Film News Top 10 of 2006

The top Texas stories of 2006

"...1) Save our film industry The biggest news for the Texas film industry..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...After last week's tease, the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for the..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...MP3 file to fellow KOOP 91.7FM host Ryan Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Things Not To Fear: 1) The Reaper, 2) The World Horror Convention in Austin

An Interview with Convention co-chairs Nate Southard and Lee Thomas

"...As promised yesterday, here's that interview with Nate Southard and Lee Thomas, the co-chairs of..."

April 27, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...requisite Asleep at the Wheel kickoff performance, this year's Austin City Limits Festival lineup welcomes its usual block of..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Top 10 Environmental Stories

"...1) Biomass: Got Wood? In August, Austin Energy sought to push through council a..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Reporting Life

Oh, the places you'll go

"...Our reporting has taken us everywhere from the Supreme Court and..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Home Field Advantage

Sure, Austin can become a sustainable center for TV production. Just ask the Friday Night Lights gridiron gang.

"...The first thing you notice about being a crew member for Friday..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Sandra Bernhard ♥ America

Sandra Bernhard returns to Austin for We're Still Queer Honey!

"...It could have been when the adorably psychotic Masha in The King of Comedy had her dream date with..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Plastic Platoon

Paul Hanley and Kieran Healy on their 10-year tour of duty to make a stop-motion Vietnam epic starring action figures

"..."It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

History Still Hidden

Reporter of 'Statesman' racial cleansing series disowns published version

"...Nearly a year after the Austin American-Statesman published a gripping four-part series detailing the systematic..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Judges

"...Shawn Badgley coordinated The Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest as Books editor..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Pink Floyd fanatics be warned: This document contains NO music...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Saturday blurbs rally!

"...Shores By the time the Cult stalked off the Austin Music Hall stage in 1995 and broke up weeks..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "I'm not going to be a whore for Dr. Leininger." – State..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature

Saturday Picks

"...All showcases subject to change David Banner 1am, Austin Music Hall..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Thursday Picks

"...In the 25 years since his opening agit-folk cri de..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters

The remarkable journey – and uncertain toll – of Steve Bilich's 'Native New Yorker'

"...Every film has a backstory just like every life has a..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Murdered Women of Juárez Find a Voice Onstage

Isaac Gomez’s one-woman show The Way She Spoke

"...playwright Isaac Gomez were dear friends and frequent collaborators, having become close as undergraduates in the Department of Theatre..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Guide to Austin Improv

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

"...the bottom of the sea – these artists can spin a story as elaborate as one of Scheherazade's, with..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIF! Friday night insight to SXSW 09.

"..."Lo-fi is all the rage." This Raleigh, N.C., septet brings out the genre's softer side, burying irresistibly rich pop..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...Don't let the word "classical" throw you. In the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

I See Dead People

The Black Angels conjure Austin's psychedelic renaissance

"..."I have a wall-length mirror in my room, and these little handprints will appear on..."

May 9, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Born Digital, But Then What?

UT professor Craig Watkins on the migratory patterns of the Internet's first flock

"...It's no accident that the title of Craig Watkins' new book, The Young and the Digital, is an..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Luv Doc: Doing the Legwork for Love

The mighty oak begins with a tiny acorn

"...I am gay and I want a BF. What..."

April 12, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc