One of the Great Ones

"...He didn't just write great prose and create unique characters. His stories have a picaresque bent to them that..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Happiness

Solondz uncovers suburbia's dirty secrets.

"...Todd Solondz's movies for anyone else's. This follow-up to Welcome to the Dollhouse, his 1996 Sundance grand prize winner..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

"...Nick, get a grip, "... any responses ... are welcome." I've got to believe you're gonna get some on..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column

Postmarks

Turner Is Worthy

"...(or lack of, whichever the case may be) of characters, the purpose of a text, the agendas implicit or..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column

Our Murals, Ourselves

"...in the early Seventies, displaying local shops and colorful characters as well as historic personalities such as Stephen F...."

Sept. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Texas Tropes

Is Don Graham Really Texas' Literary Curmudgeon?

"...the University of Texas") it's an ingratiating, but ultimately welcome, process slinking into Graham's folksy style...."

Aug. 7, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Postmarks

United Way Clarifies

"...attitudes of everyone else in the community. They are welcome to believe anything they want that doesn't impose itself..."

June 12, 1998 Column

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...incredible parade of notorious men. While the cast of characters ensure a gossip-monger's interest (Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, Rod..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

AMOA and Mexic-Arte Shows Take Us to Personal Places

"...given to their faces and hands, and although the characters remain expressionless, these pieces come alive with vibrant village..."

May 22, 1998 Arts Feature

Chocolate Babies

"...award at SXSW in the best narrative feature category.) Welcome to the front lines of AIDS activism, where the..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Think Positive

"...Newest Playground for the Rich, the ones that say "Welcome to Austin, Live Music Capital of the World"? Because..."

May 8, 1998 Column

Scanlines

"...have a variable difficulty setting, and it's quite a welcome feature. And although it's a far cry from the..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Feature

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...hard to bring the audience into the experience, to welcome them on a journey full of risks. The variety..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

"...a murder here today"), to the apocalyptic entropy ending ("welcome Jesus, to this dismal swamp"), Dowd presses hard on..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Arts Reviews

"...a new gallery in our midst. While certainly a welcome addition – it's a small sign of growth that..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Arts Review

Girls in the Hood

Girls Like Us: The Texas Documentary Tour

"...and Raelene are four of the most memorable teenage characters captured on film. A sensitive, intelligent, and funny film,..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Jason Silverman

Exhibitionism

"...and Valium suspended in its red ridges and valleys. Welcome to the 1950s, my friend. Hope you brought your..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Arts Review

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...reprinting the entire series of Stark novels. A very welcome comeback. A timely one, too: Westlake's fabulous creation is..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Great Gifts for the Digerati

Computer Fun for Under $100

"...engine to render a full 3D environment. Star Wars characters and mission oriented levels make this first person shooter..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Page Two

"...Welcome to our annual Restaurant Poll issue in which our..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column by Louis Black

In Person

"...were, and thus see no problem in allowing their characters the same verbal latitude...."

Oct. 10, 1997 Books Feature

Texas Platters

"...playing this steady and dependable is a rare and welcome display of maturity, particularly in a market saturated with..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Music Review

Live and In Person!

Views and Reviews of Recent Author Visits

"...Elia Cantu and Rolando Hinojosa-Smith was the evening's most welcome by-product, however. TFR is a rare cultural organization because..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Books Feature

Summer of Laugh

This Year, Austin Comics Got Really Hot

"...material in the past, Midnight Blue and his warm welcome in San Antonio has given Pangelinan "the chance to..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Box of Moonlight

"...special are the full-hearted performances by all the central characters. Al Fountain is one of Turturro's finest creations, a..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

279 Movies and 2 Funerals

Toronto International Film Festival Report

"...slips back and forth between English and Chinese as characters played by Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, and Ruben Blades..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Slammer Vacation

How I Spent...

"...favorite being a recasting of Picasso's "Guernica" with cartoon characters. Imagine an angular, distraught Sylvester cradling a dead Tweety..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

"...commodity value in our post-whale oil age. The human characters on both sides are believable, relatively well fleshed out,..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Star Maps Hustle

Interview With Filmmaker Miguel Arteta

"...nothing nearly this long. It also had nine main characters, 40 locations, and we were trying to do this..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

In Person

"...a wild alloy of poetry and prose, is ample, welcome evidence. His long-windedness, however, did not prevent a small..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Books Feature

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