Anna Deveare Smith Gets Under Austin's Skin

The packed house at Zach on Feb. 12 showed that Austin was ready for Anna Deveare Smith, and Smith proved herself more than ready for Austin

"...Saturday, Feb. 12, Austin was ready for Anna Deveare Smith. And in the hour and 45 minutes that followed,..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Gourds Co-Leader Jimmy Smith Heads to Montana

Jimmy Smith heads for higher ground, Pete Mitchell reaches a higher plane, and Izzy Cox would like to remain upright on terra firma

"..."No," says Jimmy Smith, letting out a jackhammer laugh as he stares pensively..."

July 29, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Smith Prescribes a Spoonful of Tort Reform

Lamar Smith calls for tort reform in the health care bill

"...Republican Congressman Lamar Smith is once again touting his patented panacea for everything..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Powerhouse Animation Is Making a Mark

Local studio continues to expand portfolio

"...for which they're most famous, with their digital pencil marks on properties as diverse as Triple-A console titles like..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Beauty' Mark

"...Blanton Museum of Art, Smith Building, Blanton Auditorium..."

April 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

University Co-op Presents the 2005 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

"...Feldman, Liz Jones, Michelle Lee, Sarah Rinner, J. Richard Smith, and Julia Brainin..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Gravity of Sound

The Bubble's new studio stands as Mark Genfan's swan song

"...on willing inspiration out of others. That's Chris "Frenchie" Smith, Grammy-nominated co-owner and producer at the Bubble, Austin's second-longest..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

American Filmmaker

Chris Smith's American Movie depicts one man's passionate struggle to make a film.

"...Chris Smith didn't set out to become a documentary filmmaker. But..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Movie

"...Directed by: Chris Smith. For every big-dreaming nebbish whose pursuit of filmmaking glory..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Deep Blues From Gatesville

Amy Smith thought a judge would give her two years max for possession of crack cocaine; why is she doing 20?

"...a maternity ward, but that was how Amy Louise Smith spent the first eight days bonding with her newborn..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Simon Birch

The sincerity of its players, the level gaze of its camera, and a genuine affection for its story (suggested by John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany) keep this film afloat.

"...Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson. Starring: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Smith turns his stoner Greek chorus into leading men on a mission.

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku,..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...Katherine Brimberry & Mark l. Smith When Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Old Joy

Old Joy is an accurately observed slice of that moment between postadolescence and parenthood, when friends cling or scatter, and circumstances force buried feelings to the fore.

"...by: Kelly Reichardt. Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith and Robin Rosenberg. There’s a certain way of adapting..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...In the dining room, Munaf Rayani and Mark Smith take a break from the small wooden Scrabble..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Cop Out

Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in Kevin Smith's painfully unfunny throwback to the Eighties buddy-cop movies.

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Adam Brody, Kevin Pollak,..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Pryce, Amphibians' End Kekla Magoon, Rebellion of Thieves Wade Smith, Smitty Hits the (Play) Books Crystal Allen, The Magnificent..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Static Between Stations

The American Analog Set at 10: end of part one

"...hunched over the bass, his back all that's visible. Mark Smith flogs the skins with brushes as Kenny descends..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Two Can Play That Game

"...Directed by: Mark Brown. Starring: Gabrielle Union, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Tamala Jones,..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Next Edition

For more than 13 years, Flatbed Press has been producing some of the most exquisite collectible prints made by contemporary Texas artists, but these days its owners are starting to plan for a new incarnation of Flatbed that may not include them.

"...Press, the shop's original incarnation, was the brainchild of Mark Smith, and it started to coalesce a few years..."

June 13, 2003 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Overnight

Cautionary tales about the pitfalls of indie filmmaking don’t come more searingly truthful or sober-minded than this.

"...Directed by: Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. Cautionary tales about the pitfalls of indie..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fallout From DWI Crash Follows Hays County Commissioner

Walt Smith's got one more week to breathe easy

"...Beginning Oct. 16, if Hays County Commissioner Walt Smith wants to drive anywhere for the next five months,..."

Oct. 10, 2022 News Post by Jordan Buckley

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Hrasky laments during an hour-long Zoom, his fraying beard marking the months of the pandemic. "That would've been awesome,..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Winter's Tale

Neither Colin Farrell's charms nor Will Smith as the Devil can rescue this soggy valentine.

"...Russell Crowe, Kevin Corrigan, Alan Doyle, William Hurt, Will Smith, Eva Marie Saint and Jennifer Connelly...."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Explosions in the Cinema

Rock band Cineophiles Explosions in the Sky and their favorite celluloid dreams.

"...In accordance with their remarkable knack for aural scenery, Explosions in the Sky's music..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

"...Khouri. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd, Maggie Smith, Fionnula Flanagan, Shirley Knight, Angus MacFadyen and James Garner...."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Advocacy Group Pushes Back at UT's Reopening Strategy

UT grad students: COVID-19 plans are "inadequate" and "dangerous"

"...Hartzell, interim Provost Daniel Jaffe, and Graduate School Dean Mark Smith – with eight demands for university officials to..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Powerhouse Animation Assembles Cosmic Stars for Masters of the Universe

Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Henry Rollins join cartoon reboot

"...cartoon fans, there's only one true Joker, and that's Mark Hamill. Now the Star Wars star who gave the..."

Feb. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Official Secrets

True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War

"...Hood. Starring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Adam Bakri, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, MyAnna Buring, Jack Farthing, Indira..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Antifogmatic

Novelist Dominic Smith and the glow of the particular

"...The black Bakelite telephone on Dominic Smith's desk is strictly nonfunctional, except as a caution to..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Books Feature by Sarah Smith

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