UT College of Fine Arts: Dempster named dean

After running UT's College of Fine Arts for a year, interim Dean Doug Dempster has gotten the job for keeps

"...At last, Doug Dempster can take that pesky "interim" out of his job title. The University of Texas professor..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Intersection of Personal and Political

AFS Essential Cinema presents a miniretrospective of the films of Philippe Garrel

"...French director Philippe Garrel is one of the true enigmas of the film world. Born in..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Yes, it's true: Harry Potter manages his first kiss, in between all manner of expository storytelling, and never was a young man's wand more ever-ready.

"...Evanna Lynch. There is a fair percentage, I think, of literary-minded Muggles out there whose chief concern vis-a-vis this..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lives of Others

This recent Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film is the story of the small redemption of one man, who happens to be a hated East German Stasi officer.

"...intent. In von Donnersmarck’s extraordinary new film, The Lives of Others, we’re dropped into a world that’s almost incomprehensible..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

This highly unanticipated offering is cut ’n’ paste horn-dog humor.

"...on 1,001 ways to refer to the female anatomy without actually using the word "vagina," his work on this..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eve of Destruction

Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9 / 11'

"...Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, a history of the Islamist movement and al Qaeda up to the..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Books Feature by Taylor Holland

Point Austin: Up or Out?

Debates over open space and neighborhoods are the discourse of community

"...I don't want to steal too much of Dunbar's thunder (see "Beside the Point"), but I do..."

June 16, 2006 News Column by Michael King

One Son of Hibbing Enjoys Ventura's Comments on Another

"...For Michael Ventura, Amazing how it takes an outsider to get a whole new perspective on an area...."

April 3, 2006 Postmarks

Top 10 Theatrical Treasures & Pleasures of 2005

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires lists his favorite theatrical productions of 2005

"...1) Americamisfit (Salvage Vanguard Theater) Playwright Dan Dietz dusted off the lost saga of our country's first serial killers..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...driving through Kansas? That ain't prairie. Those monotonous fields of scraggly knee-high grass in the pastures outside town? That..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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