Urban Cowboy

Only a couple years removed from his screen super-success in Saturday Night Fever, Travolta struts his way through Urban Cowboy’s modern-West parable about machismo, cowboy manqué, and mechanical bulls set among petrochemical workers in Pasadena, Texas.

"...James Bridges. Starring: John Travolta, Debra Winger and Scott Glenn. A magazine story by Aaron Latham is the source..."

Oct. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill

"...Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl, Scott Glenn and Catherine O'Hara. Watching Tall Tale is like exploring..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Green Acres

Prop. 2 Seeks to Protect Water Quality - but at a Price

"...future zoning battles over environmentally sensitive land south and west of the city in a $65 million real estate..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Searching for Cynthia Ann

Glenn Frankel's new book untangles the true story behind 'The Searchers'

"...one of the most enduring legends of the American West?..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Fightin' Words

Rich Oppel and Mike Levy Spar on Paper:

"...I don't know about that. From what I've seen, Glenn West, Kerry Tate, Pete Winstead and others do pretty..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Glenn West isn't heading east. He's keeping his president's post..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Glenn West had 46 messages waiting for him when he..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature

Bonding Over the Bonds

Council's Dreams Come True

"...to push it through over the objections of the Southwest Circle C subdivision and the Northwest suburbs which were..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

A Fistful of Pennies

Campaign Finance Law Hog-Ties Chamber

"...their pockets to contribute $100 to a campaign," said Glenn West, president and CEO of the Greater Austin Chamber..."

May 8, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

Environs Agreeing on Air

"...undesirable to become a non-attainment area," says GACC president Glenn West. While West didn't say so, it is clear..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Pocketbook Politics

If Not Now, When?

"...With unemployment at its lowest level ever -- 2.8% as of August, according to..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Chamber Balks on Bonds

"...According to Chamber President Glenn West, however, it is insufficient planning that is keeping..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Column

A Dickensian Prospect

Great Expectations or Bleak Housing in Austin?

"...complexes on three under-utilized city lots downtown, two blocks west of Congress between First and Second Streets next to..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

High Tech, Low Priority?

Not Everyone Is Sold on Computers in Schools

"...-- about what business needs in prospective employees, said Glenn West, president of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce...."

July 25, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

An Open Letter to Reno, Nevada...

Reno: Not such a great place for movies

"...facilities. As all the world knows, John Huston's magnificent western elegiac was shot right here in good old Reno..."

June 24, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Heavy Melody

Judas Priest's K.K. Downing Q&A

"...the group’s classic line-up, rounded out by Downing foil Glenn Tipton, Mr. Hell Bent For Leather himself, screamer Rob..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, Central Texas, and the world

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Glenn West, the former president of the Greater Austin Chamber..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Altered States

Daryl and His Other Brother Daryl

"..."Council Watch" had Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce President Glenn West and S.O.S. Alliance Executive Director Brigid Shea getting..."

May 15, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...New West 8pm-2am, La Zona Rosa One of the most successful..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Glenn Smith, one of the directors of DriveDemocracy.org, founder of..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Exit 'Downtown,' Right on Sunset

In her latest project, singer Petula Clark sets aside her image as chirpy pop starlet to play mad screen diva Norma Desmond in the musical version of Sunset Blvd. Clark tells Stephen MacMillan Moser how she came by this radical departure in roles.

"...her specifically. Turned down by Mary Pickford and Mae West, the role of Norma gave the struggling Swanson the..."

March 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...a six year break from movies, SXSW regular Ti West (The Innkeepers, In a Valley of Violence, House of..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...will give it a go with their Wild Wild West, hoping to repeat their success a couple summers ago..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...out on a railroad line about seven hours due west of Austin, smack in the middle of the most..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Simon West; with Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi,..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gay Place

Welcome to Hell ... Halloween, Austin queer-style

"...You're welcome. Thu., Oct. 24, 7-10pm. The Q, 3408 West. www.qboyz.org...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Lege Lines

The Lege looks at campus guns, the Rainy Day Fund, and the West explosion

"...Legislature Looks West..."

May 3, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...it a lineup drop for a reason: South by Southwest Film and Television Festival has just added gaming and..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Will Austin's New Wildfire Code Be Enough?

"The risk is bad"

"...and destroyed almost 20,000 structures. What they saw in West Austin was alarming. [inset-1-right]..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

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