Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the calls start pouring in and the commentary gravitates from the general to the specific. About 45 minutes into..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Hey, Hey, Woody Guthrie, I Made You a Film

The AFS Texas Documentary Tour: 'Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home'

"...those flummoxed by how a populist Dust Bowl drifter from Okemah, Okla. (by way of Pampa, Texas, and L.A.),..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

That Thinking Feeling

L.B. Deyo and Buzz Moran's Dionysium puts the fun back in cogitation

"...smart, is the man who started the Dionysium in New York City four years ago. Except that, there, it..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters @ 3AM

Europe, Russia, and China can help install a new administration in the White House in 2008 by refusing to bail out Bush on his Iraq misadventure now.

"...desperate bid to retain influence, accompanied by small detachments from small countries that lust for America's favor. You know..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Greener Pastures

Youth, Joy, and Jean Arthur

"...the lying, the stealing, the time I destroyed a brand-new pair of soft leather hiking boots in my quest..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the Children He Saved and Failed, 1853-1929

"...Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches fairy tales about the strapping newsboys of turn-of-the-century New York have shaped the popular conception..."

March 2, 2001 Books Review by Ada Calhoun

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...and group activities, is always a period rich with new movie releases. The holiday season is the period the..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Personal Effects

"...illustration by Jason Stout Grab a New York TimesBook Review and you may notice it regularly..."

April 16, 1999 Books Feature by Stacy Bush

Tubes of Art

"...lecture on the emergence and development of video art from 1963 to the present. Trust me, you'll be entertained...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Sxsw

"...really OD, but merely devised an acceptable and permanent escape from Blind Melon, then I suggest you look for..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...Isaiah Washington, Keith David, Pee Wee Love, Regina Taylor. From the novel by Richard Price (who also co-wrote the..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Recommended Shows for Levitation Weekend

The sounds may be scattered all over Austin, but here are a few must-see performances

"...Apple disco and salsa, it's more limbic than cerebral. New converts still get walloped by Andrew Savage and Austin..."

April 27, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Believe

Moving Panoramas flicker to life in the aftermath of a home invasion

"...Leslie Sisson's house sits less than 100 yards from mine. We didn't know we were neighbors until this..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...2015, by contrast, is a lot of first-timers and new names, but Neece sees the equation staying the same...."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sandra Bernhard ♥ America

Sandra Bernhard returns to Austin for We're Still Queer Honey!

"...she named her daughter Cicely or when she segued from Pink's "Just Like a Pill" to Lita Ford's "Kiss..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Anti-Pop Consortium

Friday

"...union of hip-hop and electronica. The London label gave New York's Anti-Pop Consortium free rein to turn the knobs..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

John & Jen

Penfold Theatre once again mounts a chamber musical that's heartfelt and true

"...can never be like my mother, I break away from any comfort if it seems that it might lead..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Starting Over

For Tuna creators Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, the fourth time is the charm

"...them to retire the original Tuna vehicle – no new show would be able to dissipate the inevitable strain..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Praise and Lamentation

Saying goodbye and a final thank you to Clifford Antone

"...of romance or adventure now turn to those of escape...."

May 26, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque

"...William Morrow, 310 pp., $24.95 The toast of turn-of-the-century New York society, Piambo is a portraitist of extraordinary skill..."

June 28, 2002 Books Review by Rick Klaw

Postmarks

A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...man for whom it was named with a pioneer newscaster Edward R. Murrow. What a lame brain. That is..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...months incarcerated. His limited knowledge of the process came from his nephew's experience a few years earlier, when he..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Inside Austin’s Fantasy Roleplaying Speakeasy With Oakda Malkuth

Straddling two worlds with Tiny Minotaur's bartending orc

"...the bar is one Oakda Malkuth, a 157-year-old exile from the pre-industrial and highly magical world of Karth. She's..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

One Last Stop Is an Electrifying Queer Timeslip Romance

The author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, unveils her second novel

"...thing about it, but One Last Stop is incredible New York City propaganda. Casey McQuiston's second novel, which charts..."

June 4, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...Franklin's Mast with bassist Barry Minnick. The name derived from a pair of store names spliced together by Saurage..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

What Is Fake News, and How Can You Spot It?

SXSW panel instructs how to up your media literacy game

"...But in the era of President Trump, identifying “fake news” has become vital...."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

DVDanger: The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Missing found-footage finally escapes, plus Bautista in Bushwick

"...graphic as anything produced under the banner of the New French Extremity, melded with a lo-fi aesthetic that strips..."

Nov. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...in general). But TX filmmakers are still represented, with new films from Bob Byington, the Duplass brothers, Jonny Mars,..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Memories of the Long-Distance Runner

After surviving a holocaust, Gilbert Tuhabonye runs through life to tell his tale

"...who now lives and works in Austin, is originally from the Central African nation of Burundi. He is a..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...When Karen Johle arrived home from work on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 18, her..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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