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Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Spotty comedy delivers on its promise of Total Silverman, but that turns out to be not such a good thing after all.
"...Jesus Is Magic is a muddle that combines onstage performance with fantasy song sequences and little reality vignettes at..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scent of a Woman
"...memory except for the fact that its showcase Pacino performance is being talked up as Oscar caliber. (Pacino, who..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Testperformancetest
A new multiyear program will ensure that Austin sees what's on the cutting edge
"...down, it's refreshing to hear about one starting up. Testperformancetest is a multiyear program that will bring national and..."

April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW 08: It's a Wrap
"...and, with no introduction, delivered one of the coldest performances I’ve ever witnessed. Surrounded by people on all sides,..."

March 19, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Finding Hope ... in Bed!
Tim Miller's latest trip to Austin finds the noted performance artist optimistic about being gay
"...been driving national policy for umpteen years. As the performance artist explains in "Oklahomo!," an essay in his new..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Calle 54
Superstars of Latin jazz are captured as they perform in the studio.
"...of voiceover here, before launching into a series of performance scenes by individual artists (all sparingly staged at the..."

June 22, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Major Payne
"...Major Payne except occasional bits of Wayans' near insane performance; he is the military man's military man turning a..."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

Alita: Battle Angel
The manga heroine comes to motion capture life
"...the right actress to build a franchise around; her performance in the Maze Runner movies proved her a more-than-capable..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Ballet 422
Doc captures young dancer Justin Peck choreographing his first ballet
"...In the gorgeous, glorious 2010 performance film NY Export: Opus Jazz, co-directed and shot by..."

March 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Risk Immersion
Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance
"...FronteraFest, our annual jamboree of homegrown performance, where anyone and everyone is encouraged to take the..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
While examining steroid use and abuse, this documentary discovers that enhancement drugs permeate our culture. Who’s to say which ones should be illegal?
"...– shocked! – to find their players were taking performance-enhancing drugs. Well, documentarian Bell was shocked as well when..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Proof
As with many film adaptations of stage successes, David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about mathematics and madness loses something in its translation to celluloid.
"...and genius. The brittle edge in Mary-Louise Parker’s onstage performance beautifully fueled this mystery – has the troubled Catherine..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Nomi Song
A documentary ode to the legendary outsider's outsider, Klaus Nomi – a singer, performance artist, and genuine human anomaly.
"...some people might. A German-born, classically trained operatic singer, performance artist, and genuine human anomaly, Nomi moved from his..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City
The school board hears from districts that have tackled teacher incentive pay
"...representatives of school districts that had adopted "pay for performance" compensation plans, which link teacher pay to student performance...."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Original Kings of Comedy
"...Steve Harvey. Spike Lee's new movie is a comedy performance film in the tradition of Richard Pryor's Live on..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Do-It-Yourself Girl Revolution
For the last two years Miranda July's work in fanzines, performance art, music, and movies have allowed her to support herself off her art. "No day job" - how many performance artists can say that?
"...troubled heart and weird intellect through films and multimedia performance. Barely into her mid-20s, July is well-established as a..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Ada Calhoun

Opinion: When It Comes to Health Care in Austin, There Can Be No Equity Without Accountability
Opinion: It's time for the Travis County Commissioners Court to order an independent performance audit of Central Health
"...on the county commissioners to order an independent, comprehensive performance audit of Central Health. The county commissioners have financial..."

April 22, 2022 Column by Nelson Linder

Venom
Spider-Man's nemesis gets a spin-off without web-head
"...surprise by showcasing inventive fight choreography and a breakout performance from star Logan Marshall-Green. For its part, Venom comes..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Austin's Artspace Crisis and Microvenues
Are home art galleries and mini-performance venues the answer to the space crunch?
"...will have chairs to sit in. That's because the performance space is actually a room in the apartment where..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fences
Denzel Washington scores big in August Wilson's great American play
"...it out of the park with a vicious, visceral performance that fairly sets the screen ablaze. Adapted from the..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100
As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever
"...was responsible for a memorably awkward moment during a performance by fan dancer Sally Rand, but that's another story.)..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Excitingly Unpredictable
The best fringe since fashion week, FronteraFest 2015 promises a month of exhilarating alternative performance
"...new year has been rung in, Austin performers and performance enthusiasts gear up for a second round of celebrating..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

The Karate Kid
The remake of this kids' classic was filmed in China and provides a decent update for a new generation.
"...the occasional Shaw Brothers chopsocky smackdown.) Pat Morita's Oscar-nominated performance as the inscrutably wise gardener/mentor Mr. Miyagi remains one..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Michael Jackson's This Is It
Michael Jackson moonwalks among us for a final hurrah.
"...together seamlessly, of the King of Pop practicing his performance and blocking out routines with the dancers and musicians...."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Willard
"...rather a combination of the two: Glover’s subtly nuanced performance is a thing of queer beauty. Director Morgan’s debut..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Triumph of Love
"...might have spent more time coaching Sorvino into a performance that at least made the faintest of impressions. Sorvino..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Solas
"...heart and soul is embodied in Galina's noble, understated performance. Her mousy demeanor and molelike frame belie the proverbial..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lost in Space
Performance Artist Sally Jacques Lives Life on the Edges
"...practitioner of that arcane artistic endeavor known as site-specific performance. Simply put, she stages performance works outside traditional venues..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Feature

Catching His Breath
For Performance Artist Sxip, It's All in the Breathing
"...about Liquid Mice (the now-defunct experimental band fronted by singer-performance artist Sheelah Murthy) in Mondo 2000 -- so I..."

April 11, 1997 Arts Feature

In the Mouth of Madness
Clearly having a ball, Carpenter fills the screen with equal amounts of unsettling atmosphere and shameless jolts, while at the same time successfully walking the tightrope that separates the horrific from the hilarious. ? Joey O'Bryan
"...editor (Julie Carmen in a strange, occasionally annoying, trance-like performance) to track him down. Their search eventually sends them..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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