Three Women Abroad

Tuesdays, April 4 through May 16, Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

"...Essential Cinema series will feature star turns from Wong, Baker, and Brooks, three actors who were all but exiled..."

March 31, 2006 Screens Feature

Cultural Coolness Around Texas This Month

"...Morton, and rare footage of the Parisian vaudeville performer Josephine Baker. Photographer James VanDerZee documents the Harlem streets while..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

French Twist

Sylvain Chomet's 'The Triplets of Belleville' takes animation in a profoundly odd direction

"...of frog legs (oh, the irony) and vamping alongside Josephine Baker is très, très French, and likely to annoy..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Madame Satã

Life story of Brazilian drag diva from the last half-century.

"...costumes and lip-synching to the songs of his idol, Josephine Baker. But after he is caught, he is summarily..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Turkey Prep, Indigenous Films, and More Weekday Events

Events to attend before you're too stuffed to move

"...If you’ve never seen Josephine Baker onscreen, you’re missing out. To watch Baker is..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Blame It on the Bossa Nova

"...often been compared to the introverted vocals of Chet Baker. Another bossa nova pioneer was guitarist and composer Luiz..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Queen of More Than Disco in Love to Love You, Donna Summer

Director Brooklyn Sudano looks beyond the mirrorball at the woman she called Mother

"...loved gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and chanteuse and dancer Josephine Baker equally. She helped Baker off the stage once..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Christina Garcia

Line Dancin', Terminatin', and Writin' in This Week's Recommended Events

Lots to do, and it's not even the weekend

"...Raqs sharqi icon Samia Gamal, and Black burlesque legend Josephine Baker as influences, the showgirls strike a compelling balance..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...is a point where I felt deceived because Baldwin, Josephine Baker, all these Black Americans, went over to Paris..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

"...in Praise of Black Performance" covers cultural figures like Josephine Baker and the under-recognized Merry Clayton, whose voice distinguished..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Berlin

At last complete, Jason Lutes' graphic novel is a masterpiece

"...society. A handful of historical figures are vivid presences: Josephine Baker, magazine editor Carl von Ossietzky (persecuted by the..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...the opening of "Photography in Imagery" at the Old Bakery and Emporium, and it continues through Feb. 3, though..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Return to the Forbidden Zone

Richard Elfman brings his cult classic to the Ritz

"...the Hercules Family falls, amidst much unforgettable music by Josephine Baker and Cab Calloway. There is nudity, animation, Danny..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Double Life of Liliane

This odd, beautiful book from Lily Tuck is part memoir, part novel, part poetry, part historical quilt

"...way for a story of Genghis Khan's mysterious burial; Josephine Baker and Mary, Queen of Scots, play roles, too,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

The 'Tease That Binds

The Texas Burlesque Festival builds community among those who are hip to the strip

"...stage warm while the Ziegfeld Follies changed costumes, and Josephine Baker became the toast of Paris while breaking social,..."

April 15, 2011 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Is My Life

LZ Love's reveal: dance music!

"...and varied grouping: Phyllis Hyman, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Josephine Baker, Andy Warhol, Stevie Ray Vaughan ("I connect and..."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Le Corbusier: A Life

An exhaustive, fascinating biography of the brilliant and manic architect

"...Le Corbusier's notoriously difficult personality at work; affairs with Josephine Baker and various heiresses; and, crucially, his later-downplayed involvement..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Books Review by Cindy Widner

Film News

The locally shot Kings of the Evening screens at the Highland

"...lead and such veteran actors as Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story) and Reginald Dorsey (Return to Lonesome Dove)...."

Sept. 5, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Forbidden Zone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

"...the scoring, aside from a few Cab Calloway and Josephine Baker tunes. The Knights' mesmerizing reworking of "Minnie the..."

July 25, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The Icon Down the Street

Remembering Louise Brooks, a little too late

"...Three Women Abroad: Anna May Wong, Josephine Baker, and Louise Brooks..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Book Review

"...a Chicago blues singer named Narcissa who will befriend Josephine Baker; Franklin's in Yankee Stadium watching Lou Gehrig's last..."

June 14, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Markman with his Bring Your Brain to Work; Chandler Baker with her white-hot debut thriller The Whisper Network and..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to the displeasure of that task force's chair, Betty Baker – and have spawned various concerns by preservation advocates..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...two films at the Fest this year, the Chet Baker biopic Born to be Blue, and the world premiere..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Katie Folger, Michael Eric Reid, Mackenzie Astin, Michelle Forbes, Josephine McAdam, Christina Parrish (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Food Community Helps Second Bar + Kitchen Chef

Daily Austin food news

"...Rye’s Tavel Bristol-Joseph, Travaasa Spa’s Blanca Zesati and Ben Baker, Isla’s Roman Murphy, Wyeth Patisserie’s Caitlin Wyeth, Boiler Nine..."

Feb. 24, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Food-o-File: Weekend Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...Lambert's Barbecue, Perla's, Elizabeth Street Cafe, Clark's Oyster Bar, Josephine House, and Jeffrey's have thrown down the gauntlet, issuing..."

Aug. 1, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore, Morningstar Angeline, Kiowa Gordon, Shauna Baker, Elizabeth Francis.World Premiere..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones