White Boy Rick

A true-life tale of coke, corruption, and betrayal

"...Despite some wholly committed performances and visually stylish direction, White Boy Rick can’t pull itself out of the rut..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFS Rolls Out the Carpet for White Boy Rick

Matthew McConaughey to attend preview screening, Q&A

"...red carpet screening of his upcoming period crime drama White Boy Rick at AFS Cinema, plus a special conversation..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

White Boy Rick Premiere

"...13, the Austin Film Society hosted the premiere of White Boy Rick with the movie's star Matthew McConaughey and..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Photo Gallery

Black and White and Rick All Over

The ABCs of 'The School of Rock'

"...Actor Jack Black, screenwriter and actor Mike White, and director Richard (aka Rick) Linklater are the primary..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hustler White

LaBruce's third feature film layers its seamy walk on the wild side with a vivid portrait of a day in the life.

"...Directed by: Bruce La Bruce and Rick Castro. Starring: Bruce La Bruce, Tony Ward, Ron Athey,..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: White Denim Stiffens

White Denim v.2 bows a new debut, Magna Carda raps its full-length debut, and the Austin Music Census holds on to its virtue

"...Twelve years ago, long before White Denim commanded Bonnaroo bookings, appearances on Letterman, and studio..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...town comes riding a hero: a champion in a white hat, with guns blazing and saddle bags full of..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Roadside Prophets

"...Matter of Degrees, Hal Hartley's The Unbelievable Truth, and Rick Linklater's Slacker, among others. John Doe, a Los Angeles..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The New Tony Sanchez

Perry's presidential aspirations dying with a whimper, not a bang

"...Hispanic businessman who was supposed to take out Gov. Rick Perry. Then he got under the first spotlight and..."

Oct. 12, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Reissues

"...Capsule B was standard issue in the cache of tricks carried by agents of the United Network Command for..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

'Possession Arrow': Barnes<->Huggins

"...be playing the part of Bob Huggins; Shawn Badgley, Rick Barnes. All clock times are approximate.] First Half Barnes,..."

Feb. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

News Ticker: April 1

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Karl Rove ruins the fun, Rick Perry takes a stand, and Lee Leffingwell dresses for..."

April 1, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

South by So Real 09

Rapping with Matt Sonzala about SXSW hip-hop

"...he first started and he got the same ass white-boy questions. He went through all that shit too. But..."

March 10, 2009 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...Gov. Rick Perry has called a third special session, starting Monday,..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Politics & music & the politics of music.

"...they waited. Through Jimmie Vaughan. They waited. Through the whitest gospel choir in history. They waited. Adding insult to..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Blacks & whites & various Blues

"...'Blatant Racist White Boy'..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Column

News Ticker: June 13

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Barry Bone wants in on the ACL Fest money, Rick Perry celebrates the winter holidays, and Rick Reed issues..."

June 13, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Putting Himself 'Out Here'

Theatre Arts and English teacher Rick Garcia has put himself "out here," on Austin's fringes, n the off-the-map, lost-worldness of Johnston High School, to reach out to some of the poorest kids in one of Austin's most neglected neighborhoods and make a difference through that rare and vital cocktail: art and education.

"..."Out here," is how Rick Garcia repeatedly describes the off-the-map, lost-worldness of Johnston High..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Barbecue and Good Ol' Boys

A promotions scandal suggests the good ol' boy network is alive and well at DPS.

"...referred to by another acronym, OBN -- the Old Boys Network...."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Los Super Seven

"...Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Rick Trevino, Ruben Ramos, and Joe Ely: The real Latin..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Music Feature

40 Songs to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Drinking

A sampling of drinking songs local, south of the border, and global

"...award-winning traditional ballads. – Alejandra Ramirez “Brass Monkey,” Beastie Boys (1986)..."

July 13, 2018 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Taking Austin for a 'Spin'

TCBlog make the Austin rounds in the new Spin.

"...to have to find some other complaint. From cover boy Britt Daniel on down, Austin is all over this..."

April 25, 2007 News Post by Christopher Gray

Castlemania

One boy's induction into horror

"...beginning of my own personal red (for the blood), white (for the pallor), and blue (hello, cyanosis!) Bicentennial annum...."

Oct. 30, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Rick Chafey [Louis Black responds: The liberal/progressive tendency toward if..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...Rick Bayless. For a white boy who grew up in..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture

The dulcet tones of the karaoke fill the former Electric Lounge, but that's not the fate of the building.

"...driven version of Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)," and former Davíd Garza bandmember Jacob Schulze was..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Sxsw

"...JESSE DAYTON: Houston-by-way-of-Beaumont boy Jesse Dayton has the indelible stamp of a Texas..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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?

"...dead as a doornail, but his bag of theatrical trickery – the one that turned him into the skull-visaged..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film

Film Reviews

"...ANGUSD: Patrick Read Johnson; with Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

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