Joey Waldon: In Memoriam

Popular stand-up comic and cartoonist has died at age 57

"...The space was being leased by Esther's Follies co-owners Michael Shelton and Shannon Sedwick, and in those days, Sedwick..."

May 22, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bubba & Babe's Backwoods Texas Wedding

"...the brainchild of Esther's Follies founders Shannon Sedwick and Michael Shelton, the fact that there is now a musical-comedy..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

New restaurants and foodstuffs: It's enough to drive a man to a larger belt

"...new sibling from Esther's Follies founders Shannon Sedwick and Michael Shelton. The menu at the new spot features an..."

April 20, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Arts Stalwarts

Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.

"...Gray, Deborah Hay, Kent Kennan, Joe Sears, Jaston Williams, Michael Shelton, Shannon Sedwick, Judith Sims, and Jess Walters. On..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Hall of Fame
Critics Table Honors Cultural Heroes

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Austin Critics Table Awards, member critics are inducting 12 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community through the arts into the newly established Austin Arts Hall of Fame.

"...Michael Shelton and Shannon Sedwick (Esther's Follies) -- writers, performers,..."

May 31, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Peaceable Kingdom

"...its crazy, wayward entrepreneurial spirits. -- Shannon Sedwick & Michael Shelton..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

You Do Not Tear Down Landmarks

"...live music and comedy. Launched by Shannon Sedwick and Michael Shelton, who later founded Austin's musical comedy theatre troupe..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Big Flamingo

"...new sponsors, according to a fax from Esther's Follies' Michael Shelton. Smith counters with claims that, essentially, he does..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Music Column

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Music Staff: Margaret Moser, Michael Corcoran, Richard Dorsett, Luke Torn, Jay Trachtenberg, Michael Whittaker,..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Texas in Bold, Dark Strokes

When Jack Jackson wasn't studying, researching, and presenting history in painstakingly drawn graphic novels, this wildly talented artist and scholar was making it himself

"...he became friends with another budding cartoonist named Gilbert Shelton. At the Ranger, Jackson and his pals tested the..."

June 16, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...his race more than just a statewide story.” – Michael King READ MORE> Community First, A Home for the..."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

Thirty Years on Location

An overview of the Texas Film Commission, which has been wedding film production and the state economy for 30 years.

"...1982 debut Blood Simple, to major Hollywood blockbusters like Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor, which utilized the USS Lexington moored..."

June 15, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Law Abiding Citizen

Vigilante justice may be just what the law requires in this film starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx.

"...Regina Hall, Colm Meaney, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb and Michael Irby. What to make of a film that opens..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Violators Will Be Punished

"...the same) that included such now-legendary names as Gilbert Shelton, Jim Franklin, Ken Featherston, Guy Juke, Danny Garrett, Sam..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...starring David Oyelowo, and the intriguing Happy Face. Director Michael Showalter's newest project is a massive shift from his..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Goldner, Nick Meyer, Screenwriters: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio A charming thief and a band of unlikely..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...and Seventies' Connecticut in The Ice Storm; and Ron Shelton explores the world of boxing in Play It to..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...evangelical spoof The Day Shall Come; Laggies director Lynne Shelton is back with Sword of Trust; Riley Stearns (Faults)..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Grindhouse

Grindhouse, which was filmed in Austin, raises the bar for movie showmanship and the theatregoing experience.

"...Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. Starring: Rose McGowan, Marley Shelton, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Naveen..."

April 6, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Righteous readers respond to recent rape reportage, and our Best of Austin issue garners a kudo or two.

"...[News editor Michael King responds:..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Twenty Flight Rock

The Art of Bob Dylan; The Life and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez-Fariña and Richard Fariña

"...& Dance Man IIIThe Art of Bob Dylan by Michael Gray Continuum, 918 pp., $35 (paper)..."

July 20, 2001 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Shoot for the Stars

Downtown Filming Winds to a Close

"...Congeniality (which also stars William Shatner, Candice Bergen, and Michael Caine) has taken some flack, however, for tying up..."

June 9, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Schedules Supernatural Retrospective, Stephen Colbert, and More

2020 fest adds Samantha Bee, Diplo, Jack Dorsey, Disney Imagineers

"...with showrunner and executive producer Liz Tigelaar, directors Lynn Shelton (Laggies, Sword of Trust and Nzingha Stewart (Tall Girl),..."

Jan. 13, 2020 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

General Jackson

Artist and historian Jack Jackson remembered by those who knew him well

"...friends and fellow dissenters included Freak Brothers artist Gilbert Shelton, Avalon Ballroom founder Chet Helms, singer Janis Joplin, and..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: Loss Upon Loss

Legendary cartoonist, historian, and Texan Jack Jackson passes on

"...Press with fellow artistic Texan West Coast refugees Gilbert Shelton (Wonder Wart-Hog, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers), Fred Todd,..."

June 16, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

The artistic genius of 79-year-old cinematographer Haskell Wexler is only the beginning of his story; the passion and eloquence of his lifelong political commitment stand equal to his cinematic achievements

"...Who Loved Women (1983), Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988), Ron Shelton's Blaze (1989), Arthur Hiller's The Babe (1992), and Michael..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Creative Capital?

In the City of Ideas, the people with ideas are dancing with day jobs.

"...You can think up dozens of counterexamples fairly rapidly (Michael Dell, a creative man?), but accepting Florida's arguments at..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael Erard

Theatre Review: Queer Madness and Mayhem in Lipstick

Austin Rainbow Theatre's production is a fast, frantic farce

"...Written by UT alum Lane Michael Stanley, Lipstick takes cues from its namesake. As a..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Water to Wine

One lifetime and 34 seconds is all it took for Nakia to find his Voice

"...worked, as both Cee Lo and fellow panelist Blake Shelton vied for the right to mentor Nakia in front..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Big Fan

In this dark new film from the screenwriter of The Wrestler, a New York Giants fan and regular caller to a sports radio talk show snatches rededication from the jaws of disillusionment.

"...by: Robert D. Siegel. Starring: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz and Jonathan Hamm. Siegel, the..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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