Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...dragged myself out of bed to answer. An excited Michael Corcoran was on the line telling me the SXSW..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Hot Shots

Just as if we'd ordered it that way, another year of fabulous hot sauce festivities drew to a close, the sunbleached crowds left Waterloo Park, and then the skies opened up.

"...Zink, Derek Eckert, Clay Hert (Portland, Ore.), Valery Dubov, Michael Grissom, Rosa I. Salas, Deborah Vogt (Georgetown)..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Cats & Dogs

"...Starring: Jon Lovitz, Joe Pantoliano, Susan Sarandon, Sean Hayes, Michael Clark Duncan, Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire, Alexander Pollock, Elizabeth..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Campaign finance reform, Sixth Street recycling and events of the week

"...well and I think it's a good idea," says Michael Girard, who owns the Amazon bar at 306 E...."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

E-tail This!

La Frontera is proof that e-commerce has not destroyed traditional retail commerce.

"...to offer is not available in stores, and if Michael Dell has done anything, he's redeemed the image of..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Best Bites

The Cuisines Staff Noshes Through 2000

"...arms and gently guide them to knowledge. At the same time, they are all capable of taking enthusiasts to..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again

The attempt to salvage commuter rail in the San Antonio-Dallas Corridor

"...of the center of town," says CAMPO Executive Director Michael Aulick. In past decades, says Aulick, cities needed to..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Back Bog Beast Bait

While its Sixties-era script gives Sam Shepard's early, kooky drama Back Bog Beast Bait a hallucinogenic clunkiness, the look and feel of the Tongue and Groove Theatre production is impressively atmospheric and its company of performers have a terrific time.

"...In case it's not evident, prolific playwright Sam Shepard wrote Back Bog Beast Bait in the late..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Welcome to Texasland

Bob Bullock's final monument to himself, the Texas State History Museum, won't have many historical documents, but it promises to be entertaining.

"...A conference room on the ninth floor of the Sam Houston Building looks out over the 110-foot-tall silver dome..."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Bill Crawford

No Man's Land

Substandard Conditions Are a Way of Life for Northridge Acres

"...hydrant, located near the green dumpsters and semi-trucks of Michael Angelo's, a frozen Italian food company, which occupies a..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

1999-2000 Award Winners

"...9. "Comes Love" by Len Brown, Sam H. Stept, and Charles Tobias for Toni Price..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...24. (tie) Buried Child, by Sam Shepard; The Zoo Story, by Edward Albee..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...at the Filling Station (801 Barton Springs). Entertainment attorney Michael Saleman will be the featured speaker, and though he's..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Autumn Tales

The fall 1999 film season looks to be busier and noiser than ever.

"...baseball picture, For Love of the Game, directed by Sam Raimi; Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Bruce..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

September Previews

"...D: Sam Raimi; with Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

October Previews

"...D: Sam Mendes; with Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

1999 Critics' Table Winners

"...and presentation of the seventh set of awards were Michael Barnes, Jamie Smith Cantara, Kendall Klym, and Jean-Claire van..."

June 18, 1999 Arts Feature

Election Results

"...in the state Senate, as David Bernsen upset incumbent Michael Galloway in District 4, north of Houston, but the..."

Nov. 6, 1998 News Feature

Day Trips

"...Wholesale nurseryman G. Michael Shoup took advantage of both events at his greenhouses..."

May 22, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Palmetto

"...Starring: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Rolf Hoppe, Michael Rapaport, Chloe Sevigny, Tom Wright and Marc Macaulay. Like..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Movies From the Mount

Sundance Film Festival

"...Actor Sam Rockwell, who with three films playing in the festival..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tales of Austin Stories

"...frontier adventure set in 1836, during the time of Sam Houston and the battle of the Alamo"; it stars..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

"...today that the system is justifiable. That is the same tragic mistake that the Democrats in Congress made in..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Column

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...look also for such screenings as Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai (7/11-17), Vittorio De Sica's The Garden of the Finzi-Continis..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Pushing Boundaries

The Territory Begins 21st Season on KLRU-TV

"...and series premieres kicks off on network television, the same holds true for KLRU-TV's The Territory, now in its..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Alison Macor

Pride and Prejudice

"...the electronic version of the two-volume text of the same name which attempts to give proper credit to the..."

July 19, 1996 Screens Feature

Scanlines

"...D: Michael Apted; with Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson...."

Feb. 23, 1996 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTD: Rob Reiner; with Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Trauma Ray, TILT, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Lots of live music options ahead

"...All angsty teenagers have the same fear: What if I die in my hometown without..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Benefits, Parties, and All-Around Crucial Concerts for the Week

Graham Reynolds, Big Bill, Urban Heat and more

"...your bells in all the wrong ways.   – Michael Toland Tomar & the FCs..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

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