LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark Updegrove

The Library's director from 2009 to 2017 on LBJ's evolving legacy

"...Mark Updegrove came into the job of LBJ Presidential Library..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark A. Lawrence

The Library's current director takes a historian's view

"...Mark A. Lawrence barely had a moment to enjoy being..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...Curtis, plus Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, and you've got Knives Out, the new closing night..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Memoriam: Ken Johnson

Remembering the versatile theatre artist, who died March 2

"...in the Sixties and Seventies has left us. Ken Johnson – or Kenneth O. Johnson, if you read any..."

March 8, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback: Robert Johnson Plays Antone’s Anniversary!

Antone’s resurrects Robert Johnson for its 42nd anniversary

"...Though Robert Johnson had been dead for 37 years by the time..."

June 30, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Connecting More Than Dots With Cloud Tree Artist Brian David Johnson

Wood and resin beautifully encode philosophies in this new solo show

"...exploring for the last few years,” says Brian David Johnson, “and maybe it’s a bit of a cliche, that..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Meet the Candidates: Dunaway, Johnson, Shrum

Three low-profile contenders in HD 49 race hope to make their mark

"...Kenton Johnson has his own list: His campaign website includes 10..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: Mark Soliz Hopes One Stay Leads to Another

Death row inmate argues fetal alcohol spectrum disorder renders him unfit for execution

"...of Appeals stayed the execution of mentally disabled Dexter Johnson, another Texas death row inmate is hoping for the..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...she was a little girl, Shirley Ratisseau met Robert Johnson. Kind Hearted Woman Blues..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

"When Everything's Been Said" at ICOSA Gallery

In this two-man exhibition by Jonas Criscoe and Mark Johnson, some pictures work a thousand words

"...the two-man show of works by Jonas Criscoe and Mark Johnson, it's a combination of the visual and the..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Daredevil

"...Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson. Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ghost Rider

The movie adds little to Marvel's source material, but to be fair, there wasn't a surfeit of originality in the comic book to begin with.

"...Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Long Con

After kicking around for months, The Brothers Bloom finally makes its mark

"...of the Alamo Drafthouse's annual Fantastic Fest, writer/director Rian Johnson screened his new film, The Brothers Bloom. It's Johnson's..."

May 22, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Skyscraper

The Rock's take on The Towering Inferno is a damp squib

"...Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Byron..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Sound and the Fury

Monsters of Folk drummer Will Johnson continues demonstrating monstrous musical and compositional gifts

"...By his own account, Will Johnson plays drums like a frustrated guitarist...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Brothers Bloom

Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are cast as the best con men in the world whose current swindle involves an eccentric heiress (Rachel Weisz) in this sophomore effort by the writer/director of Brick.

"...Directed by: Rian Johnson. Starring: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi,..."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Also making the trip from Park City are the remarkable STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, about the Back..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Other Woman

Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton play gals who team together to ruin the mutual philanderer in their lives.

"...Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney and Don Johnson...."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Fifth-Business'

Debra Broz and Mark Johnson conflate and explode texts and images in their duo show

"...1) Debra Broz and Mark Johnson have conflated and exploded texts and images and..."

March 5, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ratchet

"...Directed by: John S. Johnson. Starring: Tom Gilroy, Matthew Dixon, Margaret Welsh, Mitchell Lichtenstein,..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival Snags Chappaquiddick as Closing Night Film

Full lineup includes Call Me by Your Name, Three Billboards

"...Anymore” (Season Premiere) Executive Producer/Showrunner: John Shiban Executive Producers: Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein Writer: Amy Berg..."

Sept. 26, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Skeleton Twins

Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig co-star as siblings in this dramatic workout.

"...Directed by: Craig Johnson. Starring: Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell,..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kick-Ass

Everyone's a superhero these days, and this film based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series takes that concept to the Nth degree.

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Clark..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Wunderkammer: Mark Johnson & Debra Broz'

This 'cabinet of curiosities' from artists Broz and Johnson works best when the art is specific and personal

"...'Wunderkammer: Mark Johnson & Debra Broz'Julia C. Butridge Gallery, Dougherty Arts..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Review by Matthew Irwin

'Row Home'/'Blood, Sweat, & Mostly Tears'

Co-Lab Projects' N Space and new HI5H Gallery are invigorating additions to the gallery scene Both highbrows and lowbrows will want to browse these new artspaces

"...'Row Home' Mark JohnsonCo-Lab Projects' N Space, 905 Congress, 300-8217 www.colabspace.org Through..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

American Gangster

A sizzling cast and their director do a crackerjack job of nailing the look and feel of New York City's bad old days of internal corruption and outer rot.

"...RZA, Carla Gugino, Joe Morton and Common. Based on Mark Jacobson's New York magazine article, American Gangster does a..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

A stellar entry into the beloved franchise

"...Directed by: Rian Johnson. Starring: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Laura Dern, Adam Driver,..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Centro-Matic Packs It In

With a sprawling, sold-out show at the Parish Thursday

"...When Centro-matic formed in Denton in 1996, bandleader Will Johnson didn’t give the band much prognosis for success. Yet..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...February-June 2001: The Rookie (Walt Disney Pictures) P: Mark Johnson; D: John Lee Hancock; S: Mike Rich; with..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Imaginary Crimes

"...some financial con, it's clear that his most gullible mark will forever be himself. He has an inordinate ability..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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