Visual Arts Review: “Transcendence: A Century of Black Queer Ecstasy, 1924-2024”

Highlighting a subject usually depicted in pain, UT exhibit reverberates joy

"...Enter “Transcendence: A Century of Black Queer Ecstasy, 1924-2024.” Beginning in AGBS’s Christian-Green Gallery in Jester Center and..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Cat's Meow

"...William Randolph Hearst's sumptuous yacht in the fall of 1924, and is grounded in historical fact. The Wellesian scourge..."

April 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Newton Boys

"...piece, The Newton Boys covers a five-year span from 1919-1924 during which time the gang had the dubious distinction..."

March 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Picture Bride

"...women sent from Japan to Hawaii between 1907 and 1924 (when American anti-Japanese sentiment forced the Japanese government to..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Austin quintet, the Invincible Czars, debut a new score for this Soviet science-fiction propaganda film chock-full of Constructivist set design.

"...Musician Dick Price presents his live score for this 1924 silent Russian science fiction film. The version presented here..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

UT Wind Ensemble

The ghost of Gershwin plays live in Austin

"...Talking Machine Company (later RCA Victor) on June 10, 1924, Zenph studied the 10,000 notes that Gershwin played, paying..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Silent Days and Nights

Discovering Live Cinema... Again

"...Director Herbert Brenon during the production of Peter Pan (1924) I don't know about you, but I sometimes suffer..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Screens Feature

The Taste of Things

Charming touching tale of love between two middle-aged chefs in 19th-century France

"...Trần’s script (very loosely adapted from Marcel Rouff’s 1924 novel La vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet)..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's roaring, terrifying, and carnal tale of the father of the atom bomb

"...It's 1924, and a young J. Robert Oppenheimer quits Cambridge to..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mothering Sunday

Literary adaptation charts doomed romance between classes

"...film takes place on the titular spring day in 1924. Yet the orphaned Jane has no mother to return..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hunt

Scathing action-satire is more than Elites versus Deplorables

"...The Hunt is the latest iteration of Richard Connell's 1924 novella "The Most Dangerous Game." A bunch of rich..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cheap Thrills

This grisly, dark comedy is last year's winner of Fantastic Fest's Midnighters Audience Award.

"...the definitive film about human swinishness way back in 1924 – sorry, Gordon Gekko – but Cheap Thrills cuts..."

March 21, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paramount Has Your Dollar Theatre Beat

Opening night of the Paramount100 does silent cinema right

"...Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7pm, Stateside (double feature) "Sherlock, Jr." (1924, D: Buster Keaton) and The General (1926, D: Clyde..."

Jan. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

This Week's Waste of Time

One teen and several free browser games

"...has put a slight spin on the genre with 1924. Billed as a silent video game, every standard jump..."

Dec. 16, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Book Review

"...480 pp., $27.50 "Drop everything," Andre Breton wrote in 1924. "Drop your wife, drop your mistress/drop your hopes and..."

April 12, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...90 minutes, are: "Gumbo" (Beginnings to 1917); "The Gift" (1917-1924); "Our Language" (1924-1928); "The True Welcome" (1929-1935); "Swing: Pure..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events

Some recommendations for the week ahead

"...Richard Whittaker “Transcendence: A Century of Black Queer Ecstasy, 1924-2024”..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Kings of Comedy: Austin's Josh Frank Brings R.E.M. and Buster Keaton Together for Silents Synced

New soundtrack for Sherlock Jr. follows Nosferatu/Radiohead

"...the second in the series – Buster Keaton's uproarious 1924 comedy Sherlock Jr. as soundtracked by R.E.M. – will..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 11-17

"...sovereign nation on the planet in 18 months. In 1924, explorer Alexandra David-Néel pulled off the seemingly impossible feat..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Jubilant Dance, MedFest, and More Weekend Recommendations

Find the right fit for your going-out vibe

"...Bring your parkas.   – Carys Anderson SunGay: Michael (1924)..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Viva México, Mooncakes, and Motorbikes in Our Recommended Events

Lots to celebrate this weekend

"...up: Sunday’s celebration of brand-new exhibition “Long Live Surrealism! 1924–Today.” Activities include “Drawing to See” sketching, kid-friendly storytime and..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Elders: Meet Stan Brooks, the 102-Year-Old World War II Vet Who’s Lived to Serve

He remembers Barton Springs before the cement

"...In 1924, the advent of penicillin was still a few years..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 17-23

"...ARIES (March 21-April 19): Polish-born author Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) didn’t begin to speak English until he was 21..."

May 17, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Elizabeth Morris: 100 Years of Memories in Austin

Of back porches, corrupt politicians, and fireworks at Zilker Park

"...Ferguson picked up the baton, running for governor in 1924. During rallies, she simply introduced her husband and let..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Juliette Binoche and Trần Anh Hùng Sample The Taste of Things

The ingredients of the lauded French romance about cooking

"...Adapted in part from Swiss author Marcel Rouff’s 1924 novel La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Celebrates Max Fleischer, the Man Who Made Betty Boop Boop-Oop-a-Doop

AFS Cinema spotlights the animation revolution created by Max Fleischer in the Fleischer Studios Legacy

"...Recently, the team got hold of a print of 1924's "Clay Town," which mixed Claymation, animation, and live-action footage...."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...use of the term "one-half of one-eighth" in a 1924 deed reserving a mineral interest meant one-half of the..."

March 10, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 22-28

"...haven't had enough sleep for years," author Franz Kafka (1883–1924) once confessed to a friend. It showed in his..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Russia, 1924 World Premiere of Score by Chris Bullock, 113 min..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

"Strong-Mayor" Proposal Divides Austin's Progressives

Power to the people?

"...a commission in 1908, then went to council-manager in 1924, an arc traveled by a lot of cities, including..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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