10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is truly a spiritual leader for the 21st century.

"...ordinary human being.” No kidding. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, who goes by the handle of..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Unmistaken Child

This documentary is a full-immersion glimpse into the ancient traditions of Buddhist reincarnation and one that no filmmaker has ever before explored with this level of freedom and insight.

"...Tenzin Zopa is charged by His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, with tracking down and returning with the reincarnation..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy

More a meditation than a traditional documentary, Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy beautifully employs direct cinema techniques to transport the viewer into the world of an exiled culture.

"...6,000 monasteries and death of two million Tibetans. The Dalai Lama and more than 100,000 refugees fled their homeland..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Kundun

"...feel. The film traces the life of the 14th Dalai Lama, beginning in 1937 when he was officially “discovered”..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seven Years in Tibet

"...city of Tibetan Buddhism and the home of the Dalai Lama. Here, long exposure to the pacifistic, ego-effacing Tibetan..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Vajra Sky Over Tibet

In this documentary, the director wears his affection for Buddhist philosophy unashamedly on his sleeve, and as a result his movie nearly drowns in solemnity and noble intentions (not to mention chanting).

"...ornate rituals, eerie throat singing, and pantheon of reincarnated lamas, has been on a respirator ever since the communist..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Ethics for the New Millennium

"...Ethics for the New Millenniumby the Dalai Lama..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Books Review by Barbara Chisholm

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...Nepal. Actually, he became an advance man for the Dalai Lama. Earlier in his life Marvin had been an..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Keeping Up With the Steins

This story about one-upmanship while staging a bar mitzvah in L.A., should, by all rights, be very funny, but, sadly, it is not.

"...to the RAHOWA skinheads to Deepak Chopra and the Dalai Lama, the pope, and Hizzoner Ed Koch knows that..."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trudell

John Trudell, the Native American rights activist and spoken-word artist and musician, is the subject of this reverential biographical portrait that feels more like a press package than a full-fledged biopic.

"...conversation with Trudell is akin to talking with the Dalai Lama, it's clear Rae's biopic is planning to err..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hands on a Hard Body

Unpretentious insight into the nature of human aspiration can be found in Bindler's documentary about the yearly contest in which Jack Long Nissan of Longview, Texas, gives a new hard body pickup to whomever can keep his or her hands on it the longest.

"...the way this random ensemble's foibles, quirks, and artless declamations work to ingratiate the contestants with the audience, not..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...to join a delegation of Jews meeting with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, he was deep in personal..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Scorsese's rendition of the early life of the current Dalai Lama doesn't feature any Hollywood stars, blond Pitts, or..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gone Fishin'

"...of funny moments, however, as a sort of mystical Dalai Lama of the rec fishing world. Okay, bottom line:..."

June 6, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

East of Austin

Why Is This Buddha Smiling?

"...History to see an exhibit and film about the Dalai Lama. He decided then and there that he wanted..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature

Unmitigated Mercies

"...100 list and get into this horserace with the Dalai Lama, who's got a new book out too: The..."

March 26, 1999 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...he had gone off to Nepal to join the Dalai Lama “and last we heard, he’d had an accident..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beaumonster: A Memoir by Jesse Dayton

The rockabilly rebel, outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends, and low-budget horror auteur looks back

"...Willie struck him as "a wise-old survivor" with a "Dalai Lama-esque approach to life." Kris Kristofferson was a poet..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 23-29

"...GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Dalai Lama says there are core similarities between science and..."

July 23, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Music Review: Black Fret Teases the After Times

“This song goes out to Snoop Dogg and the Dalai Lama”

"...“This song goes out to Snoop Dogg and the Dalai Lama. Can you imagine?,” she launched into a crooning..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Willie Nelson Delivers Down to Earth Keynote SXSW Online Needed

“I smoke a lot of pot, keeps from killing people or getting killed”

"...asserted that, “We think of you as this Yoda-like, part-Dalai Lama figure,” Nelson interrupted...."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Every Day We Get More Illegal by Juan Felipe Herrera

With his latest collection, the former U.S. poet laureate offers a kind of spiritual style guide for our time

"...For Herrera, who quotes the Dalai Lama's instruction that "We must develop a sense of..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Roberto Ontiveros

Top 20 Hip-Hop Artists at SXSW Music

"...What Happens When I Try to Relax doesn't achieve Lamar transcendence, but its glass-clear honesty traverses Nineties Flintstone throwbacks..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

A Letter From Guest Editor Ethan Hawke

Blaze director on why it’s time for us all to act like grownups and demand integrity from our elected officials

"...our own country and the world? Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, and many other spiritual leaders can be heard..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ethan Hawke

Playback: The Healing Hand of Jonathan Horne

Following the free jazz guitar phenom as he undergoes hand surgery

"...part of Horne's hand saga involves Thor Harris, the dalai lama of Austin music, who plays with him in..."

July 27, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Panel: Keep the Internet International, Not Internal

Combating nations' "race to the bottom" of the web

"...induced car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz to apologize for quoting the Dalai Lama on Twitter...."

March 10, 2018 SXSW Post by Tucker Whatley

Day Trips: Menil Collection, Houston

This summer, one of the Bayou City’s most interesting collections of art celebrates its 30th anniversary

"...to soothe the likes of Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. Across the street from the nondenominational chapel is..."

July 14, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Thursday SXSW Showcases

"...the only performer to collaborate with Nas and the Dalai Lama (not on the same track, sadly). Underground king..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Chicken Shit Bingo Splits

Chicken Shit Bingo franchises, Obama music photo–ops, and Austin Music Industry Award winners, and RIP John Morthland

"...fat J on the tour bus of country music's Dalai Lama, in town this weekend to open Rodeo Austin..."

March 11, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Luv Doc: - * - = +

When is it appropriate to punch the Dalai Lama in the face?

"...it. Who among us hasn't wanted to punch the Dalai Lama in the fucking face? Okay, maybe not everybody,..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Column

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