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| What Austin's Talking About |
| Council Wants Transparency on Fatal Police Shooting | Austin police officers fatally shot a teenager at a Northeast Austin park in an incident Chief Lisa Davis has described as “potentially a suicide by police.” At least four city council members are calling for more information in the case. [CBS Austin] | - Body camera footage shows officers telling the teenager to keep his hands up. Officers shot the teen multiple times after he appeared to lift his shirt and reach for his waistband. The teenager died at the scene and no gun was found. Instead, a water bottle was found in his waistband. [KUT]
| | Barton Springs Pool Attendance Is Up | Barton Springs Pool is back to its pre-pandemic attendance numbers, reaching nearly 1 million visitors last summer. The city is not planning to cap attendance. [Austin American-Statesman] | | Picnik To Close | The last location of Picnik on Burnet Road will close sometime in the next four to six weeks. A new concept from the owner will replace the restaurant. [Austin Monthly] | | Antone’s Is Accepting Old Vinyls | Antone’s is now accepting broken and unwanted records as part of a nationwide vinyl take-back program. You can drop your records at the store between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily at a collection box near the front door. [Axios Austin] |
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| 5 Movies Set in Austin That Aren’t ‘Dazed and Confused’ |
|  | Jesse Eisenberg, left, and Woody Harrelson. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images) |
| First things first: This is not a hate piece about “Dazed and Confused.” Alright, alright, alright? I love the movie that launched Matthew McConaughey’s career and gave us hits like: “You just gotta keep livin' man, L-I-V-I-N” and “It'd be a lot cooler if you did.” | | It would just be too obvious and maybe a little cliche if I included the movie in this list. Everyone knows Austin for the Richard Linklater hit. Here’s five movies based, or sort of based, in Austin you might be a unfamiliar with: | | ‘Whip It’ | “Whip It” is a perfect film. The 2009 film is packed with stars: Elliot Page, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Wiig, and Eve, among many others. Page plays teenager Bliss Cavendar, who is growing up in the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas and is sick of being a pageant girl. Cavendar runs into three women in Austin who are part of a roller derby team. Page’s character secretly joins the team and finds confidence, friends, and strength. | | ‘Red, White, & Royal Blue’ | This list wouldn’t be complete without a love story. “Red, White, & Royal Blue” stars Uma Thurman in her rightful place as president of the United States. Her son Alex, played by Taylor Zakhar Perez, meets a British prince named Henry, who is played by Nicholas Galitzine. It’s an enemies-to-lovers story, which is the best kind. Alex’s family’s vacation home is in Austin. I won’t give anymore away, but there’s secret service, hidden kisses, and Buckingham Palace! | | ‘Chef’ | “Chef” is the most rewatchable movie around. Starring Jon Favreau as a disgraced chef, the 2014 movie takes us behind the scenes of cheffing, long before “The Bear” did it. Favreau’s character purchases a food truck to redeem himself and takes it across the country, including a stop in Austin with a cameo from Aaron Franklin. If you love close up shots of food being chopped, a man becoming a better father, and Sofia Vergara, this is the movie for you. Bonus: It premiered at South by Southwest! | | |
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