All Aboard for Middle Earth

Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien needn't wait until the December 12 opening of the film of Lord of the Rings to take a journey to Middle Earth. Second Youth Family Repertory Theatre, an Austin arts company acclaimed for its intelligent, highly theatrical stage shows for family audiences, will ferry you there this weekend via its production of The Hobbit.

"...the above indicates you do -- is planning to holiday there this season, transported to its magical milieu by..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two

The war on drugs works in opposition to the battle against terrorism.

"...our revenues have fallen during the past year. The holiday season will be very important this year, but the..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Food-o-File

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood gets ready to attend the Southern Foodways Symposium.

"...(#1 Jefferson Sq., 451-2148) with Australian wines Nov. 5, holiday wine pairings Nov. 19, and sparkling wines and champagnes..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Eat, Drink, Watch Movies

"...When we began planning the Eat, Drink, Watch Movies Film Festival as one of the events to celebrate..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Autumn Tale

Fall film preview

"...We must be due for some aliens and explosions. Holiday season? Roll out the Oscar hopefuls. Late winter/early spring?..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Autumn Tale

What Movies Look Like This Fall

"...DreamWorks brass fearing it might get lost in the holiday crowd. The Guy Pearce vehicle also ends with a..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

A Guy on a Mission

QTV will give Austinites another chance to experience Quentin Tarantino as a passionate educator.

"...out Tarantino's penchant for rampantly "borrowing" from other people's movies...."

Aug. 17, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sensational Saga of Mr. Sinus

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...Sinus guys passed out milk and cookies and solicited holiday memories from the audience to turn into a chorus...."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Marco Perella Reviewed

Movie actor Marco Perella has at least one doozy of a story for every picture he's made, and in his Adventures of a No Name Actor, he makes each one so light and salty and tasty, you just want to keep tossing 'em back, like popcorn.

"...of one of those true-life lust 'n' murder TV movies that all have Evidence, Seduction, or Killing in the..."

July 6, 2001 Books Feature by Robert Faires

The Slow Biz of Show Biz

A conversation between filmmakers Richard Linklater and Rachel Tsangari

"...running March 9-17 at venues across town and featuring movies like Spheeris' Ozzfest documentary We Sold Our Souls for..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

South by Southwest announces 2001 call for festival volunteer workers, and other news and events of interest to the local film community.

"...Enough Hours in the Day Dept.: With the bare-bones holiday season now behind us, there's a flood of new..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

The Year in Film

The Best and Worst of the Movies of 2000

"...year after year, was the following: Can we include movies in our Top 10 if they haven't come out..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Public Notice

Gather 'round the Yule log and the figgy pudding, get out a paper and pen, and jot down some of these items form our Annual Holiday Wish List 2000. Local organizations need you!

"...These next two issues feature the annual "Public Notice Holiday Wish Lists," the two yearly installments of this happy..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

TV Eye

Don't know what gift to get your couch potato? Well, why not buy your spud-butt a book? Yes, a book.

"...the TV documentary Family Values: The Mob and the Movies and co-authored The History of White People in America..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Power Games

Eight reasons to go on living if you don't' own a PlayStation2

"...newest high-detail, graphics-heavy selections already hitting the shelves this holiday season. Below you'll find just a handful of some..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

The Mstk 3000 Christmas Variety Show

"...Pollet. The MSTK3000 Christmas Variety Show blends comedy and movies as comics Jerm Pollet, Owen Egerton, and John Erler..."

Dec. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

What's the real meaning of Christmas? Well, it's doubtful you'll find it in the typical cheery holiday TV programming. But two upcoming documentaries -- The Forgotten Americans and First Person Plural -- remind us of the importance of home and family and offer a thought-provoking alternative to more traditional holiday fare.

"...Nowhere are hearth, home, and family celebrated during the holiday season like they are on television. From glittering holiday..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

What Kind of Theatre Do You Go For?

Our sassy quiz will match you up with the Austin theatre company of your dreams.

"...6. What's your favorite kind of music? a. Billie Holiday, ABBA, Gypsy cast CD b. Velvet Underground, Jonathan Richman,..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Feature

The Great Escape

Chain gangs! Cast aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! … It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...It's no coincidence that the holiday season -- with its stubborn insistence on family time..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...picked up "Tuff Enuff," and started a rash of movies, like Bull Durham, that featured T-Bird songs. Eventually, we..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

TV Eye

Memories of the Jerry Lewis telethon. Also, upcoming KLRU programming for September, Hispanic Heritage Month

"...Professor and some of those old Martin & Lewis movies on TV. So how did that wacky Jerry Lewis..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Win, Lose, or Draw

What 16 Color offers is an incredibly user-friendly template for people interested in making short (15 seconds), Web-based animations. His press release says it best: "Alan Watts dreams of ways to help people procrastinate."

"...Watt's aborted Web-A-Sketch, which he wrote over the 1995 holiday season...."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Patriot

"...“we, the people” have never been big fans of movies about the American Revolutionary War. The Patriot, however, appears..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...distributors compartmentalize the year by season -- summer, fall, holiday -- each season indicative of a certain kind of..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

More Than a Pair of Jokers

While she was growing up, Anne S. Lewis thought of Randy and Jason Sklar as just her crazy twin cousins. But now, after an MTV sitcom and success on the comedy club circuit, she's thinking her relatives may be more than just a pair of jokers in her family deck.

"...to performing comedy and acting on TV and in movies, law school is certainly a far more exciting and..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Arts Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Letters at 3AM

The paradox of possiblities exhibited by the 20th century -- from Auschwitz to Ginger & Fred.

"...make any year-end lists because I saw maybe four movies this year, maybe three. Not because I don't like..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...of his students, Ken Gonzales, was murdered over the pre-holiday week. Although exact details are slim as we go..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Public Notice

Public Notice is noticing a lot of public service types getting into the holiday spirit. Events big and small are happening all over town, as are opportunities to give, give, give, and give some more.

"...of Austin gave us the idea to run these Holiday Wish Lists for our area public service organizations a..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

TV Eye

Remembering Madeline Kahn; also, what's on the tube for the holidays

"...to use all the mediums available to her -- movies, television, and the stage. In 1983, her sitcom, Oh..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Straight to Video

Gifts for the Cinephile? Time to Go ...

"...and make-up, and still boredom persisted. And then, one holiday while watching a litany of films for a college..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

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