The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...story goes like this: Kubrick had paid English writer Peter George $3,000 for his novel Red Alert, a thriller..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Wide Awake and Brilliant

Eyes open on the Hideout Theatre's 48-Hour Improv Marathon

"...time they took the stage for Hour 46's format, Peter Pan and the Great Unknown, the entire octet had..."

July 4, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Why I Left Austin

Alejandro Escovedo's first-person account of leaving Austin last year after 35 years

"...We were to do a few days' songwriting with Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey in Portland. We'd begin a..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Air

Feel-good history of the Air Jordan centers on the shoe, not the man

"...In this case, it's the Beaverton, Oregon, offices of the Nike corporation..."

April 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Wakeman Returning home to working class Warwick, Rhode Island, Peter Latang encounters childhood friend Donald Treebeck for what starts..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Black Mass

Johnny Depp plays the notorious South Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger

"...minds of his victims (or their families, in the case of those he had executed). By necessity, Black Mass..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield, Lindsay Burdge, Joshua Leonard, Jennifer Lafleur, Peter Vack, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Molly McMichael, Jason Newman (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Zimmerman Suit Not Yet "Bygone"

Zimmerman v. Bulldog proceeds to Round 2

"...of his teenage daughter. In response, the Bulldog's attorney, Peter Kennedy of Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody had filed..."

Dec. 26, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Broadcast

Almost exclusively white faces, as fine as they are

"...In Memoriam later), the kick-off of Chris Martin inducting Peter Gabriel initially feels like the broadcast hitting an iceberg..."

June 6, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Nut Job

Everyone's a rat, more or less, in this animated film.

"...Directed by: Peter Lepeniotis...."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fiction Favorites

From postapocalyptic islands to mining camps in Nevada, these novels will rock your world

"...news cycle's headline splashing, surface-grazing details of international murder cases involving youth and beauty are driven by the allure..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

For Greater Glory

This epic starring Andy Garcia about Mexico’s anticlerical Cristero War of the late 1920s is a plodding and poorly plotted tale.

"...Rubén Blades, Santiago Cabrera, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eva Longoria, Peter O’Toole, Bruce Greenwood, Bruce McGill and Mauricio Kuri...."

June 1, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Virgin Walks Into a Civil Rights Debate ...

The State Board of Ed circus is back in town

"...right – blasted the selection of David Barton and Peter Marshall, saying the pair were culture war activists, not..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

In Heaven Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatre

An unconventional examination of one experimental artist's life and untimely death

"...In Heaven Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatreby..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Books Feature by Yvonne Georgina Puig

Peter and the Wolf

Second Youth's new version of Prokofiev's tale starts in Stalinist Russia, but that adds to its magic

"...Peter and the Wolf..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Improvising Every Second

The secret history of Austin Circle of Theaters director Latifah Taormina, from Second City to the Committee and beyond

"...Case in point: Latifah Taormina, the tall yet sprightly white-haired..."

March 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

People Get Ready

Excerpt from Kevin Phinney's 'Souled American'

"...and that the time had come to press their case...."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Kevin Phinney

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Jimmy Smits, Anthony Daniels, Temuera Morrison, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew. There’s a wonderful running gag in the BritCom..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Symphony Orchestra With Peter Serkin

Despite not always fully engaging with soloist Peter Serkin, the Austin Symphony Orchestra was clear, tidy, and provided some sweeping music

"...Austin Symphony Orchestra With Peter Serkin..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Arts Review by Jerry Young

In Print

Peter Bogdanovich can't get enough of himself

"...Who the Hell's in It: Portraits and Conversationsby Peter Bogdanovich..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

In Print

Sure, Peter Biskind had his targets. But did he hit them?

"...Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Filmby Peter Biskind..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Articulations

A grand operatic production of Turnadot by the Chinese National Opera has been canceled, playwright C. Denby Swanson receives a McKnight Advancement Grant, Davy Crockett gets caught in the Web, and Peter Pan receives his own Amy's Ice Cream flavor.

"...decision has yet to be made, and in any case Austin didn't make the cut. Full refunds for the..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Notes on Mad Dogs

If you were young, talented, and a little crazy in the old Austin, you may have answered to the bizarre title of "Mad Dog."

"...for snaring lost or living sensibilities, and in the case of Mad Dog, for which there is not an..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Postmarks

"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to meat."

"...ticket items in the past -- STNP being a case in point...."

July 21, 2000 Column

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...large enough to hold over 25,000 worshippers, that St. Peter's Basilica in Rome could literally fit inside. The nearly..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Eat the Beetles

"...Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Alusio Ten Speed Press, $19.95 paper..."

April 2, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Further Reflections

"...moves along at less than lightning speed. In the case of Abilene, the plot moves at about the same..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Get It While You Can

"...paperback called Going Down With Janis by one Peggy Caserta. Its unforgettably florid opening line was "I was stark..."

March 19, 1999 Books Feature

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...empty bottles, overflowing ashtrays, buyer's remorse, and an overwhelming case of the "screaming reds." So we are quickly treated..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Live Shots

"...portion of the income generated by the events), and Case Western Reserve University. The overwhelming majority of those attending..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Music Feature

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