Blacula
Blacula 1972, PG, 93 min. Directed by William Crane, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Vonetta McGee, William Marshall. A former African prince is revived as a Seventies L.A. bloodsucker who takes a bite out of drug dealers and gay antique dealers.
Emporte-Moi (Set Me Free)
Emporte-Moi (Set Me Free) 1999, NR, 94 min. Directed by Lea Pool, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Karine Vanasse. This uncommonly moving coming-of-age film is by the French-Canadian director of Lost and Delirious.
Desert Dogs
Desert Dogs 2001, G, 42 min. Directed by Julia Hilder, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . The premiere of this new documentary about the efforts of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico to round up its stray dog population is also a benefit for the Animal Trustees of Austin, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic.
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi 1983, NR, 87 min. Directed by Godfrey Reggio, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . The worlds of the natural and the artificial are compared and contrasted in this non-narrative visual orgy.
Wayne’s World
Wayne’s World 1992, PG-13, 95 min. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere, Mike Myers. Our favorite cable access dudes hit the silver screen.
Funny Girl
Funny Girl 1968, G, 155 min. Directed by William Wyler, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif. In her debut film performance, Streisand portrays Fanny Brice, a vaudeville star whose life and loves are given the Hollywood treatment. Now more than ever, the time may be right for “People Who Need…
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast 1946, NR, 95 min. D: Jean Cocteau. Cocteau works his visual magic on the age-old story of a girl and her beast. La Belle et la Bête is the French artistic master’s first full-length feature, and he brings his fluency in fine art and theatre to this sumptuous fairy tale. Walls…
The Marquise of O
The Marquise of O 1972, PG, 76 min. Directed by Eric Rohmer, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Bruno Ganz, Edith Clever. In between his contemporary films grouped around thematic cycles, Rohmer has generally “cleared his palette” with costume dramas, represented here by The Marquise of O, which is set in 19th-century Italy.
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1973, NR, 99 min. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Hiroki Matsukata, Tatsuo Umemiya. This series is a 12-film retrospective of the 40-year-long career of this Japanese master of the violent yakuza film, whose work is little known in the West.
Most Valuable Players
Karen Kuykendall On the scene since: “childhood” MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent roles: Bella/Eleanor, Big Love, Rude Mechanicals, 2001; ensemble, The World Goes Round, Zach, 2001; narrator (Andy Warhol), The Rocky Horror Show, Zach, 2000, 1999; Diana Vreeland, Full Gallop, Zach, 1999; various, Angels in America, Parts I & II, Zach, 1998. Honors:…
Most Valuable Players
Peyton Hayslip On the scene since: 1999 MVP for: Onstage Theatre, Project InterAct Recent Roles: Sally, Talley’s Folly, Onstage, 2001; Gabrielle/Maud, A Name for a Ghost to Mutter, State Theater Co., 2001; Judith, Bingo, Public Domain, 2000; Titania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, InterAct, 2000; Liz, Fruits and Vegetables, Different Stages, 2000; Closier, Degas’ Little Dancer,…
Most Valuable Players
Doug Taylor On the scene since: early Eighties MVP for: various Recent Roles: Bigwig, Metamorphosis, Public Domain/Refraction Arts, 2001; Masked Man, Raised by Lesbians, Subterranean Theater Co., 2001; Kent, King Lear, Public Domain, 2001; various, Fish, Aunt Lulu Plays, 2000; Lord, The Taming of the Shrew, State Theater Co., 1999. Honors: Critics Table nomination, Nantasket;…
Food-o-File
Food editor Virginia B. Wood tells you how to eat for charity in the upcoming week.
