Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...dead, done and gone. But we'll be living with the legacy of its film festivals for months to come...."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The council surrenders to Stratus and abandons its "Green" credentials

"...Slusher" died and Raul Alvarez took his place. Mark the occasion with appropriate ceremony...."

July 19, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Was this election the end of an era?

"...On Saturday night, the image that wouldn't leave my mind was from a..."

May 10, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Start April with a scenic drive along fields of flowers

"...Wildflowers line the roads to lots of fun things to do around..."

March 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Other Worlds Austin Unleashes First Wave

Sci-fi icon Sybil Danning to be honored

"...Sci-fi film festival Other Worlds Austin has established itself as a place to..."

Oct. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...Sometimes there is too much Austin food news to squeeze into..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...The boy is the father of the man, as the..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Our Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2015

The summer movie season has begun, and we've got opinions

"...It's official: With the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the summer movie..."

May 1, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Happy Feet

Raise your flippers in praise of these animated yet flightless fowl, who sing and dance and fight the eco-wars.

"...George Miller. Before jumping to any hasty conclusions that the animated new film Happy Feet represents a cynical plundering..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Saving Darma

A UT linguist travels to northern India in a quest to preserve the local language of the Darma Valley

"...The goats were the first sign that the spring migration..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Dan Oko

Other Worlds Austin Announces Mary Shelley Award Finalists

Shortlist for prize for rising female film talents

"...It's hard to imagine either science fiction or horror without Mary Shelley, the creator..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Says OMG!

Fest adds Israeli sci-fi comedy OMG, I'm a Robot?! and Dark Star

"...Science fiction has often been the domain of serious ideas translated into a fantastical environment...."

Nov. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

A geological wonderland in the desert

"...a fantasyland of conically topped sentries standing guard over the desert between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Other Worlds Austin Adds Beyond Skyline

Companion to 2010 surprise success headlines first wave

"...Strap in for the future: Dedicated SF film festival Other Worlds Austin has..."

Sept. 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...Awards season is imminent, and the Austin Film Critics Association this morning announced its nominees..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

So Hard to Say Goodbye: Unnecessary Sequels 2

previewing the Alamo's Unnecessary Sequels 2

"...Aliens delighted moviegoers with a simple recipe: more of the same. So what happens with so many of its..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...through Texas and beyond this summer, sampling Cajun cuisine, Southern specialties, and the Lone Star State's best barbecue...."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Donya Stockton Isn’t Going Anywhere Near Hell in That Handbasket

The Austin clubland mover-and-shaker weaves much to the imagination

"...Austin’s Beerland and Rio Rita and King Bee and the Aristocrat and other popular clubs, is too decent of..."

April 4, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

There Ain't No Sanity Clause: Nasty Videos for Your Inner Naughty Child

Counter-programming Christmas with bad cheer and body counts

"...Overcast, wet, and about as warm as Morrissey's Manchester, the holidays are once more upon us, grinning with suspect..."

Dec. 19, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Letters @ 3AM

These Lubbock friends of mine were always writing books – thick notebooks of drawings and words

"...I'd just moved back to the Texas panhandle when the documentary Lubbock Lights screened in..."

March 16, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

L. Shapley Bassen's "Portrait of a Giant Squid"

First Place winner

"...to be his first cousin Donna's heir. In his mother's photo albums from the postwar 1940s, Ray appeared as..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by l. Shapley Bassen

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...is a delightful dining companion. I broke bread with the legendary 75-year-old Italian director last year during the Housecore..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

OUTsider Festival

"...Baltimore artists, the Dandy Vagabonds piece, Charmion, Gay Wax Museum at OUTsider..."

Feb. 25, 2015 Photo Gallery

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The Sound of Music?..."

May 17, 2002 Column

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

For the Comanche history novice, this is an entertaining and easy-to-read starting point, but not a very intellectually strenuous one

"...Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Books Review by Ed Baker

Sending Off SXSW 2003

Film Reviews

"...RISE ABOVE: THE TRIBE 8 DOCUMENTARYD: Tracy Flannigan; with Tribe 8...."

March 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Atlantis

Ukrainian post-war drama finds a nation dealing with and healing from PTSD

"...It’s strange to watch Atlantis in 2021. The film is set four years into a dystopian-lite future..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...The teeth marks of attack dogs and the pepper-sprayed faces..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Guide to 4/20 Events and Resources in Austin

Everyone needs to chill out

"...Legend has it that the designation of April 20 as a day of celebration..."

April 15, 2021 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

10,000 B.C.

After all those cataclysmic movies like Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, it seems right that Roland Emmerich has now turned his focus to the beginnings of civilization.

"...did it best. No one is ever going re-create the lands beyond beyond or the times before before better..."

March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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