The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue: Stories

In a word, it's exquisite

"...The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue: Stories..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Books Review by Belinda Acosta

Sister Aimee

A slightly true story of America's first megapastor on the run

"...about the 1926 disappearance of the famous evangelist and faith healer Aimee Semple McPherson pulls off a small miracle..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Judas Project

"...the Son of God is named Jesse. He's a faith healer and a leader who teaches that love is..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Honest Liar

Bio-doc about world-famous magician James "The Amazing" Randi

"...the famed prestidigitator, illusionist, escape artist, and skeptic-turned-exposer of faith-healing charlatans. If you’re from a certain generation, you’ve probably..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

FRONTERAFEST 2002 DAILY SCHEDULE

"...Faith Healer, 9:30-11pm1/24 SHORT FRINGE @ HYDE PARK THEATRE "Neither..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Son of God

This biopic is strictly for easily-entertained believers.

"...revered sayings. The film is a Bible-centric act of faith. There is nothing revisionist nor expansive about it; there..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...Nights Orchestra, Atash, Bayonne, Bee Caves, Charlie Belle, Blue Healer, Boan, Booher, Built By Snow, Dylan Cameron, Gina Chavez,..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

What You See in the Dark

Manuel Muñoz's first novel spins haunting fiction out of an Alfred Hitchcock film shoot

"...talented storyteller with his short-story collections Zigzagger and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue. (The latter was short-listed for..."

March 25, 2011 Books Review by Belinda Acosta

How Playfest's Bernadette Nason Got Hooked on Theatre

As Playfest begins its 10th season this week, the Chronicle turned to actor-storyteller Bernadette Nason, one of the longtime regular contributors to the festival, to see what part theatre played in her childhood and how it influenced her current work.

"...for adults as well -- her troubled wife in Faith Healer at this year's FronteraFest was gripping). As Playfest..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Close to the Edge

The Chronicle Arts team hits the 2002 FronteraFest Long Fringe to find how close to the edge this year's artists take us.

"...A faith healer staring into the abyss of doubt. A settled..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...a shiny, $3 used suit that would make TV faith healer Benny Hinn green with envy. The set started..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Day Trips

The faithful and the curious make the trek to the shrine of faith healer Don Pedrito Jaramillo just east of Falfurrias

"...Jaramillo east of Falfurrias still attracts hundreds of the faithful and the curious every year almost 100 years after..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

What We're Listening to Right Now

Duel, Cactus Lee, Kady Rain, Sweetfeed, Startographers, and the You're Gonna Be Great 2 comp

"..."Got Away." The single, produced by rock & roll faith healer Frenchie Smith, sounds like Green Day crossed with..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

First Look at the Austin-Made Comedy-Musical Sister Aimee

First trailer for an (un)true story

"...to come from Austin, as the first trailer for faith healer comedy Sister Aimee has arrived...."

Aug. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Sister Aimee

The true-ish story of the original celebrity hoax

"...about the 1926 disappearance of the famous evangelist and faith healer Aimee Semple McPherson pulls off a small miracle..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Adds to 2018 Music Lineup

Andrew W.K., Tank & the Bangas, and 164 more

"...Faith Healer (Edmonton, Canada)..."

Nov. 7, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips: 25th Anniversary

10 favorite "Day Trips" out of 1,290

"...hand, I always found inspiration from the story of faith healer Don Pedrito Jaramillo...."

April 15, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Review: The Space in Between: Marina Abramovic and Brazil

Performance artist explores South America

"...searching for arcane medicines in Brazil, questioning locals like faith healer John of God, and the late 110-year-old Mae..."

March 11, 2016 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

Peter Gabriel/Youssou N'Dour

"...with Gabriel literally skipping across the stage during modern faith healer "Solsbury Hill." Two male dancers, one favoring Michael..."

June 24, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW 2011 Film Reviews

"...certainly no sort of hypnotist, voodoo practitioner, or equine faith healer. As someone who knows him well states, “Most..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips

History Ahead: Stories Beyond the Texas Roadside Markers is part travel guide and part history book

"...solo circumnavigator pilot Wiley Post of Grand Saline, and faith healer Don Pedro Jaramillo of Los Olmos. Even J...."

March 26, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Film Festival: 'Godspeed'

AFF film review

"...the inexplicable murder of his wife and young son, "faith-healer" Charlie Shepherd (Joseph McKellheer) abandons the god that abandoned..."

Oct. 22, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

It Is What It Is

The year in books

Jan. 4, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Afterplay

As written by Brian Friel and performed by Babs George and Don Toner, Afterplay is a waltz of the walking wounded danced with stately grace to a beautifully elegiac tune

"...masterworks as Dancing at Lughnasa, Translations, Molly Sweeney, and Faith Healer. And as he's also adapted several Chekhov works..."

March 2, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Project in Interpreting the Texas Past

"...who lived in the area in 1915, an animal faith-healer named Doc Phillips:..."

July 4, 2003 Features Feature by Abe Louise Young

Cerronato

Texas Platters

"...quintet's debut sweeps listeners onto their feet like a faith healer at a revival. Like the música Vallenato tradition..."

May 23, 2003 Music Review by Belinda Acosta

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...Bernadette Nason, Faith Healer..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Fringe @ Blue Theatre

"...Faith Healer by Brian Friel (Big Bad Wolf Productions) Wed,..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature

Aterciopelados, Planeta MX, San Antonio, June 29

"...in front of her as if she were a faith healer. Her partner in five LPs, bass player/arranger Hector..."

July 6, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Rides of the Midway: A Novel

"...hands of high schoolers, a potential Satanist and reluctant faith-healer, a Nikon-wielding voyeur, and a swoon-inducing rebel who has..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

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