Austin Film Festival is now less than two months away, and the information about who will be doing what where has been steadily trickling in. Several details have yet to be revealed, but we like what we see so far. more ›

David Simon, creator of critic-favorites Homicide: Life on the Streets and The Wire, will be making a stop at the University of Texas tomorrow evening. Simon is delivering the College of Communication’s 2008 William Randolph Hearst Fellow lecture at the Austin City Limits Studio. Simon has won three Peabody awards for his work on Homicide, The Corner and the recently-endedThe Wire, and continues to do freelance work for The Washington Post and other publications. more ›