For the Love of the Game

Pelada filmmaker Gwendolyn Oxenham on what happens when you don't go pro

"...We tell children they can be anything they want if they work hard..."

March 15, 2010 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

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

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All the Way to State

A high school play contest might not sound like a big deal, but it is to the 18,000 students in 1,200 schools across Texas who participate in the state's UIL one-act play every year -- and here's a look at why.

"...The stage may be empty, but that does not keep..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Icing the Batter Electric

Cake decorators both professional and passionately amateur prep for local competition

"...The women gathered around the classroom table at the All..."

June 10, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Review: Zach Academy’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Young performer program shows Austin’s acting future is bright

"...The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the first..."

Nov. 7, 2023 Arts Post by Jasmine Lane

Twerkin' for the Weekend

GirlFriend and Cheer Up Charlies' gAyCL brings fest fun home

"...not, however, a twerker. In fact, Edwards is certain there isn't enough alcohol in the world to get those..."

Oct. 1, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Fighting Temptations

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé join the church choir.

"...marketable music – that his Vegas-showgirl drag act in the dreadful Boat Trip looks like Bressonian minimalism by contrast...."

Sept. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Qmmunity: Recouping From the Horrors

How do you heal from the headache of our current hellish world?

"...Girl: I’m in a bad mood. Texas House passed their dog-water ass House Bill 229, student loan debt threatens..."

May 16, 2025 Column by James Scott

The Herradurability of Art in the Heart of Texas

UT's Raul De Lara wins $10,000 in tequila-fueled contest

"...The first Herradura Tequila Barrel Art competition in Austin meant..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sipping From the Spigot, Vol. 2

The second Great Boxed-Wine Challenge, plus a very important lesson

"...wines to taste and a crowd of distinguished tasters. The goal was to ferret out a few bag-in-a-box wines..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

The City of Angels, Air-Kissing Austin

Dispatch from the Los Angeles Film Festival

"...Don't know how many of you know this, but the Los Angeles Film Festival loves us! For the last..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kyle Henry

The Advance's Retreat

Is this the end for Cinematexas?

"...fewer star in this year's constellation of fall events. The Cinematexas International Short Film Festival, the experimental festival lauded..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Patton Oswalt Catfishes His Son in I Love My Dad

And you thought your love life was tough

"...Imagine: You meet the love of your life online. You form an irreplaceable..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

The Backstage Crew

Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show

"...The Dream Team Scheme..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Shoot Out the Lights

Bare buzz, bare butts: The Bright Light Social Hour shakes it

"...Several hundred yards from where the Mississippi River borders Baton Rouge's industrial section, the Spanish..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Who Is Cast in the Story of Austin Food?

Eight underrepresented views from the local food scene

"...Rising property values and stiff competition mean restaurants live and die by media exposure. It's..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Food Feature by Nina Hernandez

Fantastic Fest Gives Us the Horns

Daniel Radcliffe's latest heads up final wave of films

"...With the clock ticking (eight days and counting, folks), Fantastic Fest..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fraternal Order

The Duplass-a-Thon charts the evolution of a goofily lovable archetype

"...The man-child is a hot property these days. He populates..."

June 1, 2012 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Doing Sports the Craig Way

Mike Butts profiles sports stats man and voice of the Texas Longhorns, broadcaster Craig Way, of KVET's Sports Day and Fox Sports Southwest's High School Extra Live.

"...sports-crazed mind. It's a Thanksgiving night, and he's foregoing the traditional after-meal living-room couch flop to broadcast a high..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Features Feature by Mike Butts

Invasion of the Lit Flix

Literary Classics Rush the Screen

"...Now is the winter of our... literary classics on film...."

Nov. 8, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF Has the Right Idea About ‘Wrong Numbers’

Made in Texas series revisits Alex Holdridge’s first film

"...To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Austin Film Festival’s Made in Texas film series is..."

May 7, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Still No Jug: The Original South Austin Jug Band Returns

It's a one-off for now, but cross your fingers

"...Some 11 years ago, the South Austin Jug Band first appeared on the local..."

Aug. 1, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Alum News, Plus the Search for a One-Armed Lady

Margaret Brown wins a Peabody, and other news from the Austin film community

"...big win, how to take home a goat, and the search for a one-armed woman...."

March 31, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: The Thief Collector

Crime curiosity leaves its questions unanswered

"...There are a great deal of questions swirling around the..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

AFF2012: ‘See the Dirt’

Locals produce prize-winning short doc about a vintage vacuum fan

"...There are two kinds of people in this world: those..."

Oct. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Leah Churner

Pasties and Pleasure at the Marchesa

Texas Burlesque Festival returns this weekend

"...Get the big underwear hamper out: The Texas Burlesque Festival returns..."

April 11, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Eye of the Media Storm

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

"...From his office atop the Bat Cave, the Austin American-Statesman's lakefront headquarters, new Publisher..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

WNBA: The "We Got Next" Generation

The Revolution Is Being Televised... and Sponsored by Nike

"...The point guard hurls a 3/4-court missile. Play becomes frantic..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

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