“Anonymous” director Roland Emmerich played a large part in getting the film made, but a man famous for bringing audiences explosion-happy apocalyptic films such as “Independence Day”...

This weekend will be full of tricks and treats and, as always, there are a couple of events that will help make your Halloween interesting and entertaining. Described as “the party to die for,”...

Setting up shop in the same plaza as the foodie favorite Barley Swine, Lick Ice Creams offers handmade, locally-sourced artisan ice cream featuring unusual but tasty flavors such as Caramelized Carrots...

Physical media may be dying, but it’ll be a tragedy for the collector if it ever does. Sure, one could go to Amazon and download a digital copy of Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused,”...

Jeff Who Lives at Home Jay & Mark Duplass Genre: Comedy Grade: B+ The Duplass brothers started off with 2005’s ultra-mumblecore “The Puffy Chair” and have slowly progressed...

“Searching for Sonny” Andrew Disney Genre: Comedy Grade: B+ The main appeal to “Searching for Sonny” is most certainly its cast, cribbed together with notable supporting...

“Butter” Jim Field Smith Genre: Comedy Grade: A Jim Field Smith’s razor-sharp satire “Butter” was the opening night film at this year’s Austin Film Festival,...

"Austin High" Alan Deutsch Genre: Comedy Grade: B Former UT students Kirk Johnson and Will Elliott wrote the screenplay for “Austin High,” and their love of Austin is...

NEW YORK — Americans say they feel worse about the economy than they have since the depths of the Great Recession. And it’s a bad time for a bad mood because households are starting to make...

It’s pretty obvious that Nick Taseris is into pinball — even if his four-month-old high score on the Twilight Zone pinball machine at The Parlor is replaced one day, the dual pinball flipper...

When Zach Caballero steps onto the stage, he hears the cheers and claps from the audience. He takes a second to breathe, and the room goes quiet. He has performed poetry across the nation from Los Angeles...

A night spent with The Improvised Shakespeare Company is not an average night at the theater or a typical Shakespeare play. The audience may see some forbidden love or fierce sword fighting, but The Improvised...