Austin Theatre Critics' Table Nominations 1998

"...Jerry Conn, West Austin News; and Robert Faires, Adrienne Martini, and Sarah Hepola, The Austin Chronicle — honored work..."

May 15, 1998 Arts Feature

Is That a Biography in Your Pocket...?

Film Folios and Screen Prints

"...A Time to Kill, which would catapult Austin's own Ken doll, Matthew McConaughey, to stardom...."

March 13, 1998 Books Review

Much Ado About ACAC

"...Robert "Robot" Martin prepares for an outdoor shoot. Martin is also producer..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Scanlines

"...D: Robert Aldrich (1963) with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ursula Andress, Anita Ekberg, the Three Stooges, Jack Elam,..."

July 18, 1997 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Our Areas Are Sensitive

"...are concerned that our land will be condemned and taken from us to establish these trails. Much denial, however..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Column

Secret Settlements in STNP case

In the Council We Trust...

"...the law requires. The same day, Travis County Attorney Ken Oden ruled that the council vote was a violation..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

SXSW Adds Ho99o9, Kikuo, Sofia Kourtesis to 2024 Music Lineup

243 artists make up the festival’s second artist announcement

"...Meanwhile, Austin-based Chicken Ranch Records and booking companies The Smoke Out and..."

Dec. 6, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

During Closing Arguments in Christopher Taylor Murder Trial, Attorneys Appeal to Sense of Fear, Justice Among Jurors

Jury deliberating as of Wednesday morning

"...toward justice for Evers was emblematic of the way Martin Luther King Jr. described the broader struggle for civil..."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Requires Masks in All Public Schools, Including Colleges

Local orders push back against Abbott’s ban on mask mandates

"...In response, Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked the 5th Court of Appeals, based..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...Milton and the boys. Billed as “the Colonel from Kentucky” (though he was from Chico, TX), Calhoun played solo..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Faster Than Sound: Twain’s Texan Metamorphosis

The Big Thief favorite finds a home locally, Brew & Brew Solo Sets gratify, and a send-off to outlaw country drummer Paul English

"...most recent home of Richmond alongside Twain mates bassist Ken Woodward and drummer Pete Pezzimenti. Currently, he spends days..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Texas Senate Passes Forced Abortion Counseling Bill

SB 2234: A "dangerous expansion of state power"

"...Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney (yes, indicted anti-choice Attorney General Ken Paxton’s wife), would force Texans needing an abortion into..."

May 3, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Everywhere), award-winning essayist Luis Alberto Urrea (The House of Broken Angels), and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jacqueline..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: I Kill Giants

Grief is a monster in this fantastic fable, plus two new undead flicks

"...Adapting Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura's wild and captivating 2008 comic (Kelly himself handled..."

May 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Schilling, Bryn Vale, Brian Tyree Henry, Jessie Ennis, Blair Beeken, Matt Walsh, Allison Tolman, Eric Edelstein, Kate McKinnon, Fabrizio..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

2018 Primary Election Filing Time

And the candidates are ...

"...District 17 R: Bill Flores D: Dale Mantey, Rick Kennedy..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Double Nickelodeons on the Dime

Plenty of opportunities to catch some classic films

"...this, if you will. The AFS Cinema reopens this weekend with double the screens and programming than were offered..."

May 26, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Headlines

"...Ken Paxton can't use out-of-state money to pay for his..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...Orleans but now calling Los Angeles home, guitarist/composer Andrew Martin and vocalist Jessica Ramsey drew wide acclaim for their..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

News Roundup: MLK, Eric Holder, and Abortion

A.G. announces end to "asset forfeiture"; NARAL gives Texas an "F"

"...• Join in on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations today, which begin at..."

Jan. 19, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Martin Burke, This Wonderful Life..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Field Trip

Ben Wheatley's historical horror tackles the English Civil War

"...like Charles' disastrous siege of the French fortress of Saint-Martin-de-Ré in 1627. "They all run forward, put the ladders..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2013

Remembering the year thick with superlative works of art onstage and in galleries

"...by three actors – Jason Phelps, Katherine Catmull, and Ken Webster, already among the best in town – working..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Superior in nearly all ways to its predecessor, this second film in the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a welcome surprise.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace,..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

LoneStarCon 3: The Hugos

Who took home the prizes for best sf/fantasy of the year?

"...Best Short Story: "Mono no aware" by Ken Liu (The Future Is Japanese, VIZ Media LLC)..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Lake Bell Is 'In a World' of Her Own

Sound studios, trailer voiceovers and high-speed rivalries

"...my set." That's why she cast mainly comedians, like Ken Marino (Milo, Burning Love) as the smug Gustav, Tig..."

Aug. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Love and Death, Underwater

Alison Ellwood's No Limits premieres tonight on ESPN

"...a dive gone horribly wrong. Alison Ellwood (Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place) directs this gripping..."

July 23, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

America's Music at Austin's Libraries

Austin Public Library gets noisy for this music doc series

"...Jazz (March 26): International Sweethearts of Rhythm, excerpts from Ken Burns' Jazz Country and Bluegrass (April 2): High Lonesome:..."

March 26, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Mondo Ascends to the 'Game of Thrones'

Gallery show and new prints for the HBO fantasy smash

"...series of eight prints inspired by George R. R. Martin's brutal, bloody, muddy fantasy series..."

Feb. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott,..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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