Josh Frank Writes Himself Into the History of the Marx Bros.

There ain't no sanity clause

"...When Josh Frank (the man behind Austin's Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In)..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Once Upon a Time … When We Were Colored

"...Directed by: Tim Reid. Starring: Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashad, Leon, Paula..."

May 17, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

What If the Marx Brothers Got Around to Making That Movie With Salvador Dalí?

Josh Frank brings the legendary unproduced movie to printed life

"...There's still no movie to watch, citizen. But Josh Frank – the Houston-raised mensch who wrote Fool the World:..."

March 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Thumbsucker

The plot realistically mimics a teenager’s adriftness and tendency toward hairpin-turn mood shifts as it bounds from the wonderfully affecting to the decidedly idiosyncratic to the occasionally absurd.

"...put aside the illusion of critical authority and be frank with you: I don’t know if you’re going to..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Job Goes on Forever

Breathing Room Producer Tim Perell

"...Tim Perell..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature

Something Weird

How Tim League discovered 110 drive-in films in an East Prairie warehouse and other stories of disappearing celluloid.

"...is not unlike collecting baseball cards, Hummel figures, or Franklin Mint plates. There's a community of traders and collectors,..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Tomorrowland

Seeming more like a calculation than a flight of fancy, this adventure tale has both hits and misses

"...Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Thomas Robinson and Pierce..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fun Times Three

More Fun Fun Fun in the sun

"...the addition of a fourth stage, devoted to comedians (Tim & Eric Awesome Show, ColdTowne Comedy Hour) and quieter..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...proselytizing for Doug Sahm," proclaims Texas music sophisticate and first-time filmmaker Joe Nick Patoski, who's penned bios on Lone..."

July 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Do Not (Po)Go Gently Into the Night

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

"...guitar player who'd passed away the day before, a victim of kidney and liver shutdown caused by years of..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature

Day Trips: Dobie Dichos, Oakville

Gather under the stars to celebrate storytelling and J. Frank Dobie

"...now a country inn, to pay homage to J. Frank Dobie and celebrate the art of the spoken word...."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Beef Sumo Needs Your Help!

Austin children’s book author Keith Graves re-animates

"...“The stop-motion version of Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance cackles and..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Hudsucker Proxy

This Coen brothers film is a goofy ode to genres and eras gone by. Although it's a little less “weird” than much of their work, it still retains a mannered and quirky air with performances that walk a line between realism and understated surreality.

"...Directed by: Joel Coen. Starring: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning and..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Full Slate

Marquee names include Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Patton Oswalt

"...Ryan Gosling, plus a special talk with legendary producer Frank Marshall...."

Sept. 14, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

iHeartRadio Country Festival Review

Mainstream country owns Austin for one night only

"...even more ambitious second round Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center. In addition to a total of 11..."

May 4, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Fantastic Fest 2012 Announces Opening Night Film

Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie' to open FF2012

"...… And it's Tim Burton's stop-motion remake of his 1984 live-action tearjerker-cum-Mary Shelley-riff,..."

June 29, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Now You, Too, Can Own the House on Haunted Hill!

Ennis House on Haunted Hill for Sale

"...report on this morning's National Public Radio announced a once-in-a-deathtime real estate deal that's just too cool not to..."

July 30, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Wranglers Lose to Nashville 70-63

"...shouldn't have played the Meow Mix jingle at the Frank Erwin Center when they introduced the Kats. In the..."

March 25, 2007 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin

'Juiced': The Deacon's Master Plan

"...Astros fans who have accused GM Tim Purpura of being slow to pull the trigger must..."

Dec. 13, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Motherlode of Mondo Prints Going to Auction

Once-in-a-lifetime collection going online this month

"...prints from the private collection of Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League, including rarities by print superstars, are going up..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Arcade Fire Plays to the Hardcores

Polarizing new album can’t stem Canadians’ catharsis

"...was the notably sparse crowd Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Not that it slowed the Montreal collective..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Music Post by Samantha Lopez

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

A former actor finds faith in his hometown

"...Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Shawn Michaels, Neil Flynn, D.B. Sweeney, Tim Frank, Christopher Maleki, Liam Matthews and Kirk B.R. Woller...."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sxsw

"...Royal showcase at the Electric Lounge in the same time slot? And what about the Tejano Concert at the..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...part of the headliners, while Sheryl Crow brings a lifetime of experiences as a woman in the music business..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Uncle Blubbafink

Keith Graves, the author of seriously ridiculous stories like Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, is garnering Hollywood’s attention, but did he ever want it?

"...hand, she clutches two copies of Graves' first book, Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance. In the..."

June 8, 2001 Books Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Iron Writer

"...photograph by Todd V. Wolfson..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

Reissues

"...brings the ever-popular story back to life. At a time when soundtracks have became mere compilation packages and much..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Donnybrook

Backwoods crime drama with a social conscience is gruelingly bleak

"...Directed by: Tim Sutton. Starring: Jamie Bell, Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley, James..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Jay & Mark Duplass’ Cyrus, Bernard Rose’s Mr. Nice, Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

November Previews

"...and nothing deters his will, though the observer might sometimes wonder whether it's spunk or madness that propels Borchardt's..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

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