Political Asylum

Shard Live Performance Collective's original production Political Asylum creates a vision of everyday chaos through asylum bars

"...Ward, in which a female God allows an impotent Abraham to have sons with both his Jewish wife and..."

July 9, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Whose Pancho Villa?

Well-meaning white guys. Who needs 'em?

"...the cast include Matt Day as the ever-present journalist John Reed. Alan Arkin is excellent as Sam Drebben, a..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Jesse Peretz; with Natasha Gregson Wagner, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert John Burke, Jeannetta Arnette...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...Peter Duncan; with Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham, Geoffrey Rush...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Screenwriters: Michelle Savill, Eli Kent, Producers: Desray Armstrong, Angela Littlejohn When a broke and anxiety-ridden architecture grad misses her..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Neil Gaiman's short story gets an inessential musical makeover.

"...Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell. Starring: Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Alex Sharp,..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...of them is hospitalized. Cast: David Dastmalchian, Kim Shaw, John Heard (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...release are mavericks Spike Lee's Summer of Sam and John Sayles' Limbo...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Wrapped and Ready

"...D: John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton; with the voices of Dave..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...such cultural touchstones as The Graduate, The Godfather, and John Waters' Pink Flamingos. Also coming to theatres is a..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...is directing goes AWOL. The big budget flick from John Wick co-creator David Leitch opens May 3, but SXSW..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...Lasser, Lynn Redgrave, Tony Randall, Burt Reynolds, Lou Jacobi, John Carradine, Gene Wilder. (R)..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Austin's Indie Spirit

Anish Savjani and Bryan Poyser score noms

"...the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award, which is earmarked for the best feature..."

Nov. 30, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Singer co-wrote both films with collaborator Christopher McQuarrie, and John Ottman edited both movies, in addition to overseeing their..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Blakemore; with Blakemore, Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, Kerry Fox, John Hargreaves. (PG-13, 105 min.) Country Life, the latest film..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...the life and impact of First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, and a long-overdue reappraisal of the impact of a..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...#1) • H.W. Brands, The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Macbeth's Myriad of Misfortunes

The Scottish Play – still cursed after all these years

"...ill luck set in with its very first performance. John Aubrey, who supposedly knew some of the men who..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...McDormand, Akira Ito, Scarlett Johansson, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham, Yoko Ono, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Mari Natsuki, Fisher..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: JFK and That Hard Rain

When boomers and their offspring die out, Kennedy's assassination will have the approximate historical echo of William McKinley's

"...my 17th birthday. On every TV channel simultaneously, President John F. Kennedy told us that the Russians had missiles..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Off the Record

David Garza maps The Road to ACL, inside Ghostland Observatory's new crash pad, and other strange insights into this weekend's festival

"...John Legend: "Doyle Bramhall II and I played on the..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two

Steve Earle brings Townes Van Zandt's ghost along on Silver City's magical mystery tour; it hangs around for the Toronto Film Festival

"...This was a bus tour to promote Silver City, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi's new movie. Shot in Colorado,..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM

In the next presidential election, only the Democrats can be counted on to preserve the Bill of Rights

"...Democrat Lyndon Johnson was a disaster in foreign affairs, but his domestic..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Day Trips & Beyond: December Travel Roundup

Central Texas holiday lights, digital Dealey Plaza, and more

"...was the 57th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas. In recognition of that sad..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Georgetown – along with the winner of this year's John Bustin Award for Conspicuous Versatility, Delanté G. Keys, and..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Unloads Fourth Artist List

Quin NFN, Cayucas, Gabriella Cohen, and 128 more

"...Abraham Alexander (Fort Worth)..."

Jan. 17, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...members of the Confederacy: President Jefferson Davis, Postmaster General John H. Reagan, and generals Robert E. Lee and Albert..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Page Two: Persistence of Revision

Fascism, Frank Capra, and how legend becomes history

"...to fight on the Loyalist side regardless, forming the Abraham Lincoln Brigade...."

Jan. 19, 2007 Column by Louis Black

From Southerners to Seventh Grade

"...seven, she hears again how her mother, upon meeting Abraham Lincoln, asked him if a girl could be president...."

Oct. 2, 1998 Books Feature

Art of the State

Art:

"...through January 5; "Masterpieces From the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art," through January..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Arts Feature

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