Dialogues of the Carmelites

Austin Lyric Opera meets the challenge of Poulenc's work with economy and emotive power

"...to an opera about the intrusion of the outside world on a sanctuary of nuns. The walkway to the..."

April 24, 2009 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

National Top 10s

"...10) Delta Spirit, Ode to Sunshine (Rounder) THOMAS FAWCETT..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Four Christmases

From the director of the hit documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters comes this holiday-themed romantic comedy that stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. Opens Wednesday.

"...capitalize on our desperate need to get into the spirit of the season. This year’s entry in this lowly..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Changes in the Weather

As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up

"...but it will do so without much of the real-world component of Burnt Orange. Leading the new UTFI charge..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

In the Mood for a MomRomCom?

The Alamo Drafthouse is serving up It Happened One Night and Sabrina for Mother's Day

"...he believed lay at the center of the human spirit. Capra, on the other hand, wasn't afraid of the..."

May 11, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Holywood Squares?

A local church rents out the Alamo Drafthouse South for a conference on Christians and film

"...With such discussions as "Humanity in a Technological World: Three Sci-Fi Films," planned and presentations that include films..."

April 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Hammer of the Gods

Scandinavia brings the lobster tail to SXSW 07

"...as "an island on the edge of the civilized world," attracted no doubt by the barbaric Germanic tribes inhabiting..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Factotum

Charles Bukowski's Henry Chinaski is back, played by Matt Dillon in a low-key, gorgeously beery performance; it's 100-proof Bukowski, but with a decent barkeep at the helm and Lili Taylor's Jan on his arm. Factotum, for all its grim grind, is funny-serious and smart-stupid.

"...with a decent barkeep at the helm, purer of spirit, and with less blood on the stool. Hamer, working..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

The pirate genre will always be buoyed aloft on the swells of outrageous action, ridiculous couture, and the derringest of do – and this sequel is no different.

"...eventually be a trilogy (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was filmed back-to-back with this outing and will..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...college sophomore rants about what a rotten, cruel, unfair world it is (merit doesn't really matter, the rich get..."

July 7, 2006 Column

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...Nevertheless, with the encouragement and spirit of supporters like Waits, Friedman is determined to get..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Film News

Word from the Independent Spirit Awards and Sundance fronts; plus, 'No Pain, No Gain,' Bobby Cannavale, and 'Light From the East'

"...Independent Spirits and Sundance Dreams Bravo's Independent Spirit Award nominations are..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

A Sound of Thunder

Abandoning any pretense of respect for the Ray Bradbury source material, this film manhandles the author’s delicacies into a lumbering and bewildered mess of grade-Z sci-fi clichés.

"...are worse things lurking in this strange, new butterfly-affected world, too, but Ashton Kutcher, lucky him, is thankfully not..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In the spirit of Team Franken, I submit the following for your..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Column

Marshmallow Love

The 31st annual Kerrville Folk Festival

"...Kerrville Folk Festival begins this Memorial Day weekend. A world-famous celebration of the song and songwriters, it takes place..."

May 24, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Hightower Lowdown

The Smithsonian gets sold to the highest bidder; a tiny university builds a first-rate baseball stadium; and a common weed killer plays havoc with Mother Nature.

"...Concordia's Old Team Spirit..."

May 10, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Sun Also Sets

Activist / artist / teacher / political candidate Susan Lee Solar is remembered by friends.

"...the little woman with a heart as deep and spiritual as the springs. "After she died that morning, we..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Chilly Scenes of Winter

"...an Orthodox Jewish woman who comes to the New World to be with her husband but finds the old..."

June 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Back when pop musicians thought they could change the world (end starvation, fight nuclear holocaust, etc.) Mike Peters fronted..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Blue Monday

Antone's Blue Mondays continues, 25 years later.

"...Still, he matches O'Brien's ultra-cool style with a fiery spirit and determination, thrilled to be playing with the Monday..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Letters at 3AM

Follow the yellow brick road to Wounded Knee in this account of L. Frank Baum's effort to tame the untamable.

"...marketed, more than the century-old book -- though the spirit of L. Frank Baum's conception is followed closely, and..."

July 21, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...and repercussions for universities and architectural projects around the world...."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Spring Storm: Green Shoots Through a Frozen Crust

Robert Faires examines Artists Repertory of Texas' debut production, the world premiere of Tennessee Williams' Spring Storm

"...struggles to find their place in the wide, wide world are the struggles of every generation, as certain as..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Things That Go Bump

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

"...second floor, that she was pushed, by some unseen spirit or force. These sorts of things have happened with..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

For the Love of the Line

In the exhibitions “Old Master Drawings From the Suida-Manning Collection” at the Blanton Museum of Art and “Selected 20th-Century Master Drawings” at the Norwood Gallery, we can indulge our eyes in samples of art spanning five centuries.

"...primitive scrawl has an uncanny power to describe the world around us. In just a few basic strokes, it..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Texas Our Texas loves Texas; Neighbors for Neighbors hate strip-mining; Justin B. Andrews returns; and other delighted and dismayed letters from readers.

"...and was impressed by her ability to capture the spirit of the individuals standing up for their rights as..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Column

Mixing Miami With Copacabana

A profile of Brazilian superstar Gilberto Gil.

"...become a guru for two generations of Brazilians. The spiritual, social, and cultural development in his life has been..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Mike Quinn

Tributes

"...folkie naivete and youthful rebellion is to deny the spirit and sense of purpose at its core. This music..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...Wacoworld (Bloodshot)..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Something to Live For

"...Nix" lead the convention congregation in an old black spiritual, "I Do, Don't You," and was struck by the..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

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