Big, Bright Eyes of Texas

Celebrating the life of the bigger-than-life Ann Richards

"...gray, soggy skies and emerging two hours later into bright sunlight, little cotton balls of clouds, and a gentle..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Big, Bright Eyes of Texas

Celebrating the life of the bigger-than-life Ann Richards

"...gray, soggy skies and emerging two hours later into bright sunlight, little cotton balls of clouds, and a gentle..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Mickey Blue Eyes

"...story, but it deflates the energy of Mickey Blue Eyes and muddies the mood. At the heart of the..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Eyes of Texas

The night my alma mater finally made sense

"...“I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”), but as indoctrination, bright-eyed freshmen sectioned off to study “The Eyes of Texas”..."

June 27, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Page Two: Bright Light, Hot Smoke

Here we go again: South by Southwest 2011

"...times now long past ("Hot Smoke & Sasafrass"); the Bright Light Social Hour; and the Meat Puppets with Roky..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Column by Louis Black

DVDanger: Alexandra Essoe Gazes Through Starry Eyes

Horror star talks body image, body horror, and audition angst

"...blood, murder, and Satanists from Hollywood horror story Starry Eyes, and what you're left with is still a Hollywood..."

Feb. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Starry Eyes

Roky Erickson's monumental comeback

"...There's a childlike innocence to his expression, yet his eyes – clear, light blue – are sharp. They don't..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Future's Still Bright

Barbara K, the woman who turned down $900,000

"...of her former band Timbuk 3's "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" in an advertising campaign. Why..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...face. "I believe the students, I look in their eyes and I believe in their dreams and hopes. They..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Stars at Night Are Big and Bright at the Texas Film Awards

Ceremony celebrates Shelley Duvall, Erykah Badu, and Kaitlyn Dever while raising funds for filmmakers

"...12 (the night before SXSW, when the film world's eyes are on Austin already), but it's not just about..."

March 6, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

National Magazines Have Eyes on Austin Food

Food trailer and piemakers garner national attention

"...Austin pie queen is now selling pies from the bright pink Cutie Pie Wagon (24th & Nueces) Tuesdays-Sundays, 4-10pm;..."

Aug. 26, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Page Two: Eyes Wide Open

Obama supporters aren't as disillusioned as polls and pundits would have you believe

"...• Traditional mainstream voters expected a bright new day to dawn, the recession to end, and..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Column by Louis Black

All Eyes on First Night

Fireworks rule, parades with kids and bikes rule, giant art rules ...

"...will be experienced: Wild-style graffiti will be painted in bright colors by Nathan Nordstrom, B-Boy City (Romeo Navarro and..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Coachella

Where else can you see Iggy Pop & the Stooges back to back with Morrissey, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Belle & Sebastian, Bright Eyes, and Nine Inch Nails? Nowhere but in this rambling, celebratory documentary, which covers performances from all six years of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival and manages to catch the laid-back, slow-fi charm of the actual event.

"...with Morrissey, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Belle & Sebastian, Bright Eyes, and Nine Inch Nails? Nowhere but in this..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bright Eyes

Live Shot

"...Bright Eyes..."

May 18, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Stetson, and jaunty plaid string tie -- drew knowing eyes away from BR5-49er Gary Bennett's fresh-faced cowpunk reverence and..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Bright Eyes

Record review

"...Bright Eyes..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...often smart-assed) pop, issuing a siren call to similarly bright listeners hungry to hear music that appeals to their..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

In This Corner of the World

The life of a Japanese girl during wartime

"...in this deceptively beautiful and gracefully animated film, a bright white flash from the direction of Hiroshima. But director..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Another Travelin' Band

Monsters of Folk on Friday, Friday, Fridaaaaay

"...the Time” alongside Mogis, one of only a few Bright Eyes songs that Oberst offered. Whereas James and Ward..."

Nov. 16, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

From the director and writer of Secretary comes this odd fictional biopic about this photographer's impulses.

"...portraits that Arbus concocts: Kodachrome models or rows of bright yellow rubber ducks. As the budding artist, Arbus, absorbs..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Bright Eyes, Jim James, M. Ward

Live shot

"...Bright Eyes, Jim James, M. WardParamount, Oct. 9..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Review by Matt Dentler

Bright Eyes

Record Review

"...Bright EyesLifted, or the Story is in the Soil, Keep..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors

"...Though each of these young men and women are bright, self-possessed, and obviously much the better for their time..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Virgin Suicides

"...and Hanna R. Hall. Young Cecilia Lisbon, her old eyes staring vacantly from a face still puffy with baby..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Wednesday Rewind

New videos from Sunset, Band of Heathens, and Buttercup

"...Wednesday Rewind we’re focusing strictly on the letter B: Bright Light Social Hour, Buttercup, Band of Heathens, and Bill..."

Nov. 10, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

I'm Not Scared

Sun-dappled sadism and sweet innocence merge in this psychological thriller that sees evil from a young Italian boy's point of view.

"...The combination is overlaid with a glossy and blindingly bright coat of sensible summer sunshine, so much so that..."

May 21, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jersey Girl

Ben Affleck plays a widower dad in this family dramedy from an uncustomarily sweet Kevin Smith.

"...emotionally involving struggle for professional satisfaction. The film’s other bright spot is the big-eyed Raquel Castro; she does a..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...The quintet's debut EP from last year is a bright light that burns out before you make it to..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Life's Enriched Pageant

Good design, like good air, helps you breathe a little easier, and here are a few Austinites who are helping us all breathe easier through their work as graphic designers.

"...canoes upended, way off the ground, cut in half, bright colors inside. All these things, the signs and other..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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