Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...some lives have been a lie. Cast: Rebecca Spence, Peter Greene, Amelia Turner, William Katt, Matt Socia (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New Order

Movement: The Factory Years; Power, Corruption & Lies: The Factory Years; Low-Life: The Factory Years; Brotherhood: The Factory Years; Technique: The Factory Years

"...New Order, guitarist Bernard Sumner replacing Curtis on vocals; Peter Hook stepping up his bass playing, which would become..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Review by Marc Savlov

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Leslie K. Hollingsworth and Julianna Elizabeth Wright (Peter and the Wolf)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Leslie K. Hollingsworth and Julianna Elizabeth Wright (Peter and the Wolf)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

TV Eye

At the Death House Door examines the death penalty through the eyes of a former death row chaplain

"...what drives the newest film by Steve James and Peter Gilbert, At the Death House Door, which premieres on..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Ministering to the Dead

A death row chaplain has a change of heart in At the Death House Door

"...but it is only part of Steve James and Peter Gilbert's intimate and probing documentary At the Death House..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Texas State Capitol Hosts Special Hearing on Death Penalty

At the Death House Door sparks debate on death penalty

"...premiere at SXSW. But the filmmakers Steve James and Peter Gilbert (Hoop Dreams, Stevie) want to get you talking..."

March 4, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Rolls the Dice on Its Opening-Night Film

21 kicks off SXSW Film 2008

"...Honestly, we're torn here: The script is from Peter Steinfeld (Be Cool) and the seriously buzzed-about Allan Loeb..."

Jan. 2, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Dan in Real Life

What passes for real life in this Steve Carell film is as genially inoffensive and predictable as the average TV sitcom.

"...Directed by: Peter Hedges. Starring: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Stephen weighs in on the Belmont and what Dubya might be reading these days...

"...of books on the White House mantle below the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington. I strained my eyes..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

General Jackson

Artist and historian Jack Jackson remembered by those who knew him well

"...His friends and fellow dissenters included Freak Brothers artist Gilbert Shelton, Avalon Ballroom founder Chet Helms, singer Janis Joplin,..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: Loss Upon Loss

Legendary cartoonist, historian, and Texan Jack Jackson passes on

"...Off Press with fellow artistic Texan West Coast refugees Gilbert Shelton (Wonder Wart-Hog, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers), Fred..."

June 16, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Election Donors

"...Firm, LLP$315,150 John L. & Barbara NauHoustonSilver Eagle Distributors$295,378 Gilbert T. AdamsBeaumontGilbert Adams Law Firm$276,390 James/Shirley DannenbaumHoustonDannenbaum Engineering$275,697 Edith..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

On the Line, Two Shots

The Texas Documentary Tour revisits Steve James' 'Hoop Dreams'

"...point, James recalls, the highest aspirations he and partners Peter Gilbert and Frederick Marx had were that PBS would..."

April 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Peter McGarry..."

March 24, 2006 Column

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...Juke, Kerry Awn, Steve Marsh, and fabulous furry freak Gilbert Shelton, to the less so:..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

On Culture's Front Lines

The 2005 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

June 3, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDs

What begins as a film following two junior high basketball phenoms with aspirations for the NBA becomes, over five years of filming, 'Hoop Dreams,' the classic depicting the collision of the American dream and the reality of life on the streets of Chicago

"...for a movie clocking in at three hours). Filmmakers Peter Gilbert, Frederick Marx, and Steve James offer more than..."

May 27, 2005 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

New Order

"...punchy Get Ready, the comeback that found Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and new-schooler Phil Cunningham (original keyboardist..."

May 6, 2005 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Film News

The stars are out already – just look around; plus Guadalupe Arts Center groups regroup and more industry news you won't find anywhere else

"...Blood. Then there's the rest: Jeff Daniels, Sigourney Weaver, Peter Bogdanovich, Gwyneth Paltrow, and (gulp!) Isabella Rossellini. Filming is..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...S: Jeff Stolhand, Uygar Aktan; with Uygar Aktan, Garry Peters, Alex Affolter..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The People Person

Peter Hedges' Pieces of April brings the novelist-screenwriter out of the quiet and into the filmmaking fray.

"...You may not recall Peter Hedges' name, but you've almost certainly heard of his..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pieces of April

A Thanksgiving from hell with the family and all the neighbors upstairs.

"...Directed by: Peter Hedges. Starring: Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt, Derek..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

More McCanlies, Texas

The full interview with the director of 'Secondhand Lions'

"...to hang out in the library and talk about Gilbert and Sullivan. I did a lot of theatre, which..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

New Order

Box Sets

"..."1963" persist. Throughout, the unparalleled upper-register bass of "Cap'n" Peter Hook meshes with Sumner and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert's evocative..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Evening Concert Schedule

"...Madcat & Kane, Ronny Cox, Peter Yarrow & the Younger Generation Children's Choir of Piano,..."

May 24, 2002 Music Feature

Encore!

The second annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards honors Texas' finest contributors to cinema.

"...Cyd Charisse, presented by filmmaker and film historian Peter Bogdanovich. (Bogdanovich is filling in for Marcia Gay Harden,..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two

It’s five weeks until SXSW season, which kicks off with SXSW Film presenting Peter Bogdanovich and his new film. If that weren’t enough, the Texas Film Hall of Fame will feature Sissy Spacek inducting Terrence Malick, along with presenters and inductees Marcia Gay Harden, Cyd Charisse, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Dan Rather, Bill Broyles, Bill Wittliff, Jack Valenti, Cheech Marin, and Dennis Hopper.

"...Opening night at SXSW Film will feature the legendary Peter Bogdanovich introducing his new film, The Cat’s Meow. Aueteurist..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Thirty Years on Location

An overview of the Texas Film Commission, which has been wedding film production and the state economy for 30 years.

"...Other, more prominent films quickly followed, including Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show in Archer; Sam Peckinpah's..."

June 15, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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