Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

A look into the world of the farmer and activist

"...As befits a movie executive-produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

They Are Not Halle Berry

L.A.'s Hi Fashion are coming to Austin Pride to rock your butoh face paint off

"...draw from a rich performance art background, from the Robert Wilson Theatre to Karen Finley, to Richard Foreman, avant-garde..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Features Feature by David Estlund

You Can't Bury Me

Octavis Berry died, but he left behind the League of Extraordinary G'z

"...His name was Octavis Berry, and he rapped as Esbe da 6th Street Bully...."

June 8, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Die Another Day

"...Directed by: Lee Tamahori. Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, Judi Dench and..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

"...of creating music in the tiny basement studio of Berry Gordy's Detroit “Home of the Hits” (until Gordy moved..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gothika

Halle and Penelope de-glam for this running, screaming, jumping thriller that never allows logic to interfere.

"...Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz. Starring: Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr., Charles S. Dutton, Penélope Cruz, John..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fusebox Festival Director Chooses His Top Five Stops for EAST 2019

Ron Berry on what's hot on this year's East Austin Studio Tour

"...Think of Ron Berry, and you think April. After all, that's the month..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Arts Feature by Ron Berry

Glengarry Glen Ross

Most of Mamet's gritty look inside salesmen's souls gets lost in surface performances

"...disappointment that the best performances of the material utilize. Robert Deike plays Moss, the salesman who masterminds the robbery..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

FronteraFest Short Fringe, Week Two

For an evening that included a mutilated cat, a self-loathing writer, and selling one's soul, the second Thursday at the 2006 FronteraFest Short Fringe proved surprisingly upbeat

"...unfortunate feline appeared in "Terminals," a tag-team effort by Robert Berry and Cris Edwards, who alternated sharing a story..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Sugar Town

"...Directed by: Kurt Voss and Allison Anders. Starring: Vincent Berry, Martin Kemp, Beverly D'Angelo, Lumi Cavazos, Lucinda Jenney, John..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Penfold Theatre’s Around the World in 80 Days

This original, gender-bending theatrical take on Jules Verne’s adventure tale is a grand story told with delightful imagination

"...December 21. Meanwhile, Fogg is pursued by Detective Fix (Robert Berry), who suspects she is behind a bank robbery..."

June 23, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Rivals

This 1775 English comedy of manners is reset in 1980s America and suffers for it

"...as to be rendered unintelligible. As Sir Anthony Absolute, Robert Berry is the worst culprit of the latter, practically..."

July 24, 2009 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Troilus and Cressida

The iron belly muses production of Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida sometimes seems to have little to do with Shakespeare's text, and that's a problem, but director Sharon Sparlin does a fascinating job of "updating" the play, and when it works, it works wonders.

"...scenes. One character -- Cressida's father Calchas, played by Robert Berry -- appears only on video and delivers a..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Crafting the Song

Austin theatre actor Robert Fisher has the heart of a rock & roller, the work ethic of a medieval craftsman, and the style of a Bob Fosse. Either he's in the wrong business or he is, as playwright Kirk Lynn calls him, "a wonder."

"...Shawn Sides has one word to say about actor Robert Fisher: "Fosse."..."

March 16, 2001 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...movies and shows, with new films from Olivia Wilde, Robert Rodriguez, Christopher Morris, and more...."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Summit on Race in America: Songwriters in the Round Panel Recap

Multiple generations of black artists push for music in schools

"...during a panel moderated by Grammy Museum executive director Robert Santelli on Tuesday afternoon at the LBJ Library during..."

April 10, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...and a man-eating octopus. Artistic Director Ryan Crowder directs Robert Berry, Nathan Jerkins, and Julie Linnard. Each evening, a..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Is the Third 'Graphic Canon' a Decent End to the Ambitious Project?

Does this collection of illustrated literary classics succeed?

"...homages to James Joyce's Ulysses, with fifteen pages from Robert Berry & Josh Levitas' Ulysses Seen work-in-progress, wonderfully depicting..."

April 22, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Super Heavy Stones

Assessing the Rolling Stones' 2011

"...Jones, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman revving up Chuck Berry's “Around and Around” for Ed Sullivan in 1964 on..."

Dec. 29, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

B.A.P.S.

"...Directed by: Robert Townsend. Starring: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson, Natalie..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...Refraction Arts Project (nominated for the script by Ron Berry and his writers' collective, Adam Sultan's score, Elizabeth Gaines'..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Backstage Crew

Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show

"...merely offering sage advice, but between them, Todd Main, Robert Hernandez, Jeff Smith, Mark Yznaga, and David Butts are..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Chronicle's Heather Barfield (theatre), Rachel Koper (visual art), and Robert Faires (arts). The Critics Table will present the awards..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Site Specifics

Fusebox Festival helps the community envision a new kind of development with thinkEAST

"...good folks at Fusebox Festival. After Richard deVarga and Robert Summers purchased the notorious property – a onetime tank..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Building a City on a Stage

Epic is not something often attempted in the theatre, much less by small arts groups, but with Orange, Refraction Arts Project is telling the epic history of a fictitious city across three time periods in four overlapping storylines, with the participation of 15 playwrights and 25 actors.

"...and death.) Then I talked with Orange playwright Ron Berry. "One of the initial images that inspired the play,"..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Road to Freedom

The Cost of Art III: How the Fusebox Festival liberated itself from charging admission

"...came from ticket sales. So Fusebox Artistic/Executive Director Ron Berry and Managing Director Brad Carlin had intense talks with..."

July 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Design for Living

Fusebox Festival creates a pop-up village as part of its thinkEAST Living Charrette

"...the Fusebox team – led by Artistic Director Ron Berry, Managing Director Brad Carlin, and scholar-in-residence Carra Martinez –..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Up in the Old Hotel

The delights of Refraction Arts Project's 'Up in the Old Hotel' are many, but the creators seem to assume that you already know a lot about 'New Yorker' writer Joseph Mitchell

"...five writers – among them, RAP Artistic Director Ron Berry, who also directs – and while it's clear from..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...doc The Seer, which profiles farmer and writer Wendell Berry. Also getting a world premiere is Sam Wainwright Douglas'..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Not Your Father's Musical (Or Your Kid's, For That Matter)

Three local shows show breaking into song ain't what it used to be

"...Singer/actress Catherine Berry is also going the solo route on Spin, which..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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