Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...Last Indian." There were these federal marshals hanging around waiting for him to die to take the last of..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Tongue-in-Cheek Terror

"...Zeppelin. If you really dig the song, then you're waiting for that killer guitar solo. That's the part of..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Mule Conversations

"...sit at the piano, Tin Pan Alley style, just waiting for a song. I guess I always fantasized about..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Suffer the Little Children

Reality Bites

"..."I've got kids waiting in a long line," adds adoption coordinator Belinda Hare...."

March 19, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Where the Sea Used to Be

"...perfect desire of nature, the moment toward which all waiting, which is not really waiting, moves. Reading Bass' prose..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Books Review

Postscripts

Rebel Without a Cause

"...at Barnes & Noble Arboretum's Texas Writers Month panel, Waiting for Cormac, Thursday, May 21, 7:30pm, because that was..."

May 22, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Something Worth Living For

Michael Fracasso's World in a Drop of Water

"...they were, surprisingly, like, `Great.' I guess they were waiting for me to do that. It just took a..."

May 8, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Exhibitionism

Annie: Light and More Light

"...people to this production. You can sense the audience waiting for it, too; they won't really settle into the..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Review

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...advice can keep you the musician from the sleaze waiting to take advantage of your talents. So, you still..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Control Freaks

Film Top Tens

"...Near Misses: Mother; Kolya; Citizen Ruth; Waiting for Guffman; The Full Monty..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Summer of Laugh

This Year, Austin Comics Got Really Hot

"...the go-nowhere kid's: just three months of hanging around waiting for the heat to break. But the past few..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Snake Oil Cures Turbulent Instinct

Shuck and Jive in the Old West

"...illustration by Tom King I just spent two hours waiting to see my doctor, who just happens to be..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Dancing About Architecture

Eyes on the Prize

"...new Threadgill's, and is among those who've also been waiting -- and waiting -- for a cable drop.) Burn,..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Music Column

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...from David Lynch, the infamous Crash from David Cronenberg, Waiting for Guffman from Spinal Tapper Christopher Guest, and Blood..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Everybody Loves Austin City Limits

"...pros. There are several people in Nashville who are waiting for me to send that show."..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature

Festival Snapshots

The Toronto International Film Festival

"...about movies, they are the festival's essential bedrock. While waiting in line for entrance into Jean-Luc Godard's new film..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Labors - Night Falls

Austin's Day Labor Site Attracts Drugs, Criminals

"...lot, since it's not illegal to stand out there waiting for a job. Yet because most of the men..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature

Screened and Searched

Asleep at the Wheel Gets...

"...our bus and go through this search procedure. After waiting 45 minutes for someone to search us, we finally..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Lean, Mean, and Smoking!

Kris McKay

"...to record, and that was after four years of waiting. And the difference between six years and two hours..."

July 12, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 25 - May 1

"...He would postpone shooting a particular scene for days, waiting for the influx of the exact right blend of..."

April 25, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Another Classic Summer of Films at the Paramount

Casablanca and Breathless open the season May 22

"...satire Christopher Guest, Best in Show and the Texas-shot Waiting for Guffman...."

April 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Full Moon Lights Up Luck Reunion

Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, surprise guests usher in an eclipse

"...I wasn’t able to weasel my way in after waiting in line for an hour...."

March 14, 2025 Music Post by Kyra Bruce

Opus

Maybe don't accept the invite to the remote compound teeming with cultlike vibes?

"...bet that there’s already another group of movie characters waiting in the wings to fly away to the next..."

March 14, 2025 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In I Really Love My Husband, a Couple Becomes a Throuple

GG Hawkins on her SXSW debut and DIY filmmaking

"...what you can use for your first film without waiting for studio approval...."

March 7, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...and downright fun forays of all the comic-book franchises waiting in the CGI wings, I'd have told you to..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Death March of the Barbarians

The emperor has no clothes, no wisdom, and no moral center

"...hoping desperately that some benevolent Bruce Wayne is just waiting to save us. More likely, Trump’s handpicked Supreme Court..."

Feb. 3, 2025 News Post by Michael King

Elderly Deaf Woman’s Lawsuit Over Jailer Breaking Her Wrist Moves Forward

Officers allegedly broke Karen McGee’s wrist after her arrest in 2022

"...While waiting, McGee learned that another plane at the same gate..."

Jan. 24, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Markets, Matheson, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with arts, culture, and a bit of capitalism

"...Ron Fricke’s cinematography.   – Richard Whittaker Ashley Swarts: “Waiting for a Sign”..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Kirk Watson Narrowly Reelected as Mayor Without Runoff

But challenger Carmen Llanes Pulido has not conceded

"...still has votes to count today and she is waiting for those results before deciding if she will concede..."

Nov. 15, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Studio Tour, Mighty Texas Dog Walk, and More Recommended Events

Things to keep you busy this weekend

"...including a baby Gaby Hoffmann.   – James Scott Waiting for the Bus..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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