ColdTowne: Getting Upright with the originals

Core members from cult comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade raid Austin for the first time since 2000

"...The news that Upright Citizens Brigade is headed back to..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ice Age: The Meltdown

An exercise in the superfluous, this sequel lacks the original film’s geniality – and all of its pro-environment stumping.

"...Saldanha. Cartoons have always played fast and loose with the laws of gravity, but now climatology takes a beating,..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The special effects in this prequel may be infinitely more elaborate, but they hold little of the charm and "humanity" of the original.

"...not to compare this long-awaited sci-fi series reboot with the 1968 original. Director Wyatt and screenwriters Rick Jaffa and..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The House of the Devil

This retro horror film is the freakiest and most unnerving shocker in theatres this season.

"...when he attempted to have his credit removed from the sequel to Eli Roth's Cabin Fever on the grounds..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Jungle Book 2

"...brigades when you really need ’em? Instead of expending their energies liberating captive animals from research labs, the group..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Brady Bunch Movie

"...Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Michael McKean and Jean Smart. The Brady Bunch Movie is retro-Seventies overload: color it harvest..."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Longest Yard

Sandler and Rock keep the ball in play for this old prison football gem, although they fail to score any new points.

"...was a good year for Burt Reynolds. Coming off the success of Deliverance two years earlier and the more..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

All sugar, no spice in this modern-day fairy tale

"...Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, John Rhys-Davies, Heather Matarazzo and Chris Pine. Little girls may be made..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Good Thief

"...loose retelling of Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1955 exercise in film-noir aesthetics, Bob le Flambeur, The Good Thief will play like..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Land of the Lost

Will Ferrell's remake of the beloved Sid and Marty Krofft TV show lacks virtually everything that made the original series so memorable.

"...John Boylan. Let's get one thing straight right off the obelisk: I have been and shall always be a..."

June 5, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Around the World in 80 Days

Jackie Chan finally emerges as plausible English-language star in this international romp that's as light as a hot-air balloon.

"...Ewan Bremner and Karen Mok. To say that Around the World in 80 Days is so much better than..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Italian Job

"...F. Gary Gray. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Mos Def, Seth Green, Jason Statham and..."

May 30, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Little Rascals

"...and Whoopi Goldberg. Kids will be kids. And that's the refreshing news about the Nineties version of Hollywood's original..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Kosher Baker

Dairy-free baking so delicious no one will miss the butter

"...Those who keep a kosher kitchen know the challenge of creating parve (dairy-free) desserts to eat with..."

Nov. 13, 2012 Food Post by Amy Kritzer

Crystalised: the xx

UK trio dazzles the Moody in the first of two sold-out shows

"...Sizzling in the afternoon sun, three blanched Londoners licked their eyes. Staring..."

Feb. 12, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

The Future of Fantasy Art

This collection gives fantasy artists the large format and glossy presentation that they truly deserve

"...The Future of Fantasy Artedited by Aly Fell and Duddlebug..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

These Five Last-Minute Gift Ideas Might Be the Best You’ll Ever See

Because, frankly, most other listicles like this are boring AF

"...well, you’ve heard about New Year’s Gifts, right? It’s the newest sensation, citizen! It’s a response to the pandemically..."

Dec. 21, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

“Marianne Levy: Grimm Re-Articulated” at the Dougherty Arts Center

This exhibition of ceramic sculptures recasts fairy tales with animals who are more human than the people in the originals

"...long black cape; high curled collar; bloodred jewel at the throat – who rocks that eerie ensemble but Her..."

July 10, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Morrissey and Interpol Go Classic Post-Punk on the Erwin Center

Weekend’s double headliner doesn’t disappoint

"...Patrick Morrissey, 60, brought jokes to his takeover of the Erwin Center on Friday night. The English-born Irishman and..."

Sept. 23, 2019 Music Post by Alyssa Quiles

David X. Cohen Brings Futurama Back to the Future

ATX Television Festival brings some of the cult show's voice actors together for a table read

"...national heroes for saving Brooklyn Nine-Nine when Fox dropped the popular sitcom...."

June 8, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Garth Manor Brings Out the Dead

FX maestro Robert Kurtzman on the seminal Evil Dead 2

"...The elevator pitch for 1987's classic comedy-horror Evil Dead 2..."

July 31, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Night of the Demons' / 'Witchboard'

Director Kevin S. Tenney talks scream queens and classic posters

"...If you've never seen the UK poster for Witchboard, it may just have been..."

Feb. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best and Worst of Fall TV

Andy Samberg and Michael J. Fox have promising shows lined up

"...This week, the broadcast networks unveiled their new lineups for the fall..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

The Grudge

A new haunting from the J-horror franchise

"...If you’re looking for the dead bodies of abandoned studio horrors, January is the..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress Avenue's patchouli-soaked den of all..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...as much time as possible with her son, Parker. The Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center, run by the..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Selfie-Conscious on the Snapchat Series Two Sides

New Austin-set series explores breakups in the digital age

"...Gone are the days of packing up your ex’s belongings in a..."

July 19, 2019 Screens Post by Katelyn Landry

The World Is Not Enough

"...Denise Richards, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau and Pierce Brosnan. The World Is Not Enough … but two hours is..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ATX Television Fest: Fandom Rising: The Impact of Fan Culture in the Age of Social Media

How much should creators listen to their fans?

"...actor. However, screenwriter and producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach, currently of The 100, interrupted Amboyer to ask/announce: “It was Shatner, wasn’t..."

June 11, 2016 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Not the Same Ol’ Ho Ho Ho

A sampling of 2008 holiday discs

"...my collection of Christmas discs is huge. I have the standard stuff, but being an off-the-beaten track kind of..."

Nov. 26, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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