Wish I Was Here

Zach Braff explores life in one's late 30s: troubles with unruly kids, ailing parents, and creative aspirations complicated by financial realities.

"...Directed by: Zach Braff. Starring: Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Mandy..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

From Garden State to the Final Moments in <i>Wish I Was Herei>

Zach Braff on death, Kickstarter, and his new film

"...If you look up "existential angst" in the dictionary, you..."

July 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wish You Were Here

I Luv Austin anew from a tourist point of view

"...You wouldn't call Austin a tourist capital since we don’t have any obvious..."

Nov. 17, 2012 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Update: Wingo: 'I Was Dying on the Road'

Former Sword drummer sounds off on his departure

"...The Sword's performance at ACL on Friday was the last to feature its original drummer, Trivett..."

Oct. 13, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Yesterday When I Was Younger Than Yesterday

Surveying the local scene then and now

"...The rats have left me with a lingering nostalgia. When we were in the one-time..."

Dec. 15, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

‘The Newsroom’ Made Me Wish Chivalry Was Still Dead

HBO show ends season 2 with a ride on the mansplain train

"...After a late-season surge, The Newsroom lulled this viewer at least into thinking the HBO show had..."

Sept. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: "I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now When I Was Younger"

Dancing and drinking in Jamaica Plain

"...There was this time, the early Seventies, when Uncle Fred..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Austin Film Festival Review: <i>Sam & Katei>

Hoffman and Spacek in a bittersweet tale of love and family

"...The novelty of Sam & Kate is in the casting, of having Dustin and Jake Hoffman..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spinning <i>The Color Wheeli>

Bob Byington supplies the Q's, Alex Ross Perry the A's

"...I was in a movie that's done really well and..."

July 27, 2012 Screens Post by Bob Byington

'And Then the Feeling Fades Away/ But You Sort of Wish It Would Have Stayed'

The New York Times' Books blog, Paper Cuts, has a recurring thread called "Living With Music," in which authors write about their perfect playlists.

"...The New York Times' Books blog, Paper Cuts, has a recurring thread called..."

June 11, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

I Tried Death Wish Coffee and Lived

Dangerous levels of caffeine and self-confidence ensued

"...Death Wish Coffee is as dark as the night is long,..."

June 8, 2018 Food Post by Dan Gentile

Rooster Teeth Finds Some <i>Common Groundi>

New documentary takes the politics out of the border

"...The team at Austin's Rooster Teeth are used to oversharing. Take Gus Sorola:..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Love You, Jimmy

Nearly four-hour LaFave convergence petitions a greater good

"...As midnight neared Thursday at the every-last-seat-sold Paramount Theatre, Jimmy LaFave’s..."

May 19, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

If I Had My Way

Guitar hero Evan Johns lives!

"...The old man in a hat walked up to Dale Watson during a..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

All the Dirty Little Secrets: Halina Reijn Digs Up <i>Bodies Bodies Bodiesi>

The director of the Gen Z Clue on why she won't direct on stage

"...When a director makes a film, the most obvious first question is,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: <i> I Am Not a Serial Killeri>

Director Billy O'Brien on adapting the story of a young monster

"...Repeat after me: I am not a serial killer. I am not a..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Riding <i>The Wavei> With Justin Long

The actor talks psychedelics, jobs, and ... rabbits?

"...Talking with Justin Long is a rollercoaster of digressions, diversions,..."

Oct. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Dance Repertory Theatre’s <i>Fall for Dancei>

Work after work in this program emphatically spoke to current events, to the here and now

"...The word was spoken by one of the dancers in a cluster..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Someone – Why Would <i>Anyonei> – Vote for Trump?

With Leslie Bonnell, Arcie Cola, Lashonda Lester, Tim Doyle, and more

"...Because this is the day, right?..."

Nov. 8, 2016 News Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who Did the Animation for Keith Maitland’s Documentary <i>Toweri>?

Minnow Mountain’s Craig Staggs talks art & drama & Austin & Earp

"...The Tower documentary itself focuses, as Richard Whittaker points out in his recent..."

March 25, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Dogg’s Honest Truth About <i>Beatle Barkersi>

“It’s terrible, but it’s a good gimmick.”

"...He lied like a dog. As part of the cover package..."

July 21, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Wish(fulfilled) List 2010

Queer Jews should have everything they wanted by now

"...Channukah is (sadly) over, but that means that I've already got..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"..."I got a girl." – Tripping Daisy, 1995..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

(Gasp!) Watson Was Right

The Former Chief, the Audit, the Research All Say: We Need Community Policing

"......"

March 21, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

(Gasp!) Watson Was Right

The Former Chief, the Audit, the Research All Say: We Need Community Policing

"......"

March 21, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Unweaving the Tangled Web of <i>Inspector Suni>

Director Julio Soto Gúrpide on loving noir and insects

"...Excitement, art deco style, mysteries, derring-do, and spiders in suits...."

Oct. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Octagon With New UFC Documentary <i>Thug Rosei>

How Rose Namajunas puts the art in mixed martial arts

"...Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Artist debuted at the Austin Film Festival this..."

Nov. 5, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Julia Scotti Is <i>Funny That Wayi>

Comic Julia Scotti chats comedy ahead of aGLIFF documentary screening

"...Julia Scotti apologizes to me for her voice. “My allergies..."

June 3, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Book Review: <i>The Body Doublei>

Emily Beyda's debut novel is ready for its close-up

"...You remember the final scene of Sunset Blvd.. Norma Desmond is at the..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Secrets and Lies: The Truth of <i>Official Secretsi>

Martin Bright on the Iraq War, and being played by Matt Smith

"...When the U.S. and its coalition of the willing invaded Iraq in 2002, the..."

Sept. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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