Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...is also exceptionally well-read and holds a Masters in English Literature. (She's even been known to pen reviews for..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Hightower Report

Garbled Translations; and Another War in Iraq

"...position to criticize anyone who's trying to grapple with foreign-language translations. Therefore, I say "blessings on you" to the..."

March 16, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Nic Cage and Sion Sono craziness is not the sum of its parts

"...subgenre, and of course he would for his first English-language film. It's such an obvious melding for his deliciously..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Two Ballot Lawsuits Before State Supremes

Petitioners sue over Audit and CodeNEXT language

"...petitioners have sued the city of Austin over the language drafted by City Council on the “efficiency audit” and..."

Aug. 20, 2018 News Post by Michael King

A Mission To Communicate

Austin ISD's new multicultural, multitasking outreach director has a big job ahead: telling the district's story and getting the district to listen to the response

"...60% Hispanic students; and both have large groups of English-language learners and a large poor population. But after a..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Secret History of the English Language

If the late Douglas Adams had made his mark as a writer of history textbooks, the resulting volumes might read like The Secret History of the English Language

"...The Secret History of the English Languageby M.J. Harper Melville House Publishing, 200 pp., $22.95..."

March 7, 2008 Books Review by Ken Lieck

No Bilingual Blueprint?

Forgione's new blueprint attracts critics who worry it will mean the end of the dual language program.

"...top-down implementation, which would jeopardize Harris' separate, voluntary dual language program (in which students learn both English and Spanish),..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Michael May

Saving Darma

A UT linguist travels to northern India in a quest to preserve the local language of the Darma Valley

"...of Dharchula in northern India. Unlike Hindi, the dominant language of the area, the Darma language remains strictly oral,..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Dan Oko

My Name Is Joe

"...Name Is Joe's distinctive delights is its inclusion of English subtitles, which proves to be just the right ticket..."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Choosing Their Words Carefully

How literary translators shrink the world down to a more manageable size

"...a longtime member of the AATIA who specializes in Russian-English translation. Schwartz is the point person for the AATIA's..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Hightower Report

State Secrets; and The GOP's Xenophobic Goofiness

"...statutes on the books which, if you read the language carefully, would seem to indicate that [prosecution] is a..."

June 16, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Will Travel for Food (and Awards)

Barcelona

"...had won an award for Best in the World: English Language Foreign Cookery Book from the Gourmand World Cookbook..."

April 2, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Mary and the Witch's Flower

Studio Ghibli alums stick to the formula for magical tale.

"...much of Studio Ghibli's later output was reworkings of English fantasy novels. Mary director Hiromasa Yonebayashi worked in various..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Funambulist: Giulia Millanta

Florentine transplant walks the singer-songwriter tightrope

"...I’ve been walking between continents, languages, and cultures, so when I was collecting songs for..."

April 23, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Art + Commerce

Marc English Design's DIY Criteria

"...myself whenever I walk into the studio-cum-office of Marc English Design, because in truth, this sudden border crossing is..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

God's Own Country

Love and lambing on the cruel, cold hills of England

"...The English county of Yorkshire can be astoundingly beautiful, but there's..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Vessel

Faith-based art film is simple and eloquent

"...this little faith-based art film was shot in both English and Spanish, with the presumed objective to reach as..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Wild Grass

Alain Resnais' glorious-looking film spirals in its subjective viewpoints with a main character who may be mad or merely madly in love or perhaps maddened that love has somehow eluded him.

"...novel by Christian Gailly, left me wondering if the English subtitles were either too literal or too lyrical to..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shakti: The Power

"...that is receiving a relatively large stateside release. The Hindi-language film (with English subtitles) is a peculiar mix of..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Barrientos Misrepresented

"...(spelled correctly in the article) appears in all standard English dictionaries.]..."

May 7, 1999 Column

Princess Caraboo

"...town of Bristol in 1817. She speaks some unrecognizable language and not a word of English, yet somehow her..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Calendar

"...use the phone and has a conversation in a language not English, so Egoyan's character can relive his wife's..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Daughters of the Dust

"...There developed amongst these removed African captives, a distinct language called Gullah or Geechee whose vocabulary is primarily English..."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Frida Kahlo: A Ribbon Around a Bomb

"...The play, The Diary of Frida Kahlo, is an English adaptation of Abraham Oceransky's Spanish language play Las Dos..."

Jan. 31, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

A Man Called Otto

Tom Hanks' "grumpy old man" phase stumbles with this discordant comedy about death

"...America,” then you’ll know to steer wide of this English-language adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s bestselling Swedish novel, A Man..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Silent Twins

True story of siblings gives little insight into their inner lives

"...them remain a mystery in this film. The girls’ language becomes more idiosyncratic and their behaviors and movements often..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Stranger by the Shore

A heartfelt queer first romance in this gorgeous anime

"...intrigues the moody twentysomething novelist Shun (Grelle in the English dub), who lives with his aunt at a nearby..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Promare

DayGlo anime explosion makes firefighters cool and kinetic

"...Rescue. There's hair-trigger tech Lucia (Mayumi Shintani in the Japanese-language original soundtrack, and Kari Wahlgren in the U.S. English..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AISD's "School Changes" Process Places Equity Front and Center

“Historically, this is a very racist city, and unfortunately, this school district is a part of that system"

"...and Burnet standardized (STAAR) test scores, the number of English language learners (ELLs) at each campus, the number of..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1

Three short films from Japan's newest major animation studio

"...The merfolk speak a kind of gibberish, so the English language version keeps the original Japanese voice track, with..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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