanut Butter Falcon

This modern Huck Finn may not innovate, but you can't deny its heart

"...The Peanut Butter Falcon is a movie that wears its..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The War

"...Baranski and Gary Basaraba. To paraphrase an old slogan: The War is not healthy for children or other movie-goers...."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The TV Set

David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver star in this dyspeptic drama about the work of creating television shows.

"...Fran Kranz, Lindsay Sloane, Justine Bateman and Lucy Davis. The journey of a television show is a depressing tale..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Straight Story

David Lynch takes the long road to a strange story of brotherly love

"...The Straight Story is a piece of American poetry, an..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Long Voyage Home

A Ballet of Ulysses' Odyssey and Its Creator's Journey

"...His thoughts are of home.He feels as if he has been heading toward it..."

March 6, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) may..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Search Through the Skies

The new musical Jouét represents a journey not only for the title character, a pop star in search of a home, but one for Austin composer Allen Robertson and for the city's Zachary Scott Theatre Center, which is producing its first original musical.

"...and as he guides his RAV 4 away from the curb, he punches a button on the CD player...."

April 6, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Journey Through Hell

Óscar Martínez talks about riding the rails through Mexico to America

"...There are as many stories in Austin as there are..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...Now what? You blew the chance to buy into your neighbor's IPO in favor..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey

The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle

"...Here we are, six months into the big coronavirus pandemic shutdown of 2020, and cabin fever..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Animated film is based on Gibran's iconic book of prose poems

"...Based on the iconic book of prose poems haunting young romantics’ bookshelves..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

#VanLife Isn’t Just a Trend Anymore. It’s a Tether to Home.

A cross-country trip to unite a family in the pandemic

"...To that point, the journey hadn't struck me as particularly Homeric. Then again,..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Secret Life of Pets

Hollywood has the cure for those dog-day afternoons of summer

"...with questions. Here’s a fun one to anticipate on the drive home from The Secret Life of Pets: “Ma,..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Two for the Road

Larry McMurtry's New Books Continue His Journey

"...Most of Larry McMurtry's novels are structured by journeys of some type, often leading nowhere in particular except..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

The Son's Room

"...accidental death leaves his family members struggling to find the means of coping with their grief in The Son's..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Episodic Pilots Find a Home on Vimeo

Watch a selection of the new shows right here

"...SXSW Film was never just about film, and the cancellation of this year's festival meant a lot of..."

April 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The True Story

Grandfather fought in the Philippines -- after that, things get kinda blurry …

"...Father's father was a buffalo soldier...."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Pelvis Wrestley Frontman Benjamin Violet Finds His Way Home

Musician-performer on new beginnings and his new country band

"...Benjamin Violet can’t seem to quit Austin. He came, then came back, but somewhere in between did a ten-year..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

The Leisure Seeker

Mirren and Sutherland reunite for a painful road trip.

"...Directed by: Paolo Virzì. Starring: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Kirsty Mitchell, Joshua Mikel, Christian McKay and Janel Moloney...."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Weird Science Takes the Stage

The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play

"...Think of the word "biology."..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Future Gladiators and Fantastical Stories Mark the Literary Year in Review

Pulled from the shelves

"...in vogue of late, here's one that really hits the mark. Chain-Gang All-Stars (Vintage, 432 pp., $18), the debut..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

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