Fantastic Fest: 'Fish Story'

J-horror director Nakimura goes punk

"...his work in the classic J-horror vein via Dark Water, this hyper-melodic paeon to obscurantist punk rock and the..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: More Water Under the Bridge

Reading the political currents flowing through WTP4

"...hands, there was an undeniably surreal aspect to the Water Treatment Plant No. 4 debate last Thursday night at..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: A Small Hurricane of Emotions

Jonathan Demme's Bob Marley Stay With the Rhythm pushes beyond the boundaries of the screen

"...playing, and performances. The song's sound, lyrics, chorus, structure, theme, music, and tempo. Live shows are impacted by sound,..."

July 17, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Developing Stories: Great Public Spaces Summit

Dancing in the streets, singing odes to streetscapes

"...new public spaces now, in rethinking Waller Creek, Green Water Treatment Plant, Seaholm, future rail transit stations, a new..."

July 10, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Page Two: Winning the West

Cowboys, Indians, and the irresolvable contradictions between freedom and order

"...not famous, and even some of those infamous. The theme of all this is best summed up in a..."

June 12, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Headlines

"...1, Chris Riley blew Perla Cavazos out of the water, while two incumbents and unopposed Bill Spelman all won..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...local college students in an essay contest with the theme Establish­ing Race Unity: Personal Steps to Move the World...."

March 27, 2009 News Feature

State of Wonderment

The Texas Biennial's first outside curator describes what he saw in Lone Star art

"...pool is fantastic. It is so hard to depict water. I was happy to include her...."

March 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Res Publica

Citizen's calendar, Feb. 5-12

"...fun to keep your heart rate up. This year's theme is promoting health and wellness in the neighborhood. 10am-4pm...."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature

A Revolution of Spirit

Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin

"...water hush birds sit wind tight/blood moon turn white..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Abe Louise Young

Last Goodbye to Aquarena Springs

Texas State plans to trade in Aquarena Springs' renowned Fifties kitsch for turn-of-the-century simplicity

"...vestiges of Aquarena Springs, a wondrous resort hotel and theme park in its preinterstate heyday, a well-known mainstay of..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Page Two: And Everyone and I Stopped Breathing

What if the government isn't broken?

"...range of expectations of his presidency. One widely embraced theme (though neither the dominant or only one) is Obama's..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Red River Shore

Lifting the Dylan sideman vow of silence, Lone Star-style

"...the discs, and, while supplies last, a poster for Theme Time Radio Hour (Dylan's satellite-radio show). The Deluxe Edition..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Res Publica

Post-election funk? There's still plenty for good citizens to do this week: Nov. 6-13.

"...GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT TOWN HALL Southwest Travis Co. citizens concerned about..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature

At Home in the World of One's Woes, And It's a Wide, Wide World

The nitty-gritty of what speaks to us and why

"...mostly of Wes Anderson here, who continues to tread water with the same themes while upping the “quirk” factor...."

Oct. 17, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

It Came From the Back Yard

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

"...complicated than anything they ever attempted before, from running water to overhead zip lines. It also made business sense:..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Urban Roots

Urban Roots gets kids growing vegetables and growing up, too

"...arable land in Central Austin with an affordable, reliable water source on which to farm next year Eat Local..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Luv Doc Recommends: 50th Annual Zilker Summer Musical – Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater, Thursday, July 10, 2008

"...that hasn’t been converted into condos or a shitty theme bar. The thing you need to know about Barton..."

July 11, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

The Big Chill

Wild Thing Chip Taylor waxes political on 'New Songs of Freedom'

"...bad whiskey. I got in a corner, sipped a watered-down blend, and had fun watching the boys and girls..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beside the Point: Riptide!

Fast-moving development deal on deck

"...Mike Martinez weighing in on the decades-long controversy of Water Treatment Plant No. 4 after riding the dais for..."

May 30, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

An Uncertain Hand

A pair of wild cards in Place 3

"...amend its vision for redevelopment of the Downtown Green Water Treatment Plant site. Kim listened to community advocates, then..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Beside the Point

Pollen count moves up as sales-tax receipts slide

"...budget around the corner, we just hope this year's theme isn't "Cinching Our Belt – Then Boiling It to Make..."

March 28, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...The city's 25-page Request for Proposals for redeveloping the Green Water Treatment Plant and Energy Control Center sites is being..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

FronteraFest Short Fringe Week One

The first week brought packed houses, captivating shows, and the promise that the rest of the fest will be just as magical

"...the festival perhaps prevented more extreme measures than representational water jugs as added weight...."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

TV Eye

TV Eye shows some love for 2007

"...If there's a common theme in this year's Top 10 TV, it's strong ensemble..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

When White Meat Attacks

Troma's 'Poultrygeist' pokes holes (and punctures skin) in our fast-food nation

"...Most of the movies I've made come from a theme that's in the political or sociological realm. McDonald's recently..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Los Angeles, I'm Yours

Thom Andersen sets the story straight on the city he loves in 'Los Angeles Plays Itself'

"...narrator – a gruff Joe Friday-with-a-chip, sounding the first theme of what will be Andersen's Grinch-that-stole-Hollywood message: "This is..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

After a Fashion

The slipstream of leather, cashmere, faux fur, and designer logos could be seen from space: Stephen is making the scene, people; cut a swath

"...a deserving artist) was positively torturous. But with a theme of Texas Flash and Texas Trash – a concept..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Houston Confronting Peak Oil

2007 Houston World Oil Conference focused on eventual point at which world oil production outpaces global demand

"...oil-field discoveries, inherent difficulty in procuring oil from deep water and tar sands, and the often understated rates of..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Tuna Does Vegas

Taking the Tuna crew to Sin City was a huge gamble, but we end up bigger winners than losers

"...had the inspiration to make the townsfolk of Tuna fish-out-of-water in Sin City...."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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