Che: Part One

Steven Soderbergh’s filmmaking legacy is his aesthetic daring, and his latest – as massive and imperfect as it is – just might be his most daring work to date.

"...to his more recent star-saturated blockbusters, Soderbergh has remained one of our most challenging artists by refusing to let..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Che: Part Two

Steven Soderbergh concludes his two-part biopic with Che's Bolivian endgame.

"...Lou Diamond Phillips. At the start of Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic about the life of South American revolutionary, guerrilla..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"...If someone were to come along and hand me a wad..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Becoming Che

Benicio Del Toro on the method, the madness, and the merchandising

"...At four hours and 22 minutes, Steven Soderbergh's two-part biopic of Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara may seem..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Che Bella

The Austin Film Society's series is called "Che Bella: Italy in the 60s," but the story really begins -- as does all of modern cinema -- in the streets of Rome, in May of 1944. Nick Barbaro looks at Italian neorealism and the movies it inspired.

"...as it gets: shot in the streets, and in apartments that sometimes doubled as Resistance safe houses, using mostly..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Nick Barbaro

Luv Doc Recommends: Queensrÿche

Emo's, Sunday, September 25, 2011

"...You may be one of those whippersnappers whose image of the Eighties looks..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

From the Vaults: Nada Lado

'Savages’ Benicio del Toro talks about developing character in 'Che'

"...truth. Each character in this movie behaves badly, but none more convincingly than Benicio del Toro's Lado...."

July 8, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Motorcycle Diaries

Young Che Guevara takes a road trip up the length of South America and discovers his humanity in this portrait of the future revolutionary as a young man.

"...famous nickname – he sports the somewhat less catchy one of "Fuser" here) is seen as a series of..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Valentín

Big-hearted Argentinean import sees life from a young boy's perspective.

"...Piven’s short-lived (but seriously lamented) sitcom that bore the aforementioned cherubim’s moniker. Call me a curmudgeon, but I like..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In Praise of Love

"...this bleak and catty Rubik's Cube of Godardian angst. One of the primary sparkplugs of the French New Wave,..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Evita

"...to see why she fought so hard for the part. The resemblances between the lives of these two women..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I'm Dreaming of a No Cook Christmas

When you’re more interested in snacking than cheffing

"...The best part of the holiday season is, undoubtedly, all the food!..."

Dec. 19, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Postmarks

DeWitty Center Helpful

"...to your article on job search training centers, you mentioned that the DeWitty Center is ineffective and invisible. I..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Column

Bringing Out the Dead

Swiss documentary maker Richard Dindo considers himself a "portraitist or biographer of those who are no longer with us." This week, he brings two films : about revolutionary Che Guevara and writer Jean Genet : to town as part of the Austin Film Society's Texas Documentary Tour.

"...to the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, January 26, as part of the Texas Documentary Tour ... Ernesto "Che" Guevara:..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Cuba Libris

Through Alfredo José Estrada, Havana speaks freely

"...AC: I was actually glad that you mentioned the ridiculousness of Guevara's stamp becoming such an icon..."

March 30, 2007 Books Feature by Sofia Resnick

Universal Talent

From 1961 to 1992, Julioeloy Mesa worked in the Cuban Institute of Cinematic Industry and Art, making movie posters that earned international awards, exhibitions in museums, and even a permanent collection in the Library of Congress. Though he now lives comfortably in Austin, Texas, Mesa's artistic struggle continues.

"...Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry. Cloistered in one of Havana's most hallowed state offices (Fidel Castro regularly..."

July 13, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Page Two: Fact-Free Follies

More fun from the wacky world of right-wing zealots

"...disappear and the possibility of compromise is lost forever. One of the ironies is that many of those who..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...the upcoming monster romance After Midnight) who leads Lucky, one of many features this year that concentrates on women..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thomas Frank's 21st Century Corruption Theory

A Q&A with the author of What's the Matter With Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

"...The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule, premising that the party of small government is anything but. The conservative objective..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Brief Encounters With Che Guevara

Ben Fountain's debut collection of short stories

"...naive, displaced in dangerous countries like Haiti and Sierra Leone, where they become involved in such dramatic situations as..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Books Review by Michael Yang

Larry & Joe Bring Songs of Deliverance to Carrie Rodriguez’s Laboratorio

North Carolina duo play Paramount Stateside on April 30

"...in North Carolina, where he took refuge after becoming part of the mass exodus from Venezuela, Larry was just..."

April 14, 2023 Music Post by John Job

Cine Las Americas Schedule

"...to keep the peace between the PRI (ruling political party) and the Zapatistas in Chenalhó, el Corazon de los..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: Six Baseballs for Cuba

Capt. Day Trips makes friends in Cuba by handing out new baseballs

"...I have many things in common, and baseball is one of them. Over the Christmas holidays I bought a..."

March 16, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Zach Theatre's Evita

Zach Theatre's polished revival offers food for thought in this season of campaigns and debates

"...see the rise and fall of a past leader, one who inspired real fervor rather than tired cynicism...."

Oct. 23, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Page Two: The Time of the Toad

The New McCarthyism, or why the way the Dixie Chicks incident passes into history matters

"...PART I..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Crosstown Traffic

John Ridley and André Benjamin on 'Jimi: All Is by My Side’

"...down at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, a stone’s throw from Auditorium Shores...."

Oct. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Keep Off Barton Creek

"...are not a colorblind society, so locking off some parts of nature from everyone must continue because there are..."

July 18, 1997 Column

Austin Restaurants for Special Occasions

Want some ambience to go with your food? No problem.

"...behind the lines outside this popular neighborhood spot. Equal parts thoughtful wine bar and cafe, Birdie's offers a minimalist..."

June 14, 2022 Food Post

Earthly Delights

La Follia's musical guide to love during the Baroque period included some masterful playing by the group's instrumentalists, but it was the haunting voice of soprano Jenifer Thyssen that really reached out to the audience with love's beautiful soundtrack from 300 years ago.

"...here) the troubadour tradition of wooing and pining for one's objet d'amour with spectacular technique in performance. If you..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Safety Net

Chillin' with a trio of Austin's hippest emergency-services personnel

"...for the likes of Limp Bizkit and P.O.D., maybe one in 10 raise their hands...."

Nov. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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