By the Hand of the Father

Previewing Alejandro Escovedo's new autobiographical play, By the Hand of the Father.

"...Last Friday, on a small stage at the Margo Albert Theater in Plaza de la Raza east..."

June 16, 2000 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Austin Opera's The Daughter of the Regiment

Just as the young woman of the title is deemed "charming," so too is Donizetti's work in this company's staging

"...From the opening strains of the overture to Donizetti's comic romance..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Different Stages’ The Member of the Wedding

This staging of the coming-of-age drama evokes the small-town South with vivid design work and a rock solid ensemble

"...as her crew cut, has just about had it. The other girls exclude her, leaving her out of their..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

The Taming of the Shrew: Indeed a Revel

Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin

"...State Theater, through September 19..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Hand Inside the Puppet Head

Connor Hopkins and his friends are pleased to meat you

"...watch humans being treated like little more than piles of meat, not even if it's done in the name..."

March 18, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Art of the Business of Art

Gallery owners David Berman, Wally Workman, and Steve Clark talk about their lives promoting artists and selling art

"...Visual artists of all ilk have a thing with money. Most don't..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Hotel by the River

Semi-improvised South Korean family drama is as much about pauses as what it spoken

"...Directed by: Hong Sang-soo. Starring: Ki Joo-bong, Kim Min-hee, Song Seon-mi,..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

An insular father-daughter relationship comes apart in writer-director Rebecca Miller's drama, which also stars her actor-husband Daniel Day-Lewis.

"...Directed by: Rebecca Miller. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Catherine Keener, Camilla Belle,..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of Turn Every Page

Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

"...Cities are always in flux. Looking out of the window of the Fairmont, I mention to Lizzie..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Clash of the Titans

A messy assemblage of mythic odds and ends, Clash of the Titans takes a nosedive off Mount Olympus.

"...Directed by: Louis Leterrier. Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes,..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Haunting of Molly Hartley

A frighteningly dull updating of The Omen and Rosemary's Baby for the Gossip Girl set.

"...Directed by: Mickey Liddell. Starring: Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, Shannon Marie..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Saints alive! To each her own biopic.

"...Directed by: Leonardo Defilippis. Starring: Leonardo Defilippis, Melissa Sumpter, Kaycherie Rappaport,..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...by René Steinke William Morrow & Co., $23 hard..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

"...Directed by: Paul Weiland. Starring: Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Star-Lord and co. return in the popular Marvel series

"...Directed by: James Gunn. Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista,..."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The History of King Lear

A long-reviled revision of Shakespeare's tragedy proves fascinating as revived by the Hidden Room Theatre

"...happy ending on King Lear? Deface this titanic tragedy of Western lit by keeping alive Lear and his youngest..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Song of the Sea

From the director of The Secret of Kells comes this lovely work of animation about the Celtic selkies.

"...Directed by: Tomm Moore...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Directed by: George Lucas. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen,..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...Doyle Bramhall II stays busy. Slipping in and out of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Music of the Mind: Joe Pug

Local transplant trades the hammer for the pen

"...James McMurtry, and Ray Wylie Hubbard. He settled on the Eastside and frequents the Long Branch for a nightcap...."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"..."I have said that all the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers. The reason..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Children of the Revolution

"...Directed by: Peter Duncan. Starring: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray..."

May 23, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...As Roky Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of the Ritz on October 18, 1974..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Safety of Objects

"...Directed by: Rose Troche. Starring: Glenn Close, Patricia Clarkson, Dermot Mulroney,..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Hole in the Wall, A Snake in the Hand

New season of 'Justified' opens with an old mystery and a new snake

"...The date on the screen is 1983 and a man..."

Jan. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Lessons of Losing: Texas Is No. 2

What's eating Garrett Gilbert?

"...it reminds us just how many more serendipitous lessons there are in losses, for both the losers and the..."

Jan. 14, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Opening the Case on the American Sherlock

Kate Winkler Dawson reports on an early master of forensics

"...Murder is Kate Winkler Dawson's business. The UT-Austin lecturer, journalist, and documentary film producer has spent..."

Feb. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

The Birth of Formula One – Austin

Some welcome the new offspring, and some don't, but the high-speed newcomer is at the starting gate

"...Two and a half years ago, Austinites heard for the first time that their city would be hosting the..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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