How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...THE NEWTON PLAYERS..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Life and Times of an Emotional Transient

Poetry Festival Salutes Albert Huffstickler

"...earthward from Byzantium, said, "That is no country for old men." He meant our country, the world of the..."

March 28, 1997 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Killers of the Flower Moon

Scorsese at his best for a true tale of hideous heartland crimes

"...is bad at storytelling. By this, he meant that the director of Goodfellas and Casino is more interested in..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Lesson

Plagiarism noir is too derivative to be a real page-turner

"...J.M. Sinclair puts it, "Average writers attempt originality but the greats, great writers, steal."..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Checking In (Again): Kevin Russell Hasn’t Wavered Amidst the Great Wall of Empty Time

Shinyribs Santa closes the questionnaire circle on No. 100

"...Austin’s real working class: performing musicians. Nine months later, the capital’s Musician of the Year several times over answered..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Your Psychopathic Buddy

Put the HR department on your speed dial

"...hour at an Eastside club, he said he has always had a crush on me and asked me out...."

July 28, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: The Trouble With Trouble

Never let insurmountable facts get in the way of your deeply entrenched belief system

"...My girlfriend goes out drinking with her friends in the service industry on a regular basis. I don't mind..."

June 16, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Advice on Advice

In general, people don’t want advice – even when they ask for it

"...mean and rude to her. She calls it quits, then takes him back, and though she asks for my..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

'The NFL Beat': To Explode From Within

A personal take on the Jovan Belcher murder/suicide

"...Week 13 of the NFL season has arrived, and with it comes the..."

Dec. 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Riding the Pinwheel

The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

"...Outside a committee hearing room during the 82nd Texas Legislature, I ran into Austin political consultant..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Jeremy Piven stars in this swift-moving, cynical, equal-opportunity offender about a team of used-car liquidators.

"...title and a bottomless reserve of cynical, scattershot humor, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard is a swift-moving, equal-opportunity..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Let the Right One In

This multi-award-winning Swedish film might be summarized as a vampire tween romance, but that cheap and tawdry sum-up does zero justice to the magnificent emotional resonance of this gem. A discussion of the adaptation follows the film.

"...Ah, young love. Whatever would we do without it? The multi-award-winning Swedish film Let the Right One In could..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: All in the Family

Debunking the hippie Mafia theory, and starting to say goodbye to Rollo Banks

"...stop yourself from counting mile markers, you suddenly hit the moment when you are on the stretch of road..."

April 20, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...Leading an arts institution is challenging under the best circumstances. You can have an established presence in..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...Listen: that noise in the background. Can you hear it? It's the low thrum..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Birdcage

Based on its French predecessor, La Cage aux Folles, this American comedy tells the story of two gay men trying to pass as straight for a family gathering.

"...Folles may rest assured that Mike Nichols' adaptation of the famed French film (itself based on a French play)..."

March 8, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

ACL Preview: Kalu & the Electric Joint’s Message of Joy

Kalu James: “It’s poetry in motion”

"...Kalu James has taken the eclectic sounds of the African continent and combined them..."

Oct. 10, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

The Civil Dead

A very unconventional ghost story tests the limits of male loneliness

"...if not an unwanted houseguest? Mournful, silly hipster comedy The Civil Dead lumbers Clay (director Tatum) with the inconvenience..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...It's hard to imagine the 86th Texas Legislature being any crazier than the last..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

The Salesman

Gripping drama from the director of A Separation

"...Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Feature for his 2011..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Boy Next Door

Jennifer Lopez stars in this brazenly dumb MILF thriller.

"...incandescent Judy Garland standing in a moonlit window in the 1944 screen musical Meet Me in St. Louis, wistfully..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Big Picture

Taking stock of Austin music's female legacy

"...When Marcia Ball moved to Austin in the early Seventies there were only a handful of female..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The German Doctor

This Argentinian film uses the country’s dark history as a haven for escaped Nazi war criminals as fodder for this atmospheric tale.

"...fodder for its atmospheric tale. Set in 1960 and told from the perspective of 12-year-old Lilith (Bado), who is..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Doug Dorst puts the S. in 'Ship of Theseus' with this JJ Abrams Collaboration

The author presents his new literary creation at BookPeople tonight

"...Dorst, author of Alive in Necropolis ( runner-up for the 2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award) and the short-story collection The..."

Dec. 9, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Universal High School Experience

Sarah Dessen's latest novel is 'The Moon and More'

"...a bestselling author of young adult novels? With typical Southern modesty spiced with just the faintest whiff of irony,..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

This Is the End

Be mindful when partying at James Franco's house: You could get stuck there for the apocalypse with Seth Rogen and Co.

"...Directed by: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pachangón Begins!

Latino festival ushers in sixth year starting tonight

"...Our coverage of the Pachanga Latino Music Festival in this week’s paper centers..."

May 10, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

To the Wonder

Terrence Malick makes a swift return to our screens with this evocative story about the stages of love.

"...Practically coming on the heels of 2011’s Tree of Life, To the Wonder..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Insurance Industry Scam

A Q&A with whistle-blower Wendell Potter

"...retirement. A year later, his whistle-blowing testimony about how the insurance industry manipulates public debate rocked the Senate. On..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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