Austin Film Festival Review: The Money Stone

Ghana's gold mining industry reveals a nation's soul

"...The opening of Stuart Harmon’s documentary The Money Stone, a..."

Oct. 30, 2018 Screens Post by Julian DeBerry

One for the Money

Heigl plays bounty hunter Stephanie Plum in this adaptation of the first book in Janet Evanovich's bestselling crime series.

"...Directed by: Julie Anne Robinson. Starring: Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, John Leguizamo, Daniel Sunjata, Sherri Shepherd,..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

AISD: One for the Money

"...a deluge of new faces takes power in January, the Austin Independent School District board is in a slow,..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gary Hart Biopic The Front Runner to Close Austin Film Festival

New films by Yorgos Lanthimos, Asghar Farhadi added to fest

"...nominees and winners at this year's Austin Film Festival. The festival dedicated to the work of the screenwriter just..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Believe the Hype

Local Digiterati on the Good, the Bad, and the Internet in Between

"...Just after the rockem-sockem World Trade Organization protests in Seattle -- not..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

From the sets to the story to the whole tone of the film, this first Potter film is an almost literal adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved children's book.

"...At two and a half hours, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone runs a full hour longer than the..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs

The Death of Indie Labels: Reports Have Been Exaggerated

"...illustration by John Keen It's everybody's favorite number these days -- 28,000 -- which is the staggeringly absurd..."

May 2, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...its 30-plus-year run was it Austin's classiest venue, but the Back Room definitely had balls; in the self-proclaimed Live..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Greil Marcus and the Mad Parade

In his book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Greil Marcus explained punk to the world and created a bible for that music's true believers. As Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals opens its stage adaptation of Marcus' book, the author talks about the Stones, the Sex Pistols, and the "mad parade" of history.

"...have. He was finishing up his new column for the online magazine Salon and is planning a visit to..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Spotting the Rare Cheap Rental

The history and habits of a not-quite-extinct-yet Austin species

"...Do you know that little stone house at Eighth and Waller streets, set up high..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Michael Erard

The Future of Funny Has Already Happened

Welcome to Spaced, the cult British comedy with Star Wars in its eyes

"...It's been nearly a decade in the making, but Spaced, the brilliant, hilarious, impossibly superfantastic British..."

July 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Does Anybody Want the Warren Wildlife Gallery in Bouldin Creek?

Rick Warren's indoor safari brings turmoil to the South Austin neighborhood

"...Nobody's missing this mammoth among the single-family houses in Bouldin Creek. When its exterior was..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Can't-Miss Kid

The Man Behind the W.

"...In retrospect, the March 7 coming-out party further solidified Rove's position as..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...No, the list of candidates for the new 10-1 City Council..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively in the modern world and at the same time to be..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

The Name of the Game

The Hives

"...Once the solid body wood and steel swagger of “Tick Tick..."

Sept. 15, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Aleshire the Agitator

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Limelight

"...have computers with screen saver devices that count down the number of days until Aleshire walks out of the..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Rick Perry, Lord of the Dance?

Why would a former Texas governor go on reality TV? Why not?

"...Graham. Legends of Terpsichore. And now … Rick Perry. The former governor of Texas and two-time GOP presidential primary..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

De-Spurring the Moment

The making of the 2007 Out of Bounds Improv Festival

"...The thing about improvisation, comedy or otherwise, is that it's..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Budget Implosion

School finance runs aground, but health spending will follow soon

"...with school finance reform? Quick answer, no, but if there is no resolution by the end of today, the..."

May 24, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Kicking Around the Bonds

T he Sisyphus bond committee just rolled the stone up the hill – be ready to duck

"...colleague, Wells Dunbar – hereafter to be known around the newsroom as "Scoop" – the City Council will seriously..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Maybe there's a reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...by Turk Pipkin, Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

The Chicken and Egg Deal

Getting Press: The Haves

"...on music press. "All I have to say on the subject is this: `The squeaky wheel gets the grease.'"..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Fantastic Fest: 'House of the Devil'

1983 is back from the grave

"...There are three theories about how Ti West made House..."

Sept. 30, 2009 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Soul Man

Bobby Womack washes up on 'Plastic Beach'

"...“I just did something with Rolling Stone on Solomon Burke,” opens Bobby Womack, without prompting. “That..."

Oct. 21, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Page Two: The Never-Ending Story

Checking out of politics, checking in with the press

"...[Note: Two editing errors that appeared in the originally published version of this column have been corrected..."

July 23, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Out of the Race to the Top

Legislators, educators respond to lost federal funds

"...a pass on $700 million in federal Race to the Top education funds, both teachers' bodies and legislators have..."

Jan. 14, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Rocky R(evol)ution

Ron Paul gets his evol all over UT.

"...UT Austin's south mall was supposed to look like the Barack Obama rally on Friday night. His is, after..."

Feb. 24, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Oliver Stone delivers an enlivening and wickedly entertaining take on the occasional angels and plentiful demons that have run the country into financial ruin.

"...Directed by: Oliver Stone. Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin,..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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