Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...A dead armadillo in the middle of the highway. One of the first images..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The TAKS Is Dead! Long Live the TAKS!

Students continue to cram for slow-to-expire high-stakes tests

"...School to begin a 21/2-week crash course in passing the exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, which students..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...Last October, Thom Yorke, frontman for the British band Radiohead, told the UK's Guardian newspaper he..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Race Is to the Swift

In Texas, livestock are better vaccinated than children.

"...A privately chartered jet arrived in the U.S. from England last October, carrying 34 immigrants of..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Reason Why

"...From the April 21, 2003 issue of The Nation (www.thenation.com)..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by George McGovern

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...Anikulapo-Kuti's funeral procession to make its way to Ikeja, the working-class district of Nigeria's metropolis Lagos and center of..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Scanlines

The Kingdom

"...The Kingdom Seeing Lars von Trier's haunting Breaking the Waves..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Screens Feature

Qmmunity: Kings, Queens, and Other Things

Trans performers get the keys to the Kingdom on Fridays, plus Erica Nix enters the mayoral race

"...royalty, you know? Oilcan Harry's happy hour drag show Kingdom makes a compelling case for the latter. Always at..."

July 29, 2022 Column by James Scott

DVDanger: Documenting Extremes

Behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli and Kink.com

"...George Clooney once said of the joy of directing, "it's more fun to be the..."

Jan. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shrek 2

Shrek reloaded: DreamWorks discovers that it's easy being green.

"...2 will likely be predicated on your enjoyment of the first Shrek, although it’s safe to say that DreamWorks’..."

May 21, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No Escape

Owen Wilson heads an American family swept up in a Southeast Asian coup

"...Thailand’s endlessly battered tourism industry. First and worst was the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting killer tsunami..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity: A Step Toward Reconnection

Getting back into going out with the latest Austin queer events

"...Last weekend, in the pre-South by Southwest calm of Downtown, I went out..."

March 11, 2022 Column by James Scott

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

"...Nichols, Joss Ackland, Ron Moody and Paloma Baeza. Considering the fact that there are well-documented cases of near-infants being..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Lies, All Lies

The Silver Castle

"...In the past few months, several journalists have been busted for..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Books Review

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...The latest from Studio Ghibli, insanity from cult directors Takashi..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW’s Eighth Artist List

Nathaniel Rateliff, Bun B, Rob Stone, and 141 more

"...by Southwest added 144 new acts this morning, among them R&B breakouts Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Houston..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music List No. 7

Pussy Riot Theatre, Kano, Bilal, and 137 more

"...One month. That’s how long we have until the planet tilts southerly on its axis for the largest..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: Zach Theatre's Head Over Heels

The Go-Go's get the jukebox musical treatment by way of Shakespearean bawdiness

"...There was a striking moment at the talk-back after the..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

SXSW List No. 5

NOFX, Leon Russell, and Trae Tha Truth join Iggy Pop

"...Yesterday, in a standalone announcement, South by Southwest confirmed the 2016 conference’s first superstar – Iggy Pop. The leathery..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: List No. 6

Music conference adds 92 acts

"...Like clockwork, Friday fattens up the South by Southwest lineup. These 92 names raise the..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

O'Horten

This strange little Danish gem tells the story of the aptly named Odd Horten, a man cut from his moorings when he's forced to take retirement at age 67.

"...droll kinda-sorta comedy from Norwegian director Hamer (he helmed the fine Charles Bukowski film adaptation of Factotum), feels like..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dos Estaciones

Tequila shortage inspires naturalistic Mexican drama

"...For years it feels like the upcoming tequila shortage has been whispered about. But with..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Aladdin

Another needless Disney remake buoyed on nostalgia and a handful of charming performances

"...won’t be long before every animated Disney movie from the past three decades has a live-action adaptation. Before Aladdin,..."

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

Behind the scenes as the Studio Ghibli mastermind returns to film

"...when pioneering Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki announced that 2013’s The Wind Rises would be his final feature film. As..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Highness

This vulgar medieval travesty is awfully good fun when it works.

"...Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Toby Jones, Justin Theroux, Zooey Deschanel, Charles Dance, Simon Farnaby, Rasmus Hardiker and..."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Southland Tales

Six years after Donnie Darko, filmmaker Richard Kelly returns with this incomprehensible, self-indulgent mess of post-apocalyptic anxiety, political paranoia, and pop-culture references.

"...Directed by: Richard Kelly. Starring: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Justin..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Dungeons & Dragons

"...Payne. Oh, to be in sixth grade again, rolling the percentile dice on the lunchroom table and knowing full..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Click here to jump straight to the brewery rankings...."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Coming Soon

The Most Memorable Sex Scenes in Film

"...The Unbearable Lightness of Being "Suddenly, sex seemed a little..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Screens Feature by Kevin Fullerton

AAAFF Review: Omotenashi

Japanese/Taiwanese family story is a glimpse into tradition

"...There's a concept in Japanese culture: Omotenashi, an idea that..."

June 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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