Spectrum Theatre's Tribute to Boyd

African-American company's gala salutes the great Boyd Vance

"...boost these days, and one of the reasons is Spectrum Theatre Company, a nonprofit recently formed by theatre artists..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Spectrum Theatre Company's Juneteenth Chronicles

With this play, Crystal Bird Caviel honors ancestors who were slaves and her colleague, the late Dr. Billy F. Harden

"...Chronicles, which is being given a staged reading by Spectrum Theatre Company this weekend. As Caviel is directing that..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Spectrum Theatre Company

'Illumination Celebration' brings African-American theatre one step closer to the spotlight

"...Company, Austin Playhouse, and ProArts Collective – have founded Spectrum Theatre Company, which aims to provide Austin with "high..."

June 27, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Improv Comedy’s Full Spectrum

Treating social anxiety one laugh at a time

"...a program for kids "with a diagnosis on the spectrum somewhere, and seeing the results is simply amazing."..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Spectrum Dance Theater’s Rambunctious

The company’s program, with a new work inspired by the 1966 UT Tower shooting, spoke powerfully to our present moment

"...what can our country's artists tell us about ourselves? Spectrum Dance Theater, based in Seattle and headed by revered..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Spectrum Theatre Company's Spunk

This Austin company weaves three classic tales by Zora Neale Hurston into a spirited service full of sass and grit

"...In Spectrum Theatre Company's Spunk, the eyes have it. Carla Nickerson's..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Spectres of the Spectrum

This sci-fi quasi-drama from “media archaeologist” Baldwin is set in a near-future where Big Brother and Big Business control the media and only a ragtag group of waveband pirates stand between them and total domination of our brainwaves.

"...Boo Boo seeking the secret that will free the spectrum for all humankind. The film is a conspiracy theorist’s..."

July 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Austin Music Scene's Spectrum of Sexism

From sexual assault to all-female bills, women musicians face myriad issues in the live music capital

"...and 20% feared retaliation. Beyond those acts, however, the spectrum of sexism in the Austin music scene broadens considerably...."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Education Damaged by Ideology of Every Spectrum

"...education, but politicization comes from both ends of the spectrum. Verity Educate has produced scholarly and expert analysis and..."

Aug. 5, 2014 Postmarks

Political Spectrum Not One-Dimensional

"...creating the chart: to clearly show the true political spectrum is not one-dimensional. He wanted to clearly distinguish Libertarians..."

Jan. 2, 2014 Postmarks

Austin Psych Fest Live (Saturday): Spectrum

Sonic Boom to Spaceman 3, sweet dreams are made of this

"...Peter Kember to his mom – hasn’t released a Spectrum LP in several years, but that doesn’t mean the..."

April 28, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Good Eye: Spectrum Designers

"...some of the student designers participating in the UT Spectrum Fashion Show, which launches Austin Fashion Week. Only moments..."

April 24, 2014 Photo Gallery

Covering the Spectrum

April 7, 2010 Postmarks

Vocalist and Producer Malik Explores Emotion Through Color

Grammy accredited Austinite compartmentalizes himself on the inner-facing Spectrum

"...MC and producer's latest project: a seven-single series called Spectrum. Anyone paying attention in fourth grade can guess the..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Austin Chronic – New to the Texas Medical Market: RSO Products and Delicious Chocolate

Texas Original expands with full-spectrum edibles

"...the intended cannabinoid in a high potency. Meanwhile, the complete-spectrum RSO is praised for a theoretical “entourage effect,” where..."

March 1, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Laal Singh Chaddha

Indian remake of Forrest Gump even more cloying than the original

"...with a low IQ, probably somewhere on the autism spectrum, Khan plays Laal as a caricature of an intellectually..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

Giant Little Ones

Teen sexuality as a spectrum in this tender drama of growing up and coming out

"...told with a charming earnestness, about sexuality as a spectrum. Characters are gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, happy, damaged, hurt,..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dina

"...afterward. Both Dina and Scott are on the autism spectrum, and very much in love...."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Power Rangers

A new generation of teens with superpowers must save the world

"...the Pink Ranger; Blue Ranger Billy is “on the spectrum,” which is the way he introduces himself; Black Ranger..."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Let the voting begin

"...not a good thing. The docs nominated showcase a spectrum of ways in which a society can marginalize, punish,..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Programs A & B

"...Short Documentary nominees, which – alas – showcase a spectrum of ways in which a society can marginalize, punish,..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action

Good things come in small packages.

"...The more comic end of the spectrum is upheld by Andrew Bowler’s “Time Freak” from America,..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Where the Wild Things Are

This very special film is the rare children’s offering that isn’t coded for adults or made corny and flip for kids.

"...seems to have tapped every primal feeling along the spectrum – joy, grief, rage, a relish for mayhem –..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bright Star

Jane Campion's achingly immediate yet eternal story about the love between tubercular poet John Keats and the literal girl-next-door, Fanny Brawne. It affords the filmmaker another rich opportunity to scratch beneath the surface of female sexuality.

"...could be a star-crossed couple from anywhere across the spectrum of human time. Keats’ friends fear the distraction from..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

No End in Sight

If you're growing as weary of Iraq war documentaries as you are of the war itself, then this sobering, information-filled study of the war's origins is the film for you.

"...and the brightest from both sides of the political spectrum, including former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Colin..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls is an infectious experience of sequins and songs that lives up to the hype. Opens Monday.

"...that lives up to the hype. Spanning the musical spectrum from the pre-Motown Sixties to the disco era in..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Playing by Heart

"...say that no matter where you are on the spectrum of years, love can be a most challenging proposition...."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Germany Year 90 Nine Zero

"...stimuli. As is his style, Godard's musings span a spectrum that goes from silly to visionary. This movie ranks..."

April 5, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Search and Destroy

"...engender much heartfelt reaction from either end of the spectrum. The movie is an offbeat black comedy with edgy..."

June 9, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Uranus

"...characters who each represent different facets of the political spectrum. Yet these characters never emerge as anything more than..."

Dec. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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