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Jan. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Page Two: Otto Binder Had a Vision
The great science-fiction and comic book writer already had a name for Trump back in the 1950s – Bizarro
"...Indeh, reviewed last week, and Bill Schelly's biography of Otto Binder are so remarkably resonant right now...."
Sept. 16, 2016 Column by Louis Black
"McKay Otto: Ever or Ever" at CAMIBAart
The visually rich and meditative surfaces of these mixed-media works take the viewer to a space veiled in silence
"...McKay Otto understands silence. He understands it in the same way..."
May 6, 2016 Arts Review by H.C. Arnold
Jessie Otto Hite: With the Blanton built, the director takes her leave
With the Blanton Museum of Art's new galleries open and drawing record crowds and the companion building set to open next year, Jessie Otto Hite has decided to retire as director in 2008
"...under construction and set to open next year, Jessie Otto Hite has decided that it's time to take her..."
June 29, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
An Austin Original
Celebrating the Life of Otto Hofmann,1918-2001
"...There lies the cotton patch -- spread out across the fields near Kyle..."
June 8, 2001 Features Feature by Robyn Turner
Page Two: Home Fires
Revisiting the smoking ban and the return of Otto Binder
"...few columns took a break from the series about Otto Binder. Using the pseudonym Eando Binder, the prolific and..."
Jan. 15, 2010 Column by Louis Black
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Using impressionistic and circular stragies, this Spanish film tells the story of two lovers from the time they meet at the age of 8 to the age of 25, when they may or may not meet again.
"...Lovers of the Arctic Circle tells the story of Otto and Ana from the time they meet at the..."
June 18, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Sarah Cook Invites Diners to "Be Here Now" at Kyoten Sushiko
An unlikely artist at Mueller's satellite iteration of Otto Phan's omakase restaurant
"...of purity and harmony impressed upon her by chef Otto Phan. She embarked on her journey as executive chef..."
June 28, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar
I, Frankenstein
Aaron Eckhart stars as a modern-day Frankenstein, who faces off against supernatural creatures in this film based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux.
"...by: Stuart Beattie. Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Bill Nighy, Aden Young, Jai Courtney, Socratis Otto and..."
Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
SXSW Film Review: The Thief Collector
Crime curiosity leaves its questions unanswered
"...of The Thief Collector, the latest documentary from Alison Otto (“The Love Bugs,” “Property”). And while most of them..."
March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki
Annabelle: Creation
The scary doll from The Conjuring is back (again)
"...Sandberg. Starring: Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Stephanie Sigman, Miranda Otto, Anthony LaPaglia and Joseph Bishara...."
Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Danny Deckchair
Aussie import is sweet but as emotionally ethereal as a Splenda meringue.
"...Directed by: Jeff Balsmeyer. Starring: Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Justine Clarke, Rhys Muldoon, Jules Sobotta, John Batchelor and..."
Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Watch Your Language
UCLA Professor Otto Santa Ana brings Brown Tide Rising to Resistencia.
"...manner. Was a secret, because the secret's out. Sociolinguist Otto Santa Ana, co-founder and associate professor of the César..."
July 26, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley
Love Serenade
"...Directed by: Shirley Barrett. Starring: Miranda Otto, Rebecca Firth, George Shevtsov, John Alansu and Jessica Napier...."
Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Where in the World Is Bunny Lake?
Otto Preminger’s masterful abduction thriller still shocks and intrigues
"...The wrongdoing on display in Bunny Lake Is Missing, Otto Preminger's 1965 suspense film, is not exactly a crime..."
July 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
DVD Watch
Olive Films collects three of Otto Preminger's last films
"...The late Sixties were not terribly flattering to Otto Preminger. The filmmaker responsible for so many hits over..."
Nov. 13, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten
SB 1 Conference Committee Complete
Speaker Joe Straus announces the five reps that will negotiate budget with Senate
"...accompanied by Reps. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, John Otto, R-Dayton, and John Zerwas, R-Richmond...."
April 27, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Hart's War
"...though nothing in this film threatens to overshadow either Otto Preminger or Steve McQueen at their wartime best. At..."
Feb. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Boy
"...by: Nagisa Oshima. The Austin Film Society calendar lists Otto Prreminger's Carmen Jones as sceening on Tuesday, October 10...."
Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Page Two: A Constant Marvel
Binder, Beck, and the Big Red Cheese
"...The last columns took a break from the epic Otto Binder story, but now we continue it. Our story..."
Dec. 18, 2009 Column by Louis Black
Page Two: Tales of the Pioneers
Hanging with Roller Derby queens and pulp fiction masters
"...interested in comic books, in 1974 I first met Otto O. Binder, a well-known writer of comic books who..."
Nov. 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black
Robin Hood
This umpteenth iteration of He Who Steals From the Rich to Give to the Poor puts its dumbness front and center
"...Directed by: Otto Bathurst. Starring: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve..."
Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
aGLIFF: Up With Dead People!
Andy at the movies: Edge of Heaven and Otto.
"...final screening of Wednesday’s program was a perfect salve. Otto; or, Up with Dead People (Bruce LaBruce, 2008) concerns..."
Sept. 5, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell
Carmen Jones
"...Directed by: Otto Preminger. Starring: Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Pearl Bailey, Roy..."
July 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
In The Thief Collector, Thrill-Seeking Fantasies Turn to Criminal Delusions
Ordinary people, exceptional thieves
"...couple who presumably committed this ambitious heist. Director Allison Otto said the documentary “makes you wonder how well do..."
March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Vivie Behrens
Page Two: Wonder Stories
The unbound adventures and outrageous duets of a life spent with science fiction
"...science fiction intensely, I was already hanging out with Otto Binder, who lived in the town next to mine...."
July 25, 2008 Column by Louis Black
Page Two
Make sure we get the details right for the 2000 Austin Chronicle Music Poll by voting. Also, an introduction to the Politics staff and memories of watching 2001 for the first time.
"...a number of compliments on the Politics section. The bottom line is stories like this week's cover effort on..."
Jan. 12, 2001 Column by Louis Black
SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon
Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list
"...Seriously Red (Australia) Director: Gracie Otto, Screenwriter: Krew Boylan, Producers: Jessica Carrera, Sonia Borella, Timothy..."
Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
My Brother's Keeper
Pray the PTSD away!
"...Directed by: Kevan Otto. Starring: Joey Lawrence, Shannen Fields, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Gregory..."
March 19, 2021 Movie Review
Design for Living
Keen direction and outstanding performances bring us into Noël Coward's Thirties dandyism
"...between Gilda (Merino) and the artists she loves: painter Otto (Miller) and playwright Leo (Burke). The trio fails miserably..."
