UPDATED: Man Injured in Austin Police Shooting

Domestic disturbance leads to officer-involved shooting

"...The 23-year-old man shot Tuesday by a veteran Austin Police..."

March 21, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Michael Madsen, Last of the Warrior Poets

Mr. Blonde on poetry, hats, and 'Reservoir Dogs'

"...Ask Michael Madsen about the toughest part of filming Reservoir Dogs, and it wasn’t..."

Dec. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Road

Cormac McCarthy's bleak, end-of-days novel survives the transition to the screen with remarkable veracity.

"...by: John Hillcoat. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce and Molly Parker. I'm not..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Serious Man

The Coen brothers deliver one of their best and most personal movies, a kind of cockeyed Jewish fable that urges us to embrace life's mysteries.

"...Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolff, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Adam Arkin, Alan Mandell and Amy Landecker. Embrace paradox;..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...Teeth determine the grin. Self-conscious hardware hides in pursed smiles...."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Man Push Cart

A small gem of a film about a small man doing small things in a very, very, very large world.

"...Charles Daniel Sandoval, Ali Reza and Farooq Mohammad. Remember the music video for David Bowie's "Let's Dance"? And the..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ladykillers

The Coen brothers remake a British comedy classic starring Tom Hanks in a flamboyantly love-him-or-hate-him performance.

"...J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst and Diane Delano. The Coen brothers’ newest is an odd amalgam of tics..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man on the Train

"...Patrice Leconte. Starring: Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday. A man gets off a train in a sleepy French village..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy's CIA agent Jack Ryan makes his fourth film appearance in this thriller.

"...Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson. Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates, Philip Baker Hall,..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Graffiti on the Superhighway

The digital age has ushered a new era in visual art, with the Internet offering artists a new medium for the creation of art, an infinite space to display their work, and a marketing tool. But with this expansion of creative opportunities come sticky questions of ownership and the communal experience of art.

"...The Red Fez on Fifth Street fizzed like an underground..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

The Mummy Returns

"...Stephen Sommers. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Patricia Velazquez, Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje, Freddie Boath, Oded Fehr..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...Before he took the stage of Central Missouri State University's Hendricks Hall on..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

The Texas Gamut

Titles From Texas

"...I was sitting at the kitchen table with coffee in hand and The Essential..."

May 15, 1998 Books Feature

The Apostle

"...Billy Joe Shaver, Billy Bob Thornton and Miranda Richardson. The movies haven't portrayed the evangelical preacher in a very..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The X-Files' Invisible Ink

The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere

"..."The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere" was originally published..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Screens Feature

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

"...Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Michael McKean and Stephen Tobolowsky. The question I have about Memoirs of an Invisible Man..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Interview: The Ancient Grievances of She Will

Alice Krige and Malcolm McDowell on the supernatural #MeToo horror

"...There are few actors with a presence like Malcolm McDowell...."

Sept. 29, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...illuminates a flick past those first few weeks in theatres and keeps it lighting up screens and imaginations for..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here in the early Seventies. The Louisiana native spent formative years of..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Moms the Word

Whoopi Goldberg on the black woman comic who started it all

"...Moms Mabley is inside Whoopi Goldberg. You can see for yourself when the multitalented, what-hasn't-she-done..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...Lee Sherman was cleaning catfish in his backyard when he heard..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Salt of Life

This Italian import by the director of Mid-August Lunch addresses the concerns of aging men who realize they are no longer attractive to young women.

"...Although it’s told in a breezy fashion, The Salt of Life wishes..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shouting Across the Void

Jeff Tweedy in mono

"...George Strait kicked down the brand new doors of the Cedar Park Center last..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...troubles selling its latest batch of GreenChoice wind power, the utility announced plans to significantly lower the price, a..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Merry Gentleman

Michael Keaton directed and stars in this glum story about a suicidal hit man and the woman who may save him or prove to be his undoing.

"...quiet, but mildly stirring movie about a laconic hit man suffering from walking pneumonia of the lungs and soul..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Year of the Squirrel

Ralph White, 21st century naturalist, 18th century musicologist

"...On a dreary Wednesday night in October, there are four people inside the Parlor on North Loop,..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Old Joy

Old Joy is an accurately observed slice of that moment between postadolescence and parenthood, when friends cling or scatter, and circumstances force buried feelings to the fore.

"...Directed by: Kelly Reichardt. Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith and Robin Rosenberg. There’s a certain way..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"...How old would you be if you didn't know how old..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

"...Brian Markinson, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers and Charlize Theron. “I like your early, funny movies better,” someone tells..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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