SXSW Film Review: 'Things People Do'

Moral ambiguity is center stage in this directorial debut

"...In Things People Do it's the one who believes the most..."

March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

'Things People Do'

Moral ambiguity is center stage in this directorial debut

March 14, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Five Arty Things to Do: Jan. 5-7

Apocalypse indefinitely postponed; go out, have some fun

"...New year, new things. Some damned good things, actually. Check ‘em out, enjoy..."

Jan. 4, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Arty Things to Do This Weekend: Aug. 24-26

Because you wouldn’t stop at just four things, would you?

"...Or are you gonna go ahead and do six things, because you’re just that badass? Hey, we’re..."

Aug. 24, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Arty Things to Do: Nov. 3-5

That number again is: Five. Yes, five arty things.

"...metrop of ours, is relentless to the point of oh-shit-how-do-I-choose?, is enough to make a citizen look below for..."

Nov. 2, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Things to Do in Denver

Brown-eyed, Handsome Man, W.C. Clark

"...to the Atlanta airport, everything was busy. Busy, busy. People everywhere, baggage everywhere...."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Austin at Large: We Have Better Things to Do

Stay mad, Dan Patrick! Public safety will be reimagined, with or without you

"...such as stripping the city of its power to adopt ordinances guaranteeing paid sick leave and other worker rights,..."

April 16, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Five Arty Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 13-15

So much! So good! So much good!

"...right? About how the excellent Austin-based illustrator was welcoming people into his studio to sit for portraits, gratis, for..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Things We Do for Love

One theatre ensemble just can't quit that miss of myth, Psyche

"...sparked by the desire of playwright Jenny Connell (Summer People) to have "the experience of writing a play that..."

June 25, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Arty Things to Do: Dec. 15-17

Counting it down, arting it up, struggling with the goddamn tinsel

"...Park? OK, OK, you’re right. But even those who do wait for that donkeyversary have an equally fine reason..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Things to Do Online Locally Right Now

Still not risking crowds? We've got your socially distanced virtual back

"...of for further exploration and engagement in the more people-friendly months to come. Suggestion: Fill your screen with a..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Things to Do Outdoors This Christmas Weekend

Get into the big outside this holiday season

"...room with the blue ceiling. And so, when we do go out, why not make it intentional and rewarding?..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

12 Things to Do for Single Austinites This Valentine's Day

Doggos, food, drink, and more for your single and ready-to-mingle self

"...singleton cliche, with a Seamless order streaming Must Love Dogs (don’t judge me). Ya can’t win! But maybe this..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Five Things to Do at the Texas Book Festival

Online and in-person picks, from Pinocchio to plagues to portals to Hell

"...fellow pandemic survivor? Wright will provide it, as he does for so many subjects. Online. Thu., Oct. 28, 10am...."

Oct. 22, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Arty Things To Do In Austin This Weekend

Arty, yeah. You know: Creativity actually happening in our city.

"...from which we get that inextinguishable “Major-General’s Song” that people have been parodying since the day after it premiered..."

June 16, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: Things to Do in Texas When You're Lege

The special agenda is not so special

"...What could Texas be doing if we weren't doing re-re-redistricting?..."

June 7, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Five Arty Things to Do: Nov. 10-12

G-gosh, whatever might they be? Anyone have a clue?

"...Oh, sit down, Sherlock, we know you’ve got the situation sussed in..."

Nov. 9, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

What Would Owen Do?

Or, more to the point, what can't comic, screenwriter, and now-novelist Owen Egerton do?

"...Sinus Show at the Alamo Drafthouse? Or because he's done so much improv onstage with Les McGehee and National..."

April 30, 2010 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Midterms Matter Wants to Get Young People Voting

How a group of Austin creatives are trying to make a difference

"...As so many great things do, Midterms Matter began over tacos...."

Sept. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Shalavé Cawley

Who Says You Can't Do These Things If You Want To?

Not us, chief; contrariwise, this weekend.

"...What to do, what to do?..."

May 31, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...author Jennifer Weiner just released her 12th book, Who Do You Love. The sure-to-be smash is a classic love..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Do Your Worst

TV showrunner Stephen Falk on his anarchic FX rom-com, You're the Worst

"...Stephen Falk: I tried to tap into things that interested me and not worry about possible reception...."

Jan. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Rod Machen

What Would Jean-Luc Do?

In a post-digital world, is cinema dead or just rebooting?

"...the analog then are crumbling. Art always happens, as does dross, but suddenly, seemingly overnight, the potentiality for it..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Do Not (Po)Go Gently Into the Night

Punk Rock(ers): Not Burning Out, Not Fading Away

"...the day before, a victim of kidney and liver shutdown caused by years of hard drinking. And as my..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature

Juliette Binoche and Trần Anh Hùng Sample The Taste of Things

The ingredients of the lauded French romance about cooking

"...history is on full display in The Taste of Things, which is served in cinemas this Valentine's Day...."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch: Better Things Than Stranger Things

There are other worlds than these

"...Netflix’s unfathomably deep wells of data showed that the People of Netflix wanted a dark, snarky, political thriller about..."

July 31, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

People Places Things

Indie relationship comedy starring Jemaine Clement is slight but sweet

"...By Hollywood movie standards, People Places Things is decidedly low-stakes. It’s not like there’s..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Witty, Pretty People

The real deal on Austin as a reality TV casting mecca

"...other shows, such as Candid Camera, which now seems downright quaint when compared to the theatre of exhibitionism that..."

April 2, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Justin G. Dyck Would Do Anything for Jackson

Christmas romance movie maker delivers this year's chilliest horror

"...it was his first horror film a lot of people thought it was his first feature. "It feels like..."

Dec. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...here by Richard Whittaker, and, after more than a dozen big-screen spectacles, it’s the fuckin' apotheosis of the Marvel!..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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