Hidden Figures

True story of NASA's black women mathematicians

"...pocket of history it uncovers. Based on the book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life Revealed at Austin Film Festival

Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic also joins lineup

"...the latest from a fourth, as Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life leads the list of titles announced for this..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hidden Wars of Desert Storm

"...never before seen on television, and interviews such prominent figures as General Norman Schwarzkopf, former Attorney General Ramsey Clark,..."

May 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hidden Costs of Free

Is free Wi-Fi killing coffeehouse culture?

"...Bar, Clementine, Fair Bean), it's difficult to get solid figures on how much Wi-Fi freeloading, with all its attendant..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked in New York

"...rich with appealing, unconventional characters. It has more vivid figures than a circus parade: Jake (Stoltz), who gives a..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Lost City of Z

A futile quest for an extraordinary place

"...lifelong search for proof of an ancient lost civilization hidden in the uncharted jungles of Bolivia seldom rises to..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Legend of Bagger Vance

"...is called on to play against two historic golf figures Walter Hagen (McGill) and Bobby Jones (Gretsch, who may..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Us

Jordan Peele has met the enemy, and they is Us

"...until they return to their summer home, where four figures – a family: two parents, two kids – suddenly..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dogfight

"...Lili Taylor and takes her to the party. She figures out what is going on, there is a confrontation,..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Defying Gravity

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee took one of the most maligned of cinematic genres -- the kung fu film -- and created an epic many critics (this one included) are calling the year's best movie. We spoke with him about the film's grueling shoot, the refinement it makes to the martial arts genre, and more.

"...With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee took one of the most maligned..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Going in Style

Three old-timers plan to rob a bank

"...it’s, admittedly, a bit backhanded. Theodore Melfi (writer/director of Hidden Figures and St. Vincent) updates Martin Brest’s 1979 screenplay,..."

April 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

"...9) HENRY IV (Hidden Room Theatre) Another of director Beth Burns' jaunts into..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...but seldom visited, neglected but not destroyed. Ghost towns hidden in the boomtown...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Review: Trouble Puppet Theater Co.’s Undark: A Radioactive Puppet Play

Henson-backed world premiere recounts a workers' rights fight

"...Norma Rae’s Crystal Lee Sutton. Hidden Figures’ Mary Jackson. North Country’s Lois Jenson. These groundbreaking..."

May 31, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Richard Linklater's Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood Touches the Animated Stars

Glen Powell talks life on set of the Austin director's latest

"...‘Hey man, I know you’ve played John Glen [in Hidden Figures] and you’ve been to space before, but I..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Review: Janelle Monáe

A powerful feminine tomorrow arrived yesterday – finally

"...mannish/ Black girl magic, y’all can't stand it,” the Hidden Figures actress sang, almost vindictive and petty, on the..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Only God Forgives

Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn reunites again with Ryan Gosling and adds Kristin Scott Thomas to the mix for this descent into heartlessness.

"...from Refn’s previous work; the extreme violence, the taciturn figures, the striking visuals all can be seen in varying..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Place at the Table

The issue of hunger in America is on the menu in this stirring documentary.

"...place it on display. And the problem is kept hidden as long as charitable food banks and soup kitchens..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rape of Europa

During WWII, works of art were moved, hidden, and plundered on a vast and often institutional scale, and this film documents the shaky process of reclamation.

"...grave (the Monte Cassino monastery) carry with them historical figures such as frontline art academic Deane Keller, now interred..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Rose Rage

The Bard is rampant and rules this Hidden Room.

"...Rose RageA Hidden Room within 311 W. Seventh, 310/243-6426 www.hiddenroomtheatre.com Through August..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Everyday Magic

Lee Barber returns to that place you go to find a song

"...and hard. "I drew a few random lines, two figures, then added some random splotches of paint. That's how..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Actors' Inequity

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

"...The high and normal figures were about what I expected. What I did not..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Graphic Novels

Godland Volume One: Hello, Cosmic!; Godland Volume Two: Another Sunny Delight; and Rocketo Volume One: The Journey to the Hidden Sea

"...Comics, 152 pp., $14.99Rocketo Volume 1-6: Journey to the Hidden Sea..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Books Review by Ryan Rutherford

Day Trips

Hueco Tanks State Historic Site is sacred ground to many Southwestern Native American tribes

"...and they cover only about 75% of the painted figures. A three-hour guided tour unveils more paintings than the..."

May 13, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Hunting vs. Birding

Will TPWD Accomodate Those Who'd Rather Watch?

"...With those figures, it would seem TPWD would be spending more money..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Reissues

"...since he's been done to death while other important figures have gone ignored. Here, we get some too-rare Milton..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...a wary Doctor (Jean Bouise). What The Doctor has hidden inside is unknown, but The Brute wants it, and..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your cheat sheet for three days of fun

"...an overtly sexual albino, endures among the most resilient figures in Jamaican music. Raised in a Kingston orphanage and..."

July 28, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

The Education Session

The Lege takes another run at patching school finance

"...talking metaphors for what Texas education does wrong. The figures laid out at the rally were stunning, and well-established...."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playing God – Literally

A smartphone's all you need to let loose your inner Zeus and control the action in Deus Ex Machina

"...group votes. Said humans are the seriously effed-up tragic figures from the House of Atreus – Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Electra,..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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