Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

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"...newest film from Austin’s Zellner brothers, about the tragic and touching lives of a family of Bigfoots, is getting..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Raving About Theatre

A Swarm of Wily, Unruly Theatre Types Meet in the Heat

"...back. It chars the little hairs on your arms and neck. It makes pit bulls weep. It can drop..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Outdoor Concert Kicks Off the Zach Theatre Season

Music, moonlight, and Mickey Mouse thrills audience and performers alike

"...Break out your Mickey Mouse ears and dancing shoes. Zach Theatre is back with Songs Under..."

March 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Dina Barrish

SXSW Interview: Leah Purcell Writes and Rights History in The Drover's Wife

Australian filmmaker takes a classic and gives it three lives

"...has become already become synonymous with the actor, writer, and director...."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hyde Park Bar & Grill Is All Forked Up, NADC Burger Smashes Those Idle Hands, Industry Is Off the 86 Board, Marufuku Ramen Noodles Its Way to Mueller, and (How D’ya Like It?) More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Beto O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation

Two Texans discuss politics, fear, and the power of Willie Nelson to bring us back together

"...like meeting a 2018 Jimmy Stewart. Tall, humble, sincere, and funny, he seems like a person who can do..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Ethan Hawke

City Theatre's The Seafarer

Karen Sneed’s staging is shot through with compassion for the play’s hard-luck, hard-drinking Irishmen

"...to start Conor McPherson's The Seafarer or if music and sound designer Carl Ziegler just ... knew. Either way,..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

SXSW: A Cold One With Joe Swanberg and His 'Drinking Buddies'

The festival's oddest and most comfortable press gathering

"...a press event is themed, the result is cloying and dull. But when Joe Swanberg and his cast just..."

March 14, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

"...Tracey Cherelle Jones, Chris Spencer, Suli McCullough, Darrell Heath and Helen Martin. An idiotic parody of the so-called “hood”..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Fathers and Sons

"...by: Paul Mones. Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Rory Cochrane, Mitchell Marchand, Ellen Greene, Samuel L. Jackson, Joie Lee and Rosanna..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Y Ask X and Y?

"...Chad Salvata Oh. My. God...."

Jan. 1, 1999 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Young Guns and Typewriters

"...is writing a song or penning a screenplay; poetry and prose litter Austin's diverse literary circles; papers shuffle and..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

Doc's Drive In Theatre Up for Sale

Got $4 million? You could buy a slice of outdoor cinema heaven.

"...With its combination of automobiles and movies, what's more American than the drive-in? Well, now's..."

July 27, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: The City Theatre’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Steve Martin’s deliciously absurdist tale of art and science

"...There’s no banjo playing, happy feet, or Czech wild and crazy guys in Picasso at the Lapin Agile...."

July 6, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Ground Floor Theatre's White Rabbit Red Rabbit

In Nassim Soleimanpour’s play, what happens is as much a surprise for the actor as for the audience

"...And now, with White Rabbit Red Rabbit, Iranian playwright Nassim..."

March 23, 2018 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opportunities to Amplify, Educate, and Trailblaze in This Week’s Events

The week ahead is looking bright

"...mags you read in a salon waiting room – and test those visual limits. How beautiful can a flower..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's enjoyment

"...so you have your chance to purchase paintings, prints, and more curated by Austin galleries and institutions like Art..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Matilda, The Matrix, and Mixers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get nerdy, brooding, and out there with these suggestions

"...scheduled to appear include new World Heavyweight Champion Gunther and Jey Uso, whose electric entrance alone makes attending worthwhile...."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Page Two: Praise and Lamentation

Saying goodbye and a final thank you to Clifford Antone

"...Moan Snaking Through the Night: The Body, the Heart, and the Soul; the Man, the Club, and the Music...."

May 26, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Rude Mechs' Fixing Troilus and Cressida

The third show in the Fixing Shakespeare series makes his mess of a play about the Trojan War hilarious and even engrossing

"...Trojan War, because it almost never gets produced. Troilus and Cressida isn't as cohesive as his major works, and..."

March 16, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Essential History Museums and Cultural Spaces

Fun for everyone from history buffs to kids who like hands-on science

"...Ever wondered where the “Come and Take It” meme first started? Want to dive into..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...In 1926, historian Carl Sandburg described President Abraham Lincoln’s male friendships as having a..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Shock and Awesomeness

Stephen Romano puts the movies in his mind down on paper in his fake-history coffeetable book, Shock Festival

"...The dream is always the same. It's summer, 1984-ish, and I'm slung low in a stifling, faux-velvet fleapit theatre..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Swedish Hill Is Kind of Closing; Hong Kong Supermarket, C’est Finis; Dry January Is a Good Idea All Over; But, Oh Boy, We Still Wine an Awful Lot; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Jan. 10, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lit-urday: Margarito and the Snowman by REYoung

Austin author’s latest waggles an icy pistola at your hangover menudo.

"...has been gone for six years, more’s the pity; and so I’m going to pretend that 1) there are..."

Oct. 1, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Right stuff, 'Wrong Numbers': 26-year-old Alex Holdridge's feature debut is not only the little movie that could, but did, and in the process could become very big, indeed.

"...The misadventures of Russell and James -- like run-ins with cops, abandonment on Sixth..."

April 26, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...I’ve analyzed the projections and looked at all the research: My conclusion is rock..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Momentum and the Mountainside Sound

Dylan's bottler of magic, Bob Johnston, on the nicest guy ever, plus Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and more

"...call 'Momentum.' You could see it in his face and he shared that fire, that spirit. Columbia's leading folk..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Theatre Review: The Shark Is Broken Charts Jaws’ Troubled Waters

Jarrott Productions offers a claustrophobic play diving into artistic egos

"...but it was reality for Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider during the notoriously difficult Jaws shoot. Playwrights..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Hyde Park Theatre's John

In playwright Annie Baker's fun twist on haunted house tales, you learn what it is to be watched

"...former battlefield. A strange proprietor who claims her sick husband is just behind those doors, but you never see..."

March 17, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

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