"Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation"

The Arthouse exhibition "Comic Release" is well worth seeing if you like to give your mind's teeth something complex to chew on or you appreciate the vernacular of comic books and graffiti or even if you don't

"...Disney-dropping message of the artist's mixed media work American Prayer, and you'll probably even forgive the misspelling of his..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Culture Flash!

Tapestry can dance this season after all, Austin artists may be the new Marfa lights, Angelina Eberly fires up the Avenue, and 'Cracks in the Pavement' gets national recognition

"...call for support went out, with Executive/Artistic Director Acia Gray establishing a Sept. 30 deadline for raising $30,000. If..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Art of the Business of Art

Gallery owners David Berman, Wally Workman, and Steve Clark talk about their lives promoting artists and selling art

"...Berman has a slight build, gray hair, and a mild-mannered presence that is offset by..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Post-Minstrel Syndrome

Blackface Is a white fantasy about the way things used to be

"...And with these thoughts in mind, I sought out Michael Ray Charles...."

June 20, 2003 Arts Feature by Verushka Gray

Next Edition

For more than 13 years, Flatbed Press has been producing some of the most exquisite collectible prints made by contemporary Texas artists, but these days its owners are starting to plan for a new incarnation of Flatbed that may not include them.

"...Art and the Brooklyn Museum of Art (work by Michael Ray Charles) and the Whitney Museum of American Art..."

June 13, 2003 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Articulations

Ridiculous Theatre Company's Everett Quinton comes to Austin to do a "twisted" version of Oliver! for Zach, Ballet Austin gets in touch with New York, and honors for painter Michael Ray Charles and Austin Babtist Women.

"...UT-Austin art professor and world-class painter Michael Ray Charles on being chosen one of 10 academic..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Postscripts

"...November 20, 7pm, at Barnes & Noble Westlake, artist Michael Ray Charles will be discussing his work, captured in..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

Rooster Teeth’s Animated Series gen:LOCK Brings an All-Star Cast to Dark Horizons

Michael B. Jordan, Maisie Williams, and David Tennant voice the Austin studio's team of misfits

"...hard-hitting, and morally complicated direction. RT Head of Animation Gray G. Haddock (who also wrote and directed gen:LOCK) described..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Founder

Michael Keaton supersizes McDonald's

"...Directed by: John Lee Hancock. Starring: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini, B.J...."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ghostbusters

Controversy aside, this reboot fails to hit the mark

"...Hemsworth, Neil Casey, Cecily Strong, Karan Soni, Andy Garcia, Michael Kenneth Williams and Matt Walsh...."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Anything for John

The making of John Cassavetes' 'Love Streams,' as witnessed by Michael Ventura

"...know a little about it." That's Austin Chronicle columnist Michael Ventura talking about John Cassavetes' next-to-last film, which was,..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oldboy

Spike Lee maintains the shuddery, visceral punch of the South Korean original, but something gets lost in translation.

"...Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Pom Klementieff and James Ransone...."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Taking cues from Ray and Walk the Line, this comedy biopic spans 70 years in the life of its hero, the fictional music legend Dewey Cox.

"...Rudd, Jason Schwartzman, Harold Ramis, Martin Starr and John Michael Higgins. The creative forces behind Walk Hard adhere to..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Buffalo Soldiers

On an American military outpost in Europe during the Eighties, the black market economy runs the show.

"...Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Anna Paquin, Elizabeth McGovern, Michael Pena, Leon Robinson, Dean Stockwell and Scott Glenn. Based..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cubanisimo!

Ray Barretto and the Roots of Afro-Cuban Jazz

"...Ray Barretto has not only witnessed momentous musical change in..."

June 12, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Speechless

"...Directed by: Ron Underwood. Starring: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson,..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Filmmaker Puts Personal Experience Into Rehab Drama

Lane Michael Stanley's Addict Named Hal shows the long road of 12 steps

"...pour themselves into it. Writer/director and UT alum Lane Michael Stanley drew on their own personal experiences for their..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music Sucks

Michael Corcoran's infamous 1986 music column

"...This infamous and inflammatory music column by Michael Corcoran ran in the April 25, 1986, issue of..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Corcoran

Q&A: Colin Mochrie Goes to Summer Camp in Boys vs. Girls

The Whose Line is it Anyway? star talks nerves and narwhals

"...walking into a conversation halfway through. By the time Michael Stasko entered summer camp comedy Boys vs. Girls, star..."

Jan. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Different Dimensions

Drums and Tuba

"...two-hand tapping guitar technique for the first time and Michael Hedges' sublime work with a harp guitar, McKeeby thought..."

May 30, 1997 Music Feature by David Lynch

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest Rewind

Before the deluge, a 2014 flashback

"...a slate of 2014 titles arriving on DVD and Blu-ray this month. So if you didn't get enough last..."

Sept. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How People More Important Than You Are Voting

McCracken, Leffingwell list prominent prog, small biz supporters

"...The celebrity endorsement game, which my boss Michael King touched on in his last column, went into..."

April 8, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin Film Festival Announces First 10 Films

New films from Tilda Swinton, Steven Yeun, plus honorees added

"...There's an equally extraordinary array of talent both behind and in front of the..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

East Austin Studio Tour

The city's autumn marathon of art covers work by some 300 artists in 175 venues

"...13, and Elaine Barber, and a fire performance by Michael Price...."

Nov. 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Born Free

Dissecting delectably devious Dexter

"...contemporary cinematic dismemberment. Thomas Harris’ terrifying Red Dragon became Michael Mann’s terrific Manhunter in 1986, still the best Hannibal..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Roundup Notes

"...10, Democrat Ted Ankrum did refreshingly well against incumbent Michael McCaul. With almost all votes counted, Ankrum, in a..."

Nov. 8, 2006 News Post by Lee Nichols

Exhibitionism

"...famous artists are represented. Work runs the gamut from Michael Ray Charles' stereotype-exploiting prints to Kate Breakey's elegant hand-colored..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Review

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...a Medium Within Visual Art: Join artist and professor Michael Ray Charles, art and cultural historian, professor, and founder..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

Fantasia Review: Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin

Inside the mind and art of France's genius of decay

"...long list of horror directors (William Lustig, Abel Ferrera, Ray Dennis Steckler, Wes Craven) who made some cash by..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: Addict Named Hal

Austin-made addiction drama doesn't gloss over its pain

"...Lane Michael Stanley’s feature debut Addict Named Hal is a solemn..."

Oct. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

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