Quiet Light Celebrates Debut Album Fourth of July With a Heartfelt Homecoming Show

Independence Day arrives July 1 for folk-minded pop artist Riya Mahesh

"...In October 2021, then-biology/math undergraduate Riya Mahesh debuted as Quiet Light on an unassuming Tuesday night at Hole in..."

June 27, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

SXSW Film Review: Master of Light

SXSW doc winner finds a bright path through the shadows

"...Master of Light, winner of the Best Documentary Feature at this year’s..."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Cody Song

All Quiet on the Western Front

Shocking, graphic, and mournful adaption of the World War I epic

"...All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger’s adaptation of Erich..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

AFS Cinema Hosts Tribute to the "Quiet Engine" of Austin Film

A celebration of Mark Reeb

"...Shine, and Austin Film Festival 2014 selection, The Sideways Light, directed by Reeb's wife, Jennifer Harlow...."

Jan. 19, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

"Ann Wood: Quick and Quiet" at Big Medium

The artist's solo show is like a large-scale, experiential temporary memorial, with fake flowers rotting in a gloomy exuberance

"...Wood's solo show, "Quick and Quiet," pulls from an unforgettable moment in her life, two..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

There's a Light Beyond These Woods

An unrestrained celebration of Nanci Griffith

"...It was drive-in movies and dashboard lights..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Guided Busway Better Than Light Rail

"...Hey Austin, forget light rail, it's too expensive and not flexible enough. Try..."

Nov. 4, 2003 Postmarks

Light and Power

The Future of Seaholm

"...delineating the dust highways that hang in the cavernous quiet. This is Seaholm - a power plant that elicits..."

May 8, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Project Connect’s Light Rail System Threatens to Close Austin’s Historic Burger Joint

Dirty Martin's on Guadalupe faces displacement

"...All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" plays over their quiet conversations, and the smoky smell of bacon grease hangs..."

July 22, 2022 Food Feature by Ky Miller

Shine a Light

'In the Shadow' and more selections from the 15th annual Cine Las Americas

"...with potentially dire results – makes for a uniquely disquieting experience. It's a dazzlingly sunlit nightmare, as poetic as..."

April 20, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

No Quiet on the Eastern Front

The choice for Place 2 presents two approaches to Eastside issues.

"...drives out low-income residents, and lays the groundwork for light rail, which El Concilio has vociferously opposed for years...."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Quiet Light, One Be Low, a few July 4th traditions, and more recommended shows

"...Quiet Light Album Release Hole in the Wall, Saturday 1..."

June 30, 2023 Music Column by Wayne Lim

Being Dead’s Wild Western Chase and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Nemegata, EXOTIC FRUITICA, Quiet Light, and more

"...of legendary San Antonio punk rockers Butthole Surfers – lights the fuse with astral riffs streaking across the stratosphere..."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

5 Local Releases for Bandcamp Friday

Five LPs, EPs, and singles worth your money today

"...download and cassette. Mood Killer (Deluxe) by 8BIT WIZRD Quiet Light, Quiet Light..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Combination Platter

"...bare the painful toll of even mutual exploitation. The quiet poignancy of these scenes is offset by the clatter,..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Dukes

Character actor Robert Davi directs and co-stars with Chazz Palmintieri in this movie about a former doo-wop group that tries to recapture its glory days.

"...director, The Dukes, was such a genial project, a light comedy almost entirely free of violence or even anger...."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Shrink

A well-chosen cast props up this otherwise shallow story that stars Kevin Spacey as a therapist who turns to pot in the wake of a personal crisis.

"...entangle while away from his office pushes credibility. In light of the catastrophe that has occurred in his life,..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Finding North

"...is less about loss than redemption, and the script's light humor smoothes what might otherwise have been a 95-minute..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

M

Lang's unnerving tale of a deranged child-killer (with Lorre in a star-making turn) is a riveting example of Expressionist filmmaking.

"...couldn't be more different, but Wagner's masterful use of light and shadow commands the eye like few films since...."

Dec. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Late Bloomers

"...scorn, and moral outrage as the affair comes to light. Yet at the quiet center of it all are..."

June 27, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Legend of Zipang

"...not perfect, but its faults are easily dismissed in light of the overall entertainment value of this cartoonish epic...."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Mask

"...cartoon character is a natural for him, even if quiet romantic interludes aren't. The best things about The Mask..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Matchmaker

"...the task up to her? Well, not really. As light romantic comedy, The Matchmaker is rife with implausibilities and..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Addicted to Love

"...leaving Sam to ponder “but she was always so quiet with me.” Ryan's feisty, bitter Maggie (our first contact..."

May 23, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chosen One

Director Jamie Babbit sounds off on 'The Quiet' – Burnt Orange's first national release – and its discomfiting implications

"...Jamie Babbit's The Quiet is the first film from Austin-based Burnt Orange Productions..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

First Man

Gosling and Chazelle's moon man biopic soars

"...tension blossom organically; and Gosling, always a man of quiet moments, has never been more elegantly subtle, communicating volumes..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

3 Hearts

A French love triangle loses its balance

"...madness of amour fou shapes it, giving it a slightly lopsided look. To paraphrase the self-serving observation of a..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Spectacular Now

An outstanding cast and eloquent storytelling shape this delicate film that becomes a dark study of a budding, young alcoholic.

"...yard of a classmate named Aimee (The Descendants’ Woodley). Quiet, studious, and barefaced, she’s too subtle to have caught..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Captivity

Captivity, wherein 24's Elisha Cuthbert is abducted and tortured, is the kind of film that gives torture porn a bad name; it's just soulless, hateful, and freakishly monotonous.

"...plot features Cuthbert (late of Burnt Orange Productions' The Quiet) as a supermodel abducted by an unseen maniac and..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cherish

"...Phair. Initially, Cherish takes its cue from the AM light pop central to its plot -- frothy and fun...."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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