The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...The Gates of the Alamo: A Novelby Stephen Harrigan..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

The Haunting

"...Directed by: Jan De Bont. Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Lili Taylor,..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dark Backward

"...hand it to first-time director Rifkin: if nothing else, The Dark Backward is a rabidly Nineties type of film...."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Kid's Got Moxie!

Man of the Century director Adam Abraham talks about old-style Hollywood panache, the precarious nature of a career in independent cinema, and a little film that could -- and did.

"...You've probably never heard of Man of the Century. Of all the trailers you've..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Syndromes and a Century

Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul creates a baffling yet intriguing film of meandering abstractions. (AFS@Dobie)

"...Nimsomboon, Jenjira Pongpas, Sophon Pukanok and Arkanae Cherkam. In the spirit of complete candor, I feel I should admit..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Howards End

"...Carter, Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins. Finally, it's arrived-- the E.M. Forster screen adaptation for which we've been waiting..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kingdom of Heaven

Ridley Scott's Crusades epic is a historical spectacle on the order of Gladiator and a dissection of war, as gritty and illuminating as Black Hawk Down, that takes flight when it becomes a canvas for ideas and ideologies in action.

"...Scott. Starring: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, Ghassan Massoud and..."

May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Slingshot

"...Ten-year-old Roland Schutt (Salen) has more than his share of troubles growing up in 1920s Stockholm. His father's a..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Happy Prince

Tragic Oscar Wilde biopic flies sporadically

"...The final three years of Oscar Wilde’s life, which are..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The Sporting Life': … or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving to Lose

"...   I am a sporting man, a gambler, and man of leisure. I am a gentleman.    All the same, I..."

Oct. 25, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

A Shot in the Arm

Wilco

"...through “Destroyer” on his antique, Mahogany-hued Les Paul had the appearance of arriving at your own exorcism late. Duluth,..."

May 13, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The De-Railers

RR Commission Challengers Say the Office Is Off-Track

"...Is it time to derail the Texas Railroad Commission? Three of the four candidates running..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

Across the Universe

Gearing up for a new national tour of her hit show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Lily Tomlin took a few minutes to talk about connectedness -- her connectedness with The Search, with audiences, and with Austin.

"...things that are not surprising about a conversation with the brilliant actress Lily Tomlin -- One: She laughs. Ever..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Greil Marcus and the Mad Parade

In his book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Greil Marcus explained punk to the world and created a bible for that music's true believers. As Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals opens its stage adaptation of Marcus' book, the author talks about the Stones, the Sex Pistols, and the "mad parade" of history.

"...have. He was finishing up his new column for the online magazine Salon and is planning a visit to..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Ever-intrepid Werner Herzog guides us through a cave in southern France that holds the oldest drawings known to humanity.

"...my! Such images join galloping horses, woolly mammoths, and other remnants of prehistoric life that were drawn on the..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lost King

The charming, unlikely, and mostly true tale of the hunt for Richard III

"...Obsession is what they call it when you're wrong. When you're right, it's..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Stephen Harrigan on A Friend of Mr. Lincoln

The Austin writer reveals the vision behind his portrait of the 16th president as a young man in his new novel

"...Of course we think we know the man on the..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Eve of Destruction?

The City plans for a big New Year's Eve party downtown while East Sixth Street merchants complain of threat of competition

"...In the race for the Worst Pre-Millennial Job Title in Austin,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...Suppression by religious extremists. Censorship. Racism. Ridicule of immigrants. Deceptive advertising. Syndicate control. Exploitation of labor. Union..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Legend of Tarzan

This new take on Tarzan, with its CGI jungle animals, isn't half bad

"...Every generation gets the iconic treatments it deserves, and that’s what had me..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Classical Revival at the Blanton

The Art of the Deal

"...So what's all this about the University of Texas being a slow, confused bureaucracy? When..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bless the Child

"...Ian Holm, Holliston Coleman, Yan Birch and Lumi Cavazos. They say the devil's in the details; if that's the..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Piece of Eden

"...Tyne Daly, Robert Breuler, Rebecca Harrell and Marc Grapey. The Tredici family, late of Corsica, has settled in the..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Patriot

"...Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger and Mel Gibson. Inexplicably, “we, the people” have never been big fans of movies about..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every year, there are..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Aleshire the Agitator

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Limelight

"...tearful farewells when Travis County Judge Bill Aleshire leaves office on New Year's Eve. Instead, it would be more..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS And Sundance Add Judas and the Black Messiah to Drive-In

How It Ends, Censor also added at Pioneer Farms

"...Living up to their promise of bringing great new films from Sundance Festival..."

Jan. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Department of Theatre & Dance's Spring Awakening

This staging of the hit musical blends the old and new, petticoats and punk, with a power and seductiveness that enraptures

"...In the opening moments of the UT Depart­ment of Theatre &..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Austin Writer Explores the Contradictions of Ted Kennedy in Chappaquiddick

Telling the tale of the shattering of Camelot

"...There are few political enigmas more shrouded in speculation than..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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