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Twelfth Night

Too gorgeous for words? That's how you might be tempted to sum up Trevor Nunn's film adaptation of this lyrical Shakespearean comedy. Every frame seems...

Film Review, Dec. 20, 1996

Plays in Our Stocking

A Few Dramas We Want St. Nick to Give Austin Theatre

Arts Feature, Dec. 20, 1996

Sweet New Nut

Ballet Austin Gives an Old Favorite a New Look

Arts Feature, Dec. 13, 1996

Growing Pains

Austin Theatre for Youth Builds on First Season

Arts Feature, Dec. 6, 1996

Larger Than Life

Better than expected. That may sound like a flaccid endorsement, but my expectations for this movie were so low as to be under sea level....

Film Review, Nov. 8, 1996

Look Back in Wonder

The British Invasion, Part One: Theatre, 1956-1996

Arts Feature, Nov. 8, 1996

These Are the Days

Extolling an Exciting New Era of Austin Theatre

Arts Feature, Nov. 1, 1996

Articulations

Artists Displaced

Arts Column, Nov. 1, 1996

Commission Mission

UT's Performing Arts Center Spawns New Art

Arts Feature, Oct. 18, 1996

American Buffalo

Notes from a Business 101 course taught by David Mamet: The two most important principles in any transaction are: (1) Fuck the other guy; and...

Film Review, Oct. 4, 1996

Ain't That Good News

Getting Real Gospel on the Zach Scott Stage

Arts Feature, Oct. 4, 1996

Played Out

After 14 Years, Capitol City Playhouse Is Evicted

Arts Feature, Sep. 20, 1996

Three Faces of Steve

Actor Steve McDaniel Shows His Different Sides

Arts Feature, Sep. 6, 1996

Duran Poster Signings

Arts Column, Aug. 30, 1996

House Arrest

Attention, Wallace Shawn fans: In this film, our man Wally gets to stretch somewhat as an actor, playing a salesman for a big-and-tall men's clothing...

Film Review, Aug. 23, 1996

Articulations

Payne Nominees

Arts Column, Aug. 23, 1996

Articulations

RAT Droppings

Arts Column, Aug. 16, 1996

Raving About Theatre

A Swarm of Wily, Unruly Theatre Types Meet in the Heat

Arts Feature, Aug. 9, 1996

Not Just the Goofy Guy

The Actor Behind the Antics of Michael Stuart

Arts Feature, Aug. 2, 1996

Getting the Look

Following the Path of Theatrical Designers

Arts Feature, Jul. 12, 1996

Lone Star

Writer/director Sayles squeezes lots of metaphorical juice from the idea of borders in this story filmed on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. Ostensibly a murder mystery, the story exposes many other town secrets.

Film Review, Jun. 28, 1996

The Role of Mentor

Austin Actors Teach by Example at St. Edward's

Arts Feature, Jun. 28, 1996

Articulations

Arts Column, Jun. 28, 1996

Worthy Causes

Arts Column, Jun. 21, 1996

ALO Lands Conductor

Arts Column, Jun. 14, 1996

James and the Giant Peach

Do you recall how the world looked to you as a child? Everything was so huge. Buildings, furniture, grown-ups -- they all dwarfed you, some...

Film Review, Apr. 12, 1996

A Midwinter's Tale

Oh, there's no people like show people! I mean, who else would hole up in a drafty old church in a tiny English village at...

Film Review, Mar. 15, 1996

Richard III

He is the most audacious villain on the planet. He kills the King of England. He kills the heir to the throne, then woos his...

Film Review, Feb. 23, 1996

Swim Judgment

Arts Column, Feb. 16, 1996

How Austin's Theatrical Couples Keep Romance Alive Love's Labors Won

Arts Feature, Feb. 9, 1996

Theatre Town Meeting

Arts Column, Feb. 2, 1996

If You Can Make It There

Arts Column, Jan. 26, 1996