We are insatiable movie lovers. Because we just haven’t had our fill of summer sunshine; are kept awake at night wondering how Edward Norton made a tree grow out of an orange seed; and want to gross ourselves out one more time on that Austin-filmed worms in a blender flick, we won’t be missing out on tomorrow night’s Cans Film Festival. No, not the Cannes you find in far-away France. We’re talking about the cans... more ›

Completion of the first leg of the new Capital MetroRail is less than two years away. The 32-mile-long Red Line will run between Leander and Downtown Austin, with stations positioned strategically near the new Northwest Austin development, Highland Mall, Lakeline Mall, Plaza Saltillo, and more. Currently, both the rail vehicle and many of the stations are still being designed, but they're already promising that the former will include Wi-Fi connections. more ›

After we announced that NBC's new fall series Friday Night Lights would be shooting in Austin, a few of you wrote in asking us about whether they were still casting for the show. We got in on this rather late, as they're indeed looking for extras today. more ›