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November 16, 2007

"Oh, hai." Still from No Country for Old MenThis week in new movies: A cornucopia of literary adaptations, special effects, and Javier Bardem. No Country for Old Men is FINALLY opening in Austin, and we couldn't be more excited (or strangely aroused by Bardem's "lost Beatle from hell" haircut and Wranglers ensemble.) Beowulf: Robert Zemeckis reprises the motion-capture animation technique he used in Polar Express and applies it to everyone's fave Anglo-Saxon epic poem. Ray......

Continue Reading "Friday New Releases: Special Javi Bardem Edition"

September 12, 2007

Growing up in Indiana with his Jehovah's Witness mother, Dax Riggs got used to going door to door inviting people to hear about Armageddon. He believed that there was a God, and that God was good. One night Dax stayed up late, alone, and watched The Elephant Man on HBO, and nothing was the same after. His other band, Deadboy & The Elephant Men, grew from the ashes of a whirlwind romance that involved......

Continue Reading "Austinist Previews ACL: Dax Riggs & the Legendary Soul Stirrers"

June 21, 2007

Oh No! Oh My! are preparing to release their EP, Between the Devil & the Sea on Hollywood's Dim Mak (home to Datarock, the Rakes and more), oh August 7, and have a tour scheduled to support it. The exclamatory darlings will play shows with Au Revoir Simone, Let's Go Sailing! and the Deadly Syndrome. Follow the jump below for a complete tour date listing, and enjoy this song from their upcoming release: Oh......

Continue Reading "Music News Notes: Oh No! Oh My!, Mothfight!, Mark David Ashworth & More"

January 26, 2007

FRIDAY [26] film • El Automovil Gris at McCullough Theatre ® art • Opening Reception: Ishmael Soto: Vessels and Inspirations: Ceramic and Sculptural Work at Mexic-Arte Museum (7-9pm, free) books • Sarah Lewis presents Indecent at BookPeople (7:00pm) comedy • Bil Dwyer at Cap City Comedy Club film • Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival 2007 at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown ® film • The Bridge at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar community • Meeting......

Continue Reading "The Weekend IST List"

July 18, 2006

It is the end of the story. It is night. The monsoons of the North Sea have laid waste to the land, and chaos reigns. Waves crash mightily on the beach, like angered beasts of some forgotten age. The assassin wears a black robe, only his eyes showing from beneath this disguise that blends him with the darkness, rendering him invisible. He stands over the man he was sent to kill, gleaming sword held......

Continue Reading "The Tao of Chuck: World Combat League Coming to Austin"

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