SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...We've already teased some of the highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup –..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...Barrs has insisted that he was not involved in the 1973 robbery of an Austin Minimax grocery store, a..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...In the global scheme of things, Advanced Micro Devices is on..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...The town of Eldorado, Texas, seat of Schleicher County, flanks..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Gift of Words

Corrido

"...by Mandy Keifetz Fleabites Press, $12 paper..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Books Feature

Aleshire the Agitator

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Limelight

"...photograph by John Anderson Don't expect many tearful farewells when Travis County Judge Bill Aleshire leaves..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Life and Times of an Emotional Transient

Poetry Festival Salutes Albert Huffstickler

"...no country for old men." He meant our country, the world of the living, pulsing with the fury and..."

March 28, 1997 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Baker Brothers Find Their Kin

Behind the story of the gritty SF drama (plus, Mogwai!)

"...showed a 12 minute shot at SXSW called "Bag Man," a visceral sci-fi drama about a boy who finds..."

Aug. 30, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Katherine Catmull at the Texas Teen Book Festival

Like a fairy in her YA novel The Radiant Road, Katherine Catmull keeps transforming the mundane into lovely art

"...She's always creating at least three things at once. Katherine Catmull has just returned to Austin from a West..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

DVD Watch: 'Fat Kid Rules the World'

Matthew Lillard's directorial debut has a big heart

"...I will always like Matthew Lillard. In a fairer world, everyone would forget Wing..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...a colleague and I kicked a conversation around about the book a while back, she accidentally called it America..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Ministering to the Dead

A death row chaplain has a change of heart in At the Death House Door

"...If there is such a thing as a typical convenience-store killing,..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

The Emperor Jones

"...onstage, listens, watches. An elegant figure, almost regal, Jones commands the audience's attention, even when he's standing still. There..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Pen-Ultimate Fest

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference & Festival

"...It may well be that, as the conference title says, a screenwriter's words on paper are..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50

The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends

"..."The Byrds were ahead of the curve, and they taught..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

'To Need, the Women Say'

Short Story Contest first-place winner

"...Open a window and you can hear them cry outside – my mother is mad and sweeping..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Mary Terrier

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

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...The great thing about presidents is their vulnerability. Nothing is..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

C. Robert Cargill and Elijah Wood to Explore Serial Killer Ted Bundy in No Man of God

Film will delve into the killer's conversations with the FBI

"...into dark psychological territory for his next project, with the announcement that he's written the script for No Man..."

June 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Challenge of Playing Living People in Zach Theatre's Notes From the Field

The cast discusses how hard it can be getting into the skin of living people in Anna Deavere Smith’s play

"..."It's impossible to talk about the criminal justice system, mass incarceration, without talking about education."..."

March 1, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: Until the Flood

Theatre en Bloc makes a sacred space for us to hear Ferguson

"...There is a serenity to the space, with its dozens..."

Nov. 7, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Page Two: Dancing at the Revolution With the Radio On!

Louis Black recalls the joys of driving around and falling in love with pop songs

"...In these politically dark times, writing about what brings us joy..."

June 16, 2017 Column by Louis Black

The Payback

Onetime James Brown impersonator Charles Bradley transcends

"...As we walk toward our table in the quiet cafe of a Downtown Austin hotel, Charles Bradley..."

April 22, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

DVDanger: The Larry Fessenden Collection

Horror's underappreciated auteur on existential terror

"...Whale. Castle. Carpenter. Craven. Fulci. The great names of horror. But maybe there's another, less..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...on my back in a dimly lit room on the seventh floor of a Dallas research hospital. A device..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Requiem for a Sane Man

Exalting comic maverick Bill Hicks on the 10th anniversary of his passing

"..."To me, the comic is the guy who says 'Wait a minute'..."

March 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Excerpt From A Twist at the End

"...The following passage follows William Sydney Porter -- later known..."

April 7, 2000 Books Feature

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