One in a Crowd: Master Class

Tax-deductible way to back new local web comedy

"...Lose? Then you need to sign up for his Master Class...."

Dec. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Recap: Spike Lee Master Class

Audience with a master turns bizarre

"...Taking a bizarre turn for a "master class" with legendary writer/director Spike Lee, what was billed..."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Kahron Spearman

Class Act

Bill Wise takes us to summer school

"...a talented ensemble in the new comedy web series, Master Class, co-produced by Nick Toti and Justin Wright Neufeld...."

July 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Katherine McNevins

The Lay of the Land: Mueller Reuse and Redevelopment Master Plan

"...The latest version of the RMMA Redevelopment and Reuse Master Plan's "Regulating Plan" -- the zoning map, in effect..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature

Now Streaming in Austin: Master of Dark Shadows

New documentary bites into the legacy of the Gothic soap

"...perennial running joke of television, the blue-collar dream of upper-middle-class comfort. So if you're going into the realm of..."

May 10, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Bicycle Master Plan Gets a Tune-Up

If it's May, it must be Bike Month

"...one step away from finalizing updates to the bicycle master plan. Last Tuesday evening, May 12, both the Planning..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Working-Class Hero

Is Michael Fracasso's Austin's best kept musical secret?

"...sings duets with Fracasso. Alongside Alejandro Escovedo and a classroom of local third-graders, he wrote the "The Big 1-0."..."

April 23, 2004 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

The Class of 1985

The 69th Legislature, 1985, marked a turning point in the future of Texas politics

"...during the same session. A half-dozen members of the class of '85 went to the Texas Senate and three,..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...it her base since the Eighties. She's obtained a master's degree in theatre history and criticism from the University of..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...the institutions and providing the support for theatre, dance, classical music, and the visual arts – not just occasionally..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bike Master Plan Hits the Street

The public is now weighing in on details of the plan, which goes to council in May

"...The stated mission is to transform Austin into a world-class bicycling city, promoting an alternative mode of transportation as..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Master of the Improbable

When someone says something can't be done, trust Turk Pipkin to say 'Wanna bet?'

"...at best, implausible. And yet, he is able to master them. He could spew ping-pong balls out of his..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Class Credit

Reviewing the Central Market Cooking School

"...Winter Roasting & Braisingwith Bruce Aidells..."

March 24, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2016

These inductees – Ballet Austin's Cookie Ruiz and Stephen Mills, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Peter Bay – are cultural heroes who lead by example

"...institutions and provided the support that allowed theatre, dance, classical music, and the visual arts to take root and..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Texas Film Awards Class of 2014

"...With Luke Wilson acting as the master of ceremonies, the 14th annual Texas Film Awards slate..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Master Builder

The impeccable craft and enduring genius of Arthur Miller, as explained by Tony Kushner

"...mean, on the psychological level – without understanding his class situation, the very politically inflected aspirations of his family...."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Master of the Speedy Stroke

Gordon Fowler wastes no time when it comes to making his mark in watercolor.

"...weeks. Madame & Monsieur Bettoli's House is a radiant, masterful watercolor -- the stone home emerges into the sun..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Peter Bogdanovich sketches the outlines of the life of Buster Keaton

"...memory, and mostly that's achieved by a well-researched lecture. Classic clips are enhanced by interjections from a who's who..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

De Palma

Director Brian De Palma reveals tales and insights from his career

"...from his (and other) movies. De Palma offers a master class in filmmaking, every bit of it as compelling..."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Aural Education

John Pierson's Master Class airs on KUT

"...He was the guest of honor at John Pierson's Master Class, in town on a super-hush-hush film shoot with..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Better Than Book-Learnin'

Master Class With John Pierson premieres on KUT

"...just ask the UT undergrads who attend John Pierson's Master Class in the Radio-Television-Film Department. Every semester, they get..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Green Book

Jim Crow road trip may be simplistic, but it's heartfelt

"...see Green Book. Their pas de deux is a master class in acting, and the twosome’s give and take..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dunkirk

A harrowing new World War II classic

"...yacht into the channel alongside his son and a classmate friend; and British Commander Bolton (Branagh) standing on the..."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gift

Joel Edgerton moves to the director's chair for this white-knuckle suspenser

"...brothers Edgerton have slowly but surely made themselves into master-class craftsmen in the service of brooding, white-knuckle suspense films...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Host

This manic monster party from South Korea cleverly updates the Japanese monster-movie genre while offering a witty and sweet look at what's left of the nuclear family.

"...slapstick performance that unexpectedly doubles as a fully contained master class in comic nuance and subtlety. Early on, in..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Heights

This intersecting story that follows a half-dozen New Yorkers over the course of one long day and night is intellectually engaging and genuinely surprising, although not terribly risky.

"...(Close), a venerable stage and screen actress, teaching a master class on Macbeth. Grande-dame style, she bellows to her..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Croatian Crime Thriller Goran Is Cold-Blooded

Nevio Marasovic’s wintry thriller is a master class in suspense

"...Nevio Marasovic's wintry thriller is a master class in building suspense beat by beat, one that..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Getting Schooled by Film’s Heavy Hitters

John Pierson’s Master Class airs tonight on KUT

"...occupied the hot seat at UT prof John Pierson’s Master Class are so famous they hardly require a last..."

Aug. 21, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fair Game

The performances of Sean Penn and Naomi Watts make this film rendition of the Valerie Plame affair a study in acting.

"...have all the gripping suspense of an Urdu 101 class at Langley. Based on a pair of memoirs by..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Terrence McNally Knows About Lasting Impact

About to open a new play at Zach Theatre, the Tony Award-winning playwright talks about what endures

"...On May 19, the Tony Award-winning playwright of Master Class and Love! Valour! Compassion! received a Distinguished Lifetime..."

June 7, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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