On Set With Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

New indie horror melds Austin talent and Brazilian gore

"...said, ‘I just realized Hollywood was never going to call.’”..."

May 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Exploring the "Other"

Ben Wolfe on the risks of going native in The Explorers Club

"...the topic of race in theatre and/or race in casting, could fill every column inch of an issue of..."

April 20, 2016 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

DVDanger: Ava's Possession

SXSW 2015 horror hits VOD

"...a year later, Ava's Possessions arrives on VOD. Galland calls it "an amnesia movie that has this mystery detective..."

March 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch

The Oscars may be so white, but TV is all Grey's

"...Siri – something that's for everybody but also, somehow, specifically for you. I knew television could make you feel..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Austin Film Society Spotlights Ethan Hawke

Richard Linklater chats with Hawke on his illustrious career

"...he got the role in Dead Poets Society. The casting department called several prep schools asking if they had..."

Feb. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Sweet Spirit: Masters of Puppets

Heavy pop locals premiere “Baby When I Close My Eyes”

"...After an unfruitful open casting call, Ellis had an epiphany while visiting family in..."

Jan. 11, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Different Stages' Dracula

Despite atmospheric design work and some strong acting, the production never quite realizes the sensuality and lyrical ferocity in Steven Dietz's script

"...mostly hit the mark, with Lowell Bartholomee's video projections casting slick, sharp exteriors on a window/scrim to the rear..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

ICE Still in Austin

Travis County Commissioners Court asks sheriff to stop honoring ICE detainer requests

"...earlier voted to recommend adding it, CM Don Zimmerman casting the lone dissenting vote. Last Tuesday, Oct. 20, the..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Simple Man, Simple Dream

Part of the Seventies Southern California songwriting cabal that produced Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and the Eagles, J.D. Souther brings his craft to the Dripping Springs Songwriters' Festival

"...released only his seventh studio LP, Tenderness, a breathtaking call back to his roots. Next month, a couple of..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Feature by William Harries Graham

Gricelda Silva, Equal Parts Pragmatism and Whimsy

For five years, the actress has been among the busiest and best on Austin's stages

"...Philosophy class at St. Edward's University. That's what I recall about Gricelda Silva on first seeing her almost a..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

MasterChef Casting in Austin Saturday

Competition looking for America's best home cooks

"...given three minutes to plate your dish at the casting call and there will not be a kitchen to..."

Aug. 25, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

DVDanger: The Last Survivors

A different kind of post-apocalyptic teen heroine

"...It turned out that the producers had recorded the call, and have included Richardson's delighted response on today's DVD..."

Aug. 4, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Walk on the Wild Side

Sundance fave Tangerine is loud and proud

"...Though Baker isn't willing to call Tangerine groundbreaking, this 2015 Sundance favorite delves into a..."

July 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Film Flam

Austinites get Emmy nominations and David Gordon Green's new project

"...with some of the same cast (there's an open casting call, Tuesday, July 21) and crew – said crew..."

July 20, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Fifth Circuit Upholds Anti-Abortion Law

5th Circuit ruling would leave Texas with only eight clinics

"...and also the admitting privilege requirements for clinics in McAllen and El Paso – underserved, minority-populated areas...."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Fifth Circuit Upholds Anti-Abortion Law

Only eight clinics expected to survive ruling

"...Health founder Amy Hagstrom Miller during a press conference call this afternoon...."

June 9, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Far From the Madding Crowd

This Thomas Hardy adaptation is a reflection of our times

"...the Madding Crowd. Let’s give him a hand, then: Call it “Three Suitors and a Lady.” That’s lady with..."

May 8, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...disillusioned, angry, bitter, and dejected; tired of the small calls and sick of his own professional stagnation. "I feel..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Call Girl of Cthulhu Comes Knocking

Director Chris LaMartina on puns and Lovecraft

"...In the history of indie horror-comedy, the name Call Girl of Cthulhu is up there with The Little..."

April 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

John Doe on SXSW Hit-and-Run

“Very strange feeling to be that close, but not be aware”

"...shared with songwriters that came along later. I’ve always called it California noir...."

April 10, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Merchants of Doubt

This doc calls out the spokesmen for Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, and Big Oil, as well as the tactics they use to blur the facts

"...documentary makes clear the proven value of supposed experts casting significant doubt on seemingly incontrovertible evidence in the public..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The Way Home

Zach Theatre gives Robert Schenkkan's All the Way its Texas premiere on LBJ's home turf

"...different from either of them. I agonized over this casting for months, but as I said to Robert, Steve..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Good Eye: Allies in the Industry

Giving Austin actresses a seat at the table

"...Mars and Joshua Weber. After the table read, local casting director Vicky Boone stood up and personally thanked Mars..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

What's Eating Him

Henry Rollins makes the jump to leading man in cannibal comedy He Never Died

"...So Rollins signed up for what he called "a weird existentialist comedy with blood," but there was..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Uncle John

Hitchcockian suspense runs sidelong an office romance

"...John (John Ashton), first seen disposing of some, let's call it "evidence," in a bonfire in rural Illinois. What's..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Review: Dave Attell

Does it get any better than this comic in a true club setting?

"...the next day – as though having answered a casting call for the Johnny Cash of dick jokes...."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

DVDanger: Vanish

Bryan Bockbrader takes the sealed-bottle drama on the road

"...When I call him at his L.A. home, there's a moment of..."

Feb. 21, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good Eye: Tales From the Beauty Box

Side-eyeing the confines of female film roles

"...my last column ("Boyhood, Girlhood, Personhood," Feb. 6), I called a woman a "walking pair of cheekbones."..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Science-Fiction Cinema

Water wars

"...shooting wrapped and "eating way too much queso," Hammock recalls, "we took some time and drove back through eastern..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mamma Dallas Wants You

HBO is looking for the next drag superstar tomorrow in ATX

"...heart of Texas, HBO is hosting an open drag-queen casting call for a new pilot, Mamma Dallas. Created by..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

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