O Sinner, Where Art Thou?

"...The people who applaud the music from O Brother, Where Art Thou? as a return to old-fashioned values and..."

July 19, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

O Rooster, Where Art Thou?

As Second Youth Family Theatre revives its original musical version of The Bremen Town Musicians, set in 1930s America with a country, bluegrass, and gospel soundtrack, writer / lyricist / composer Allen Robertson reflects on the show's creation 12 years ago.

"...If you ask someone in the Austin arts community to name the best children's theatre company in..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

O, Brother! Where Art Thou?

Although out of the headlines, the George W. Bush siblings have been doing quite nicely for themselves.

"...was twice elected governor of Texas, Neil was either part of the late Maxine Mesinger's "crème de la crème..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In this Depression-era Coen brothers film, a trio of chain-gang escapees seek a (possibly mythical) treasure while on the lam from a diabolical sheriff.

"...Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco and Stephen Root. Whether..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Terminator: Genisys

The Governator is back

"...Oh, Michael Biehn, where art thou? The actor who played the original Kyle..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Serious Man

The Coen brothers deliver one of their best and most personal movies, a kind of cockeyed Jewish fable that urges us to embrace life's mysteries.

"...much the biblical story of Job as O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a Homeric odyssey. Larry Gopnik (stage..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

O: The Movie

"...Directed by: Tim Blake Nelson. Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Andrew Keegan, Elden Henson, Rain..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Down From the Mountain

"...Doob. Starring: Holly Hunter, David Rawlings, Colin Linden, Chris Thomas King, John Hartford, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

All-Woman Western Swing Trio Tells Texas Republicans It’s OK to Vote for Beto

O sister, where art thou?

"...night and I'm in Hyde Park for a house party I just learned about the day before. The draw:..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by Jen Hamilton Hernandez

Now Streaming in Austin: Blood Simple

Tweet along with us to the Lone Star Noir that gave us the Coens

"...go to the crime scene. You want to know where the Coen brothers came from, you go back to..."

April 23, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

A contrarian view

"...In O Brother, Where Art Thou? when the Soggy Bottom Boys perform "Man..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Louis Black

Jammin'

Jerry Garcia, bluegrass, and third generation jam -- thriving in Austin and beyond.

"...see a Led Zeppelin concert at Madison Square Garden, parts of which are included in The Song Remains the..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Mountain Style

Chatting with Dr. Ralph Stanley, a pioneer of bluegrass music before there was such a thing

"...recognition that other American musical greats enjoy. Perhaps only those who know their three-finger picking style from their clawhammer..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Music Feature by Kim Mellen

Down Home Movie

A conversation with Nick Doob, co-director of 'Down From the Mountain,' a new documentary about the musicians behind the soundtrack behind 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'

"...just barely noted. His camerawork on From Mao to Mozart, the 1980 documentary following violinist Isaac Stern through China,..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Year in Film

The Best and Worst of the Movies of 2000

"...in Austin -- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Traffic; State and Main -- was positively..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Townes Without Pity

The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy

"...apparently hellbent on staying out of what one principal party involved terms a "poisonous" conflict over the late, great..."

June 14, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

O Brother

How a bluegrass soundtrack turned out to be the biggest music business success story since Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction.

"...music business success stories of the past 20 years. Whereas most platinum-plus albums start at the top and immediately..."

July 19, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Hail, Caesar!

The Coen brothers celebrate and eviscerate old Hollywood

"...relentlessly efficient studio “fixer” Eddie Mannix (Brolin), a sturdy Catholic family man whose full-time job is keeping the studio’s..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Reckoning

A traveling troupe of actors in medieval England stumble upon a mysterious murder and end up single-handedly inventing the morality play.

"...and the sort of period detail that made Monty Python’s historical comedies so gamely endearing. Based on the book..."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Drive-Away Dolls

Ethan Coen solo effort is screwball without the comedy

"...a break too; after getting kicked out of her apartment by ex-girlfriend Sukie (Feldstein), Jamie convinces Marian to join..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Ron Burgundy is back – and the legend continues, at least in his own mind.

"...the Austin Film Critics Association – reveals a severe dearth of outright yuks over the past 12 months. Fleetingly..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fall's a Good Time To Fall for Preston Sturges

The Alamo Ritz kicks off a mini-retrospective tonight

"...The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz launches a mini-retrospective of Preston Sturges comedies tonight..."

Nov. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

True Grit

Rooster Cogburn rides again in this Coen brothers' remake of the Western classic.

"...the brothers’ unusual tackling of a generic Western, as though the distinctiveness of the pair’s vision existed sui generis,..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chrystal

Billy Bob Thornton plays an Arkansas husband who attempts to redeem himself after critically injuring his wife and killing their son in a car accident four years earlier.

"...Directed by: Ray McKinnon. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Lisa Blount, Ray McKinnon, Grace Zabriskie, Harry Lennix, Walt..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Grey Zone

"...Sonderkommandos were rewarded with special camp privileges of larger quarters, better food, alcohol and cigarettes, and whatever they could..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

O

"...Starring: John Heard, Rain Phoenix, Elden Henson, Andrew Keegan, Martin Sheen, Julia Stiles, Josh Hartnett and Mekhi Phifer. The..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

"...O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Mercury) The music to the new Coen..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Great Escape

Chain gangs! Cast aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! … It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...our favorite directors, like the Coen Brothers (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) and Steven Soderbergh (Traffic); modest, likable comedies..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Sullivan's Travels

"...its inanities and teeing off on all the cinematic artistes who think they're above the fluff of musicals and..."

Jan. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

Get out and get art

"...glance at Jen Garrido’s work, and you’ll feel as though your glasses have fallen away, too. The artist’s process,..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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