SXSW Expands Film Lineup

'Sleepwalk With Me,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed' added

"...Still reeling from the news Radiolab's Jad Abumrad will walk among us at SXSW Interactive? Hold onto your..."

Feb. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Test Pattern

Issues of race and rape intersect in this startling Austin drama

"...Directed by: Shatara Michelle Ford. Starring: Brittany S. Hall, Will Brill, Gail Bean and Drew Fuller...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Enemy of the State

"...Directed by: Tony Scott. Starring: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King, Loren Dean,..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shatara Michelle Ford Wants to Make You Uncomfortable

The Test Pattern writer / director explains how microaggressions from white Austinites taught them how to write about trauma

"...Test Pattern (which will be released on DVD on April 20) is the..."

April 16, 2021 Screens Feature by Selome Hailu

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays Part II

New chillers and shockers to get you through the season

"...The Devil Lives Here (aka O Diabo Mora Aqui) will have you exiling all drunken uncles...."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...“If you love books enough, books will love you back.” So says Morwenna "Mori" Phelps, the..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Not Fade Away

Five years after the end of The Sopranos, creator David Chase directs his first movie, which takes him back to New Jersey in the Sixties.

"...Directed by: David Chase. Starring: John Magaro, Jack Huston, Will Brill, James Gandolfini, Bella Heathcote, Molly Price, Meg Guzulescu,..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF2012: 'A.K.A. Doc Pomus'

You already know the songs, now meet the songwriter

"...of the royalty action – or, at least, you will smile after learning about the man in this documentary..."

Oct. 22, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Movie 43

This raunchy collection of short films drew A-list talent behind and in front of the camera.

"...Directed by: Steven Brill, Peter Farrelly, Will Graham, Steve Carr, Griffin Dunne, James..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Man in the Dark

Paul Auster's 14th book provides a small window into the terrors of aging and the intricate, personal search for meaning

"...August Brill is a recently widowed former book critic, confined to..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Books Review by Yvonne Georgina Puig

Mr. Deeds

"...Directed by: Steven Brill. Starring: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris,..."

June 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Kid-friendly battle of the high school sea monsters

"...mother, the pure comic relief guy (Richardson as Uncle Brill). No one has a memorable personality. The locales and..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Vitale (Mack Sennett), Mack & Mabel, Alchemy Theatre Jordan Williams (Usnavi De La Vega), In the Heights, Summer Stock..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Sunset

Period drama keeps the techniques of Oscar winner Son of Saul but loses the emotional weight

"...Language feature, a rare distinction for a first-timer. Nemes will not be as fortunate with his follow-up Sunset, although..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ten-Man Aztex Hold On

Austinites draw with Portland, next stop Vancouver

"...down for the rest of the game. Defender Sam Brill, in his first league appearance of the year, was..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Found in the Ground

Mother Falcon takes flight – past Paganini

"...Andrade (viola), Diana Burgess (cello), Kira Bordelon (violin), Clara Brill (violin), Nick Calvin (cello), Maurice Chammah (violin), Yun Du..."

July 30, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Faster Than Sound: Infinite Hellscape Brings Austin Eclecticism Into Focus Under West Texas Stars

Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

"...my typical westward excursions, the best find was the willingness of a generally insular Austin scene to travel six..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...midtempo haze unafraid of ambiguity. "If you say you will, I will say I will too," Sinclair promises, misty..."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Ed Ward Unleashes His Second Volume on The History of Rock & Roll

First-generation rock critic visits Teen Pan Alley

"...Vaudeville sound as "doo-wacka-doo," and re-dubbing what's normally called "Brill Building pop" as "Teen Pan Alley."..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Mother Falcon’s Major Label Deal That Wasn’t

Mother Falcon signs to Universal and seconds later terminates the contract

"...band. The current nucleus of Gregg, Kalifa, violinist Clara Brill, percussionist Isaac Winburne, and singer/cellist Diana Burgess – plus..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Creative Alliance's Summit Report

The service organization moves beyond talk with four ideas on how the city can expand its cultural infrastructure

"...Creative Alliance CEO John Riedie, who will deliver the report Tuesday, April 19, in KLRU's studio..."

April 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thursday Showcases

International hip-hop, or domestic, Modern Outsider sounds?

"...showcase. The Barbarettes are what would've happened if the Brill Building had been built in Seoul, and the masked,..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Crawl With the Authors of Your Favorite Books

The Texas Book Festival's Lit Crawl gets weird & boozy with 'em

"...Festival. We mean, c'mon, Jonathan Lethem and Lemony Snicket will be among those playing a game of Literary Mafia..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...kayaking with 20 or so lucky Austinites, R.L. Stine will be telling ghost stories in a cemetery, and James..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday blurbs are down from Thursday's, but how are you holding up at this point?

"...interview series going deep inside the rappers' studio. Rosenberg will sit down with Nasir Jones, one of the most..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Let's Build a City

All stages lead to the 2010-11 Austin Music Awards

"...the Armadillo World Headquarters that preceded it nearby – Will Sexton gave his first public performances alongside his brother..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crazy Heart

At the crazy heart of the 2009-10 Austin Music Awards sits Stephen Bruton

"...keep his tighty-whiteys out of Crazy Heart, unlike 1984's Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson celluloid hero Songwriter, in which..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Market of Multitudes

Selling less of more is the new music industry economic paradigm

"...environment we're in, that word always shows up: 'It will be great exposure for you.'"..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mule Conversations

"...as much about animals as they should. Perhaps they will now in the future, I don't know...."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Record Reviews

Ani Difranco

"...Greenwich and Jeff Barry's "Out in the Streets" with Brill Building aplomb. No Exit isn't all retro rage, though;..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Review

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