Iraq Comes Home

Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line

"...traumatic brain injury) has claimed thousands of military victims returning from the front lines of the "war on terror."..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...dues, and their latest Mammoth release, Blood and Commons, shows them reaping the rewards. Ornate and moody arrangements surround..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...would not do is turn directly over our neighborhood, returning us to audio hell. From May to September, they..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

TV Eye

NBC late-night hosts Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien will return to the air in early 2008; also, 'TV Eye' eyes the Golden Globe noms

"...Bill Maher? No word yet on either of those shows, but – if all goes as reported at press..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Television goes back to school; Fox Family picks up Freaks and Geeks; promising TV movie Witchblade could become a series.

"...Pointe. The PJs will air on Sunday night with returning WB shows The Jamie Foxx Show, The Steve Harvey..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Orbiting SXSW

Return of the Secaucus 7? Try the arrival of a SXSW septet: Dana Falconberry, Shakey Graves, The Eastern Sea, My Jerusalem, Black Pistol Fire, The Preservation, and The Boxing Lesson.

"...the Austin concert scene. His workhorse schedule of local shows keeps pulling in such audiences that he's become one..."

March 1, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

September 11

Compelling but uneven omnibus film showcases 11 films by 11 international directors.

"...using the disconnect between sight and sound as it shows mostly a black screen for the entire 11 minutes,..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin

How the music festival co-founders keep up the mystique June 15-18

"...Access 2.0 runs June 15 through 18, spread across returning venues Empire Control Room & Garage, Mohawk, Elysium, Valhalla,..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

TV Eye

Critics say programs like Providence and Normal, Ohio play on the adult desire to recapture a happier time. But it's shows like The West Wing and Gideon's Crossing that really fill us with nostalgia.

"...and the John Goodman vehicle, Normal, Ohio. All these shows feature a key character returning home from the big..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Smile 2

Naomi Scott stars as a pop singer terrorized by the same curse that wreaked havoc in the 2022 franchise starter

"...Joel (Gallner), the sole survivor of the first Smile, shows that Finn knows how to connect the films –..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joaquin Phoenix is back as the Joker in this musical sequel

"...squalid, Batman-less Gotham of the original, with Joaquin Phoenix returning to the mesmerizing, pathetic, fascinating, terrifying part that garnered..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"..."It just shows no respect for the process that's in place," Baird..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Acharya

Hyperviolent Telugu drama wastes its once-in-a-lifetime casting

"...acting in the late Aughts to pursue politics before returning in 2017 with Khaidi No. 150, and then in..."

April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

The Northman

A vengeance-fueled odyssey across Viking culture and myth

"...which The Northman begins, at the court of the returning King Aurvandil (Hawke), a raider back from the sea..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

The Auto Memory Doll finally writes her own story

"...stories that have built a world through books, TV shows, and movies get a theatrical release for the big..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

It Chapter Two

Back to Derry as the Losers Club takes on Pennywise again

"...It was The Evil Dead of soul-and-psyche-raping harlequin horror shows, then It Chapter Two is comparable to Raimi’s Evil..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...52 weeks a year. They present dozens of different shows weekly, everything from short-form competitions to long-form narratives based..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Bourne Supremacy

Matt Damon is a superb action hero but he spends too much time alone in this sequel.

"...it’s really no surprise when a Russian assassin (Urban) shows up in India to retire Bourne for good. This..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Jeepers Creepers 2

This horror sequel is more snooze than nightmare.

"...background) feels more like one of those awful straight-to-video spookshows that tends to crop up on Cinemax ’round about..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Butthole Surfers and Austin City Limits suffer set backs while Riverfest marches on.

"...crises have passed for the moment, with live music returning now that it's been discovered that their landlord is..."

June 29, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The War Zone

"...take an abrupt shift in tone, however, when Tom, returning from a shopping trip with Mum, inadvertently spies his..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas in Bold, Dark Strokes

Artist/Historian Jack Jackson

"...became the founding fathers of the underground comic revolution. Returning to Austin in the 1970s, Jaxon also produced art..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Dancing About Architecture

Hot Butts!

"...rosy picture painted from his stories of recent European shows. Gibby Haynes had been wonderful to work with, he..."

June 21, 1996 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Net

"...Angela's “private” computer fantasies) with murder on his mind shows that the cautionary “Mr. Goodbar morality” is still as..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Border Violations

What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border last year?

"...returned home; 2) the child has no fear of returning home; and 3) the child is able to make..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Supersizing the Scene

From Rest Stop to Tour Stop

"...Park Meadows (up to 80,000). Despite only holding five shows in its opening season, South Park Meadow's Smashing Pumpkins,..."

May 12, 1995 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...raves, Cowboy Carter listening parties, and Dolly Parton drag shows. A few blocks down, DJs and psych rockers congregate..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Sour Notes Tour Diary

Local indie troupe cruises NXNE and all points between

"...while under the constant threat of having their DIY shows shut down. They faced constamt animosity from bands and..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Jared Paul Boulanger

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...openers and Steve Earle and Jane's Addiction played back-to-back shows the very same night. The game side isn't just..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

TV Eye

Chick dramas: we just don't get it; also, what to watch this witching weekend

"...ink spilled over the new prime-time offerings and some returning favorites. Shows like Providence, Judging Amy, Once and Again,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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