Postmarks

The Clark-Madison brouhaha continues amidst tributes to Mambo John and more.

"...but is shooting frat rats funny ["20th Anniversary Issue: 1981-1982," Sept. 7]? Yeah, I know, it was "a parody,"..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Column

Thirty Years on Location

An overview of the Texas Film Commission, which has been wedding film production and the state economy for 30 years.

"...from small independent films, like the Austin-lensed Coen brothers' 1982 debut Blood Simple, to major Hollywood blockbusters like Michael..."

June 15, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Spy Kids

The first entry in Rodriguez's kids action movie remains the best in the series.

"...Banderas the name of Gregorio Cortez (echoing the landmark 1982 film The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez) and helping to..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Company Man

"...Spic-O-Rama in 1993 and -- oddly -- penned the 1982 Susan Seidelman film Smithereens, and McGrath, the writer and..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"...suspected him in the Barton Creek rape case. In 1982, not long after Lavernia and his new wife and..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Part of Our Day

When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms of the national networks, but there's another chapter to the tale. Belinda Acosta looks at some of the pioneers of Austin television.

"...According to press clips published in 1982, Pennington and Isaacs were quite the pair. An UTmost..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Animated Films by Jan Svankmajer

"...Jan Svankmajer includes video screenings of Dimensions of Dialogue (1982, 12 min.) and Food (1992, 14 min). The animated..."

Jan. 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dude, Where's My Car?

"...powers to disrobe a chesty Heather Thomas in the 1982 teen sex comedy Zapped! has there been a film..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How the Wolves Survived

That band from East L.A. keeps getting better

"...defected from the Blasters and joined Los Lobos in 1982 to play saxophone and keyboards (and produce the group's..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Page Two

Remembering actor-filmmaker Paul Bartel (Death Race 2000, Cannonball, Eating Raoul)

"...Parts (1972), Death Race 2000 (1975), and Eating Raoul (1982) -- was never realized. Not for Publication (1984) and..."

May 26, 2000 Column by Louis Black

The Outlaw Josey Wales

"...makes for a jarring ride. Films like Honkytonk Man (1982), Bronco Billy (1980), and Bird (1988, even though it..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Review by Louis Black

Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, Maniac

"...Howard Sherman, John Amplas, Richard Liberty. CREEPSHOWD: George Romero (1982); with Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, EG Marshall,..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Cars and Speed and Flight

Just prior to his appearance at SXSW Film for a retrospective of his work, Monte Hellman talks about a career in film.

"...one of Malick's as well) before passing away in 1982. His weathered face was a perfect physical expression of..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Fame is Eyelids: Michael Snow's Cinema

"...medium's core essentials. Two short films, "So Is This" (1982, 43 min.) and "Seated Figures" (1988, 42 min.) play..."

Sept. 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reissues

Los Zafiros

"...a chance of catching up to him. That was 1982; 17 years later, it's still smacking its parched lips,..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...the years immediately following the death of Bob Marley, 1982-'85. Virtually every spring and summer weekend featured a top-notch..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

A Select Bibliography of Texas Plays

"...Joe Sears, Jaston Williams, and Ed Howard, Greater Tuna (1982)..."

July 2, 1999 Arts Feature

Down-Home for His Hometown

"...Hawk Steakhouse up on the highway." From 1973 until 1982, Hoover did just about every job in the house..."

April 16, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Land Rush

The Early Days

"...go before the voters with a bond issue. In 1982, the city issued a request for proposals for such..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Good Restaurants Make Good Neighbors

"...was one of its many frequent customers. But in 1982, the owners confided in her that an illness in..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Destination Unknown

"...are words for, when no one listens anymore?" In 1982, when his hit New Wave band Missing Persons was..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Why I Moved Back

Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be

"...Buffalo Gals, a band that featured Kathy McCarty. The 1982 Chronicle Music Poll listed the "Buffalo Gals Warehouse" as..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Gretchen Phillips

Tackling Texas Truisms

Filmmaker Don Howard and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...segment, Game Day, (which consists of footage shot in 1982 by Geoff Winningham and re-edited by Howard), as part..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Working Class Hero

Stephen Doster

"...a year on the road. After returning home in 1982 to record a live album at Liberty Lunch, Doster..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"...it that way," Lester told me on April 14, 1982, when I spent a long afternoon interviewing him for..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

This Magic Moment

15 Years of the Austin Music Awards

"...a batch of honors to Austin music's Class of 1982. Next week, at the Austin Music Hall, Paul Ray..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The De-Railers

RR Commission Challengers Say the Office Is Off-Track

"...to Texas' economy has been on the decline. In 1982, oil and gas production taxes represented 27.5% of all..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...1980; Butt Rockin' in 1981; and T-Bird Rhythm in 1982 -- that hit like a grand slam and brought..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision

Oscar-winning documentary about the famed artist.

"...winning the design competition for the Vietnam Memorial in 1982 to her being recognized in 1992 at the memorial's..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

1991: The Year Punk Broke

This snarling, loudly exultant record of the 1991 European tour by Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., and other bands, bursts with lunatic concert footage, inspired backstage antics, baffling contract riders, and self-deprecating humor from the groups.

"...moments for posterity. As far as tour films go, 1982's Another State of Mind stood [skin]head and shoulders above..."

Dec. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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