Wild Ride

Bruce Branit and Jeremy Hunt made "405" with a digital camera, off-the-desktop software, and a desktop computer. The action / comedy has now become the most popular short film on the Web.

"...flier syndrome." A lot of people do. Cottonmouth, anxiety, the twitchies. Every time I take a commercial airliner flight,..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Odds on Mayor Adler’s $720 Million Mobility Bond

Is the plan just daring enough to work?

"...ago, Mayor Steve Adler delivered a brief pitch on the mobility bond ballot proposition to a Downtown Demo­crat­ic group...."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

A Decade of Aggression at the House of Torment

Austin's top-rated Halloween haunt looks back on 10 years of scares

"...The guard at the door bangs on the metal. "Fresh..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Da Vinci Code

Faithful adaptation of Dan Brown's bestseller treats the novel as if it were a sacred text even though it's basically a Hardy Boys mystery dressed up in provocative attire.

"...Jürgen Prochnow, Etienne Chicot and Jean-Yves Berteloot. God help the moviegoer with attention deficit disorder: The Da Vinci Code..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

"...Pryce, Keira Knightley and Jack Davenport. Having already played the greatest lover of all time, Don Juan de Marco,..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

"...West, Jason Flemyng, Richard Roxburgh and David Hemmings. Utilizing the comic book series written by Alan Moore and art..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sixth Day

"...Michael Rooker, Saran Wynter, Wendy Crewson and Rodney Rowland. The opening credits tell us that The 6th Day is..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Brains Behind the Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

Filmmaker Gary Gannaway on how Seinfeld influenced his metahorror

"...Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains. The grindhouse title doesn't leave much to the imagination. Yet..."

May 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Update: Wingo: 'I Was Dying on the Road'

Former Sword drummer sounds off on his departure

"...The Sword's performance at ACL on Friday was the last..."

Oct. 13, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Ride the Express

Why you should follow the Round Rock Express?

"...amateur sports. As a result, I will be covering the Round Rock Express in detail for the rest of..."

June 25, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

The Pine Curtain

First-time author Dina Temple-Raston's A Death in Texas pulls the James Byrd Jr. murder out of the East Texas woods.

"...Near the end of A Death in Texas (Holt, $26), an..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The David Ash Era Has Begun

Horns beat Oklahoma State 41-36 in wire-to-wire thriller

"...Joe Bergeron burrowed into the first inch of the end zone with 29 seconds..."

Sept. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Nice Skaters Don't Finish Last

Heartbreakers show the Texas Rollergirls how its done

"...In Roller Derby, there are jams and there are jams. And when Sarah..."

April 26, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...In 2009, the 81st Legislature of the state of Texas was nicknamed..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Awake in the Hurricane

Enduring the last few days of the Lege's biennial cataclysm

"...– will shortly return to Austin streets, free of the burdens of city regulations that their smaller and local..."

May 26, 2017 News Column by Michael King

The Future of Health Care?

Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care

"...reviewing patient records and X-rays. For roughly an hour, they skimmed through patient records, considering both the monochrome images..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...on Lone Star mononyms Willie and Selena. "Sahm's among the most important players in the history of Texas music...."

July 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun: A [Revised] Guide to Floating the River

Lessons learned during a Texas summer staple

"...Considering that 50% of my time over the next five months will arguably be spent fully or..."

May 21, 2014 Chronolog Post by Adrienne Whitehorse

Welcome to the Tour de France 2012!

Prologue stage

"...many reasons. For all of those who think that the Tour de France only goes on during the month..."

July 2, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

'The NFL Beat': Browns Face Tough Decision at QB

RG3 looms large in the 2012 draft

"...I was in Cleveland the day LeBron announced he would be taking his talents..."

Feb. 18, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Bob Byington Sees the World, Writes Home About It

Harmony and Me's adventures in Australia

"...Bob starts production on his next film, Somebody Up There Likes Me, starring Nick Offerman, this July in Austin...."

March 8, 2011 Screens Post by Bob Byington

The Legislator Versus the Interninator

The Score gets 'Raw' for tonight's wrestling show

"...your wrestling gear on, because WWE Raw returns to the Erwin Center tonight. But who's the biggest rasslin' fan..."

Dec. 20, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...jail after spending nearly 10 years behind bars for the 1991 murders of four girls at a North Austin..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"..."Lester's Last Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...Until Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla Perez was slain last spring, few people outside of the Latin music industry..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

The Luv Doc: Fortunately Pets Can’t Read

A little wallow in the unpleasantries of modern politics with the greatest patriotic advice columnist in modern history

"...been reading your columns for years and really like them; this time you have way gone over to the..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

The Resurrection of Kinky Friedman

From Houston to Echo Hill, the self-proclaimed Texas Jewboy sings a new tune

"...Kinky Friedman can't hear very well these days...."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Rob Zombie Resurrects the Firefly Family for 3 From Hell

Here to do the devil's work: Director talks how being cool is no excuse

"...Filmmaker Rob Zombie first introduced the world to the murderous, cannibalistic, necrophiliac Firefly family in..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Putting the Pedal to the Metal

Edgar Wright cranks up the jams for his new film Baby Driver

"...an overpowered BMW. So if you’re looking for fantasy rides in Edgar Wright’s new thriller Baby Driver, he has..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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