Phases and Stages
Wilco@Stubb’sSeptember 22 The answer finally came during the first encore. “This is our second show as a fourpiece,” apologized Wilco’s commander-in-chief Jeff Tweedy, his Chicago-based quartet having just ripped through “Passenger Side” before bonding with the sold-out throng on campfire fave “California Stars.” Afterward, he almost managed a smile. “We’re not playing this because they…
Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
Gus Garcia on the qualities of the next mayor
Most Valuable Players
Lana Lesley On the scene since: 1996 MVP for: Rude Mechanicals Recent roles: Thyona, Big Love, Rudes, 2001; Katherine, Requiem for Tesla, Rudes, 2001; various, Virtual Devotion, State Theater Co., 2000; Dr. Narrator, Lipstick Traces, Rudes, 2000, 1999; Secretariat, WAR, Rudes, 2000; Jinx/Shy Little Miss, In the House of the Moles, Rudes, 2000; Norma, The…
Most Valuable Players
Joey Hood On the scene since: 1997 MVP for: Subterranean Theatre Company Recent Roles: Gregor Samsa, The Metamorphosis, Public Domain/Refraction Arts, 2001; Joe, Raised by Lesbians, STC, 2001; Peter Sloan, Light Up the Sky, Austin Playhouse, 2001; Charlie, Fish, Aunt Lulu Plays, 2000; The Cheerleader, Bleacher Bums, STC, 2000. Honors: Payne nominations, Metamorphosis, Fish; Critics…
Most Valuable Players
Dirk Van Allen On the scene since: 1984 MVP for: State Theater Co., Austin Playhouse Recent Roles: Hucklebee, The Fantasticks, AP, 2001; Sid, Light Up the Sky, AP, 2001; Jack, The Weir, State, 2000; Duncan, A Macbeth, State, 2000; various, The Good Doctor, State, 1999; Will Kidder, The Young Man from Atlanta, State, 1999. Honors:…
Habana Restaurant
Habana Restaurant 2728 S. Congress, 449-4252 Tuesday-Thursday, 11am-10pm; Friday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday,11am-10pm We strolled into Habana on a recent Sunday night to check out the Cuban food and live music. The crowd that night was mostly Puerto Rican and Cuban families, children included, who were chowing down on autentico cooking while listening to songs that they…
Phases and Stages
Cowboy Junkies @One World TheatreSeptember 17 Unlike similarly configured bands of the same general age, say 10,000 Maniacs or Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians, the Cowboy Junkies have never achieved mega-popularity, and as evidenced by their latest release Open, they continue to grow musically without getting overly mystical or just plain goofy. It’s true,…
Capitol Chronicle
Lloyd Doggett feels the pressure of the “war hysteria.”
Most Valuable Players
Meredith McCall On the scene since: 1989 MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent roles: Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors, Zach, 2001; Jouét, Jouét, Zach, 2001; Singer, Santaland Diaries, Zach, 2000-1998; Mabel, Pride’s Crossing, Zach, 2000; Magenta, Rocky Horror Show, Zach, 1999, 1998; Mother, The Who’s Tommy, Zach, 1999; Harper, Angels in America, Parts I…
Most Valuable Players
Christa Kimlicko Jones On the scene since: 1999 MVP for: dirigo group Recent roles: Nahimah, The Gypsy Chain, dirigo group, 2001; Nina, The Seagull, Guy Roberts, 2001; Joanna, Home Free!, dirigo group, 2000; May, Fool for Love, dirigo group, 2000; Melody, Bleacher Bums, Subterranean Theatre Co., 2000; Witch, Dark of the Moon, State Theatre Co.,…
Most Valuable Players
Jon Watson On the scene since: 1991 MVP for: Rude Mechanicals, Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent Roles: Giuliano, Big Love, Rudes, 2001; Ivan, Art, Zach, 2001; Bottom, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Project InterAct, 2000; Prof. Crome, Abundance, Zach/Athena Dramatics, 2000; Schultz, In the House of the Moles, Rudes, 2000; various, Shakespeare’s R&J, Zach, 1999. Honors: Payne…
Liquid Assets
The Texas wine industry is chock-full of good news right now. First, 2001 was a brilliant year for grape quality and quantity. The cool spring and dry summer gave the winemakers a stellar selection of grapes to work with. Over the next year, we should be tasting some of Texas’ best wine ever. Second, the…
Changed Forever
Scenes and voices from Austin’s reaction to the attacks
The Hightower Lowdown
Terrorists attack, and security enthusiasts “protect” us; nursing homes abuse the elderly, and the answer is … deregulation?; and money management firms give the wealthy a shoulder to cry on.
