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"...THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTD: Rob Reiner; with Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!

The Jewish Community Association of Austin production of 'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!' is that rare revue where you actually care about the characters and what happens to them

"...lot more in his oeuvre than that one. Enter Douglas Bernstein and Rob Krausz, who conceived and wrote this..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

TV Eye

Phil Donahue, James Lipton, Jon Stewart, Katie Couric, Johnny Carson, Tom Snyder, and more: columnist Belinda Acosta reflects on the hosts who made television great.

"...Mike Douglas: As the genial host of The Mike Douglas Show,..."

May 12, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...D: Michael Winterbottom; with Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt, Sophie Okonedo...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

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"...despite its shortcomings, you might want to check out Douglas Sirk's wonderful 1955 film All That Heaven Allows, in..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Follies, Samurai, and a Few Non-Alcoholic Events for the Weekend

Got a resolution to get out more? No problem.

"...they maybe disappear with the enchanting monster?   – James Scott Best Day Brew-Thru..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

All Wrapped Up

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

"...Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, Charlton Heston, Ann-Margret, James Woods, Matthew Modine, Aaron Eckhart, Jim Brown, LL Cool..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alternate Histories

"...Bestselling crime novelist James Ellroy isn't just another writer who uses post-war Los..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Amityville Horror

A dream home on Long Island is not all it's cracked up to be: The family inside sees dead people.

"...Directed by: Andrew Douglas. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Philip Baker Hall, Jesse..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Berry. Also getting a world premiere is Sam Wainwright Douglas' and Brenda Greene Mitchell's loving tribute to Austin's iconic..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Experience (directed by Austinites David Hartstein and Sam Wainwright Douglas). Meanwhile the TV Premieres includes Photographer: Dan Winters, a..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Traffic

"...Starring: Amy Irving, Albert Finney, Miguel Ferrer, Erika Christensen, James Brolin, Benjamin Bratt, Steven Bauer, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid,..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Upsizing the Ante

Old Settlers Bluegrass & Acoustic Festival

"...had David Grisman, Buck White & the Whites, Jerry Douglas, Byron Berline, and Paul Glasse. We almost broke even."..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...and hallucinogenic rabbit shite. Cast: Eddie Izzard, Kate Dickie, James Cosmo, Kevin Guthrie, Jonathan Aris, Alice Lowe, Samuel Bottomley,..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Blogs of the Year

Ricky Williams, CenTex barbecue, ACL vs. FFF, and more

"...story (which broke nationally) on Williams' involvement with Gary Douglas and his Access Consciousness organization. Douglas claims he can..."

Jan. 9, 2013 News Post by Mark Fagan

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...war was Communist aggression and that – to quote [James] Reston – 'the political and strategic consequences of defeat..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

Dvorák's New World Inquiry

How a Czech composer helped America find its authentic voice

"...to the negro race," as New York Herald writer James Creelman put it (like whites, blacks had to audition..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Let There Be Light

After a $14 million facelift, UT's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center is letting the light in, literally, through new windows across the front of the structure, and philosophically, through a new mission to give the public more opportunities to see and enjoy its astonishing accumulation of cultural treasures.

"...staring with a mesmerist's intensity, as photographed by David Douglas Duncan; a shot of Elizabeth Taylor; a sleek car..."

May 16, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Innovators

Part 2 of "Jazz," by Harvey Pekar

"...50-year-old rhythmic clichés, ô la Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, James Carter, and Roy Hargrove...."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...10:45am James Rice..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...on women along the way. Cast: Christopher Tramantana, Asa James, Celester Rich, Richard Cooper, Sam Gilroy, Ron Palais, Michael..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...American Berserk Theatre and Density512 Mike Ooi (Officer Robert Douglas), Pet Dick, Jarrott Productions Amber Quick (Abby Pollock), Pet..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

The also-rans are as good as this year's animated nominees

"...to Basquiat, via nods to Harlem Renaissance creators like James Lesesne Wells and Aaron Douglas...."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...Broken Spoke(2016, D: Brenda Greene Mitchell and Sam Wainwright Douglas) The Song Remains the Same..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips

Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing

"...the moon with the Apollo 11 astronauts via Todd Douglas Miller's exhilarating documentary made with original NASA footage. Miller..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...most vulnerable students could be transformative, according to Dr. Douglas Killian, superintendent of Pflugerville ISD and a member of..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Cross-border thriller gets a bloodier, morally grayer sequel

"...(Brolin) is called to Washington by Secretary of Defense James Riley (Modine) and his attaché Cynthia Foards (Keener). While..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shakespeare's First Folio

Why the first collection of the Bard's plays is such a big deal and cause to celebrate on his 400th death anniversary

"...Douglas S. Bruster on Discoveries in Shakespeare Tue., March 29,..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jupiter Ascending

The Wachowskis' space opera starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum is a visual dazzler but a narrative splice-and-dice.

"...Lana Wachowski. Starring: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Tuppence Middleton, James D’Arcy and Gugu..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No No: A Dockumentary

Famous for pitching a no-hitter while high on acid, Dock Ellis the man was so much more.

"...trip on the mound was previously chronicled by animator James Blagden in a funny, psychedelic short that went viral..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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