The Young One

"...Luis Buñuel released his only English language film, The Young One. New 35mm prints of this rarely seen work..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prez for Life & Beyond: Lester Young

Tenor sax king helped put Kansas City on the musical map

"...Still the President of Cool, Lester Young would’ve turned 106 today. In his soft-spoken slang, the..."

Aug. 27, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Vince Young - in Loving Tribute

Vince Young catches the Madden curse

"...legend has it Madden agreed to deliver one promising, young athlete to the pit of despair every year. And..."

April 19, 2007 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin

Another Drug War Casualty: Young Mother Shot While Holding Infant Son

Ohio prosecutors charged police Sgt. Joseph Chavalia with two misdemeanor crimes related to the January shooting death of 26-year-old Tarika Wilson in botched SWAT raid

"...maimed, but lived. Police also shot two dogs; one died. Five other children, ranging in age from three to..."

March 28, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin Playwright’s Final Play Might Have Died With Him, but a Community Joined Together to Ensure Its Survival

Saving Jason Tremblay’s Gretel! The Musical

"...founded with Noel Gaulin to make quality theatre for young audiences. It drew on the Russian folk tale "Vasilisa..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Night Gwen Stacy Died

This oddly beautiful debut novel could garner a million no-prizes.

"...novel with the title of The Night Gwen Stacy Died? And not written by some elderly yet still testosterone-influenced..."

Aug. 7, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie

"...TV and film producer Rob Thomas, but rather to young adult author Rob Thomas, whose incisive, thoughtful coming-of-age novel..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Luv Doc Recommends: Keep Austin Young: Celebrating the Life of Danny Roy Young

Austin Music Hall, Sunday, October 19, 2008

"...Sunday night’s Keep Austin Young concert at the Music Hall might be a little..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

A Young Man on Death Row

Juvenile offender Randy Arroyo's case puts Texas's execution factory on trial.

"...the death penalty in 1976, 14 of the 21 young offender executions in the U.S. have occurred there. In..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Young Composers Concert

For the third time, the Austin Symphony gives Texas composers under 18 a chance to be heard

"...evening of world premieres. This is the third Texas Young Composers Concert, a program that provides the thrilling opportunity..."

March 29, 2013 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Film Fast, Die Young

"...Rainer Werner Fassbinder Retrospective." "My favorite quote when he died in 1982 was by a film critic who said,..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Denny Freeman, the Graceful Guitarist Who Made Everyone Sound Better, Has Died

Masterful player had a foundational presence on Austin music

"...Born in Orlando and raised in Dallas, a young Freeman bore witness to the greats: Elvis at the..."

April 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Advice to Young Journalists

What cinema tells us about what we expect from the news

"...This all came as #adviceforyoungjournalists trended, as seasoned reporters and veteran burnouts tweeted useful,..."

Feb. 14, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Danny Roy Young: The Thinking Man's Bubba

Paying tribute to the Mayor of South Austin, Danny Roy Young

"...In a way, Danny Roy Young had the perfect life. His wit and warm personality..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Locust’s Gabe Serbian, Who Once Lived and Drummed Locally, Has Died at Age 44

The Locust is scheduled to play in Austin on May 15

"...an enduring one. Survived by his wife and two young children in San Diego, he will be mourned worldwide..."

May 1, 2022 Music Post by Robert Penson

The Young and Restless

Seven local South by Southwest 'Picks 2 Click'

"...in memory of Jon Pettis, Moore's Bankrupt bandmate who died in an electrical fire at the band's house in..."

March 9, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: They Died in Your City

Austin is built by workers subject to institutionalized injustice

"...The inevitable results include the casual deaths of young men like Raudel Ramirez, Wilson Irias, and Jesus Lopez...."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Young Blood

Growing Up as the 'Living Dead'

"..."Usually, when I died, it was something to do with stabbing. Never guns,..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Saints alive! To each her own biopic.

"...joined the Carmelites at the age of 15 and died young of tuberculosis in 1897 is fitfully told in..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chasing Mavericks

Starring Gerard Butler, this inspirational surfing drama somehow fails to inspire.

"...one wants to learn to ride them more than young Jay. But before he can do that, he has..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Arrival

Introspective sci-fi drama packs a punch.

"...brainiac optimism. Louise is depressed because her daughter has died young from an illness. This information is relayed in..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...– "Rassy" – beams, anything but self-conscious, while Scott Young's barely unturned lips cede all curvature to his arched..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Death and Life of Free Radio

Austin microradio lived fast and died young -- can the movement live to broadcast another day?

"...against any future radio broadcasts. Radio One, Austin's other, younger, micro station, also busted last fall, has gone digital...."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...of a moment that changed the destinies of two young men, Threet turned and, for no apparent reason, kicked..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Imaginary Crimes

"...about her father Ray, a widower raising his two young daughters in the 1950s. Ray (Keitel) is either a..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema

"...work is infused with surrealistic, frightening fantasies of a young man as he waits for the results of his..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Fruitvale Station

This hot-button film creates a sad portrait of a young black man unjustly shot down.

"...events, Fruitvale Station creates a sad portrait of a young man shot down in his prime. It is the..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wittgenstein

In his highly stylized fashion, Derek Jarman explores the mind of the 20th century Viennese philosopher.

"...with a small, green-skinned Martian; his devoted coterie of young believers; his physical self-denial, emotional arrogance and ill-fitting romance..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sunset

Period drama keeps the techniques of Oscar winner Son of Saul but loses the emotional weight

"...the film’s opening image, Irisz Leiter (Jakab), a beautiful young woman with piercing eyes, is trying on hats in..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Real Steel

Mix Rocky with The Transformers and you'll wind up with something like Real Steel.

"...informed of his long-lost son whose mother has just died, Charlie makes self-serving financial arrangements for the boy’s care...."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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