Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...their creative approaches and their soft pillows to find out whether they had it in them to write, shoot,..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: More Stars Than There Are in Heaven

Honoring those who helped create, and now tend, the legacy of Clifford Antone

"...But this column is different; it's about Clifford, yes (next week we'll get back to the..."

June 2, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

A Little Something for the People; and Long-Distance Burger Orders

"...the vote "an important step to continue to help hard-working Americans." Well, yeah, if you're one of the one-tenth..."

June 2, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Take the Lead

It’s hard to fault such a warm, bouncy, and, yes, occasionally funky genre stalwart such as this for being exactly what you’d expect.

"...John Ortiz and Alfre Woodward. There’s nothing particularly revelatory about Take the Lead, which mines the battle-tested Hollywood chestnut..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

No medals will be awarded for this Sandra Bullock follow-up, although the actress proves herself an ever-game comic actress.

"...man. As this sequel picks up, Gracie is still working in the field but learns during the film’s opening..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lovely & Amazing

"...the modern condition, perhaps a result of the mind working overtime or maybe not working up to its possibilities...."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When Brendan Met Trudy

"...Roddy Doyle is perhaps one of the luckiest authors working today. Beginning with The Commitments in 1991, he's had..."

May 11, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Broken News

Times Warner's struggling news channel lashes out at defectors

"...in smaller markets, but almost unheard-of in major markets outside Time Warner's handful of cable news stations across the..."

July 14, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Articulations

Theatre Baby In, Theatre Out

"...first child Ariana is said to be "very excited" about her new role as big sister, and Dad is..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Rent Rub

Working Poor Getting Stiffed on Housing Costs

"...Holly and Bill Skeen, with son Billy, outside their Buckingham Estates home. photograph by Kevin Fullerton The..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...was once the dance floor in front of the outdoor stage...."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Lost Cinema Reopening in East Austin

Blue Starlite teams with Millennium for community initiative

"...If you step into the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex on Hargrave Street and swing a right..."

Dec. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Evan Smith on the Secret of Texas Tribune’s Success

Founder and CEO on the present and future of nonprofit journalism

"...his one-man panel Wednesday afternoon, Smith was persuasive that working in nonprofit journalism “is not a job, it’s a..."

March 13, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Keto Bagels Are Now Available in Austin

Pflugerville alternative bakery rolls into local spots

"...Austin is fortunate to have options for just about any sort of alternative diet: We've got a booming..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Croy & the Boys Cover Marty Robbins

ATX’s Midwestern honky-tonkers saddle-up for Adrian Quesada

"...Charismatic Austin country posse Croy & the Boys roll out debut full-length Hey Come Back on Friday. The 11-track..."

Oct. 24, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Film Festival Review: Canine Soldiers

The U.S. Army's bomb sniffer program explained but not explored

"...A working dog can expect to put up with a hell..."

Oct. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson vs. Texas' Wild Birds

Woodcut artist Lisa Brawn explains "Quién Es Más Macho?"

"...bunting or a Carolina chickadee would seem to be far-out foes, having literally nothing in common. But to nature-inspired..."

July 11, 2016 Arts Post by Mary Cantrell

Ben Snakepit Releases His Manor Threat

New collection of diary comics debuts at Beerland this Saturday

"...day of his life – who’s been doing so, without missing a day, since January First of 2001 –..."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Autechre Melts IDM

UK duo spans from pirate radio to the dark side of the Internet

"...get into territories where you can’t necessarily predict the output of the system...."

Oct. 8, 2015 Music Post by Conor Walker

21 Years: Richard Linklater

A subject as worthy of a documentary as this one is deserves a more thoughtful approach than this star-studded tribute.

"...There’s enough commentary from a variety of speakers about Richard Linklater’s artistic voice in this documentary that even..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Equalizer

Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua deliver the action goods one more time.

"...directs and Washington stars in a nearly perfect revenge outing. Beautifully shot (by Mauro Fiore), if a little over-cinematic..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

DVDanger: Zoe Bell on 'Raze'

Tarantino's favorite tough lady talks underground fighting

"...Bell and the infamously affable Jones' new movie Raze (out today from IFC Films), he's a source of pain..."

May 24, 2014 Screens Post

Swift’s Attic Hosts Family-Style Benefit Dinner

Uchiko server needs help with medical bills after tragic accident

"...a silly, innocent night of video games and hanging out with friends...."

Jan. 15, 2014 Food Post by Gracie Salem

Sweet Heat Meat at the Historic Scoot Inn

New food truck entrepreneur brings trifecta of flavors to every dish

"...was a winner back in May, I've been curious about this young woman who balanced flavors so creatively. I..."

July 7, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Elegy To a Family Made of Football Fans

'America's Parking Lot' screening benefits Capital Area Food Bank

"...documentary that explores the demise of tailgating culture among working-class Dallas Cowboys fans...."

Nov. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Drums Across Texas

What does Reagan High's drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.

"...of it's changed. Note for note, the scene plays out generation upon generation...."

June 17, 2011 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

AFF Announces Outstanding TV Writer Recipient

'Bones' scripter Hart Hanson to be honored

"...announced that he is the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Television Writer Award to be handed out at this..."

Feb. 14, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

In a Blink of an Eye

A conversation with Double Trouble’s Tommy Shannon

"...It’s been souped up with 11 studio outtakes from the original recording sessions plus a second disc..."

July 28, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Austin at Very High Speed

The who, what, where, when, and why of Formula One racing

"...It hasn't been the smoothest of rollouts, not least because of the way the announcement was..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Chloe

Atom Egoyan's new film is an erotic thriller that stars Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and the mismatched Amanda Seyfried.

"...act; the first two-thirds are actually reminiscent of Egoyan working at his peak in a film like Exotica. And..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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