TribFest Recap: Red and Blue Teams Find Common Ground Before the 88th

Six points of agreement as the new Legislature coalesces

"...The 88th Texas Legislature, to be elected Nov. 8 and..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Revisionaries

When it comes to choosing public-school textbooks, what happens in Texas is of national concern – and this documentary captures these culture wars in full bloom.

"...As goes Texas, so goes the nation – at least that’s true in the matter..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Band of the Month: The Moonhangers

The Moonhangers give outlaw country a good name

"...As the first installment of my new (hopefully) monthly spotlight on..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

The Towers of Power

Are high-rises the key to a middle-class Downtown?

"...a trend – or, perhaps, starting a new one. The Downtown real estate broker and his wife have been..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Stopping the Nonsense

The No Nonsense campaign gears up to derail the national anti-gay crusade

"...former Austin state Rep. Glen Maxey is remarkably chipper these days...."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Grey Zone

"...watch, this well-meaning film based on actual events tells the story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando. One of 13 consecutive..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Voice of the Writer

Readings From the Texas Book Festival

"...Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana opened the 1997 Texas Book Festival with a session in the..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Books Feature

"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...Look the girl in the eyes...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Horse Boy

This locally produced film is an intimate and endlessly inspiring look at one family's struggle to cope with autism.

"...limbs, straining to contort in comical ways, that “it’s the journey, not the destination,” and those wise words might..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mentality of Politics as War

Scott McClellan on his time in the Bush Administration

"...Chronicle: I imagine it's been a bit crazed for the last week...."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Stomp the Yard

Although littered with clichés and shopworn manipulations, this film's intervening dance sequences are so captivating that it’s almost possible to forget you’ve seen this movie a hundred times before.

"...Harry J. Lennix. Equal parts Footloose, Drumline, and 1,001 other movies about a poor kid from the wrong side..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

The scruffy, seminal punk band that put the Bop in the Blitzkrieg is given its due in this treasure-laden doc.

"...help but feel conflicted watching this superb documentary about the seminal New York-based punk rock vanguard, the Ramones. On..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bride of the Wind

"...Perez, Simon Verhoeven, Dagmar Schwarz and Gregor Seberg. Like the most recent Merchant-Ivory joint The Golden Bowl, this tony..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...Wanna do something about the horrible traffic on the highways? Light rail ain't it...."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Patriot

"...Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger and Mel Gibson. Inexplicably, “we, the people” have never been big fans of movies about..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...afternoon when Kirk Watson announced his mayoral candidacy on the bandstand at Wooldridge Park in downtown Austin. Some blamed..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The French View of Richard Linklater

Pompidou curator explains new tribute to the Austin filmmaker

"...Richard Linklater is a defining Austinite, having both defined the artistic perception of the city and helped build the..."

Dec. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: The Speed of Trust

Moving off dead center in the land use debate

"...when it comes to land use, "change happens at the pace of trust." Last week in this very column..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Aftermath of the Big Headline: Stronger

David Gordon Green talks about the unlucky bystander to history

"...During the opening weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival, Stronger..."

Oct. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

"...Directed by: Hiroyuki Okiura. These days, with the eye-popping Final Fantasy blurring the line..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man Who Cried

"...As it is, a better title might have been The Audience Who Yawned. Potter blew minds with 1992's Orlando,..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Best of the New York Underground

"...and, if you're going to use this to measure the quality of the current NYC underground film scene, you're..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Herdsmen of the Sun and Les Maitres Fou

"...Jean Rouch. Herzog returns to Africa (where he made the astounding Fata Morgana) to document a celebration of the..."

Jan. 17, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Year of the Gun

"...out from commitment and hard work in Rome in the 1970s. Unfortunately, just being a lightweight doesn't qualify anyone..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Connection

The French-made Connection owes much to The French Connection

"...Gallic companion piece to William Friedkin’s seminal 1971 film, The French Connection, The Connection (or La French, as it’s..."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Beyond the Bourbon Legend

The bottle didn't let Jason Boland down, and neither did his workingman's honky-tonk

"...Dancehall, 70,000 brightly lit square feet rising out of the construction-plagued crux of I-35 and Loop 410 in San..."

April 10, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Flies on the Wall With Attitude

Cinéma vérité pioneer Robert Drew, coming to town this Wednesday for the Texas Documentary Tour, speaks about the films he has made and the film style he helped create.

"...40 years under his belt, is widely viewed as the father of American cinéma vérité, a style of documentary..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

"...Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Alfre Woodard, William Forsythe, Cathy Moriarty, Julianne Moore, Faye Grant and Xander Berkely...."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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