Richard Linklater's Memories of the Moon in Apollo 10½

The filmmaker's childhood in space race-era Houston recalled through Austin-made animation

"...How do you get to the moon? Well, first, you have to decide to go...."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Nina Katchadourian's Indecision on the Moon

The Apollo 11-inspired work, housed in a pitch-black room at the Blanton, may tell us how adventurous or conservative we really are

"...her space odyssey (actually created in 2001), Indecision on the Moon, in the Blanton Museum's "Nina Katchadourian: Curiouser" exhibit...."

June 2, 2017 Arts Review by Dave Randall

The 33

Antonio Banderas stars in this story about the trapped Chilean miners

"...Converting a recent, true event that gripped the world’s attention into popcorn entertainment is almost tantamount to..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...A surge of lightning flickers as thunder cracks above the rumble of molten lava...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Review: The Stage Austin's The Real Inspector Hound

The director, not the dead guy, is the victim in Tom Stoppard's vicious critique of critics

"...doubt laid awake at night formulating passive-aggressive revenge on the reviewer...."

July 28, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...At long last, on April 19, the University of Texas at Austin is honoring the legacy..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story

"...The unimaginable chain of catastrophic events that led to the..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Butt-Numb-a-Thon 14 Lineup

Harry Knowles' annual film fest sneaks 'The Hobbit,' 'Mama'

"...There was a time in my life where 24 hours..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Louis Black

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Sensational Saga of Mr. Sinus

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...if you guys were naming this article, what would the headline be?..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Make-It-Last Edition

Yer best bets to find the QTs of ATX all weekend long

"...Not the Last Edition, the Make-It-Last Edition. Every now and then,..."

June 27, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Animated Childhood of Milo Coy in Apollo 10½

The young Austin actor takes one giant leap in Richard Linklater's tale of the space race

"...for his first movie role, he was cast as the lead in a Richard Linklater movie. The director behind..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Under the Stars and Maybe Some Space Aliens

The LBJ Library screens sci-fi classics

"..."No one would have believed in the middle of the 20th century that human affairs were..."

March 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...In pop culture, the late Seventies signify a cutesy suburban Spielberg fantasy or..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The History Book on the Shelf Is Always Repeating Itself

'Mad Men' hits reset with midseason finale "Waterloo"

"...The first half of the last season of Mad Men..."

May 27, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

DVDanger: 'Devil's Pass', 'Die, Monster, Die!', 'The Whip and the Body', 'Birth of the Living Dead'

A modern shocker, two vintage terrors, and a history lesson in zombies

"...The years change, the decades fall away, but here at..."

Jan. 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Voice of the Writer

Readings From the Texas Book Festival

"...Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana opened the 1997 Texas Book Festival with a session in the..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Books Feature

The Art of Dying

May Bookshelf

"...to his memory or hers, yet I cannot resist the risk. Both were born of uncertain circumstances yet bloomed..."

May 16, 1997 Books Feature

There's Something in the Woods

Celebrating the Alamo Rolling Roadshow with Bruce Campbell

"...Q: Could there be anything groovier than watching Bruce "The Chin" Campbell's..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Back to the Tree House

Writer Sybil Rosen and actress Alia Shawkat on falling in love with Blaze Foley again, and for the first time

"...– Excerpt from Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley by Sybil..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Eric Kohn

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

RTX 2012: Enter the Noob

Sole non-gamer in Austin attends RTX 2012, is bemused

"...this a game, or is it real?" A: "What's the difference?" – Man vs. machine in John Badham's Wargames..."

July 9, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...My worst quality, other than making up voices for other people's pets and..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Other Worlds Goes Into The Black Hole

Disney cult fave for SF fest, plus final lineup

"...Star Wars. Disney dropped jaws and stretched minds with The Black Hole, one of the most unlikely family films..."

Oct. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beyond the Final Frontier

Entering the new age of spaceflight with some unconventional leaders

"...us think of space, we immediately think of NASA, the government-controlled entity that put a man on the moon..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Joey Keeton

Before the Lights Go Out

One last local look

"...The Nortons and Friends Hip Replacement (Pipebomb Records)..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Theatre Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical: The Aerial Show

Sky Candy brings Buffy the Musical to the skies

"...Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical: The Aerial Show. “The title..."

July 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Aaron Sullivan

A Walk Through the Wildflower Center's Field of Light

Acclaimed artist Bruce Munro basks in the evening glow with his new installation

"...A rare blossom is flowering at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. It is not indigenous..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...If Texas is the state with the richest folk songwriting history, the Kerrville..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Austin Writer Explores the Contradictions of Ted Kennedy in Chappaquiddick

Telling the tale of the shattering of Camelot

"...There are few political enigmas more shrouded in speculation than..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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