The Birth of a Nation

Controversial slave uprising epic finally hits theatres

"...Directed by: Nate Parker. Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Image of a First Lady

Based on her physical appearance alone, Jean Stapleton is a natural to portray Eleanor. But it turns out that the accomplished actress' resemblance to the first lady doesn't end there. It extends to her idealism, her feminism, and even her awakening to activism.

"...The resemblance between the two women is notable. The same pleasing..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New French Cinema Week Displays a Nation’s Artistic Resilience

Vive la nouvelle France at AFS Cinema

"...As the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris burned, it seemed..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...You've probably noticed that the economy sucks. The state needs to..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Dustbin, Onto the Web

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image launches a new preservation initiative

"...It isn't every night that a crowd gathers to sip wine and watch a..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Eyes of CinemaTexas

A brief reminiscence

"...[Ed. note: This online note is a brief background on CT.]..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Fun Fun Fun Q&A: Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop pioneer predicts Martians breakdancing to “Planet Rock”

"...Regarding the birth of hip-hop, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and..."

Nov. 5, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Letters at 3AM: The Lincolns of Hollywood

It is dangerous to view history through the eyes of sentimentality

"...In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon (1941), Hollywood mogul Monroe Stahr escorts..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: Of Mayhem and Delight

The Keystone films, especially those of Charles Chaplin, reflected the present and heralded the future

"...Two people, a woman and a man, are in a state of..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

A Walk on the Moon

"...Directed by: Tony Goldwyn. Starring: Julie Kavner, Bobby Boriello, Tovah Feldshuh, Anna Paquin, Liev..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters at 3AM: The Script Needs a Rewrite

Cinema history as it's been commonly taught is just plain wrong

"...Alas for scholars – professionals as well as small-c catholic..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Barks for Beers 2025..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness

Times change, and so do schools

"...It was high drama at the AISD board meeting Monday evening,..."

March 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Inspiration of Jesus Chavez

Why a top-ranked boxer, jailed once and deported twice, became the subject of a documentary and a Fighter for the American Dream

"...In the 19th century, boxing was called "the gentleman's sport" or "the manly art of..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...Neil deGrasse Tyson, the celebrated astrophysicist, the director of the Hayden..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM: In a Lonely Place

Film noir is a cinema of failure

"...The way things are going, the beginning of The Big Sleep..."

June 3, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Ray of Light... and Dark

"...Do we really need to see Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

The Music of Our Sins -- Part II Letters at 3am

"...photograph by Jason Stout 1952...Dwight Eisenhower was elected president (with..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

After a Decade of Decline in Teen Parents, Support Services Brace for Rising Demand

It takes a village

"...Rocio Villarreal remembers feeling scared and anxious at her first prenatal..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Letters at 3AM: An Arbitrary Nation, Part 4

With the consent of the governed, the United States government has gone rogue and violated international law

"...Let us confront the fact – or, if you like, the possibility – that..."

June 14, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Tomar Williams Hones Four Decades of Soul

Breakout of his family band, the performer seizes on his pop, soul, R&B, and hip-hop successes and failures in Tomar & the FCs

"...Tomar Williams is as much a preacher as he is..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

A Claimed Space

Mexic-Arte blazed a trail in Texas by making a place for Mexican culture in a museum

"..."Maps are defined by what they include but are often..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...When you look at a map of the Americas, you see the United..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

A New History, A New Horror in The Terror: Infamy

Showrunner Alex Woo recreates the nightmare of the internment camps

"...About 10 years after Alex Woo's father came to America,..."

Aug. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

#VanLife Isn’t Just a Trend Anymore. It’s a Tether to Home.

A cross-country trip to unite a family in the pandemic

"..."Bon voyage," read a text message from my editor. "You are..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2018

Number one will shock you. No, for reals. Shocked and appalled.

"...Eight critics. Three hundred and forty-two movies analyzed, explored, pondered and scored (not including..."

Dec. 29, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Taiwanese Cinema Exposes a Secret History

A rare screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien's masterpiece A City of Sadness

"...Filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien is a mainstay of New Taiwanese Cinema,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

Kelcy Warren Takes a Meeting

Talk of Standing Rock overshadows Texas Parks & Wildlife's pipeline easement dispute

"...It was really a sort of proxy war...."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Page Two: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

The path to a Republican presidency

"...This column was going to be part of a two-step with last..."

April 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The Austin Chronic: Crying at a SXSW Panel About Psychedelics

The power of healing evokes feelings on a trip down to the conference

"...South by Southwest hits different for me these days. In the decade I worked as a full-time music..."

March 21, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

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