Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

The life and pain of the jazz great in his own words and music

"...Directed by: Stanley Nelson...."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jim Jones Jr.

on 'The Life and Death of Peoples Temple'

"...Documentarian Stanley Nelson's new film on the subject, Jonestown: The Life..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Brings the Legend’s Legacy to AFS Doc Days

Biographical documentary captures the transformational jazz genius

"...Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool features acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Nelson flattening the chronology and scope on the transformational..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

AFS Doc Days Gets Cool With Miles Davis

Three day celebration of true tales returns for second year

"...of the life of the jazz icon (directed by Stanley Nelson, who previously made The Black Panthers: Vanguard of..."

April 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All Power to the People

AFS Doc Nights brings out the Black Panthers

"...SWAT team hammers home the overarching message found in Stanley Nelson's The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, a..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Reflections

"...THE BLACK PRESS: SOLDIERS WITHOUT SWORDS Dir/prod: Stanley Nelson. Scr: Lou Potter, Jill Nelson, Marcia Smith, Stanley..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

**Updated**: 'Wettest County' Scribe Comes to Town

Willie Nelson joins Matt Bondurant at film sneak on new date

"...starring Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf. Bondurant and Willie Nelson will be at a special rescheduled sneak on Aug...."

Aug. 16, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy wages on, Willie and the Doggfather get Half Baked in Amsterdam, and Pinetop Perkins gets his mojo working

"...the 21st annual Old Settler's Music Festival than Ralph Stanley. On Saturday the bluegrass patriarch, flanked by son Ralph..."

April 25, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Litigious Linda

Even after being dropped, Linda Curtis' lawsuits could impact city politics.

"...with her -- was Goodman campaign finance manager Alfred Stanley, who distracted the television cameras with a sign that..."

April 19, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Big in Japan

Austinites forge a career half a world away.

"...of equal size and emphasis, was for clarinet player Stanley Smith's solo album, In the Land of Dreams...."

May 2, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Turner | Hip Hop Mecca | Bavu Blakes | Stanley Cobble Cooly Girls..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...particularly the dead-on chemistry of Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley (I Feel Like Singing Today) mixed well in 1999..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Wag the Dog

"...Starring: Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Willie Nelson, Anne Heche and Denis Leary. Sharp scripting, note-perfect performances,..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Moderator: Jane Thomas; Kimberly Willis Holt, Jeanette Ingold, Diane Stanley..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Texas Platters

"...Willie Nelson..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Review

Live Shots

"...WILLIE NELSON'S FOURTH OF JULYPICNIC..."

July 12, 1996 Music Feature

The Off Beat: Overflowing With Artifacts, the Texas Music Museum Asks City for Storage Space, Preservation Funding

Eastside gallery memorializes Black and brown musicians

"...Lone Star musicians who most influenced their genres. “Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan,” he trails off, name-dropping the state’s..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...Probably the summer's two other most talked-about movies are Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut and Daniel Myrick and Eduardo..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...D: Tim Blake Nelson; with Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Hal Holbrook, Nick Stahl,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...tale of music and love. Cast: Neil Young, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson, Corey McCormick, Anthony LoGerfo, Tato Melgar, Willie..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Drank the Lemonade

As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?

"...Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, and the original outlaw himself, Willie Nelson, the heyday of Highwaymen and Loretta Lynns still sits..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...starring Harry Connick Jr., Connie Britton, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. And in the Narrative Competition field,..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin City Limits: 35 Years in Photographs

Thirty-five years of Austin City Limits images of course equals 35,000 words

"...booth. A-Z of their work together bookends with Willie Nelson ("simple equation," writes Likona, "no Willie Nelson = no..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Diving into Club 1808, the Real Heroes' Chinese democracy, and Ray Benson on Willie, Wexler, and the Wheel

"...the letters "WN," marking selections Wexler had hoped Willie Nelson would cut for a Bob Wills tribute during the..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...BEAVER NELSON: Nelson's marvelous third album, Undisturbed, isn't exactly unTexan-- something..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Cast List: Elliot Edusah, Jordan Peters, Reda Elazouar, Kassius Nelson, Youssef Kerkour, Rebekkah Murrell, Shiloh Coke, Tosin Cole, Aaron..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

John Singleton and Chris Cooper to be honored

"...Phil Rosenthal and Leon Vitali Writers: Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson Director: Stanley Kubrick..."

Sept. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Saint John of Las Vegas

Although the film sounds like a sure bet on paper, this comedy starring Steve Buscemi sadly comes up solid snake eyes.

"...Malco, Sarah Silverman, Peter Dinklage, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Tim Blake Nelson, John Cho and Jesse Garcia. Beware the gambler, and..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Music for the Eyes

Annie Leibovitz's portraits of American musicians reveal her true oeuvre

"...set of her jaw reflects it. And there's Willie Nelson, posed like the Indian on the old buffalo nickel,..."

July 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Letters at 3AM

Even though 2002 was an exceptional year for American cinema, American art has never been more marginalized, ghettoized, and controlled, than it is today.

"...of Alcatraz, Sidney Lumet's Long Day's Journey Into Night, Stanley Kubrick's Lolita, Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country, John..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

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