The Birth of a Nation

Controversial slave uprising epic finally hits theatres

"...Directed by: Nate Parker. Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beyond the Lights

A popular singer finds the courage to be herself with the help of a friendly cop.

"...Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood. Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Danny Glover, Richard Colson Baker, Tyler..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Red Tails

George Lucas exec produced – and bankrolled – this action/drama about the historic Tuskegee Airmen.

"...Directed by: Anthony Hemingway. Starring: Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Elijah..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Skin

Payback for police shootings in this violent drama

"...Directed by: Nate Parker. Starring: Nate Parker, Omari Hardwick, Beau Knapp, Theo..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review

Arbitrage

Richard Gere stars in this thriller as a duplicitous hedge-fund manager who, nevertheless, has all the right moves.

"...Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker, Stuart Margolin, Bruce Altman, Larry Pine and Graydon..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Sparrow

Erotic spy thriller is Fifty Shades of Gorky Park.

"...Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Joely Richardson, Ciarán Hinds, Sasha Frolova and Sakina Jaffrey...."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Great Debaters

Denzel Washington directs and stars in this inspirational but predictable drama set in the Jim Crow South of the Thirties.

"...Directed by: Denzel Washington. Starring: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Kimberly Elise and John..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

PWR BTTM Will Not Play Austin

Queer punk duo faces erasure in light of sexual assault allegations

"...Yes, to learn that one half of PWR BTTM..."

May 19, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Cowboys and Indies

Texas Sundance roundup

"...Manchester by the Sea ($10 million to Amazon) and Nate Parker's Birth of a Nation ($17.5 million to Fox..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Non-Stop

Liam Neeson plays a flawed lawman once again, this time tasked with finding the terrorist on a plane.

"...Starring: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery, Nate Parker, Corey Stoll, Lupita Nyong’o, Omar Metwally, Shea Whigham..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ain't Them Bodies Saints

A hardscrabble, heartbreaking, love-and-death affair is gorgeously captured in David Lowery's Texas feature.

"...Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster, Keith Carradine, Nate Parker, Kennadie Smith and Jacklynn Smith...."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Hook Summer

Spike Lee returns to Brooklyn for this summer in the life of a 13-year-old.

"...Spike Lee. Starring: Clarke Peters, Jules Brown, Toni Lysaith, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Heather Alicia Simms and De’Adre..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Secret Life of Bees

Despite the sincere coming-of-age story at the heart of this movie rife with singers-turned-actresses, there's no denying the pleasures found in the film's soulful matriarchy.

"...Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany, Tristan Wilds and Nate Parker. The film starts off promisingly with the voiceover..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pride

Based on the true story of Jim Ellis, who created a nationally respected swimming program from an abandoned community center, Pride is a by-the-book sports film.

"...Elise, Tom Arnold, Brandon Fobbs, Alphonso McAuley, Regine Nehy, Nate Parker and Gary Anthony Sturgis. It’s summertime, 1974. While..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

RoboCop Is Alive and Well and Kicking Ass Onstage

Eighties blockbusters and a 'cardboard aesthetic' courtesy of the Old Murder House Theatre

"...is in the ATX, along with his SCAD buddies Nate Sakulich and Josh Jones, along with new friends Byron..."

June 17, 2011 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...spots for other acts like the Lost Counts, with Nate Basinger on Hammond, playing Friday and Saturday at the..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

Live and Recorded Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Black Pistol Fire, BLXPLTN, Jazz for a cause, and more

"...Parker Jazz Club, Friday 23 Physicians for Musicians Together Again..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Saturday Sleepers

"...8:50pm, Tap Room @ Six Aaron Coyes and Nate Archer take controlled instruments, digest them, and then regurgitate..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

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

"...Anna T Schlegel, Tony Jaksha, Pete Zias, Michael Henry, Nate Stoner, Maxwell Esposito, Amanda DeSimone, Alex Myerchin, Andrew Kudla..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Critics Poll

"...Amy Winehouse, Esbe the 6th Street Bully, Fonce Mizell, Nate Dogg, Heavy D (Thomas Fawcett)..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...Manatee Commune (Seattle, WA.)..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The 2023 CMT Music Awards Red Carpet Photos

"...Hallie Ray Light McCollum and Parker McCollum..."

April 3, 2023 Photo Gallery

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Among this year's most nominated productions are Penfold Theatre's A War of the Worlds,..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...• Grammy Award-nominated singer and guitarist of Japanese Breakfast and New York..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...& CEO of Treefort Media Kelly Garner and Academy Award-nominated actor and screenwriter Ethan Hawke talk about their forthcoming..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Revs Up With Ford v Ferrari

Honey Boy, Motherless Brooklyn in feature lineup

"...The Bygone D: Graham Phillips, Parker Phillips DC Noir D: George Pelecanos, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Nick..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...us, Be Fierce. Biographer Walter Isaacson, who has previously illuminated the genius in Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, turns..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

UT Baseball in the Sports Capital of Texas

Round Rock? Sports Capital of Texas?

"...Nate Thornhill (3-2) earned the win for Texas; the sophomore..."

April 2, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

SXSW Film Awards Announced

Jury and Audience picks

"...Shorts: Brad Graeber, Brad Phillips, Bryan Pudder Midnight Shorts: Nate Bolotin, Tim League, Ti West Music Videos: Jim Eno,..."

March 13, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...Jay Chandrasekhar, Screenwriters: Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow Unable to impregnate his wife, Tommy and friends rob a sperm bank..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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