Identifying the Impulse

"...founder Alfred Lion (left) and his partner Francis Wolf Michael Cuscuna, the jazz producer who kept Blue Note's tradition..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...and minarets. For much of the show, bassist Kim Gordon played third guitar, adding simple and woven patterns into..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

AISD Board: Next up for Saldaña’s Vacant Seat

Appointee imminent, the ballot for next year's election is already overflowed

"...(Trustees Jayme Mathias and Cindy Anderson were absent; Ted Gordon was away from the dais at the moment.) Board..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...reporting its findings and recommendations to the City Council. Michael Levy, publisher of Texas Monthly magazine, has been a..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...(who are covered from birth to death), and Dexter Gordon, while the work of reactionary younger musicians like Wynton..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Gemini Man

It's Will Smith vs. a younger Will Smith

"...voice right. While it’s unnerving to hear, say, contemporary Michael Douglas’ voice emerging from vintage Michael Douglas’ face, Junior’s..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...learned*, a soundtrack by the Octopus Project. And David Gordon Green executive-produced fellow North Carolina School of the Arts..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...affiliation of arts writers, consisting of the Austin American-Statesman's Michael Barnes (arts), Jamie Smith Cantara (theatre), Sondra Lomax (dance),..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Agnieszka Holland; with Ed Harris, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Anne Heche, Michael Rispoli, Charles Haid, James Gallanders...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

"...Michael Bertin's review of the Stimulus album [p.78, Vol. 17,..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Column

Autobots! Transform and Roll Camera

'Transformers' sequel, 'Parkland' prep 2013 productions in Austin

"...Expect Michael Bay and Tom Hanks sightings in the new year...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Nominees for Independent Spirit Awards Announced

Matthew McConaughey's golden run continues

"...Award, which comes with a $25,000 grant. And David Gordon Green's Prince Avalanche, which shot in Bastrop, scored a..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Take Shelter

Is Curtis LaForche slowly going mad or is something apocalyptic about to happen? Michael Shannon stars in this truly unsettling movie.

"...Directed by: Jeff Nichols. Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart, Shea Whigham, Katy Mixon..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brothers in Arms

Jeff Nichols' Southern Gothic family saga, 'Shotgun Stories'

"...Shot in anamorphic 35mm and starring veteran stage actor Michael Shannon (Bug, 8 Mile) in one of his biggest..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Laws of Attraction

The first law of attraction is sexual chemistry – something this movie is completely lacking.

"...Peter Howitt. Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey, Michael Sheen, Frances Fisher and Nora Dunn. Laws of Attraction:..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Chord That Binds: The George Washington Score

How Austin musicians Michael Linnen and David Wingo collaborated on the George Washington score

"...its evocative score had its genesis in writer/director David Gordon Green's home state of Texas. Green lifted the musical..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Traffic

"...Vargas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas. The news, earlier this year, that director Steven..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Tale of Two Conspiracies

FLIR tape conspiracy theorists compare notes with the Kennedy assassination theorists

"...To counter the Vector report, the Davidians' lead lawyer, Michael Caddell, hired his own expert, Carroll L. Lucas, who..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

1999-2000 Award Winners

"...10. Kitty GordonFemale Vocals1. Kelly Willis 2. Trish Murphy..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...stamped on later films like King Kong and Flash Gordon. As for Jane, she probably would like to forget..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The famous anti-protestor show trial recounted

"...Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne,..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Different Stages' Great Expectations

In this retelling of the Charles Dickens novel, a visible love of narrative is the show's greatest strength

"...down the drain. The most vivid support comes from Michael Costilla as the gruff, plainspoken Magwitch and Will Douglas..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Landmarks' Public Art at UT

"...(Forever Free) Ideas, Languages, and Conversations by Michael Ray Charles, 2015 Gordon-White Bldg. atrium, Whitis & 24th..."

Jan. 26, 2017 Photo Gallery

Who Let the Dogs Out?

A playlist for the dog days of summer

"...as any pair of pooches doin' it doggy style. – Michael Toland "Diamond Dogs," David Bowie..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Glassheart

Reina Hardy's update on 'Beauty and the Beast' is fascinating, but the premiere is oddly lacking given the talents involved

"...Reina Hardy's original script projects the pitiful, ageless Beast (Michael Miller) and his one remaining servant, a lamp (Carolyn..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Great World of Sound

David Wingo's success scoring film fuels his band Ola Podrida

"...indie film scorer, rising to recognition alongside directors David Gordon Green and Jeff Nichols. Likewise, his band Ola Podrida..."

May 24, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

FF2012: Rian Johnson Throws Us for a 'Looper'

Director at Fantastic Fest on time travel and the Summer of Joe

"...hanging at the Four Seasons. His old friend Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays selfish hit man Joe, was supposed to..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Dark Knight Rises

An uncannily accurate mirror of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, this epic finale to the Batman trilogy is just that: epic.

"...Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Juno Temple, Matthew..."

July 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

John Carter

Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.

"...Stanton, who not only directed but also co-wrote (with Michael Chabon, no less) this wild and woolly adaptation of..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Morning's at Seven

A fine cast and expert staging transport us back to a more gracious America

"...story is ably supported by set designer Ann Marie Gordon's twin back stoops, Emily Cavasar's character-appropriate costumes (heavy on..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

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