Where Are They Now?

The future of Music Televison

"...was a reported early holdout, until the White House assured hundreds of medical marijuana growers their fields would not..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Gospel According to Hollywood

Easter is a time for resurrectiing Hollywood's biblical epics.

"...corrupt middleman, Caiaphas, and not the Jewish people, who conspired to kill Jesus. When the Crucifixion has resulted in..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Film Reviews

Okie Noodling is Bradley Beesley's affectionate, funny, and engaging look at the "noodlers" in his home state.

"...Jerry "Catfish" Rider, a school custodian whose noodling notoriety garnered him 10 minutes of fame on The David Letterman..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Hollis Chacona

Short Cuts

News and events of interest to local filmmakers.

"...March 10, 7-11pm at the Velveeta Room (Sixth and Red River), which focuses on the perennially overlooked role of..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

It's perfect outside for staying in with a good book ... especially one loaded with lots of pretty pictures ... of semi-nude men ...

"...parent's sorrow, and every destroyed building represents dozens, perhaps hundreds of deaths in places so far away that the..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Crimes of Passion and Prose

With Quills, Philip Kaufman (Henry & June, The Unbearable Lightness of Being) has made another film about the startling fusion between literature and sex.

"...& June (1990), the principal characters are Henry Miller (Fred Ward), Anaïs Nin (Maria de Medeiros), and the woman..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Screens Feature by Michael Ventura

TV Eye

What's the real meaning of Christmas? Well, it's doubtful you'll find it in the typical cheery holiday TV programming. But two upcoming documentaries -- The Forgotten Americans and First Person Plural -- remind us of the importance of home and family and offer a thought-provoking alternative to more traditional holiday fare.

"...affluent light. Oh, sure, I love my Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as much as the next tail-end baby boomer,..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Capitol Chronicle

Liberals blame Ralph Nader for Al Gore's defeat; media frenzy at the Governor's Mansion

"...demanded that the Kyoto global warming accords include emission credits for nuclear power, which would promote the development of..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Column by Michael King

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin Music Network changes administrations once again.

"...returned, and the station currently doesn't even have a camera! Roberts is taking things one step at a time,..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Food-o-File

By now, everyone in Central Texas must know about last week's devastating fire at Lone Star Bakery, but Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood recently found some surprising news.

"...away and shellshocked owner Dale Cohrs sifting through the charred wreckage of his popular business. On camera, Cohrs assured..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Gagging the Right

Republicans muzzled the Religious Right during the GOP convention

"...morning, the Texas delegation to the Republican convention is gathered for breakfast at the Marriott two blocks east of..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Red Line

"...Red Line D: John Sjogren (1996); Chad McQueen, Julie Strain,..."

June 16, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

The Ego Has Landed

Love Supreme frontman Noah Lit shares his interests and disinterests - and talks about his band occasionally.

"...word. Beer in hand, he looked squarely into the camera and smirked, "Me." While this brand of staggering self-belief..."

April 28, 2000 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

TV Eye

Looking for something to watch this Easter? Try a little history lesson with George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire. Also, Antiques Roadshow comes to Austin; Great Writers, Great Cities premieres on PBS; no one takes the flap for Who Wants to Marry a Multi-millionaire.

"...key "special effect" used in the parting of the Red Sea). But The Ten Commandments isn't even an Easter..."

April 21, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...of you who, for whatever inexplicable reason, are already bored senseless of the hoards of laminate-emblazoned cineastes clogging up..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Festival of Lite

Arts writer Robi Polgar finds the true meaning of Chanukah, if not the true spelling ...

"...dreidel: Jewish culture and custom have been absorbed like credit cards recalled from my wallet...."

Dec. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Robi Polgar

Life A.D.

Former Austin Sun writer Bill Bentley says a prayer for Doug Sahm

"...a big-ass smile. And even though I knew they'd lowered the flags for the 12 Texas A&M students who'd..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Stop, Thief!

Austin Among 10 worst cities for bike thefts

"...after eight years of using the same cable, he figured nothing would happen to him. "Don't get a cable..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Things That Go Bump

Young writer Eli Kooris spends the night in a haunted photography shop to see what he can scare up.

"...hand, glancing back at me under a mess of feathered blond hair...."

Oct. 29, 1999 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

Destruction as Beauty

Profile of local alternative band Trail of Dead; explication of their new album Madonna

"...flames begin to consume it. Two audience members briefly captured in the night by D.A. Pennebaker's camera appear both..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Adam Carroll: South of Town

"...of Town (Down Hole) From the opening strums of "Red Bandana Blues," singer-songwriter Adam Carroll plants himself firmly in..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Music Review by Christopher Hess

Scanlines

The Big Hit

"...car chases, but also some very one-dimensional characters, a labored screenplay, and precious little in the way of laughs...."

June 18, 1999 Screens Feature

Going the Distance

"...run (6.2 miles, for us Americans). But it's nothing compared to the distance, both figurative and literal, that separates..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature by Lee Nichols

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...will be Bob Ray's Austin-made movie Rock Opera (which premiered at SXSW '99) and a special celebration to mark..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Scanlines

Practical Magic

"...booty. Actually, I think many wives would be pretty flattered by their husbands doing that, but to Bert Gordon,..."

May 7, 1999 Screens Feature

Country Variety

"...Ed Sullivan, Carol Burnett, Red Skelton, and Dean Martin were faithfully watched in our..."

April 16, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Scanlines

Straw Dogs

"...a large and disturbed young man who has a predilection for pawing women. Henry accidentally kills the granddaughter of..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...in various bigwigs' speeches, and the dizzying number of red neckties worn. Here's more: Exploratory Committee Members: 10 Exploratory..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature

Spotlights

"...Have you always wondered what those red-faced school band kids were doing at..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature

Dancing About Architecture

"...Last week this column covered the plight of the financially strapped Electric Lounge and..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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