Most Valuable Players
Tom Parker On the scene since: 1984 MVP for: State Theater Company Recent Roles: Bellomy, The Fantasticks, Austin Playhouse, 2001; Owen, Light Up the Sky, Austin Playhouse, 2001; Senex, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mary Moody Northen Theatre, 2000; Peck, How I Learned to Drive, Subterranean Theatre Co./State Theater Co.,…
Most Valuable Players
David Jones On the scene since: 1977 MVP for: Subterranean Theatre Company Recent Roles: Eddie, Art Stripped Naked, Hyde Park; B.A., A Name for a Ghost to Mutter, State Theater Co., 2001; Male Greek Chorus, How I Learned to Drive, State/STC, 2000; Marvin, Bleacher Bums, STC, 2000; Summey, Dark of the Moon, State, 2000; Hornby,…
Articulations
Oklahoma!, A Macbeth, and Art were the big winners at the 27th Annual B. Iden Payne Awards.
Pure Happiness
Unassuming Austin singer-songwriter stumbles upon the big time.
W.’s Paper Chase
Bush attempts to have his state papers declared federal property.
Heart of Glass
UT Performing Arts Center presents a Philip Glass retrospective, “Philip on Film,” with Glass performing live his film compositions.
Most Valuable Players
Matthew Patterson On the scene since: 1988 MVP for: Vortex Repertory Company Recent Roles: Robbie, Shopping and Fucking, Vortex, 2001; Yasanoah, The Deluge: On the Shoulder of Night, Vortex, 2001; Norman, Norm L, Vortex, 1999; Sidney Carton, Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Vortex, 1999, 1997; The Lover, Machinal, Vortex Summer Youth Theatre, 1999; Ophydon,…
Most Valuable Players
Judson L. Jones On the scene since: 1999 MVP for: Subterranean Theatre Co., dirigo group Recent roles: Art, Art Stripped Naked, Hyde Park, 2001; Big A, Gypsy Chain, dirigo group, 2001; Trigorin, The Seagull, Guy Roberts, 2001; Macduff, A Macbeth, State Theater Co., 2000; Eddie, Fool for Love, dirigo group, 2000; Greg, Bleacher Bums, STC,…
Exhibitionism
Trust is like a thoroughly modern version of those Noel Coward constructs in which the affluent and their hangers-on loll about having affairs and lobbing endless volleys of bon mots, and the Seven Ages Theatre Company production serves up its series of tilted vignettes and monologues in a smooth, brisk fashion.
Bruce Robison Reviewed
Bruce RobisonCountry Sunshine (Boar’s Nest) Nothing bespeaks a good song — make that a great song — than the absolute certainty you’ve heard it before. “What Would Willie Do” is just such a song, arguably the centerpiece of Bruce Robison’s fourth and best album, Country Sunshine. An inspired, aspiring to the heroic ode to Austin’s…
War of Words
Whenever the emperor starts parading around naked, you can bet that UT journalism professor Bob Jensen will say so, loudly and proudly. Just as predictably, others will quickly chastise him for not oohing and aahing over the emperor’s beautiful wardrobe. On Sept. 14, three days after the infamous terrorist attacks in New York and Washington,…
Philip on film
UT Performance Arts Center’s Philip Glass Series schedule
Most Valuable Players
Scott Schroeder On the scene since: the Eighties MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent Roles: ensemble, The World Goes Round, Zach, 2001; various, Jelly’s Last Jam, Zach, 2001; Dr. Scott, The Rocky Horror Show, Zach, 2000, 1999; various, Candide, Austin Lyric Opera, 2000; The King, Big River, Zilker Theatre, 1999; ensemble, Schoolhouse Rock, Zach,…
Most Valuable Players
Ev Lunning Jr. On the scene since: 1983 MVP for: Mary Moody Northen Theatre Recent Roles: Capulet, Romeo and Juliet, MMNT, 2001; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, MMNT, 2000; William Snelgrave, One Flea Spare, School of Night, 2000; Mayor Shinn, The Music Man, Austin Musical Theatre, 2000; Coach, That Championship…
Exhibitionism
Despite the presence of a talented ensemble, the Austin Shakespeare Festival production of what most of the English-speaking world considers the greatest play ever written is a thin Hamlet of watered-down performances and even more diluted directorial choices.
