Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Austin's award season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

B. Iden Payne Award Nominations, 1999-2000

"...honors named for Shakespearean scholar and director B. Iden Payne, who spent his later years in Austin at the..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Doing Sports the Craig Way

Mike Butts profiles sports stats man and voice of the Texas Longhorns, broadcaster Craig Way, of KVET's Sports Day and Fox Sports Southwest's High School Extra Live.

"...Craig Way is out of his sports-crazed mind. It's a..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Features Feature by Mike Butts

2007 B. Iden Payne Awards

More than 60 shows scored nominations for ACoT's annual theatre honors

"...and Zach Thompson; lighting designer Jason Amato; sound designer Craig Brock; and fight choreographer Tina Gramann. Present Laughter is..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2010 B. Iden Payne Awards

The homegrown musical of mayhem in the swamp leads the nominations with 11

"...The ghost-faced killers of Murder Ballad Murder Mystery left..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2007 B. Iden Payne Awards: Prize night

Running down the winners at this year's awards from the Austin Circle of Theaters

"...The Austin Circle of Theaters' 33rd annual B. Iden..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Day at the Races

Primary races start heating up in nearby counties, across Texas, and around the nation.

"...Republican incumbent Bill Burnett is facing primary opposition from Craig Payne, the four-term veteran Burnett replaced in 1996, and..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mustang Island Premieres at Dallas International Film Festival

Craig Elrod and Nathan Smith screen their latest starring Macon Blair

"...Mustang Island off the Texas Gulf Coast, Austin-based filmmakers Craig Elrod and Nathan Smith found a gem of a..."

March 31, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Pleasure of the Paynes 2014

The 'Fix' was in at the 40th theatre awards ceremony

"...wrap their Gallic mouths around the name B. Iden Payne, the duo mooshed it around until it became an..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Naked City

As usual, election night returns came slowly, turnout was low, and there wasn't much suspense.

March 17, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

All's Well That Ends

"...forced into a runoff by the man he replaced, Craig Payne...."

March 17, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Eight Is Enough

"...GOP incumbent Bill Burnett will be challenged by Craig Payne, the four-term veteran he replaced in 1996, and..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...With the wealth of improv experience and knowledge that..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

American Repertory Ensemble

ARE's new program aims for fewer people so it can put more of them inside the magic

"...According to ARE Artistic Director David Justin, that wasn't..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin and the Academy

'Tree of Life,' 'Bullhead' score Oscar nominations

"...and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" 
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan "Hugo" 
Production Design: Dante Ferretti;..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...BLISS D: Lance Young; with Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp, Spalding Gray...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Over Creation: Acknowledged Gains

When we honor the living, we all get something out of it

"...was a joy listening to actors Ann Armstrong, Richard Craig, Tom Parker, and Mike Sullivan; actor and UT theatre..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Future-Kill, Roadie

Hoping to capitalize on the success of Tobe Hooper's 1974 surprise horror hit Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Future-Kill reunited that film's stars Neal and Burns and aimed for a similar creepy / kitschy vein. It failed.Meat Loaf quits his day job to become the world's best roadie. Sound weird? It is.

"...Burns, Gabriel Folse, Wade Reese, Barton Faulks, Rob Rowley, Craig Kanne, Alice Villarreal...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Alexander Payne; with Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Thora Birch, Chris Klein...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...D: Alexander Payne; with Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...HER ANYTHING Alba Letycia Jiménez EL MUNDO DE ZAPHIRAH Craig Johnson LAND OF WOLVES Maureen Johnson VANISHING STAR Saeed..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Other Worlds Goes Into The Black Hole

Disney cult fave for SF fest, plus final lineup

"...in a body that is not his own. Starring Craig McLachlan, Grant Cartwright, Stephen Carracher..."

Oct. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Report From the Toronto International Film Festival

Pass the popcorn (and the awards)

"...such soon-to-open titles as Darren Aronofsky's Mother! and Alexander Payne's Downsizing, yet still found myself drawn to such other..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

HOF Hopefuls

"...the German, Larry Lange, Alex Napier, Mike Buck, Rodney Craig, Ray Hennig, Margaret Moser, Conni Hancock, Junior Brown, Chris..."

March 13, 2017 Postmarks

Little Feat

Texicana

"...state spices this Rad Gumbo, beginning with co-founder Bill Payne's origins in Waco. Arcing from the second song on..."

July 4, 2014 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Richard Craig: I played Dodge in Buried Child at Zachary Scott..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

This Is a Blogpost About Austin's Jennymarie Jemison

Partly because her movie's in the Seattle International Film Festival

"...in providing the voicework for Big Nose Kate in Craig Staggs' upcoming animated series Earp – we can only..."

May 20, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Recommended at Texas Book Festival

Capsule reviews and panel info

"...with Bob Shea, Kate Payne, Jonathan Evison, Kambri Crews, and Stephen Tobolowsky; emceed by..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature

IFP Gotham Awards Announced

Linklater, Zellners among Texans who score nods

"...Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, Matt Williams, David McFadzean, Judd Payne, Dete Meserve, producers (Millennium Entertainment)..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Craig Brock, City of Angels/Our Town (Zach)..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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