TV Eye

No Emmy nominations for Buffy

"...West Wing, occurred in the now-much-talked-about BTVS episode "The Body," where Buffy's mother, Joyce Summers (Kristine Sutherland), dies. But..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Uncancel the Olympics With a DIY Decathlon

How one man became the world's greatest athlete* (of his backyard)

"...It's far from regulation, but I can put up shots and challenge my friends across the country to games..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Life of a Search and Rescue Drone Pioneer

How retired Air Force medic Gene Robinson found new purpose looking for missing persons

"...and a few hours later, Robinson had recovered the body...."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Cat Cardenas

Austin Hip-Hop Pioneer Tee Double Perseveres

Holding the vision through institutional racism, isolation, and a double transplant

"..."My body shut down, where I couldn't walk, couldn't go upstairs,"..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Grapples With Reopening & Protests

Civil unrest erupts nationwide as Austin clubs begin reopening

"...to those people who are fucking it up for everybody. Talk to them." Musician Bomani Ray Barton Injured by..."

June 5, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Officer-Involved Shooting Monday Night

SWAT standoff following complex pursuit leaves one dead

"...The second round of shots was fired at 6:48pm; Manley said after that round..."

Feb. 20, 2018 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Here Today ...

Choreographer Sharon Marroquín lets go through dance in order to live

"...in her neck that required weeks of twice-daily blood-thinning shots and continued blood-thinning medication; the cancer that made medical..."

March 23, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Tequila Fest

Casa Chapala, Friday, November 4, 2011

"...bruises, dried snot(?), dirt, and blood splattered across your body, you've probability overindulged in tequila. If there were a..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Page Two: A Small Hurricane of Emotions

Jonathan Demme's Bob Marley Stay With the Rhythm pushes beyond the boundaries of the screen

"...God. The sound of the music is hypnotic. His body is moving fluidly as he dances with the music,..."

July 17, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM

How far are you willing to go to make a picture?

"...one of cinema's first extended close-ups. Special effects, trick shots, trick lighting (any lighting but daylight) were virtually unknown..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

'I Am Sullied – No More'

Col. Ted Westhusing chose death over dishonor in Iraq

"...devoted to basketball that he would shoot 100 jump shots each morning before school started. His work ethic, grades,..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Film News

Last thoughts on Altman, courtesy of collaborator Stephen Harrigan; plus, incentives and local interest

"...on S.R. Bindler's 1997 documentary Hands on a Hard Body was on the fast track when Robert Altman died,..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"..."On Hallow's End, I did a full-body prosthetic witch, vampire, pirate, ghoul – on the busiest..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Rape saga redux and other local imbroglios.

"...Garcia's Cheap Shots..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column

Second Coming

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Definitive Director's Cut (1977)

"...General Buck Turgidson (Scott) -- to the innuendo-soaked phallic shots and references, the film seems doomed to froth over..."

July 30, 1999 Screens Feature

Here’s What You Missed in the First Three Days of Officer Christopher Taylor’s Murder Trial

Court is in session

"...she heard Ramos drive off. Then, the three rifle shots that killed him...."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: Qristian Qurl Autumn

The season for perfectly sensational LGBTQ (aka PSL) events is here, queer, and loving it

"...things health and wellness: Get yer COVID and flu shots, or find local queer health resources, or collect some..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Column by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Review: The Queen of Black Magic

Indonesian horror is stomach-churning and gut-wrenching

"...of the original (in this case, a witch seeking body-mutilating revenge from beyond the veil of darkness) and throws..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...Dury proclaiming the titular vices "all me brain and body needs" remains his most enduring anthem. – Tim Stegall..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

DVDanger: What's Your Point of View?

For Halloween, some beastly releases of the haunting month

"...conceit that makes it a distant cousin to maternal body horrors like Grace and Inside. That said, the various..."

Oct. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

The LuvDoc chats with Marcus G. Ollington, rock star cartographer

"...11645 The Austin Chronicle 97 23 14300 9.3821 Yes, everybody gets one. He was sporting a crew cut and..."

Aug. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

'Heyd Fontenot and Louie Cordero: East Meats West'

Art Palace's 'East Meats West' shows how Heyd Fontenot and Louie Cordero may have different styles, but they share an enjoyment in contemplating the body that's palpable

"...Two artists excited about painting the human body are Heyd Fontenot and Louie Cordero. They have different..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

On the Bus

In the process of writing her new play con flama, Austin poet / writer Sharon Bridgforth discovered that the piece was not complete without her own voice in it. In the process of observing con flama's development, writer Belinda Acosta discovered something about her own voice, too.

"...The body work necessary to get through rehearsal (and eventually the..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...pesky citizen review boards too. They are using cheap shots to try and discredit Tim Jones and others' good..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Exhibitionism

Blood Wedding: Folk Tale Under a Glitter Moon

"...only once. And while the play relies on actors' body language to tell the story, many of the 17..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Review

Screamlines

"...theme of a wizened soul trapped in a child's body. Like The Lost Boys, the film's use of leather..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

The Color of My Parachute

120mph Straight Down

"...From up about 13,500 feet, the human body descends at a rate of approximately 120mph. In a..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Lost in Space

Performance Artist Sally Jacques Lives Life on the Edges

"...space, your relationship to your surroundings? Think about your body, the angle of each limb, which parts of you..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Feature

Geisha and Other Books of 1997

Dusting off the Bookshelf

"...laugh, you would just have to cry until your body ran out of water...."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Feature

Unscented

When Life Doesn't Stink

"...Mennen Speed Stick, quit plucking my eyebrows, and drank shots of wheatgrass juice like it was going out of..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Arts Feature by Suzy Banks

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