2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Let the voting begin

"...members clash with the medical professionals, wanting to bury their loved ones who are bound for the pyres in..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Don't Call It Street Punk

A new breed of punk rules Red River

"...Most musicians have issues with any classification of their work. And when you're dealing with punk rockers, you're..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Finest Hours

Perfect effects and performances made this sea-rescue movie a dandy

"...films certainly have a lot in common outside of their casts), but for a rousing adventure story, you could..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Appalachian Blues

New series Outsiders explores outlaw mountain men

"...close to the roads. For series creator Peter Mattei, their tale is a metaphor for survival in abject, grinding..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Telling Her Story

New web series explores trans identities

"...(love) lives of two trans women as well as their place under that big LGBTQIA umbrella. "It's The L..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Haskell Wexler and Taking a Stand

Editor Louis Black on the creative visionary

"...unquestioned; the films he shot are each stunning in their own way. Less well-known but as important are his..."

Dec. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Louis Black

Carol

Everything about this Fifties lesbian romance is sublime

"...from her wealthy and unresigned husband Harge (Chandler). Since their daughter is scheduled to spend the Christmas holiday with..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Let's Go Gun Crazy

UT working group recommends allowing guns in classrooms, while a "mock mass shooting" and a "mass farting" protest in response bring out the national media

"...the words "You're Embarrassing" written on it; others wore their orange "Gun Free UT" shirts. One of the very..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Mondo Gets Marvelous

Exclusive look at Nightcrawler print from new Mondo show

"...Thwip: A Celebration Of Marvel Comics," opening tonight, is their first full multi-artist show in the world of the..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opal Divine’s 13th Annual Whisky Festival: A Review

A night of quaffs from those distant lands where the wild haggis roam

"...your tastebuds are getting quite an education along with their pleasure-filled excitement...."

Dec. 7, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Council: Let's Hear It for Humanity

Anti-refugee resolution dies in committee

"...County Precinct 2 Commissioner Brigid Shea is also attending). Their votes will likely not be missed at Thursday’s special-called..."

Dec. 2, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: A Tale of Two Processes

An ugly process to get to a not-awful ordinance

"...neighborhood plans? What Council came up with Thursday, in their infinite ... whatever ... is this:..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Hate Eternal = Multitasking

Famed metal producer and frontman Erik Rutan can’t sit still

"...great and small comes blather of said LP being their finest platter to date. Seldom is that the case...."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Dinner Lab + Phaidon = Magnus Nilsson's Nordic Feast

Not even an army of frost giants could keep us from this culinary event

"...gift-giving time of year again, take a look at their catalog...."

Nov. 16, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Return to the Forbidden Zone

Richard Elfman brings his cult classic to the Ritz

"...the handful of people who have yet to have their brains blown by the all-singing, all-dancing, hellz-a-poppin’ hellaciousness of..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part Two

The Editor and Reality, movies about movies

"...standard bearers for Canada's breaking wave of neo-exploitation. However, their quick-and-dirty shorts have always been much more accomplished than..."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Public-Access Glory Days

When We Were Live time-travels back to weird TV

"...emergency services with calls. Cop cars squealed up with their light bars strobing and discharged nearly a dozen 5-0..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Nina on Netflix

Simone leads a chorus of music docs streaming online

"...Carolina, 1933, has thus far stopped all commentators in their tracks. “Li’l Liza Jane,” for instance, performed by Simone..."

July 29, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...a solid choice, building on the psychological horror of their debut Entrance, and creating a sequel that will both..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gettin' Hot Under the Collar

Hotter Than Hell Burlesque revs up I-35

"...North this weekend, and not everyone will be keeping their clothes on when the temperature rises...."

July 24, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Nonagenarian Author Speaks at BookPeople Sunday

Babette Hughes hosts an event for her Kate Brady mystery trilogy

"...writes anything that's fiction, some of it is from their life, but it's not conscious. It can't not be..."

July 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

In Praise of Designers

A show of gratitude as two of our finest, Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato, depart Austin

"...For all their trouble, do designers get room in the program to..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

60-in-Sixty Summer Shandy

Fusebox’s annual spectacle is a mustard seed – er, a must-see

"...no idea what they are going to do in their one minute on stage. That makes for an incredibly..."

July 8, 2015 Arts Post by Alexa Harrington

Break Into the Future

It's a new day for chamber music, as the Austin Chamber Music Festival shows

"...(piano, violin, cello; two violins, viola, cello; etc.) with their by-the-book monikers (Such-and-Such Piano Trio, Blah-Di-Blah String Quartet) dishing..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Graceful Dead

Almost 50 years of Jerry Garcia worship comes full circle

"...For the next two years, their allure mushroomed until the Grateful Dead were anointed in..."

June 30, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015 Lineup Astounds

Wu-Tang Clan, Jane’s Addiction, D’Angelo, and Venom top the list

"...D’Angelo & the Vanguard and Jane’s Addiction, who’ll perform their 1990 album Ritual De Lo Habitual (they must be..."

May 28, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Local Heroes

The 2015 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Hennies ("Resonance"), composer Travis Weller (When the Shoes Sing Their Finest Song), actor-dancer Jason Phelps ("The Sound That Shook..."

May 29, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Culinaria, San Antonio

Explore the world of food and drink in the Alamo City

"...chefs and brewers try to outdo each other with their creations, and your taste buds are the winner...."

May 15, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: Holy Mountain and Red 7 in Danger of Losing Leases

Could the Red River Cultural District be losing two of its landmark live music venues?

"...Red 7 and Holy Mountain are fighting to renew their leases in the face of rent increases. Two of..."

May 15, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...So he made the Australia pact with Cun­ning­ham, their goal by this December. On Jan. 13, after some..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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