Holiday Wish Lists 2006

Give 'til it helps: Part 1

"...assistance in organizing and archiving 21 years' worth of video and pictures for future activists concerning disability rights..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature

Smartbomb

'Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution'

"...Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Paycheck

Affleck and Uma race to descramble the past in this futuristic thriller based on a Philip K. Dick short story and directed by John Woo.

"...might as well have been directed by any journeyman straight-to-video helmer out there. This is nothing like the Hong..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Arcade for the Average Austinite

A preview of free, public events at this weekend of indie gaming

"...Mueller Drafthouse for the weekend is this celebration of video games that specialize in singular visions and under-represented perspectives...."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Whipping Gamers Into a Frenzy

A taste of the Fantastic Arcade

"...special guest, just three of the more than 20 games announced for the Fantastic Arcade showcased and ready to..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

ScreenBurn

The gaming arm of SXSW Interactive gets pumped

"...industry. The industry folks get to promo their newest games and dish out news and ideas via panels; consumers..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Scanlines

1998 Video Wrap-Up

"...This year was a transitional one for the video industry, at least as far as home viewing options..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Feature

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Abhi the Nomad, Animals on TV, Susannah Joffe, Nané, and more recommended tunes

"...be, trapped in a condo with only instruments and video games to play with for nearly a year?), AVU..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Interactive: History of Easter Eggs

Hidden surprises in games help players notice the little details

"...panel Egg Hunt: The History of Easter Eggs in Games, Matias Myllyrinne (CEO of Remedy studio) and Juuso Myllyrinne..."

March 14, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

IndieCade Annex presents: LOVE!

Party and play with ATX's new house of indie gaming

"...There aren't many chances to play games on a big screen in an outdoor setting, but..."

Feb. 7, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Billy Friedkin Kills It

Extended Q&A with the man behind 'The Exorcist,' 'French Connection'

"...Austin Chronicle: Have you directed any music videos?..."

Aug. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

This Week's Waste of Time

Play entries to the Independent Games Festival. They're free.

"...your hats, it's time to dive into the Independent Games Festival again. I'll be going through 100 games per..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

This Week's Waste of Time

A healthy serving of 70s vacationing all in one free video game

"...Video games are not largely know for their warmth. There..."

Sept. 2, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

This Week's Waste of Time

Are we getting too nostalgic with this week's online game?

"...The technical limitations of online games often make for graphics and soundtracks thick with nostalgia...."

June 17, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Paul Slocum

Modding the game

"...Outside of erotic WarGames fan fiction, the phrases "ménage à trois" and "dot..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Jeremy Martin

Come in From the Old

Warming up to folksonomies, recommendation systems, and glocalized environments

"...performance art. Her work on such massively multiplayer immersive games as The Go Game and I Love Bees (both..."

March 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...animal enrichment, arts and crafts, train rides, scavenger hunts, games, goat milking, pony care and rides, and more. The..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

Violent Night

David Harbour cracks down hard on the "naughty" list in the Christmas slugfest

"...youth – who only seem to desire cash and video games – Santa toys with the idea of throwing..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Verde Report: Austin FC’s xVERDE Competes in eMLS Cup at SXSW

John Bitsoe Garcia enters esports arena as the 11th seed

"...5:30pm. If 3½ hours of watching other people play video games seems like a lot, MLS promises plenty of..."

March 11, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Mass

Devastating portrait of four parents in the aftermath of a school shooting

"...wrong friends. It was having no friends. It was video games. It was neurological. It was psychopathy. It was..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Addams Family 2

A spirit-crushing vacation for everyone's favorite ghouls

"...to (dis)grace a spate of forgettable TV movies and video games afterward. And the less said about that embarrassing..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

F9: The Fast Saga

Script? We don't need no stinking script in the Toretto crew's latest

"...dare they enter the nine-film – plus television series, video games, Universal Studios Hollywood attraction, ad nauseam – via..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rooster Teeth Pumps up the Volume With New Podcasts at RTX Austin

The media giant adds some fodder for your headphones

"...What began as a band of friends drunkenly playing video games in an Austin bedroom has mutated into a..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Feature by Katelyn Landry

Meow Wolf Pounces Into the SXSW Fray

The Santa Fe-based art collective debuts newest creation and new film

"...they left behind. Which, if you've ever played classic video games, might sound ... a bit familiar?..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...could adorn their bicycle spokes, along with stickers, tic-tac-toe games, and iron-ons featuring anthropomorphic burger toppings...."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Nerve

An online game of "Truth or Dare" turns dangerous

"...barely know, and go online to watch others play video games rather than engage in the actual activity themselves...."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jenny Zigrino, History Channeler

Among Moontower comics, Jenny Zigrino is the Ren fairest of them all

"...don't have as many jokes about comic books or video games or that kind of thing as many "geek..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

The Luv Doc: Get Over It

You're not responsible for someone else's happiness

"...do is sit at home watching TV or playing video games because he doesn’t like being around other people...."

Feb. 14, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Lone Survivor

A SEAL team mission in Afghanistan goes very wrong in this intense combat film with a bang-up cast.

"...equals the kind of onslaught often seen in mindless video games and shoot-’em-ups. Yet in Lone Survivor we see..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big Money, Big Money

Film incentives see massive boost

"...Image Industry Incentive Program, and extending it to cover video games and digital media. The Legislature finally funds the..."

May 31, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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