Calling the Shots
Jesse Dayton is finally an Austin musician again after years of only being mistaken for one
Tower of Ill Dispute
When the city settled its boundary dispute with Lumbermen’s Investment Corp., it didn’t close the book — it opened up a sequel.
After Atom
AFS presents the films of Kinji Fukasaku, Japan’s premier post-war director.
Megiddo: The Omega Code Two
Megiddo: The Omega Code Two 2001, PG-13, 102 min. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Caspar Van Dien, Gavin Fink, R. Lee Ermey, Gil Colon, Chad Michael Allen, Greg Ellis, Udo Kier, Michael Biehn, Michael York. The extremely questionable taste in Trinity Broadcast Network’s last-minute decision to go ahead with…
Most Valuable Players
Everett Skaggs On the scene since: 1993 MVP for: State Theater Company Recent Roles: Gonzalo, The Tempest, State Theater Co., 2001; Henry, The Fantasticks, Austin Playhouse, 2001; Hang Town Fry, Austin Theatre Co., 2001; Duncan, A Macbeth, State, 2000; Sly, The Taming of the Shrew, State, 1999; Pete, The Young Man From Atlanta, State, 1999;…
Most Valuable Players
Helen Merino On the scene since: 1998 MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent Roles: Hamlet, Hamlet, Austin Shakespeare Festival, 2001; Joby, Anton in Show Business, State Theater Co., 2001; Thea, Going Public, Austin TheaterWorks, 2001; various, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Project InterAct, 2000; Lenny, Crimes of the Heart, 2000; various, Pride’s Crossing, Zach, 2000.…
Full Exposure: Lily Burana’s “Strip City’
From Anchorage, Alaska, to New Jersey to Tijuana, Mexico, Lily Burana takes her readers inside the glitziest and seediest strip clubs in the nation in Strip City: A Stripper’s Farewell Journey Across America. But Burana, who will be at BookPeople on Monday, October 1, at 7pm, is also armed with a good deal of feminist…
Jesse Dayton Reviewed
Jesse DaytonHey NashVegas! (Stag) Jesse Dayton returns to the Texas music scene with a vengeance on his third collection of songs, Hey NashVegas! Covering a broad range of styles, electric honky-tonk, accordion-driven Tex-Mex, sweet and smooth Western swing, and tear-in-your-beer ballads, Dayton makes it all look oh-so simple. Hey NashVegas! testifies to how much Dayton…
Questions Persist About Yogurt Shop Murders
Pretrial suspended in Michael Scott yogurt shop murder trial
Sympathy for the Underdog
Schedule for AFS’s Kinji Fukasaku film series
Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis 2001, PG-13, 103 min. Directed by Scott Hicks, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Anthony Hopkins, David Morse, Hope Davis, Anton Yelchin, Mika Boorem, Will Rothaar. It has become cliché to say that “the book was better than the movie,” and doubly so when it comes to Stephen King. Still, it’s…
Most Valuable Players
David Stahl On the scene since: 1986 MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center, Subterranean Theatre Company Recent Roles: Richard III, Richard III, Disciples of Melpomene, 2001; Ivan, Art, Zach, 2001; Third Witch, A Macbeth, State Theater Co., 2000; various, Pride’s Crossing, Zach, 2000; Devlin, Ashes to Ashes, Public Domain, 1999; Harry Kane, The Collection, STC,…
Most Valuable Players
Michael Miller On the scene since: 1992 MVP for: Practically everyone! Recent Roles: Sebastian, The Tempest, State Theater Co., 2001; Judas, Corpus Christi, Real Rain, 2001; Tesla, Requiem for Tesla, Rude Mechanicals, 2001; Dan, Closer, Zach, 2000; various, Pride’s Crossing, Zach, 2000; Alexander the Great, et al., The Possibilities, PD, 2000. Honors: Payne & Critics…
Postscripts
A party for Kinky Friedman’s new book of etiquette and other upcoming literary events in Austin.
Dancing About Architecture
The Austin music scene benefits the Red Cross.
Car Croquet
Neighborhood leaders seek stronger code enforcement front-lawn parking.
How to Succeed in Screenwriting
Austinite Vance Kotrla’s screenplay advances in the Heart of Film Competition.
