Sicario: A Difficult Film About a Difficult Topic
The lighting is harsh, the landscape is ugly, the body count is high and the performances are outstanding, even if the characters are difficult to like. Sicaro is an ugly film full of ugly...
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Watching African film at Fantastic Fest
When I was a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, my childhood friend Brian Hollis had already graduated from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and had gotten a Fulbright grant to study Francophone African theater in...
Fever Dream of Fantastic Debates
Last night I had what must have been a fever dream, because there’s really no way that I was at a boxing match at Randy Palmer’s South Austin Gym, where Guillermo del Toro, Elijah...
Remembering Aaron Allston
Last year we were sad to report the death of Star Wars universe science fiction writer Aaron Allston. There was a memorial service/ celebration of life for Aaron in Austin, Texas a little over a year...
The SPIN Party 2015 [Photo Set]
Last week we had a great time at the always fab SPIN party at SXSW! Enjoy the photo gallery!
It’s Time For “Nana-Technology” To Save Our Planet
As I was hanging my laundry out on the line following the South By Southwest Eco Conference earlier this month, I realized that one concept of the festival had stuck with me. That idea...
Retail Therapy: It’s What’s For Dinner!
The last few months of my life have been stressful, and to cope with it, I’ve been doing a lot of retail therapy. Unlike a lot of people, I usually do it at the grocery store.
In years past, my cabinets were bare with hints of tumbleweed. The shelves were empty. I never went to the grocery store. I joked with my college roommates that I ought to buy some plastic play food so that the kitchen shelves didn’t look so empty!
Last Week Was Intense
I don’t know about you, but last week was very, very intense for me, even though it was a short week. Our dog, Mr. Spanky, turned out not to have had a bad tooth,...
The End of SXSW As We Know It
For the last week, I’ve been running around like a manic at the South By Southwest Festival. I’ve seen interviews with bands, watched movies, and declined an inordinate number of chances to tweet about...
My Fifth Grade Dream Came True: Last Night I Saw Hall And Oates
Yesterday I woke up in my childhood bedroom and ended the day seeing my favorite band from fifth grade, Hall and Oates. For several years of elementary school, I attended a school built in...
