SXSW Film Review: Secret Mall Apartment
Profound documentary is more than just a strange story
"...artists who created and lived in an apartment in their local mall. But at its core, the film offers..."
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March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Naina Srivastava
Allday Pizza Is Opening in Hyde Park
A little slice of heaven is coming to Speedway
"...An already-beloved newcomer on the Austin pizza scene, Allday Pizza is among the future..."
July 10, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt
Photographer and Digital Artist Rodell Warner Wins Tito’s Prize for the Arts
Austin-based Trinidadian artist takes home award for rising creators
"...Austin's art scene truly embraced the digital era today with the announcement that 3D artist..."
May 25, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
A Week of Wild Tennis in Austin
The first ever ATX Open was a smashing success
"...The inaugural ATX Open wrapped up Sunday with a week..."
March 8, 2023 Sports Post by Rod Machen
Professional Tennis Comes to Austin
From champs to fan faves, eight players to watch at the ATX Open
"...In another sign of Austin's growth, the city is hosting its..."
Feb. 24, 2023 Sports Post by Rod Machen
Owen Kline Turns the Funny Pages
New movie looks at the grotesque and absurd sides of collection
"...When it comes to the issue of obsessive collecting, and its resulting culture of..."
Aug. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Funny Pages
Portrait of the comic artist as a young idiot
"...Directed by: Owen Kline. Starring: Daniel Zolghadri, Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Michael Townsend Wright, Maria Dizzia and..."
Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Death Watch: Man Set to Die Pleads for His Life
Texas has executed 574 people since 1976; the Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended clemency for five
"...A request for clemency is often the last legal move a death row inmate makes before..."
July 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Austin Film Festival Announces 2021 Award Winners
Larry Flynt for President, Disfluency take top nods
"...Austin Film Festival has announced the winners of the 2021 audience and jury awards, as..."
Nov. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...In 2017, Sarah Jarosz became the second recipient of the FreshGrass Composition Commission, a grant..."
May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston
Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled
Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020
"...Austin music proved a global bellwether at the onset of COVID-19 when the city canceled..."
Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Faster Than Sound: Damn, Kathy Valentine Can Write!
Go-Go's local Kathy Valentine reflects on her memoir at three Austin fall events
"...Book tour and Go-Go's dates dashed by the pandemic, Kathy Valentine focuses on self-improvement. From her Westlake..."
Nov. 6, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Faster Than Sound: It’s Now or Never for a Music Venue Preservation Fund
When will the city of Austin give music venues aid to preserve their so-called ‘Live Music Capital’?
"...Jeannette Gregor, a familiar face behind the bar at Mohawk and a music festival force, made..."
Sept. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen
The Stylist star, 12 Hour Shift director and UT grad becomes a powerhouse of horror at Fantastic Fest
"...Most filmmakers are glad when they have one film that garners critical attention, but actor/writer/director..."
Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories
Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat
"..."The only unpleasantness that we ever had was at the..."
Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature
Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Venues Are Out of Money
Following last week’s Barracuda closure, a domino effect will continue without emergency city funding
"...A month ago, the Red River Cultural District and Music Venue Alliance Austin..."
June 19, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
The Song of Names
Holocaust drama about a missing musical prodigy never finds its rhythm
"...Directed by: François Girard. Starring: Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King, Gerran Howell, Luke Doyle, Misha Handley,..."
Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
AFS Announces Short Film Grant Recipients
Society breaks $2 million in assistance to filmmakers
"...so it is with short films, which are often the seed of great careers. That's why the Austin Film..."
Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Charlie's Angels
Gen Z get their wings in Elizabeth Banks' Angels continuation
"...Girls kicking ass, of course, is nothing new in the realm of action movies. Hollywood, where progress can’t happen..."
Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan
Qmmunity: Help Support Queer and Trans Students
Plus all-queer theater and queer archive rejects
"...many of us know from first- or second-hand experience, there are some special challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community,..."
Nov. 8, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff
Qmmunity: Support Trans Youth
Plus Halloween wins and Poo Poo Platter (birthday) parties
"...If there's one thing I'm tired of talking about, it's the..."
Nov. 1, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff
The Current War - Director's Cut
The birth of the modern age in a battle of industrialists
"...Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Holland and Stanley Townsend...."
Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
One in a Crowd: "Dancers"
Short film needs your help to get en pointe
"...potential backers, it can be hard to navigate all the sites out there, so here's a quick guide to..."
Aug. 2, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker
Moontower Comedy 2019: Emma Willmann
Opening up the comic behind Secret Keepers Club
"...of her podcast Secret Keepers Club to tell her their salacious life stories. Ahead of her Moontower Comedy Festival..."
April 24, 2019 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno
SXSW Music Review: Laura Misch
Sound bleed can’t silence South London experimentalist
"...In another unfortunate instance of sound issues disrupting a set, the..."
March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile
The Best of Asia at SXSW Music
"...The Fur.Wed. 13, Elysium, 8pm Fans of Mitski and Japanese..."
March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile
14 R&B Acts to Soothe Your SXSW Soul
"...New Austin Band still counts only one single online, the sinister psychedelic soul of "Black Moon Rising," but expect..."
March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett
18 International Frontwomen at SXSW Music
"...Italy, where she developed a haunting sound that parallels the style of understated gothic folk that's become the soundtrack..."
March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile
14 Australian Acts to See at SXSW
"...identity, and how that identity fits into modern-day Australia. The Melbourne-based artist's third LP proves expansive in both tracklist..."
March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Libby Webster
Permanent Record's White
In James Ijames' satirical portrait of the artist as a privileged white guy, a black woman provides the most vivid and interesting shades
"...Alas, this isn't something the artist renders purposefully on canvas. Rather, in the play..."
