Record Reviews

"...out of Woody Guthrie's Oklahoma circa 1920. The hit "Orphan Girl" helped complete the illusion. Hell Among the Yearlings,..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Review

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"...He is facing death if he is caught. An orphan raised to be a thief, his childhood apprenticeship in..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

Welcome to Sarajevo

"...finds himself drawn to the plight of nine-year-old war orphan Emira (Nusevic); gonzo American Flynn (Harrelson), who courageously risks..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blues Brothers 2000

"...the wild ride to Louisiana are Bonifant as 10-year-old orphan Buster Blues (not as bad as you might think)..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Saint

"...his skin time and time again. Reared as an orphan in the “Far East,” Templar takes his name and..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Halfmoon

"...the most cryptic of all. It's about a Moroccan orphan who learns to charm snakes. As a whole, these..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Art Top Ten

Hanging the Best of 1995

"...2. Painting: Peter Saul's acrylic "Newt Gingrich Versus Little Orphan Annie" (The University of Texas Faculty Exhibition). Saul's work..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Arts Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...his traditional Indian parents must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist-boyfriend and helping them plan the most fabulous Indian wedding..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Zach Theatre’s A Christmas Carol

Boisterous but shallow jukebox musical of the Dickens classic misses opportunities

"...fact that they were singing this to a sickly orphan in a time of rampant child mortality. Furthermore, the..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

Emerald Fennell and the Hideous Allure of Saltburn

Director’s aristocratic follow-up to Promising Young Woman opens Austin Film Festival

"...Saltburn, the story of two Oxford students – poor orphan Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) and gilded aristocrat Felix Catton..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 2-8

"...behind a tree and cried out, 'I am an orphan.'" Over the years, though, O'Hara underwent a marvelous transformation...."

Sept. 2, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Five Arts Events for Wannabe Time Travelers

Journey into the past (and to one nightmarish future) with these dazzlers

"...1899 – when Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway "newsies" on a two-week action against Pulitzer,..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Live Performances to Make You Laugh and Think

From musical spoofs to Broadway classics, the best of the Austin stage

"...1899, when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway "newsies" on a two-week action against Pulitzer,..."

July 8, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Panic Fest 2022: Woodland Grey

Fear in the forest in this subtle psychological horror

"...with a mysterious past (Ryan Blakely, best known as Orphan Black's Reverend Mike), and Emily (Jenny Raven). She disturbs..."

May 18, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playwright Carlo Lorenzo García Paints His Mother's Sacrifice

A Portrait of My Mother staged by Jarrott Productions, depicts maternal perseverance in loving strokes

"...young María Guadalupe suffered this life of a Dickensian orphan. Small wonder, then, that she was desperate to run..."

July 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Good Citizens Need Not Fear by Maria Reva

Anything can happen in the wonderfully weird Ukraine of this short story collection

"...through their characters: Zaya, first seen as a 4-year-old orphan with a cleft lip who makes her escape from..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Meteor Turns a Convenience Store Into a Neighborhood Hang for a New South Congress

Before and after noon, diners find craveable carbs and chill vibes

"...iced tea was made with leaves harvested by Peruvian orphan llamas and brewed with unicorn tears...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Pain, Pathos, and Prescience: The Work of Agnieszka Holland

AFS and Austin Polish Film Festival celebrate the Polish pioneer

"...boy who fled Germany and ended up in an orphanage in Soviet-occupied eastern Poland, where he becomes a fanatical..."

Oct. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

How Rooster Teeth Built Meaningful Diversity Into gen:LOCK

Austin studio emphasizes representation in its animated show

"...casting process, they had approached Tatiana Maslany, star of Orphan Black. In that show, Maslany had played multiple clones..."

July 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Illustrated World at AFS Cinema's New Season of Animation

There’s more to animation than Disney and Miyazaki

"...be learned, and so does the gorgeous Zarafa. Young orphan Maki (Max Renaudin Pratt) bonds with another lonely soul..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

19 Exceptional Songwriters Showcase Their Craft at SXSW

"...16, Scoot Inn, 3pm After her 2015 debut EP Orphan Offering garnered attention in Americana circles, Yola Carter's freshly..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW 2019 Film Awards

All the winners from this year’s jury competitions

"...Special Jury Recognition: “The Orphan” (D: Carolina Markowicz) Documentary Shorts Competition..."

March 15, 2019 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Review: Pink Wall

Add another classic to the “Breakup Dramas” genre

"...to shuffle the deck. Leon (Jay Duplass) and Jenna (Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany) have been together for six years,..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

The Vortex Repertory Company's Heartland

Gabriel Jason Dean's new drama makes a sensitive study of three people in two different countries and where they belong

"...teacher, even taking on the responsibility of rearing an orphan he found in a refugee camp there. His adopted..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...The Orphan D: Carolina Markowicz Jonathas has been adopted but then..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Latest update of Kipling's classic is caught in Disney's shadow

"...the anthology book and centered solely on Mowgli, the orphaned man-cub raised by wolves in the Indian forests. Now..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The House With a Clock in Its Walls

Eli Roth swaps gore for delightful childlike Gothic wonder

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Summer 1993

Town mouse turns country mouse in this bitter-sweet reminiscence of Spanish childhood.

"...uncle after her own mother’s death has left her orphaned...."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Filigree Theatre’s Trio

In Sheila Cowley’s new play, questions of identity arise for three people during the creation of a play

"...further. Who are you? Actor? Engineer? Friend? Lover? Daughter? Orphan?..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Spike Lee, Rian Johnson, and Chelsea Manning for SXSW

Plus major tech names, Westworld panel, and more added

"...• Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black, Stronger)..."

Jan. 30, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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