War of the Worlds

Spielberg and the gang at Industrial Light & Magic have knocked the ball not only out of the park but out of Earth orbit as well.

"...novel is, in its own way, a model of the form, and a worthy successor to both Orson Welles’..."

July 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Steve Carell and Keira Knightley find love and companionship in the face of the apocalypse.

"...some modern-day cowboy yelling a catchphrase like, “Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker.” But what of the doomsday that isn’t the movie’s..."

June 22, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Peak Oil in the Energy State

2007 Houston World Oil Conference focused on eventual point at which world oil production outpaces global demand

"...Houston’s morning rush-hour traffic isn’t for the faint of heart. I recently zoomed past seemingly limitless..."

Nov. 1, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

The Mob House Rules

Trail of Dead introduces their new epic release to the world

"...About 12 hours before the most famous Texan in America begins his second term..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Worlds of Flavor

As a food writer with a special passion for the foods of Southeast Asia, I was excited about the 2000 Worlds of Flavor International Conference and Festival, Mick Vann writes. My pulse quickened and I salivated uncontrollably every time the possibility of attending crossed my mind. I would love to go, but my financial picture was in its usual bleak and blurry mode. Then came the call from my editor. I had gotten a surprise, last-minute press pass.

"...As a food writer with a special passion for the foods of Southeast Asia, I was excited about the..."

March 23, 2001 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Other Worlds Goes to Infinity ... Well, Next Sunday

Fest adds a whole week for virtual screenings, plus awards

"...Other Worlds, Austin's dedicated science fiction, fantasy, and horror festival,..."

Dec. 9, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Says Sorry About the Demon

Sci fi film fest announces final lineup for final outing

"...It was with sadness that we announced that Other Worlds - the Austin-born celebration of science fiction and..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds and Under Worlds With Bears Fonté

OWA founder adds horror, history, and food to the sci-fi fest

"...Today may seem grim, but the future, well, at least sci-fi holds out some hope..."

Nov. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Proclaims No Men Beyond This Point

Sci-fi fest adds battle of the sexes mockumentary as centerpiece

"...It's less than a month before the second year of sci-fi film festival Other Worlds Austin,..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Celebrate Women in SF

Fest announces new award, plus YA opening night film

"...Other Worlds Austin was founded last year as a celebration..."

Nov. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gazing Back at Other Worlds Austin

Time Lapse dominates Cthulhie awards, plus festival highlights

"...Last weekend's Other Worlds Austin has returned to its home planet,..."

Dec. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Is Listening

Director Khalil Sullins on telepathy and social media

"...Social media is supposed to be the great connector. But Khalil Sullins, director of sci-fi thriller..."

Aug. 27, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lovely Bones

Peter Jackson forgets to imbue his living characters with emotional weight, and instead focuses on this story's visually stylized netherworld between life and death.

"...Rose McIver, Reece Ritchie and Carolyn Dando. After helming The Lord of the Rings film triology, Jackson will forever..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Other Worlds Austin: Reconnoiter

Lo-fi sci-fi busts micro-production expectations

"...with British sci-fi drama Reconnoiter, it's a testament to the filmmakers' grit and creativity...."

Dec. 5, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The River and the Wall

More than a nature hike, this border wall documentary replaces rhetoric with reality

"...At 1,759 miles, the Rio Grande is the fourth-largest river in the United..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

Into the Capsule

Cold War space thriller gets Texas premiere

"...The space race was Russia versus the U.S.A., right? Wrong...."

Sept. 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Johnny Depp sails the seas once again.

"...and Richard Griffiths. It's a Herculean task to steal the thunder from a Johnny Depp performance, but Richard Griffiths..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Serious Play in Saving the World

Gaming gets on the sustainability bandwagon

"...The mind-boggling evolution of video game environments over the last..."

April 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Albert Brooks again sallies forth where others fear to tread, although his comic results are more mildly amusing than riotously funny.

"...Tenney and John Carroll Lynch. Perhaps only Albert Brooks, the master of angst-ridden comic self-doubt and oblivious boorishness, would..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Other Worlds Austin Review: The Axe Murders of Villisca

Austin's Owen Egerton embraces the horror

"...a teen evading ghosts, or being a teen evading other teens? That's the underlying tension of The Axe Murders..."

Dec. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...things: read, write, buy, sell, vent, connect with old friends, new acquaintances, or "casual encounters." But for years now,..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...2. SXSW Multimedia Festival sets attendance record; attracts national sponsors...."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Ben Wheatley Goes Digging In The Earth

Of mushrooms, men, and subterranean superintelligences ..

"...Over the last few years, forest management has become part of..."

April 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively in the modern world and at the same time to be..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

The Innovators

Part 2 of "Jazz," by Harvey Pekar

"...During the debate that took place regarding the merits of Ken..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

For the Sick: An Interview With Michael D. Williams

A post-jail interview with Eyehategod's frontman.

"...In “Last City Zero,” the opening poem from Cancer as a Social Activity: Affirmations..."

June 20, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Hour Has 22 Minutes

Pop quiz on Canada, with a SXSW 07 musical cheat sheet

"...Quick! What's the capital of Canada? Wrong. It's not Toronto. Who's the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I see you standing on the other side...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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