A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"..."I can see them swarming you," Lawrence Wright said across the little outdoor table. His words seemed..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Twins, Genes, and Destiny: Lawrence Wright Meets Three Identical Strangers

Texas writer on the study behind the shocking new documentary

"...it may never have happened without Texas writer Lawrence Wright. (WARNING: huge spoilers ahead.)..."

July 23, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'My Trip to Al-Qaeda': Lawrence Wright's journey from page to stage

Lawrence Wright's experiences in the years he spent researching The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 have become the basis for a one-man theatrical work

"...Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, Lawrence Wright naturally had many things he couldn't include in the..."

March 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Lawrence Wright's Novel, an Imagined Pandemic That's Frighteningly Real

If disease-ravaged world of The End of October feels like our own, that’s because the author did his research rigorously

"...actually appear. But with The End of October, Lawrence Wright looks to have joined their number. His new novel..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...explored. Hulu's series The Looming Tower, based on Lawrence Wright's award-winning book, pokes at these ideas. It exposes our..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

R.I.P. Richard Wright

"...Dear Editor, I was saddened to read that Richard Wright of the band Pink Floyd died of cancer on..."

Sept. 16, 2008 Postmarks

The Future of Electricity

Watch the Austin Energy GM candidate forum [video]

"...between Austin Energy General Manager candidates Larry Weis and David Wright took place on June 30 at the Town..."

July 6, 2010 News Post by Jillian Richardson

Exceeding Themselves

Lawrence Wright's Thirteen Days in September tells how Carter, Sadat, and Begin made an impossible peace

"...war and strife. But Austin author and journalist Lawrence Wright reminds us of a moment in the not-too-distant past..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Three Identical Strangers

Deception, research, and an almost unbelievable mystery of triplets divided at birth

"...identical male triplets – Bobby Shafran, Eddy Galland, and David Kellman – back in 1980. Nearly two decades earlier,..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Baggage Claim

Paul Patton stars in this rom-com about a desperate-to-wed flight attendant that never achieves liftoff.

"...Directed by: David E. Talbert. Starring: Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Taye Diggs,..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

About AIDS

"...David Wright Named Physician of the Year..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column by Sandy Bartlett

A Glimpse at AE's GM Candidates

How might these Californians take on Austin's challenges?

"...Both candidates for the position – Larry Weis and David Wright – come from California, a state that has..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Film roster has arrived, with big features like Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, the debut of Starz's American Gods adaptation,..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Hanna

Hanna is a through-the-looking-glass, arthouse action minimasterpiece.

"...Directed by: Joe Wright. Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander,..."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Double Take

Austin Scribe Lawrence Wright Tackles Noriega -- Twice

"...Screenwriter Lawrence Wright and General Manuel Noriega are both eligible for freedom..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

An HIV-Free Generation?

New clinic to help city, county eradicate HIV

"...that 987 residents are positive and undiagnosed. However, Dr. David Wright, an expert on HIV who will serve as..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Where He Got That Pony

Steven Wright on his inspirations and stand-up origins

"...If stand-up legend Steven Wright didn't exist, I'm not sure anyone could have invented..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The World's End

Twelve pints in 12 pubs – what could go wrong for the Shaun of the Dead gang?

"...Directed by: Edgar Wright. Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Rosamund Pike,..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Nonfiction? Check. Austin's favorite New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright (The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State)..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Run Fatboy Run

Funnyman Simon Pegg stars in this soft and plodgy rom-com: Sadly, this by-the-numbers redemption tale careens uncomfortably from sentimentality to stomach-turning sight gags.

"...Directed by: David Schwimmer. Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Alex Gibney's doc penetrates the church's cloak of secrecy

"...the Prison of Belief, which closely adheres to Lawrence Wright’s acclaimed 2013 book of the same name, doesn’t merely..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hurlyburly

"...Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, Robin Wright, Anna Paquin and Meg Ryan. Hurlyburly is a screeching,..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Daily Hustle: 6/18/10

More MRF madness next meeting

"...from the best coast: Ronald Davis, Larry Weis, and David Wright. Take it away, press release: Ronald Davis, General..."

June 18, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

About AIDS

Wright House to host World AIDS Day event

"...away. This year, WAD will be recognized at the Wright House Wellness Center, with an open house beginning at..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column by Sandy Bartlett

AE GM Search

Everyone wants face time with the candidates

"...to know the two candidates – Larry Weis and David Wright, both from Califor­nia – the activists requested a..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

AE Finalists: California Dreamin'

Greens question the need for Golden Staters

"...one had heard of Ronald Davis, Larry Weis, or David Wright) than for who wasn't: Karl Rábago, AE's vice..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Crazies

A mysterious pollutant in their water supply is making the residents of a small Iowa town insane in this remake of George Romero's topical horror tale.

"...Crazies 2010, Eisner and co-writers Scott Kosar and Ray Wright have crafted a thriller that's quick on its feet..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Book Festival 2014: The Full Party List

Among the 275 authors: Oates, Ellroy, Mosley, Lear, Dean

"...and a pair of Pulitzer Prize winners in Lawrence Wright and Héctor Tobar. Well, hold onto your bifocals, Bud,..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

About AIDS

Sept. 28: Sculptra for facial restoration

"...Sculptra is available to correct facial wasting, and Dr. David Wright is doing lots of it. At ASA's Sept...."

Sept. 23, 2005 Column by Sandy Bartlett

About AIDS

Meds side effects got you down?

"...aren't so disruptive. Our guest doc will be Dr. David Wright...."

March 4, 2005 Column by Sandy Bartlett

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