Glitter
Glitter 2001, PG-13, 120 min. Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Terrence Howard, Tia Texada, Da Brat, Ann Magnuson, Dorian Harewood, Eric Benét. Report to File of M_____ C______ /// Notes on “Glitter” /// CONFIDENTAL /// Viewed matinee showing of Patient’s new film, Glitter, for possible…
Most Valuable Players
Janis Stinson On the scene since: the Eighties MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent Roles: Audrey II, Little Shop of Horrors, Zach, 2001; Miss Mamie, Jelly’s Last Jam, Zach, 2001; various, Mahalia!, Austin Playhouse, 2001; Eunice, A Streetcar Named Desire, Zach, 2001; Chorus, Evita, Zach, 2000; ensemble, Tapestry: The Words and Music of Carole…
Most Valuable Players
Paul Norton On the scene since: 1996 MVP for: State Theater Co. Recent Roles: Claudius, Hamlet, Austin Shakespeare Festival, 2001; Mr. Sowerberry/Dr. Grimwig, Oliver!, Austin Musical Theatre, 2001; Lear, King Lear, Public Domain, 2001; Banquo, A Macbeth, State, 2000; Larry, Closer, Zachary Scott Theatre, 2000; Jim, The Weir, State, 2000. Honors: Payne award & Critics…
Page Two
The most effective weapon against long-term terrorism is this country’s involvement in the world community; the most effective refutation of terrorists is the preservation of our civil liberties.
Asylum St. Bill (Jr.)
Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital…
Naked City
Brief items of interest
Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference
In celebration of all things writerly, the Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference opens its eighth annual season October 11-18. The conference, which dominates the first weekend, brings together industry professionals to conduct in more than 70 panels, seminars, and roundtables devoted to the scriptwriting process. This year’s recipient of the Distinguished…
Enlightenment Guaranteed
Enlightenment Guaranteed 2000, NR, 105 min. Directed by Doris Dörrie, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Heiner Hauterbach, Ulrike Kriener, Anica Dobra, Petra Zieser, Gustav Peter Wöhler, Uwe Ochsenknecht. Enlightenment Guaranteed depends on the two actors who all but carry it: Ochsenknecht, who has an aristocratic Kelsey Grammer quality, and zaftig Wöhler, the moon-faced…
Second Helpings
A sampling of Austin’s Italian restaurants in this week’s “Second Helpings.”
Most Valuable Players
Ken Webster On the scene since: 1977 MVP for: Subterranean Theatre Company, State Theater Company, Frontera Recent Roles: Victor, House, Frontera, 2001, 1999; Brendan, The Weir, State Theater Co., 2000; Ghost of Christmas Present, A Christmas Carol, State, 1999; Richard, Hay Fever, State, 1998; various, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, State, 1999;…
Most Valuable Players
Andrea Osborn On the scene since: 1996 MVP for: State Theater Co. Recent Roles: Titania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, ACC Drama Dept., 2001; Holly, Anton in Show Business, State, 2001; Second Witch, A Macbeth, State, 2001; Alice, Closer, Zachary Scott Theatre, 2000; Valerie, The Weir, State, 2001; Kate, Taming of the Shrew, State, 1999. Honors:…
Coach’s Corner
Coach’s “double-Scorpio” wife Kelly makes some unreasonable demands.
Welcome to Chez Sphincter
Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital…
Naked City
South Austinites aren’t too happy with proposed zoning changes.
Destination: Online Profit
They’re back in the game, those Garriott brothers: Richard, who created the Ultima series of online games, and Robert, with whom he later teamed to start Origin Systems, ultimately sold to Electronic Arts. This time the gaming moguls have partnered their locally headquartered online game development company, Destination Games, with NCsoft, the Korean company that…
Don’t Say a Word
Don’t Say a Word 2001, R, 115 min. Directed by Gary Fleder, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Jennifer Esposito, Skye Mccole Bartusiak, Famke Janssen, Oliver Platt. The last couple of years have been good to Michael Douglas, and, no, I’m not referring to his acquisition of a…
Most Valuable Players
Brief profiles of 40 Austin actors who have distinguished themselves through the quality of that acting, the recognition they’ve garnered for it, and the singular qualities they brings to Austin’s theatre community.
