Sergei's Big Score

Austin Symphony conductor Peter Bay has tremendous regard for both Sergei Prokofiev's score and Sergei Eisenstein's images for the 1938 film Alexander Nevsky, and as he prepares for a live performance of the score as the film is being shown, he talks about this remarkable fusion of image and music and what's involved in performing it live.

"...Great films deserve great music. When a movie is able to captivate..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Behanding in Spokane

This black comedy delivers everything you expect from a Hyde Park Theatre show

"...A Behanding in Spokane..."

May 6, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

A Midsummer Night's Dream

In director Lucien Douglas' staging of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," folly comes to the fore and makes for pretty pleasant company

"...A Midsummer Night's Dream..."

March 4, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The House

The House, director J. Ed Araiza's third collaboration with the student artists at St. Edward's University, is unapologetically about them, which makes for the show's strengths and its weaknesses

"...The HouseMary Moody Northen Theatre at St. Edward's University, through April 25..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

After a Fashion

This week, your Style Avatar sounds a bit like Homer in the Flaming Moe episode of The Simpson's: Mow, Mow, Mow, mow, mow

"...THAT'S MOW LIKE IT I usually manage to give hairdresser, artist, writer, and astrologer Deborah Carter of Pink Hair..."

May 11, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...11 North American first time looks, and 51 feature debuts. The SXSW Film roster has arrived, with big features..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Harold Ramis; with Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"......"

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had your..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

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

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Other Worlds Austin Adds Owen Egerton's Latest

Plus sci-fi fest's closing night title, and shorts

"...Other Worlds Austin, the dedicated sci-fi film festival, is coming up..."

Nov. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Courting Ecstasy

Exploring the Landscapes of Playwright Lisa D'Amour

"...Lisa D'Amour as Oscar Snowdenphotograph by Bret Brookshire There must be..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Planet Theatre: Tomorrowland..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...OK, three-quarters an enchilada. Maybe four-fifths...."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily

Austin Playhouse's Sherlockian pastry may be light, but Jason Newman's Great Detective is seriously good

"...LilyAustin Playhouse at Highland Mall, 6001 Airport www.austinplayhouse.com Through Dec. 21 Running time: 2 hr...."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Our collective state pride pervades all that we do, from our insane devotion..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda's era-defining political musical brings hope home on Disney+

"...Directed by: Thomas Kail. Starring: Daveed Diggs, Renée Goldsberry, Jonathan..."

July 3, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...The Sundance Film Festival released its first programming wave this afternoon,..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Kentucky Cycle

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre's decision to stage Robert Schenkkan's monumental The Kentucky Cycle is laudable, and the St. Edward's University student actors and their Equity counterparts put their all into every moment of effort, but the production's nuggets of brilliance are lost in technical inadequacies, inconsistent acting, and awkward staging.

"...The Kentucky Cycle: Lost in the Great IdeaMary Moody Northen Theatre, through March 9..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...critics has recognized the year's most exceptional achievements in dance, classical music, the visual arts, and theatre. The nominations..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March 8-17) announced that Jordan Peele's..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...Between mid May and Labor Day, there are only 15 weekends - the weekends that..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...Fest second wave is here, and bigger than you hoped, including the closing night film Downsizing, some major animation..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...hour into Urban Cowboy, Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of worm swallowing. "Mess-kins say eatin'..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

What Is This Miracle Called Movie Music?

Making movie-music magic 'Infamous'

"...What would you do if asked by a well-known film director to re-create..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Mark Rubin

Texas Titles in Toto

"...of these two lists below. Texas Towns & Places"Abilene," Dave Alvin..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Review: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Tony-winning musical serves pure stage magic & killer hilarity

"...Onstage at the Brutalist-design Bass Concert Hall sits a Victorian theatre, complete with..."

March 22, 2018 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

After the Frost

Superhero Max Frost takes on the Death Star!

"..."My only fear is that I don't want to be defined by one song."..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...Looks like the Academy has finally caught on to something Austin’s known all..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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