The Wolf House

Chilean found footage animation is a technical miracle

"...pretty clear at this point in cinema history that the auteur theory - that one voice creates everything in..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Wolf and the Lion

Sweet-natured animal adventure brings back an old story

"...The recent explosion of streaming platforms that rely on archive..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Back to the Grind House

On the occasion of QT 6, an ode to the demented poetry of triple bills in iniquitous theatres

"...Beginning at about the age of 12, I frequently traveled to New York..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Cinema of Possibilities

Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute

"...Grindhouse, as you probably know, is a celebration of a..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Meow Wolf Pounces Into the SXSW Fray

The Santa Fe-based art collective debuts newest creation and new film

"...Meow Wolf is coming...."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Whodunnit All Over the World?

The Melville House International Crime series is ship-shape.

"...a mystery, albeit a sad mystery, to wrap up the July Is Crime Month series that Books Editor Robert..."

July 30, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Into the Woods With Gretel & Hansel Director Osgood Perkins

How the retelling of the classic fairytale remained true to its roots

"...Once upon a time, there was a man called Osgood Perkins, and he decided..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Hanging in the House of Songs

The House of Songs, Hotel Vegas on tour, and Terminator Too: Judgment Play

"...on a hill in South Austin, a cozy white house stands indistinguishable from neighbors on the block. Inside, though,..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: The Return of Artsploitation

Indie label returns with three psychosexual horrors

"...respite from mainstream cinema, or even mainstream indie cinema, there's a whole globe of bizarre and envelope-pushing movies. The..."

June 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

#ACreads: 'The Hundred-Year House'

Recapping the chat about Rebecca Makkai's novel, with Makkai

"...It isn't every book club that has the author sit in to share secrets about the tome..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

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

I Am the Resurrection

Ignore Jim Morrison - do not cancel your subscription to the resurrection, because Roky Erickson is Lazarus unbound.

"...stepped onstage in Zilker Park last September at Austin's other great festival, Austin City Limits, with a big, shiny,..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The First Rule of Dinner Club Is ... Well, Let’s Talk About It

Austin’s array of subscription-based nomfests will please your palate, expand your experience, and maybe even comfort your budget

"...hope that statement is no surprise to anyone outside the credit-­cosseted One Percent. But it's also true that good..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to grab a napkin before..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Ditch the Fest

Spider House's 49 acts on three stages Friday/Saturday

"...As stated in “Recommendeds” tomorrow (aka Music Listings), Spider House's HAAM Day feast may have been the best in..."

Oct. 10, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

ACL: The Bloc Party

The ACL Aftershows.

"...wants to go home at 10pm in Austin. As the annual ACL Festival continues to rise in national prominence,..."

Sept. 13, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Riverboat Gamblers' Something to Crow About Turns 20

The album that made Austin's apex punks earns anniversary vinyl remaster

"..."That's the one that put the band on the map," says..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

In With the Old, in With the New

An epic Saturday at Old Settler’s

"...By the time Wood & Wire took the stage Saturday afternoon,..."

April 24, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

How Dean Fleischer-Camp Brought Marcel the Shell With Shoes On to Life

Inside the secret life of the stop-motion smash

"...cinemas, even rarer that two are on release at the same time. So Dean Fleischer-Camp can't help but laugh..."

July 21, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Festival No. 1 – is raring to go, and the proof is in the lineup. As of today, the..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...Filming of There Will Be Blood near Marfa was in its second..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The House Bunny

A Playboy bunny who's been ejected from the mansion becomes a sorority house mother.

"...Directed by: Fred Wolf. Starring: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Rumer Willis,..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sound and Vision: The Meow Wolf/Spatial Connection

Did SXSW give a preview of the technology behind the next portal?

"...Tick tock, tick tock. Somewhere in space-time, there's a countdown: at 4:20pm on April 20 (4:20 4/20),..."

April 14, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek is an accomplished Aussie version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; it's also a viscerally told slasher film that manages to do an awful lot with very little.

"...The first horror picture to be released by the Weinstein..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips: Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, N.M.

New Mexican artist collective turns an old bowling alley into a modern fun house

"...Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, N.M., will expand your perception of..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The AggreGAYtor Live: Election Special

Your minute-by-minute dose of election news

"...up game, Mitt Romney is polishing his gears, and the AggreGAYtor is doing shots. Part one is taking a..."

Nov. 6, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...It's another busy day at the Capital Area Food Bank of..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Real Unreal, Meow Wolf’s First Interactive Art Experience in Texas, Is Now Open

Sensory overload awaits

"...The Real Unreal in Grapevine, the latest portal of Santa..."

July 14, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...especially now, when it's not even necessary to leave the house for groceries. But for someone who must have..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Eat to the Beat

Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet

"...There's this old joke: "How do you get a drummer..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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