Most Valuable Players
Lowell Bartholomee On the scene since: 1993 MVP for: Austin Shakespeare Festival Recent Roles: Gravedigger, Hamlet, ASF, 2001; various, Gypsy Chain, dirigo group, 2001; Dorn, The Seagull, Guy Roberts, 2001; Jerome, Bingo, Public Domain, 2000; Flute, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, ASF, 2000; Ace, Fruits and Vegetables, Different Stages, 2000. Honors: Payne award & Critics Table…
Most Valuable Players
Sarah Richardson On the scene since: 1991 MVP for: Rude Mechanicals Recent roles: Olympia, Big Love, Rudes, 2001; Johanna, Requiem for Tesla, Rudes, 2001; Mother, WAR, Rudes, 2000; Wark (Ugly), In the House of the Moles, Rudes, 2000; various, Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling, Frontera, 1999; Meliss, Crucks, Rudes, 1998. Honors: Critics Table &…
Day Trips
Fredericksburg-area residents are working to preserve the area’s one-room rural schoolhouses.
Attention, Heavenly Band
Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital…
Naked City
The Fraternal Order of Police is being accused of bad telemarketing again.
Short Cuts
Waking Life to premiere in Austin, Regal announces canned goods = free movies, and some film score schooling with Brian Satterwhite.
Zoolander
Zoolander 2001, PG-13, 89 min. Directed by Ben Stiller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Billy Zane, Jon Voight, David Pressman, David Duchovny, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller, David Bowie, Andy Dick, Cuba Gooding Jr, Vince Vaughn. If the balm of comedy is not only helpful but…
Most Valuable Players
Janelle Buchanan On the scene since: “the late Seventies” MVP for: State Theater Company Recent roles: Ruth, Virtual Devotion, State, 2000; Bess, Abundance, Zachary Scott Theatre, 2000; Miss Metcalfe, Dark of the Moon, State, 2000; Aunt Lila, Spring Storm, Actors Repertory of Texas, 1999; Reba, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Zach, 1998; Clara, I’m Not…
Most Valuable Players
Ron Berry On the scene since: 1996 MVP for: Refraction Arts Project Recent Roles: Augie/Felix, A Name for a Ghost to Mutter, State Theater Co., 2001; various, The Butcher’s Daughter, Refraction Arts Project, 2000; the Lecturer, Fatigue, Physical Plant Theater, 1999; Kip, Raised in Captivity, Subterranean Theatre Co., 1998; the Schoolmaster, The Visit, RAP, 1998.…
Most Valuable Players
Shawn Sides On the scene since: 1988 MVP for: Rude Mechanicals Recent Roles: Lydia, Big Love, Rudes, 2001; Edith, The Cry Pitch Carrolls, Salvage Vanguard Theater, 1999; Jane, don b’s Snow White, Rudes, 1998; Wendy, When You Know What It Is You’re Doing, SVT, 1998; Mere Ubu, Ubu Roi, Rudes, 1997, 1996. Honors: Payne &…
Mr. Smarty Pants
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found that air pollution causes more deaths than traffic accidents.In the mid-Sixties, Nancy Sinatra and her sister were thrown out of the Vatican for wearing miniskirts.The pioneering life form that re-colonized the North American moonscape, after the Yucatan meteor that obliterated the dinosaurs and almost everything else at least…
Phases and Stages
Bill Kirchen Tied to the Wheel (Hightone)Dallas WayneHere I Am in Dallas (Hightone) The Twangbangers Tour is making the rounds right about now, an old-fashioned package tour featuring Dallas Wayne, Bill Kirchen, and adopted Austinite Redd Volkaert burning up stages with Telecaster tone and honky-tonk twang-thang. Kirchen, former Commander Cody Lost Planet Airman, showcases his…
Naked City
Lowered sales taxes could be a roadblock to Capital Metro’s plans.
TV Eye
Belinda Acosta talks about how glad she is to see Dave back on the air (we are, too), why Dan’s patriotic meltdown pissed her off (irresponsible journalism), what Politically Incorrect-ism Bill said (but later retracted), and where are civil liberties are headed (the toilet).
