Bullet Train

Brad Pitt bumbles entertainingly through a hyperviolent slapstick comedy

"...every gunshot echoes around its gloriously vacant skull. Because there's also a particular kind of smart-dumb film that is..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...labor, immigrant, environmental, disability, and social justice advocates outside the JW Marriott Hotel Downtown on Wed., Aug. 14. "Hey,..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Judas Priest Co-Founder Ian Hill Wields Firepower

UK metal gods near the half-century mark

"...Reached in a hotel overlooking Central Park after the first show of a two-night New York stand, Ian..."

May 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited

With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns

"...boost, and some use screenings as a launchpad. With the latter, there's another cycle. About a year later, they..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reasonable Doubt

Did misleading DNA analysis land an innocent man on death row?

"...on Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, when Melvin Jones called the police. He hadn't heard from his girlfriend Cinda Barz..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...Recent documentaries like Jodorowsky's Dune and Lost Soul detail the near-misses on legendary projects that almost happened the way..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Apocalypse by the Trainload

Bong Joon-ho discusses his film 'Snowpiercer'

"...Bong Joon-ho is sweating. It's the South Korean director's first visit to Texas, and the..."

June 27, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Greatest Train Movies Ever

Before "Snowpiercer" opens, a ticket for the best films on track

"...weekend we'll be getting a sneak cinematic peak at the joys of life on the rails...."

June 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Railway Man

Colin Firth stars with Nicole Kidman in this memoir about a WWII POW in Burma who, in the present day, still suffers repercussions.

"...by: Jonathan Teplitzky. Starring: Colin Firth, Jeremy Irvine, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tanroh Ishida and Sam Reid...."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Venture Into a 'Wildwood'

Scenes from Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis' BookPeople stop

"...With their newest novel, Wildwood Imperium, recently released, Colin Meloy and..."

Feb. 10, 2014 Books Post by Rod Machen

Give Me Freedom and Give Me Death Metal

'Death Metal Angola' director Jeremy Xido on capturing a country's first-ever metal festival

"...Staging a rock festival is hard. Staging the first-ever rock festival in a country still digging up..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Thomas Toots to Town

Everyone's favorite li'l blue engine that could comes to Burnet

"...Thomas the Tank Engine: that famous blue engine that resides in..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Chronolog Post by Terry Ornelas Woodroffe

The AggreGAYtor: August 14

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...Rachel Maddow shames Drudge Report readers, Sophia Bush makes the haters eat it, and Andrea Peyser invents some gay..."

Aug. 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Hilton Full? Stay at Scooter's Place!

Keeping Austin weird, or committing fraud?

"...earnestness. Meet Conor McLaughlin, aka Scooter Rocket: a dancing man on skates whose efforts to "Keep Austin Weird" include..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Adam Wasch

Step Right Up

The terror and the wonder of the Museum of the Weird

"...I was 10 when I first saw the dead man frozen in permanent repose in the block..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

On the Road Again

Texas Monthly teams with Rolling Roadshow for summer series

"...itself a country unto itself, so it’s fitting that the next Rolling Roadshow, set exclusively in Texas, will be..."

May 16, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: A Sweetness of Brick

Old New York is gone; only the replicas remain

"...artifacts of ancient Egypt, featured a model of midtown Manhattan on the casino floor, several stories high. I admired..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

The Last Station

This nimble movie about Tolstoy's last days stars Christopher Plummer as the author and Helen Mirren as his high-strung wife, Sofya.

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy, Helen Mirren, Paul Giamatti,..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Michael Palin Collection: 8 Classic Series

That terminally genial Brit-wit goes on a global journey that has spanned nearly two decades and seven award-winning documentaries

"...The Michael Palin Collection: 8 Classic SeriesBBC Warner, $249.98..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Shepherd

Dripping Springs recluse Sam Beam spills some Iron & Wine

"...As Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast in 2005, Sam Beam headed toward higher..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Gov. Perry's staff. That is simply not true. At the time he was appointed, Bob was senior counsel with..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...I was one of the people who researched history on the three West Lynn..."

May 7, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...In the article entitled "Which Austin Congressman?" [News, April 16] Mr...."

April 23, 2004 Column

Throw the Switch

City Planners Consider Options on the Seaholm Power Plant

"...For a man who seems to ignite a new controversy with every..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...tanked in sophisticated company. You head on down to the Warehouse District, and plop yourself at any one of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

In Training

"...Is that embarrassing or what? While we adjust to the post-rail climate, here's what's up with our ugly stepsisters...."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature

Dark Days

Six years ago, Marc Singer wasn't homeless, and he wasn't a filmmaker. With Dark Days, he became both.

"...Marc Singer may be the man responsible for directing the year's most compassionate and..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Pearl Jam Barcelona (Epic)
Pearl Jam London (Epic)
Pearl Jam Dublin (Epic)
Pearl Jam Paris (Epic)
Pearl Jam Hamburg (Epic)
Pearl Jam Stockholm (Epic)

"...had to get away ..." Barcelona, Paris, Milan. Arch romance. London, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester. Arch rock. Nürnburg, Praha, Salzburg...."

Oct. 27, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

The Gotham backlash continues.

"...a Smart Growth proponent, but I do not support the construction of Gotham condominiums at Town Lake and Congress..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

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Benefits of Frankenfoods

"...that every time an environmentalist mentions genetic engineering (GE) they invoke Frankenstein's monster? Why are they afraid of science?..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column

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