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Astro Boy
This American-bred Astro Boy remains true to the heart and soul of the Japanese original but lacks its raw animation and emotions.
"...enthuse, always preferable over clunky old English – this Astro Boy remains true to the heart and soul of..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man or Astro-Man?
It's a bird? It's a plane? It's sci-fi's surf guitar originators.
"...puny humans, rejoice! Sci-fi surf guitar originators Man or Astro-Man? have returned to this dimension. The Tesla coil-loving, theremin-zapping,..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Astro-nomical!
Television fetes itself next
"...Derek Jeter with the bases loaded to lead the Astros over the Yankees in the World Series. But we'll..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Screens Column by Christopher Gray

The Castle of Cagliostro
Hayao Miyazaki made his debut as a director of animated films with this story of the greatest gentleman thief of all time: Lupin III.
"...in common with the comic adventures of the old Astro Boy or Speed Racer shorts than it does with..."

June 26, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop
Ride into the light
"...his wife bought on a plot of greenbelt in Bastrop County's Cedar Creek...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: School’s Out for Dayglow
Nineteen-year-old Sloan Struble leaves UT for the bedroom-pop big leagues, while two new area record stores make their debuts
"...think there's enough optimistic artists right now." Now Open: Astro Record Store & Feels So Good Records..."

June 21, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Mobile Games to Keep You Cool
When the heat is on, cool off with local apps
"...Astro Partyby Rusty Moyher; App Store; Free Like arcade classic..."

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Coach's Corner
"...a sure thing. I was counting on the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs. For a very negative guy,..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Be Like Bastrop: Tour Music Capital Satellite in New Jonas Wilson Long-Form Video
Alliance with Jonathan Horstmann produces virtual in-store + more
"...aqua reverberator simultaneously courses through a 20-minute tease of Bastrop distributes justice for all...."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Austin Record Stores Hang On, Together
Online and curbside pivots support an altered Record Store Day for Austin vinyl emporiums this Saturday.
"...Outside Central Austin, Astro Record Store, Fourth Rock Records, Groover's Paradise, and Piranha..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Vinyl Saved My Life Tonight: Record Stores Deliver in a Crisis
Local media emporiums maintain online shipping during C-19 lockdown
"...that (Groover’s Paradise!) – plus let us not forget Astro Records in Bastrop or Bluebonnet Records in Lockhart...."

March 24, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Luce
High school drama becomes an indictment of “either/or” culture
"...same time, his classmate DeShaun Meeks (Bradley, aka rapper Astro) has his position as football captain, his scholarship, and..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

UtopiaFest 2016
"...Man or Astro-man?..."

Oct. 3, 2016 Photo Gallery

Game On
It's all fun and games at this indie developer showcase
"...your insect friends through paper-craft forests, fields, and starscapes. Astro Duel..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Man or Astro-Man?
"...Man or Astro-Man?Experiment Zero (Touch & Go)..."

April 26, 2013 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Film Fundraiser: 'Postmodern Undead' at The Mohawk
Dolls from the Crypt for Lindsey Alloway's vampire flick
"...you thought you were going to the Man or Astro-man? gig at Emo's this evening and, truth be told,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Surfer Blood
SXSW Music 2010
"...young. Like first-year-of-college young, meaning a debut like January's Astro Coast is all the more impressive, the angst and..."

March 26, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Surfer Blood
Wednesday
"...Surfer BloodAstro Coast (Kanine)..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Dragonball: Evolution
Live-action versions of animé/manga hits are notoriously hard to pull off, and Dragonball: Evolution proves no exception.
"...has enough ADD-calibrated action to make Osamu Tezuka's classic Astro Boy (soon to arrive in theatres in its own..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Otaku* Overload!!!
After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)
"...now universally known as animé, or Japanese animation. Devo-coiffed Astro Boy; Captain Harlock, with his wind-whipped cape and black..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Gundam toy animé.
"...world of Golgo 13 or the poppy vibrancy of Astro Boy to this chintzy exercise in metallic sucker-punching. Stuart..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Metropolis
"...and director Rintaro first teamed on the mid-Sixties artifacts Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. The genre has..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Someone Like You
"...boyfriend and co-worker, Ray (Kinnear, so plastic I half-expected Astro-Turf to sprout on that perfectly coiffed head). Broken-hearted and..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Local Bestsellers of 2000
The Year in Austin Bookselling
"...6. Kurt Busiek's Astro City (volume two, issue 21)..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Books Feature

Black Jack
"...on a Japanese manga character created by Tezuka Osamu (Astro Boy), the star of this animated feature is an..."

July 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X
"...late Eighties atomo-fest Neo-Tokyo (and before that the beloved Astro Boy) is a fine one for visual imagery (there..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postscripts
Local bestsellers for '99.
"...Gentlemen (issue 4); 7. Battle Chasers; 8. Kurt Busiek's Astro City (volume 2, issue 20); 9. Kurt Busiek's Astro..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Record Reviews
"...WHITE ZOMBIE Astro-Creep: 2000 Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions..."

April 28, 1995 Music Review

Carnaval to Chili Cook-Off: This Week's Recommended Community Events
A kickoff for Black History Month, Mean Girls trivia, a farewell to boobies, and more
"...more – with tarot card readings from 6th House Astro, too.  – Wayne Alan Brenner AJW Youth Jam..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Starry, Starry Night
The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue invites Austin to celebrate the nighttime at their Starry Soirée
"...Full Moon Circle Join Ren of Queer Astro Babes for a full moon circle "to honor the..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

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