Austin Chefs and Restaurants Nab Six Spots on James Beard Awards Semifinalists List

Organic pastry, fusion BBQ, and Caribbean flavors recognized

"...The 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists for the James Beard Awards have been announced, and Austin represents well..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Food Post by A. Richmond

The White Countess

The final collaboration between director Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant is a gorgeous slice of Merchant Ivoryisms (thanks in large part to the lushly vertiginous cinematography of DP Christopher Doyle) that nevertheless fails to equal the team’s greatest works.

"...Directed by: James Ivory. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kansas City

"...Directed by: Robert Altman. Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Brooke Smith, Steve..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I'll Do Anything

"...Directed by: James L. Brooks. Starring: Nick Nolte, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner,..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Turning

Henry James' creepy classic resurrected yet again

"...Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Niall Greig Fulton, Denna Thomsen, Joely Richardson and Barbara Marten...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Split

Another twisted (and twisty) offering from M. Night Shyamalan

"...Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan. Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula, Haley Lu..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...more authoritarian type to replace him: Bastrop High principal James Richardson. When a flying Coke bottle hit Richardson on..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Under Heaven

"...Directed by: Meg Richman. Starring: Joely Richardson, Aden Young, Molly Parker, Kevin Phillip and Krisha Fairchild...."

Aug. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Snow Falling on Cedars

"...Ethan Hawke, Rick Yune, Max Von Sydow, Sam Shepard, James Rebhorn, Richard Jenkins, Youki Kudoh and James Cromwell. If..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Return to Me

"...Directed by: Bonnie Hunt. Starring: Bonnie Hunt, James Belushi, Joely Richardson, David Alan Grier, Robert Loggia, Carroll..."

April 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Administrators at Johnston Are at Fault

"...charges) and left a newly energized campus reeling. Successor James Richardson lasted a couple of months, before being hit..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Postmarks

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...James L. Brooks sure can pick 'em – newbie filmmakers,..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...Last year, James Harry Reyos moved into a small room just east..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Made in Italy

Neeson and son head to Tuscany for affable, predictable bonding

"...Directed by: James D'Arcy. Starring: Liam Neeson, Micheál Richardson, Valeria Bilello, Lindsay..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...set to dock on the July 4 weekend. This James Cameron event is purported to be the most expensive..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Made in Dagenham

This film dramatizes a historic labor strike for equal pay that was conducted by the women of a British auto plant in 1968.

"...Cole. Starring: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Andrea Riseborough, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Miranda Richardson, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays, Kenneth..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The NFL Beat': So It Starts …

A first look at fantasy football rookie RBs

"...Trent Richardson (Alabama) Round One: Cleveland Browns The Browns did what..."

May 5, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Read the Fine Print

With arbitration clauses, homebuilders are erecting a legal wall to keep themselves out of court.

"...our story heard by a jury," says homeowner Dawn Richardson. "You never imagine that the people building your home..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Holiday Treats for the Locavore Carnivore

With local meats, you and your holiday guests can eat healthily and humanely

"...Rose and James Page of Peach Creek Farm raise pasture-grazed Berkshire pigs,..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Wonderland

Dull take on real-life murder mystery has one titillating factor: the involvement of former porn star John Holmes.

"...Directed by: James Cox. Starring: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Brooks' Mother, Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet, Jack Lemmon and James Garner in My Fellow Americans, Walter Matthau and Ossie..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Two Generations, One Art

Like twins who have grown up apart and are finally reunited, writer-performer Terry Galloway and the Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals are creative soulmates who have at last discovered their kinship through their collaboration on Galloway's dark comedy In the House of the Moles.

"...smart in eloquent, original ways. Today, Shawn Sides, Sarah Richardson, Lana Lesley, Katie Glynn, and Madge Darlington -- all..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Spider

"...Cronenberg. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Lynn Redgrave, Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, John Neville and Gary Reineke. If you’ve never read..."

May 2, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

November Previews

"...Styles; with Rupert Graves, Samantha Morton, Lee Ross, Lauren Richardson, Miriam Margolyes...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: James Foley; with Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Let me get this straight: Dawn Richardson can afford a $300,000 home but she can't afford..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

The Hateful Eight

Tarantino's latest opus screens in 70mm this week at two Austin venues

"...Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Channing Tatum, James Parks and Zoë Bell...."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Bastrop ISD explains Confederate flag incident, Texas Civil Rights Project files suit against Taco Cabana, Young Conservatives of Texas oppose hate crimes legislation.

"...Texas Civil Rights Project director James Harrington mentions Black History Month in a press release..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Scanline

"...D: Michael Mann; with James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky...."

Feb. 2, 1996 Screens Feature

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