Bright Star

Jane Campion's achingly immediate yet eternal story about the love between tubercular poet John Keats and the literal girl-next-door, Fanny Brawne. It affords the filmmaker another rich opportunity to scratch beneath the surface of female sexuality.

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Edie Martin...."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How Paul Reiser Created a Non-Cutesy Ireland in The Problem With People

The comedy legend talks accents, authenticity, and rooftops

"...falling in love with the Celtic fringe. Yet while Paul Reiser may have followed in the footsteps of John..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“Future’s So Bright” for PR Newman

Timbuk3's Pat MacDonald reacts to fellow Hole in the Wall-er’s cover

"...graduation anthem – in 1986 with “The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades).”..."

June 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Give Me Those Nice, Bright Colors

Scholar John Rohrbach shows how color photography developed

"...photography began to take hold, with artists such as Paul Outerbridge and James Doolittle creating great works using the..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Post by Rod Machen

Texas Medal of Arts Awards: The stars at night are big and bright ...

Stars fall on Austin April 3 as the Texas Cultural Trust Council hands out its annual Texas Medal of Arts Awards to some of the Lone Star State's greatest cultural heroes

"...educator, and founding director of the Dallas Theater Center Paul Baker (Arts Education). Also receiving awards will be Houston..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Godsend

Godsend is an unresurrectable muddle about human cloning.

"...Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Robert De Niro and Cameron Bright. All is not well in the Duncan household. Idealistic..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fast Food Fast Women

"...frequent her diner, including dyspeptic Seymour (Argo) and kindly Paul (Modica), who's embarking on his own voyage of romantic..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

After a Fashion

Stephen suggests cross-stitching to a crusading mom, recommends various philanthropic weekend endeavors, and scouts for a talented costume designer

"...run "Help Wanted" ads in this column, but filmmaker Paul Bright is hard at work on the script of..."

May 19, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Official Secrets

True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War

"...overlooked it. By this time, the rumbling score by Paul Hepker and Mark Kilian has gone from annoying to..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Film News

Austinite Chris Eska's August Evening wins big at LAFF, a year after locals Gretchen and Chalk did

"...Southwest Film Festival. Check the films out at www.sxswclick.com/watch… Paul Bright is done with drag queens. His comedic film..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

The Master and Margarita

Gaslight Theater is only the second U.S. company to stage Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, as adapted by Richard Helweg and Michael Franco, and while their faithful tribute beguiles in places like the original, it runs a little too long and treats the source a little too reverentially.

"...Director Paul Bright adroitly sets up the conflict between reality and..."

May 2, 2003 Arts Review by Rob Curran

The Cell

"...version of a pretty hollow Christmas, is chock-full of bright eye candy in place of where a story should..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Celluloid Closet

This award-winning 1995 movie, based on Vito Russo's 1981 book, delightfully debunk the widely held belief that images of gays and lesbians were absent in Hollywood movies.

"...from numerous film observers and participants, including Maupin, Susie Bright, Gore Vidal, Paul Rudnick, Tom Hanks, Tony Curtis, Whoopi..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Isn't She Great

"...of the day. As reimagined by ace comedy writer Paul Rudnick (In & Out, Jeffrey), Susann (Midler) is a..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Love You, Man (the cast of which – including Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, and Rashida Jones – will all..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film News

Casting news for Terrence Malick's new film, meet the new AFS communications manager, and more

"...Leatherface) will be there to creep you out thoroughly... Paul Bright wants you to add his film Theft to..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Transcendence

Wally Phister, the Oscar-winning Inception lenser, takes the directing reins for this sci-fi puzzler that stars Johnny Depp.

"...Directed by: Wally Pfister. Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Clifton Collins..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

American Hardcore

Crammed with grainy, shot-on-the-fly mid-Eighties video footage, recent interviews, and a genuine love for its subject, American Hardcore encapsulates a largely forgotten moment in maximum rock & roll history.

"...Directed by: Paul Rachman. Ancient history lesson: During the winter-spring-summer of 1985-86..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

L.I.E.

"...Directed by: Michael Cuesta. Starring: Paul Franklin Dano, Brian Cox, Tony Michael Donnelly, James Costa,..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Extreme Measures

"...Jessica Parker, David Morse, Debra Monk, Bill Nunn and Paul Guilfoyle. The prognosis on this medical thriller is not..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Matilda

"...DeVito, Mara Wilson, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, Paul Reubens and Tracey Walter. Slipping easily from honeyed sunlight..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

What We're Listening to Right Now

Aaron Stephens, Paul Cauthen, Drakulas, Glasshealer, Pretty Little Thieves, and more local sounds

"...tomorrow, 'cause today was long enough. "– Clara Wang Paul Cauthen is “Country As Fuck”..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Column by Clara Wang

SXSW Music Live: Spoon Nite 1

ATX brand grooves like Prince

"...and Spoon drummer Jim Eno – allowed entry, Austin’s Bright Light Social Hour were neck-deep in the lysergic emanations..."

March 15, 2017 SXSW Post by Tim Stegall

Later, Brighter

Tommy Keene 2.0

"...that didn’t understand him. There was a stint as Paul Westerberg’s guitarist on the ex-‘Mats 1996 solo tour and..."

April 15, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Getting Restless Hearts on Their Feet

Stagers help Ballet Austin dance Balanchine and Wheeldon

"...Paul Boos happened to be at the right place at..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Arts Post by Sofia Tafich

Have Yourself a Continental Christmas

The Wagoneers and more at the end of the world (year?)

"...“End of the World Party,” followed tomorrow Saturday with Paul Ray & the Cobras’ annual Christmas show, and the..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Austin Food & Wine Festival Returns!

Annual celebration of succulence and slaking will fête you this fall

"...for its 12th year, transforming Auditorium Shores into a bright spectacle of food, wine, and assorted spirits in the..."

Aug. 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Night For Austin Raises $500K for Capital Creatives

Willie: “We all need each other and we all need music”

"...“Thank you... no one’s here,” clowned Paul Simon on Wednesday night, arms outstretched to soak in..."

June 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Getting to Know Austin Pride

With new goals and new leadership, the people behind Pride start fresh

"...the board facing unplanned for debt, and longtime President Paul Huddleston stepped down in February, handing the reins to..."

June 26, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays Part II

New chillers and shockers to get you through the season

"...Hell, as Jean-Paul Sartre so adroitly concluded, is other people. So while..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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