Most Valuable Players
Martin Burke On the scene since: 1990 MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent roles: Mark, Shopping and Fucking, Vortex, 2001; Chester, Circumference of a Squirrel, Zach, 2001; Macy’s Elf, Santaland Diaries, Zach, 2000-1998; Romeo, Shakespeare’s R&J, Zach, 1999; various, Mystery of Irma Vep, Zach, 1999; Malvolio/Andrew Aguecheek, Twelfth Night, Sneck Up!/Vortex, 1999; Louis, Angels…
Most Valuable Players
Lana Dieterich On the scene since: 1979 (Wow!) MVP for: Subterranean Theatre Company Recent Roles: the Mother, Metamorphosis, Public Domain, 2001; Lucretia, A Name for a Ghost to Mutter, State Theater Co., 2001; Old Woman, Bingo, PD, 2000; Bleacher Bums, STC, 2000; Mrs. Adams, Spring Storm, Actors Repertory of Texas, 1999. Honors: Payne nominations: Name…
Most Valuable Players
Scotty Roberts On the scene since: 1980 MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent Roles: Mushnik, Little Shop of Horrors, Zach, 2001; Chorus, Oliver!, Austin Musical Theatre, 2001; Mitch, A Streetcar Named Desire, Zach, 2001; Will, Abundance, Zach/Athena Dramatics, 2000; Marcellus, The Music Man, AMT, 2000; ensemble, Schoolhouse Rock, Zach, 1999. Honors: Payne nomination, Abundance;…
After a Fashion
The stars at night are bigger and brighter, deep in the heart of Texas: Check out these local Hollywood sightings … Goth is alive and well and living in San Antonio … bra straps are still ugly and … your Style Avatar goes out on a “Denim Edge.”
Phases and Stages
Rebel Heartby Bebe Buell with Victor Bockris St. Martin’s Press, 320 pp., $24.95 In a Houston hotel in 1979, the Psychedelic Furs’ Richard Butler excused himself from my friend’s clutches. “I have to call someone,” he mumbled, tucking the phone between his chin and shoulder and dialing. “Do you know Bebe Buell?” Butler asked me…
Naked City
When sleeping on the streets is a crime
Video Reviews
Emperor: Battle for DuneWestwood Studios/Electronic Arts PC $34.99-$49.99 Some mad genius will eventually design a truly kick-ass, real-time strategy game. Until then — or at least until Blizzard Entertainment gets their Warcraft III shit together — fans of the RTS genre will have to settle for Emperor: Battle for Dune. Westwood Studios, creators of Emperor…
Most Valuable Players
Katherine Catmull On the scene since: 1983 MVP for: Subterranean Theatre Company, The Public Domain Recent roles: Various, Raised by Lesbians, STC, 2001; Goneril, King Lear, PD, 2001; Laura, Fish, Aunt Lulu Plays, 2000; Jane, Body and Soul, STC, 2000; Li’l Bit, How I Learned to Drive, State Theater Co./STC, 2000; various, The Possibilities, PD,…
Most Valuable Players
Lee Eddy On the scene since: 1997 MVP for: Mary Moody Northen Theatre Recent Roles: Esther, Love’s Fire, MMNT, 2000; Dora, Equus, MMNT, 1999; Maggie, Dancing at Lughnasa, MMNT, 1998; Mo, Kathy & Mo Show: Parallel Lives, MMNT, 1999; Carol, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, MMNT, 1999. Honors: Payne nominations, Love’s Fire & Dancing at…
Most Valuable Players
Michael Stuart On the scene since: 1981 MVP for: Onstage Theatre, Public Domain Recent Roles: Matt, Talley’s Folly, Onstage, 2001; Shakespeare, Bingo, Public Domain, 2000; Quince, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Austin Shakespeare Festival, 2000; Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, First Stone, 2000. Honors: Critics Table nomination, Midsummer Night’s Dream; Best Team Player, Chronicle Best of…
About AIDS
Maintaining body-cell mass
Phases and Stages
Dancing With Demons: The Authorized Biography of Dusty Springfieldby Penny Valentine and Vicki Wickham St. Martin’s Press, 320 pp., $24.95 “She wanted to be straight, she wanted to be a good Catholic, and she wanted to be black,” a friend said of the greatest soul singer ever produced by Britain. She was none of those.…
Naked City
Georgetown’s mayor gets mad at the Chronicle for catching her bad side.
