Ted Hughes Obituary

"...On October 28, Ted Hughes, the Poet Laureate of England, died at the..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Sylvia

Sylvia Plath biopic is sad dirge.

"...Directed by: Christine Jeffs. Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Iron Giant

If the top-notch story weren't enough, the film also boasts some spectacular animation and a great score.

"...Directed by: Brad Bird. Stephen King's 1981 treatise on the..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

"...The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plathedited by Karen V. Kukil..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Books Review by Stacy Bush

Getting Even With Dad

"...Directed by: Howard Deutch. Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Tub Time Machine

Consider this comedy yet another nail in the Eighties coffin.

"...Directed by: Steve Pink. Starring: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Iron Writer

"...a place much like the West Texas town he created for his directorial film debut last year, Dancer, Texas..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

DVDanger: Building The Iron Giant

Tim McCanlies talks behind-the-scenes of the animated classic

"...There are few American animated features more beloved than The Iron Giant, and this..."

Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Brand New Ancients and Hold Your Own

UK poet-rapper screams in both prose and meter

"...fact, narrative poem "Brand New Ancients," winner of the coveted Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, was..."

May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Between the Sheets: The Literary Liaisons of Nine 20th-Century Women Writers

Despite the often cruel behavior of their male counterparts, these famous women writers yearned above all for a creative mirror, an intellectual equal

"...been written about at length – Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller – but it..."

May 7, 2010 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

Layer Cake

A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Daniel Craig, Colm Meaney, Kenneth..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...movie over and over again. Will the returnees be dominated by the PG crowd for whom the prequel is..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Mos Def. He recently relocated to Manchaca, just south of Austin, and once here..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...with Jennifer Lee, who under the sobriquet Tokimonsta has collaborated swimming, melodic beats with Kool Keith and MNDR. –..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

Five Kaiju You'll Never See Coming

Before you see 'Pacific Rim,' expand your monster knowledge

"...it, we know it, everyone knows it: Cinema was invented so one day we could watch giant robots beat..."

July 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

More McCanlies, Texas

The full interview with the director of 'Secondhand Lions'

"...of major releases, who have written admired and even imitated screenplays, yet who have seen very little of their..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

McCanlies, Texas

Tim McCanlies is known in the movie business as a great script writer with few scripts that have actually hit the big screen. With the Sept. 19 release of Secondhand Lions, long thought to be one of the best unproduced scripts around, that will change.

"...of major releases, who have written admired and even imitated screenplays, yet who have seen very little of their..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Naked City

Events

"...of Uncertainty." Discussion with author Betty Sue Flowers follows. Hosted by the Center for Public Policy Priorities. 1:30pm. State..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature

Director Brad Bird

"...The Iron Giant is one of the most original animated tales to come along in quite some time --..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Screens Feature

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...the electro-flavored "Rockit" as well as leading the Wynton Marsalis-fronted Davis reunion group VSOP, which had a great influence..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Million-Dollar Man

AG press spokesman Ted Delisi also works as a campaign consultant to George Bush.

"...to two political consulting firms owned, in part, by Ted Delisi, the press spokesman for Attorney General John Cornyn...."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Loyal Lieutenants

Bush Applies Litmus Test of Allegiance in Choosing Inner Circle

"...became his loyalty Doberman. It was George W. who sifted through his father's staffers, demanding that they either commit..."

March 17, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Texas Platters

"...very subdued Johnston facing an audience who sound more suited to chamber music; they applaud reverently (though very enthusiastically)..."

June 5, 1998 Music Review

Texas Platters

"...Silverchair has yet to manage, here's hoping all this unwarranted hype and the realities of the road spur on..."

May 23, 1997 Music Review

Straus The Survivor

How the coup to remove the Texas House Speaker strengthened him

"...at Bloomberg Businessweek chronicled the cavalcade of disasters. Politico highlighted how clueless the coup was, when one of their..."

Jan. 10, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Write Stuff

London Mavericks

"...to honor, nay, even glorify, writers. Mavericks co-founder O'Boyle elaborated a bit on his motives. "We do writers as..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

We Have an Issue: Putting It Down for Posterity

75 years after Partition, Neha Aziz excavates family history and firsthand accounts for a 10-part podcast series

"...schools, partition was part of Richard's education in the United Kingdom. He came to the States in 2005, another..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Disarming Dubya

First-time director Alexandra Pelosi discusses Journeys With George, her surprising and fascinating documentary on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, viewed from the back of the press plane.

"...The world awaits with bated breath the SXSW unveiling of Journeys With George, Alexandra..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Disarming Dubya

First-time director Alexandra Pelosi discusses Journeys With George, her surprising and fascinating documentary on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, viewed from the back of the press plane.

"...The world awaits with bated breath the SXSW unveiling of Journeys With George, Alexandra..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Little, and One Night Stand, as well as Disney's limited two-week re-release of The Little Mermaid that was calculated..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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