Walkabout

Roeg's second film has become something of a cult classic. The story centers on two British children stranded in the Australian desert who are led back to civilization by an Aboriginal male. The fascination of the movie comes from the cultural collision that also carries a sexually charged undercurrent.

"...Gumpilil and John Meillon. Director Nicolas Roeg's second film Walkabout, which was first released in 1971, has become something..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Comedy Walkabout Night on Sixth Comes to the Austin Asian American Film Festival

Into the Downtown rabbit hole with local comedian Mohit Jasawal

June 4, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tracks

Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver star in this story about Robyn Davidson's solitary trek across the Australian desert.

"...world of human intercourse, another Australian gone on a walkabout. Whatever one chooses, the story promises to be more..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Panhandle Rambler

Walkabout with Joe Ely

"...Our walkabout summits at Ely's cabin studio. I sit on a..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Studio's VR Mini-Golf Game Gets New Course Based on Jim Henson’s Labyrinth

Mighty Coconut goes golfing in the beloved puppet classic

"...launch of Labyrinth, a new 18-hole course for its Walkabout Mini Golf VR game based on the classic fantasy..."

July 29, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Instant Classic

Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Series

"...WALKABOUT (1971)..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Skull & Cakebones Is Back, Lee’s Kitchen Opens Grandly, Austin Proper Takes It Streetside, Juliet Brings the Wild Boar, and Here Comes a French Bistro with a Moody Tongue

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

"...St. Elmo levels up the goodness with a citrus-themed Walkabout on Sat., Aug. 12… 1417 French Bistro (1417 S...."

Aug. 9, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fancy New Foxtrot Opens, Jo’s Celebrates the Austin Marathon, Olamaie Offers a Southern Exposure, Austin Craft Beers Win a Mess o’ Medals, and More

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

"...what else, what else? The theme for the Winter Walkabout at the Yard at St. Elmo this Saturday? It’s..."

Feb. 15, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Thanksgiving Is Coming, Gourdough’s Is Closed, Gourmand’s Is CTD, We’re Forking Cancer, Another Uchiba Is On Its Way, and More

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

"...at St. Elmo is having a Cinnamon & Spice Walkabout this weekend… Evan Rodriguez has wrangled a roundup of..."

Nov. 8, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

In the Yard: Spokesman Coffee

Premium coffee and craft brews on tap = hangout heaven

"...I know all the shops here do those monthly Walkabout things, those weekend parties for the public to enjoy...."

May 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Parkway or Super Highway?

Proposed TxDOT design could force residents out, uproot historic trees

"...Sunday afternoon in February, he decided to do a walkabout in the area that would be most impacted by..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

Wake in Fright

Originally released in 1971, this Australian oddity has been recently restored to its waking-nightmare intensity.

"...back to 1971, the same year Nicolas Roeg's seminal Walkabout arrived in theatres. Director Ted Kotcheff's Wake in Fright..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Drafthouse Films Acquires Sweaty Donald Pleasance, Doomed 'Roos

Drafthouse Films acquires Ozploitation Classic 'Wake in Fright'

"...of Brian Trenchard-Smith and Jenny Agutter in Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout have kept us obsessively busy of the years. (We..."

July 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Rabbit-Proof Fence

Set in 1931 Australia and based on a true event, Noyce's film shows what three half-caste aboriginal girls experience when they escape the camp where they have been forcibly sent in order to become anglicized. The music is by Peter Gabriel.

"...Rabbit-Proof Fence is similar to Nicolas Roeg’s 1971 classic Walkabout – both films capitalize on the alien environment of..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Instant Classic

Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Series

"...Walkabout, 7:30pm..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Feature

Goneboy: A Walkabout: A Father's Search for the Truth in His Son's Murder

"...Gone Boy: A Walkabout: A Father's Search for the Truth in His Son's..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Books Review by Barry Johnson

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...Some of the talents they approached had already made..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Austin Filmmakers at the Lake Travis Film Festival

Get out of the city and enjoy a big weekend of movies

"...Eric Alan Rousseau makes his directorial debut with this..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

In the Yard: Austin Winery

Pretty much surpassing all your grape expectations

"...Austin Chronicle: I know y’all do those monthly Walkabout things, those weekend parties where all the beverage place..."

May 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

In the Yard: Texas Saké Co.

Our state’s only sake company is as well-polished as its rice

"...I know all the shops here do those monthly Walkabout things, those weekend parties for the public to enjoy...."

May 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Third Coast Grabs SRSLY, Jimmy John’s Goes Ooh-La-La, Spirited Steaks Sizzle thanks to Still Austin & Double J Ranch, and There’s Some Robot Rolling Up with Your Chicken Tikka Masala …

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

"...Food Foundation’s Big Reds & Bubbles celebration. It’s a walkabout wine-and-food tasting experience, featuring a dazzling array of some..."

Feb. 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...Our walkabout's gone off the beaten path. Such is the nature..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Babadook Director Sings a Song of History With The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent honors a commitment to the Aboriginal people of Australia

"...Case in point: Nicolas Roeg's seminal outback drama, 1971's Walkabout, which reduced its indigenous characters to mystical ciphers. "It's..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Take a Drive-Through Safari at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

San Antonio attraction gets you up close to emus, gazelles, wildebeests, and more

"...car, the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch also contains a "walkabout" where you'll encounter gibbons, alpacas, and lemurs. You'll also..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Mayor's State of the City Is … Mixed

Adler touts city initiatives, decries “shadow” of state backlash

"...Council Member Greg Casar, for example, did a brief walkabout promoting affordable housing; CM Jimmy Flannigan asked Austinites to..."

April 18, 2019 News Post by Michael King

DVDanger: Howling with The Pack

DVDanger runs with the dogs and wolves

"...nightmare Wake in Fright or the more deeply humane Walkabout, it fits into the tradition of eco-terrors established to..."

July 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bombino

"...while his dizzying guitar work invokes an endless Saharan walkabout. Backed by a full band, there are flourishes of..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

punkplay

Gregory Moss' play turns out be about something much greater than punk: teens' search for identity

"...journey has fascinated audiences for hundreds of years. This walkabout can seem somewhat schizophrenic when the youth marches to..."

June 13, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

X Games Austin: What To Do Before, During and After

Your cheat sheet for the very first X Games Austin.

"...for everyone. The Sixth street night life has a walkabout college aesthetic depending on where you are. Reminiscence of..."

June 4, 2014 Events Post by Adam Gestwicki

Greener Pastures

David Gordon Green reflects on a full career before his induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...("a manly version of it ... like somewhere between Walkabout and Mad Max"), but shrugs at a recent trade..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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