Dorian Blues

Dorian Blues has wit, humor, good performances, and clever technique, which catapult the film into the front ranks of coming-out movies.

"...Directed by: Tennyson Bardwell. Starring: Michael McMillian, Lea Coco, Charles Fletcher, Mo Quigley, Austin Basis and Cody Nickell. In..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...and his friends. "I grew up just worshiping Ray Charles, so getting to listen to him play with Willie..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...Joana Vicente; Co-Prod: Samuel-Moses Jones, Jordan Flaherty; Exec Prod: Charles Rosen; DP: Chris Shaw; Ed: Francisco Macias, Stephen Winter;..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Can Rodney Reed Be Freed?

New testimony rivets court as 1996 murder case reopens

"...General Lisa Tan­ner, who worked alongside Bastrop District Attorney Charles Penick to prosecute Reed in 1998, spent hours cross-examining..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Kathleen Fletcher (Mama Tomcat's Flying School)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Kathleen Fletcher (Mama Tomcat's Flying School)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

Playback: Coolest Board in Town

Arlyn Studios just upped its ante

"...Longtime Arlyn Studios owners Freddy and Lisa Fletcher are partnering with a younger generation of Austin entrepreneurs..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Reissues

"...but stunning, fare from Smokey Robinson, Al Green, Ray Charles, and the Impressions, as well as a chunk of..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

Judge: No New Trial for Rodney Reed

Bastrop County judge's recommendation comes after Reed's attorney argued new evidence warranted a trial

"...Langley deems former police Officers Jim Clampit and Charles Wayne Fletcher, who testified to Fennell's outbursts of suspicion..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Rodney Reed Clemency Filing Cites Fourth New Witness

Former prison mate says Fennell confessed crime in 2010

"...one to exercise the greatest discretion. On Oct. 21, Charles Wayne Fletcher, a police officer who knew Fennell and..."

Oct. 31, 2019 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...McQuirter, A War of the Worlds, Penfold Theatre Company Charles P. Stites, Straitjacket: Variations on a Theme of Horror,..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...Another police officer who served with Fennell, Charles Wayne Fletcher, is the third new witness. He attended..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...sexual expression. Cast: Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Kim Wayans, Charles Parnell, Aasha Davis. Take Shelter (Director and screenwriter: Jeff..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Swimming Pool

Ozon’s film is like Eric Rohmer meets Brian DePalma – questions of identity and perception come to the fore, but slowly.

"...Directed by: François Ozon. Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Marc Fayolle and Jean-Marie Lamour. It’s difficult to..."

July 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...jazz record ever cut; stride pianist James P. Johnson's "Charleston"; Louis Armstrong leading his own groups and with King..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Art

Art Openings

"...gallery features Texas potters, including Ishmael and Bud Soto, Fletcher Starbuck, Kit Adams, Diana Seidel, Catherine Sherwood, Don Bebout,..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Jakob's Wife D: Travis Stevens Screenwriters: Travis Stevens, Kathy Charles, Mark Steensland Producers: Barbara Crampton, Bob Portal, Travis Stevens,..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...The Wizard of Oz, Broadway Texas and Charles H. Duggan Presents..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Clay Angels: The Mystery of Brotherly Love

"...a fitting destiny for these paintings. -- Cari Marshall Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities: Engaging From the..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Arts Review

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Ron Mar quette, Dina Brooks, Burt Williams, Larry Maxwell, Charles Cavanaugh, Brandon Bo yce. (NR, 92 min.) Before there..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...Family of Thirties folk singers; Forties R&B piano greats Charles Brown and Amos Milburn; Fifties Austin label Domino Records;..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Charles Ney, A Midsummer Night’s Dream..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

The Mighty Hannibal Sees All

The Atlanta soul man has stories to tell, and who cares if they're true?

"...about the time in L.A. driving around with Ray Charles...."

Aug. 27, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Three Women Abroad

Tuesdays, April 4 through May 16, Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

"...Wong, Gilda Gray, Jameson Thomas, Cyril Ritchard, King Ho-Chang, Charles Laughton, Hannah JonesApril 11..."

March 31, 2006 Screens Feature

Naked City

"...won the governorships in Kentucky, where U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher will succeed scandal-ridden Democrat Paul Patton, and in Mississippi,..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...and Willie were an odd couple," says Arlyn's Freddy Fletcher, Nelson's nephew. "He was apt to go off, which..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...Pam Fletcher, Roses and Thistles..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Roll 'Em

March

"...Ritchie; with Nick Moran, Jason Flemyng, Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher. Vinne Jones, Steve Mackintosh, Sting...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exhibitionism

The Austin Cartoon Scene: Museum Worthy

"...However, when curator Charles Cooper and political cartoonist Richard Bartholomew put together the..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Arts Review

Sherman's March:

"...documentary-making process. -- Clay Smith Deadly Advice D: Mandie Fletcher; with Jane Horrocks, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Stanton, Jonathan Pryce...."

Aug. 30, 1996 Screens Feature