Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...You want to read books that enrich your life? That make you think, make you laugh, maybe..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

18 is for Life at the Austin Jewish Film Festival

Fest returns online and at the drive-in

"...18. That's why, in a time of so much death and sorrow due to the pandemic, the 18th Austin..."

Nov. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: More to Watch This Halloween

Part II: Slavic rednecks, emo vigilantes, and crazed snipers

"...in part one of our Halloween home release guide raised your spirits, here's more recommendations...."

Oct. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Time is it There?

"...Tien Miao, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Cecilia Yip. Like a peevish schoolgirl, harrumphing for recess, wondering when it's gonna get..."

April 26, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Checking In: Skeleton Releases Best Death Metal in Recent History

20 Buck Spin debut puts blackened ATX death metal on the map

"...Writes Decibel magazine: “Iron Age’s 2009 sophomore blindside The..."

July 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: The Man of Your Dreams

Either you care how people are dressed, or you don’t

"...like he just got back from the gym. Full disclosure: He got laid off in June and has been..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

DVDanger: Over Your Dead Body

Takashi Miike resurrects an old Japanese ghost

"...of taboo-busting cinema, with almost 100 directorial credits to his name, it would seem there is little left for..."

Jan. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Slow Death of R&B

In the face of the Austin Urban Music Festival, where’s the love?

"...forest. Still, there’s no fire, no smoke. Its protracted demise has been a mostly unobserved event, so is it..."

Jan. 14, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

This Just In: Killing Is His (and Possibly Your) Business and Business Is Good!

Open casting call for 'Machete Kills'

"...even more than texting? Would you text him to death if your iPhone had an "Edged Weapons App?" Then..."

May 22, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Hot Sauce: Your Lifestyle Is the Target

What does your favorite condiment reveal about who you are?

"...The brand of hot sauce you choose to consume is yet another thing that lets everyone know, "This is..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Carrie Elkin’s Life-and-Death Folk

Her father's death and daughter's birth upped the stakes of the singer's finest work

"...he left her something that forced her to be likewise lighthearted and outgoing, a radical turn for the folk..."

April 14, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Dita Von Teese: Your Beauty Mark

Our intrepid reporter and his friend take the new book for a test drive

"...Figure it makes little sense for me to review this new, oversized, lavishly photo-illustrated book by Dita Von Teese..."

Dec. 9, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Jimi: All Is by My Side

John Ridley's take on Jimi Hendrix veers away the standard biopic.

"...A word of warning: Do not come to this movie expecting to find a standard-issue Jimi Hendrix biopic,..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...Ruggero Deodato is a delightful dining companion. I broke bread with the..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Picture This

How is our obsession with photography changing an entire industry?

"...like me congregate on sites like Blipfoto and Yahoo's acquisition, the dinosaur Flickr (it was founded in 2004; Instagram..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Something Wicked This Way Comes ... Again!

Dueling Macbeths on the stages of Austin prove once again this Shakespearean killer's undying popularity.

"...a trail of iambic pentameter and gore-splattered bodies in his wake. And though he is always dispatched at the..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

This Week's Waste of Time

It's the end of the week, waste time until the whistle blows

"...After a brief hiatus, TWWT is back with part 3 of a series corralling the..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Trusting Your Gut: Texas Film Awards Honoree Michael de Luca on a Life in Cinema

From New Line to Warners, the exec discusses his career

"...The only person surprised that Michael de Luca is being honored this week..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Recommended Arts Events In Austin This Weekend

Weather’s lovely, isn’t it? Just right for going out into the city.

"...Seriously, because sumer is icumen in – with all the furnace-level heat that..."

April 26, 2018 Arts Post

Everything Went Black: Why Fantastic Fest is Motörhead…

…And vice versa.

"...to FF -- or any other film/music festival -- is often more exhausting than the actual event itself. Don't..."

Sept. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

This Week's Waste of Time

The last 53 (of 303) contestants in the Independent Games Festival get played

"...Here it is folks, the last installment in my Independent Games Festival..."

Dec. 10, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Checking In: The Still is Still Moving to Oliver Rajamani

ATX’s Romani Lone Star makes another auto doc, My Mind

"...“In your series, I noticed a musician added videos they listen..."

Nov. 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Sound on Sound Fest Is Set, but What About Fun Fun Fun?

SOS Fest dropped its lineup this week, but what of predecessor FFF?

"...all others: which acts booker Graham Williams landed for his fall festival...."

June 23, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

So What Is Trainspotting Anyway?

Choose life. Choose a sequel. Choose director Danny Boyle.

"...There's an omission in cult classic Trainspotting: Never once is the title..."

March 24, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Everything Is Possible ... Again

Seemingly unadaptable, Greil Marcus' 1989 opus Lipstick Traces proved to be the foundation for the Rude Mechanicals' strongest theatre work to date. As they revive their hit adaptation, the Rude Mechs reflect on its creation, its success, working as a collective, and being told by Marcus, "You staged the book I wanted to write."

"...Work is a sin. Work is for suckers. No boring leisure!..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Letters At 3AM: Karen Holden's This Music

This Music, Karen Holden's new poetry collection, expresses the connection between the self and the world

"...a certain clerk named Constantine P. Cavafy. He worked his modest job for 30-odd years (the second half of..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Death of the Neighborhood Library?

Closure of the Southeast Branch Library is Ominous

"...can't readily obtain there: Come October 1, the library is set to shut its doors. Policy, and no doubt..."

Sept. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW and the Matter of Life and Death

'Death acceptance is an acceptance of reality'

"...Reynolds, a Seattle tech project manager and founder of getyourshittogether.org, together presented a solid case for facing the reality..."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

Morbid Curiosity: A Card Game About Death

Shedding the stigma of the inevitable

"...by creating Morbid Curiosity – a card game about death. She said, "This is what it would be like...."

May 12, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kickstart Your Weekend With 'There Will Be No Stay'

Death penalty doc from the other side

"...We've written an astonishing amount about the death penalty...."

Dec. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

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