Video Reviews
WWII Online: BlitzkriegStrategy First/Cornered Rat/Playnet.com PC $39.95 First thing you should know about this game is it just may be the shape of things to come in the gaming world, so whether you buy it or not, or play it or not, or like it or not, you need to hear about it. WWII Online:…
Most Valuable Players
Barbara Chisholm On the scene since: 1985 MVP for: Zachary Scott Theatre Center Recent roles: Annie, Misery, Zach, 2001; Gertrude, Hamlet, Austin Shakespeare Festival, 2001; Mrs. Sowerberry, Oliver!, Austin Musical Theatre, 2001; Macon, Abundance, Zach/Athena Dramatics, 2000; Olivia/Fabian, Twelfth Night, Sneck Up!/Vortex Repertory Co., 1999; Ethel, Nantasket, UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance, 1999; Boo…
Most Valuable Players
Robert Fisher On the scene since: 1998 MVP for: Subterranean Theatre Company Recent Roles: Mark Twain/Thomas Edison, Requiem for Tesla, Rude Mechanicals, 2001; Bleacher Bums, STC, 2000; The Possibilities, Public Domain, 2000; Sam, The Soldier Dreams, STC, 1999; Waiter, Betrayal, PD, 1999; ensemble, Travels With My Aunt, Different Stages, 1998. Honors: Critics Table & Payne…
Most Valuable Players
Annie Suite On the scene since: 1991 MVP for: Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre, Mary Moody Northen Theatre Recent Roles: Nurse, Romeo and Juliet, MMNT, 2001; Linda, Death of a Salesman, MMNT, 2000; Cinderella, Millennium Bug, Frontera, 1999; Kate, Dancing at Lughnasa, MMNT, 1998; Paul, Unmerciful Good Fortune, Frontera, 1996. Honors: Critics Table nominations, Death of a…
To Your Health
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Phases and Stages
John HiattThe Tiki Bar is Open (Vanguard) John Hiatt has come full circle, and not a moment too soon. By the time the veteran singer/songwriter’s scattershot Nineties albums sank to the locker room humor of his abysmal 1997 LP Little Head, Hiatt sounded like a shell of the man who had penned such heartfelt gems…
Naked City
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Dan Dietz On the scene since: 1995 MVP for: Salvage Vanguard Theater Recent roles: Robert, Wallpaper Psalm, SVT, 2001; ensemble, American Demons, SVT, 2000; Mysterion, The Intergalactic Nemesis, SVT, 2000; The Man, Terminal Hip, SVT, 2000; Alex Urban, Altamont Now, SVT, 1999; When You Know What It Is You’re Doing, SVT, 1999; Santa Anna, Centaur…
Most Valuable Players
Babs George On the scene since: 1987 MVP for: State Theater Company Recent Roles: Ariel, The Tempest, State, 2001; Jean, Apeman of Manhattan, Remembrance Through the Performing Arts, 2001; various, Anton in Show Business, State, 2001; Irene, Light Up the Sky, Austin Playhouse, 2001; Lady Macbeth, A Macbeth, State, 2000; Mrs. Banks, Barefoot in the…
Most Valuable Players
Stephanie Swenson On the scene since: 1985 MVP for: Vortex Repertory Company Recent Roles: Lulu, Shopping and Fucking, Vortex, 2001; Rita, The Bridge Burner, Vortex, 2000; Leole, The Butcher’s Daughter, Refraction Arts, 2000; Rosalind, As You Like It, Austin Shakespeare Festival, 1999; Leonora, Ladies in Retirement, Different Stages, 1999. Honors: Payne & Critics Table nominations…
Drag Nirvana
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Phases and Stages
Buddy GuySweet Tea (Silvertone) Suddenly, he’s in the room — right behind you. “Well I done got old,” he moans. “Can’t do the things I used to do.” This is not the Buddy Guy you’ve taken for granted. “‘Cause I’m a old man. And I’m not the same.” No, he’s not, the 65-year-old Louisiana-born guitarist…
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