The Gallows

Another found-footage horror film that's best left unfound

"...Consider the found-footage horror film. Scoffed at by some as a..."

July 10, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The New Look of Fine Dining

Austin's emerging restaurant empires

"...Food culture has changed a lot in Austin since the days when Mark Miller's Coyote Cafe famously flopped after..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...a pair of letters sent today by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, asking two city departments to..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Place to Taste

How Austin Eastciders and Argus Cidery hope on-site tasting rooms will bring the cider community together

"..."The cider and the banter is always free-flowing and often..."

March 29, 2013 Food Feature by Margaret Shugart

The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

A dystopian future meets a pop-culture obsessed past in Ready Player One

"...Ernest Cline's North Austin home, it's easy to imagine the man inside living an ordinary life. But once the..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Books Feature by James Renovitch

The Adjustment Bureau

Based on a Philip K. Dick story, this multilayered romantic thriller stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.

"...most importantly, didn't Inception make a credible smash at the box office? Indeed it did, and so here is..."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It Came From the Back Yard

House of Torment's yearlong scare tactics pay off in Halloween screams

"...weeks a year, it's a nondescript concrete box in the Highland Mall parking lot. For the six weeks leading..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Strangers

First-time writer/director Bertino, a UT alum, scares up a solid horror-film success with this debut outing.

"...up a solid genre success with this debut outing. The Strangers covers familiar horror turf with its story about..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Power of Poetry

Johnston High English teacher makes poets out of school's urban immigrant youths

"...The five Johnston High School seniors met twice a week..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

Exorcist: The Beginning

Help us, Lucifer. This prequel is cursed.

"...Izabella Scorupco and Remy Sweeney. If you’re like me, then you’ve probably been saying to yourself, "Gosh, where on..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas in the Title

"...Chart Position: none This tightly packed amalgam of blues, Southern soul, and funk finds Gilmer, Texas-born guitar great Freddie..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Others

"...Alakina Mann and James Bentley. I'm tempted to call The Others the best haunted house film since Robert Wise's..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lifestyle: Group Sex in the Suburbs

"...Never has sexuality looked so unsexy. Schisgall's documentary explores the semi-hidden world of “the lifestyle" -- swingers in suburbia..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The New Nuevo Leon

The new Nuevo Leon more than doubles the previous Nuevo Leon's space at 8,000 square feet. But it took quite a bit of work for the Davila family, the Nuevo Leon owners, to get there.

"...When Rachel and Dan Davila went into the restaurant business 18 years ago, they had little more..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Food Feature by Belinda Acosta

Dr. T & the Women

"...Matt Malloy, Andy Richter, Lee Grant and Janine Turner. The mere presence of a new Robert Altman film in..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prying Open the Case of the Missing Door

Mystery surrounds case of missing right-hand door of Mt. Carmel

"...Like a sentry, the left-hand door from the ruins of Mount Carmel stood..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Mummy

"...O'Connor, Jonathan Hyde, Oded Fehr and Omid Djalili. In the pantheon of classic Universal monster movies, the original The..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The People's Court

Justice of the Peace Races Not So Peaceful

"...It doesn't take long to figure out which of the three races for Justice of the Peace will be..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Lee Simmons

The "Yuppie Chow" Market

Austin's Grocery Stores Duke It Out

"...A mere five years ago, the only reliable sources for what one food writer calls..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature by Amy Smith

Dennis the Menace

This film adaptation is based more on the TV series than on the comic strip.

"...Plowright, Lea Thompson and Paul Winfield. Writer-producer-director John Hughes these days comes dangerously close to promoting child abuse. What..."

June 25, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...solve a series of puzzles that lead you to the key that allows you to escape...."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

Jumping the Shark on Women's Health

For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?

"...In mid-December, before a friendly crowd at the Source for Women, a Houston anti-abortion "pregnancy resource" center,..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...as much time as possible with her son, Parker. The Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center, run by the..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...was about a year and a half ago when the cash-soaked entrepreneurs who were riding the crest of the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...weeks before Christmas, but outside it feels like spring. The sky is clear and bright, and there is a..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

The Price of Progress

Worldly Roots

"...cooking since childhood, a passion not gained from her mother, "who could burn water." Moving to Paris at the..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...used to go to Antone's every weekend but all the good bands are gone."..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

Britt's Pick for Sunday: The Parish Underground

This one you don't want to miss. It's all-ages and free!

"...This Sunday Apil 8th, The Parish Underground Presents: John Wesley Coleman, Light Me Up..."

April 6, 2012 Events Post by Brittany Campbell

The Toasters TONIGHT at Antone's

Andrew's pick for Friday!

"...The legendary Toasters have influenced various ska bands since the..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Events Post by Andrew Miller

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