Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...epilogue to the play about the murder of Matthew Shepard. Why Austin?..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Camp OUT!

Enroll now for gay college summer camp.

"...focus on leadership, social justice, and civic involvement. Judy Shepard (Matthew's mom) will be one of the keynote speakers...."

May 4, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Ash Bell

Film News

Remakes and revisitings from Austin's cine-making kings

"...directing a Barbarella remake anytime soon. Honoring a film Shepard..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Gay Place's Top 10 Queer Doin's 2007

All the doors that opened from the closet to the men's room

"...in the U.S. House and Senate of the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, would have..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Features Feature by Kate Getty

Stealth

Masterful aerial action sequences don't compensate for earthbound plot.

"...Cohen. Starring: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Richard Roxburgh, Joe Morton, Ian Bliss and Ebon Moss-Bachrach...."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Esther's Follies

Using inventive props, puppets, costumes, and live music, the gang at Esther's Follies stuffs fast-paced skits, political satire, and illusions into a tightly compacted show

"...a naughty Cat in the Hat rhyme routine. Elisa Shepard and Jewel Cropper are energetic and in top form..."

April 16, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Changing Places

The new Pickle Elementary School is a crucible of the changing St. Johns neighborhood

"...Mable Shepard, the assistant principal at Pickle, is a black woman..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

'Bash' in Your Head

Although best known for films such as In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors, LaBute began as a playwright, and Austin is about to get its first look at one of his plays, the disturbing Bash, courtesy of the dirigo group.

"...in the middle of summer; and True West, Sam Shepard's oft-performed play about two battling brothers. My kind of..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Black Hawk Down

"...Scott. Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Sam Shepard, Ewen Bremner, William Fichtner, Ron Eldard, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postscripts

Photojournalist Shepard Sherbell's visual record of the end of the USSR and Gerald Duff's new novel set on the Gulf Coast

"...Shepard Sherbell Coming to BookPeople..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...by noted directors. With All About My Mother, Pedro Almodóvar takes a more serious turn away from his campier..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Safe Passage

"...Directed by: Robert Alan Ackerman. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard, Robert Sean Leonard, Nick Stahl, Jason London and Marcia..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pelican Brief

"...Alan J. Pakula. Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard and John Lithgow. All the President's Men..."

Dec. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thunderheart

"...Chief Ted Thin Elk, Fred Ward, Graham Greene, Sam Shepard and Val Kilmer. There's much that's interesting about Thunderheart,..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Texas Performing Arts Crosses Media for 2024-25 Season

Works by David Byrne, Conspirare, Twyla Tharp, and more

"...the rockin’ tunes of Chuck Berry. Conspirare: Considering Matthew Shepard..."

May 14, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Gallery Shows to Beat the Summer Heat

Cool visions, cool on the skin

"...Lawrence McFarland, Deanna Miesch, Jon Eric Narum, Jennifer Prichard, Benné Rockett, David Thornberry, Madelon Umlauf, and Deborah Vanko.Through Sept...."

Aug. 11, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

From the Walls to the Screen in Muraling Austin on Austin PBS

Austin PBS puts the city's walls in motion with new series Muraling Austin

"...of women. Rounding out the trilogy is "Big, Bright & Bold" (April 7), a celebration of contemporary mural artists..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature

SXSW Panel Recap: Urban Air Mobility: What's Next?

Like winter, personal air transport is coming. But for who?

"...FAA administrator Marion Blakey; the City of Orlando’s Kyle Shepard; and Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief of Aviation International News: This..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...stick. South By Southwest has just announced that Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will be this year's opening..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Bros

Uproarious gay rom-com isn't just a straight rom-com in a different hat

"...with the corn-fed abs and small-town conversations of Aaron Shepard (Macfarlane), but can he resist this "gay Tom Brady"?..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The World to Come

Frontier romance speaks of a love that cannot speak the name it does not yet have

"...Ron Hanson and Jim Shepard’s screenplay (adapted from one of the latter’s short stories)..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 29 - February 4

"...GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard had the great privilege of landing on the moon..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Programming Maestro Jim Brunzell Leaving aGLIFF

Award-winning artistic director departs after seven years

"...my seven years with aGLIFF such as when Matthew Shepard’s parents came to the festival to screen Matt Shepard..."

Dec. 23, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Robert Faires' Top 10 Works That Spoke to Me About 2020

Throughout 2020, performances and books seemed to contain messages about the year – its trials, its traumas, and its echoes in history

"...seemed to be telling me something about this year – its trials, its traumas, its echoes in history. Here..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Motherlode of Mondo Prints Going to Auction

Once-in-a-lifetime collection going online this month

"...Lotay, Laurent Durieux, Matt Taylor, Olly Moss, Stan Sakai, Shepard Fairey, Drew Struzan, Vania Zouravliov - and that's just..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Host

Screenlife horror is more than a ghost in the machine

"...Savage (who also cowrote with Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepard) makes one nod to The Blair Witch Project, by..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Other Lamb

Cult drama revisits, rather than revises, an old narrative

"...In The Other Lamb, it's when the self-anointed Shepard (Huisman) fails to see the growth of his daughter-wife,..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese

Recounting of legendary Dylan tour is best when the details blur themselves

"...be Dylan and Scorsese taking another run at Renaldo & Clara, the unloved documentary-narrative-concert film proposed by late filmmaker..."

June 11, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...of the past animate it with passion and virtuosity – and not just in concert halls and churches; they..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Death Watch: King Set to Die for James Byrd Lynching

Last-minute appeal seeks new trial as King maintains his innocence

"...Appeals granted Mark Robertson a stay on April 8 – three days before his execution date – "pending further..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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