The Explorers Club

Austin Playhouse's sublimely silly satire of Victorian pomposity ventures where other comedies fear to tread

"...Toner. A charming puppy love for Phyllida exudes from Aaron Johnson's Lucius Fretway, but the spotlight is often stolen..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Zach Theatre's Tribes

Nina Raine's award-winning drama explores the different forms of language and how we understand each other

"...about language and hearing as understanding. Billy's brother Daniel (Aaron Johnson) is struggling to finish a thesis that suggests..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Top 10 Theatre Performances of 2015

The Austin stage actors who gave the most impressive performances in 2015 just made it look so damned easy

"...3) Aaron Johnson as Edward in Skylight (Street Corner Arts) Keep..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Austin Playhouse's The Real Thing

Tom Stoppard's play receives a remarkable revival with a seasoned cast

"...badass, pixie-esque hair for the second. Also impressive are Aaron Johnson, Marie Rose Fahlgren, and Stephen Mercantel, all playing..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

'New American Talent – The 19th Exhibition'

"New American Talent – The 19th Exhibition" merits repeated visits, for the abundance of energy and originality of vision among its many featured artists

"...photos of naked limbs; and again in Gush, by Aaron Johnson, which calls to mind the flow of blood..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Exhibitionism

Latino Comedy Festival: Ripeness Is All

"...enthralled, the parents stayed to watch, and artistic director Aaron Johnson noted rightly that this brand of theatre mixes..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Review

The Wall

Two American soldiers face off with an Iraqi sniper

"...Directed by: Doug Liman. Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena and Laith Nakli...."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Godzilla

These monsters have more audience appeal than their human co-stars – which is good and bad.

"...Directed by: Gareth Edwards. Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Sally Hawkins,..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back for more bloody and profane to bust more supervillain heads.

"...Directed by: Jeff Wadlow. Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Morris Chestnut, Jim Carrey, Christopher..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ESPN Goes Inaugural

ESPN to commemorate Obama’s inauguration with 'Breaking Barriers' marathon and more

"...featuring groundbreaking African-American athletes such as Arthur Ashe, Jack Johnson, and Eddie Robinson. Today, MLK Day, they are airing..."

Jan. 19, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...gal = 3 guys. That's certainly the way that Aaron Johnson has the equation figured in his new scenario..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Sordid Lives'

Wimberley Players audience rejects accusation of play's obscenity

"...to company president Kay Allison, which arrived as director Aaron Johnson was still casting, initiated a series of events..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Feature by Matthew Irwin

Nowhere Boy

This movie about John Lennon's young-adult years showcases the importance of the importance of both his mother and aunt in his life.

"...Directed by: Sam Taylor-Wood. Starring: Aaron Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Threlfall, Josh..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ass-Kicking For Breakfast

Q&A with the super-violent superhero film Kick-Ass

"...of the original comic), director Matthew Vaughn, plus stars Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Red Mist) and Chloe Moretz..."

March 14, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Raise Worker Wages

Organize, arrive, persist, persist, persist

"...or more, without the legally required overtime pay," says Aaron Johnson, an attorney at the Equal Justice Center, a..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Jack Craver

Meet the Meat Makers

Doc goes behind the scenes of Central Texas barbecue

"...Meat, a new documentary by filmmakers Jeff Jones, Matthew Johnson, Matt Wallis, and Brandon Gonzales, sets out to correct..."

March 15, 2016 Food Post by Spencer Beghtol

Antibalas

"...soundtrack for the Fela! Broadway musical, for which trombonist Aaron Johnson served as musical director. Somehow the New York..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Albert Nobbs

This melancholy picture is distinguished by Glenn Close's vanishing act in the titular role.

"...Directed by: Rodrigo García. Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

AFF Teases 10 Titles

Duplass Bros.' latest comedy gets regional premiere

"...Rodrigo Garcia (in attendance) Cast: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brendan Gleeson Glenn Close stars..."

Aug. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A 'Fright Night' at The Opera

Stars of the remake get all Marx Brothers at the Drafthouse

"...he test-drove his not-bad McCartney impression to match co-star Aaron Johnson's John Lennon.) Now, he gets to continue his..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Newton Is Next Victim of Longhorns’ 'Huge Expectations'

The search for a running game continues

"...our next contestant. Don’t screw it up! Sorry, Cody Johnson. A four-yard loss at the one-yard line? Take a..."

Sept. 9, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Off the Record

Better Than the Van finds a place to crash in Austin, as does Ola Podrida's David Wingo, while Leeann Atherton goes big in Japan and Martín Perna stays up late with the Roots

"...prominently features Antibalas, led by musical director and trombonist Aaron Johnson. Taking a cue from the Roots' annual picnic,..."

July 10, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

ACL Music Fest Interviews

"...Didi Gutman on keyboards, Jesse Murphy on bass, and Aaron Johnson on drums – released their eagerly anticipated second..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Shanghai Knights

"...Directed by: David Dobkin. Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Fisher, Aidan Gillen, Fann Wong and Donnie..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

All Aboard for Middle Earth

Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien needn't wait until the December 12 opening of the film of Lord of the Rings to take a journey to Middle Earth. Second Youth Family Repertory Theatre, an Austin arts company acclaimed for its intelligent, highly theatrical stage shows for family audiences, will ferry you there this weekend via its production of The Hobbit.

Nov. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dispatches From the Edge

A roundup of the FronteraFest 2001 Long Fringe.

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The winners of the 26th annual B. Iden Payne awards for local theatre..

"...Martin Burke/Chris Hatcher/Aaron Johnson /Jon Watson, Shakespeare's R & J..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

B. Iden Payne Award Nominations, 1999-2000

"...Aaron Johnson/Jon Watson..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Going Long

Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000

"...aren't. They could take a lesson in looseness from Aaron Johnson; he plays the ingenue Flavio as a lights-on-nobody-home..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Scare Package

Horror-comedy anthology pays tribute to the golden age of VHS

"...by: Courtney Andujar, Hillary Andujar, Anthony Cousins, Emily Hagins, Aaron B. Koontz, Chris McInroy, Noah Segan and Baron Vaughn...."

June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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