Hyde Park Theatre's A Doll's House, Part 2

Like its source material, this sequel from another mother entertains and inspires on its own terms

"...The same goes for Tom Green, who manages to turn Torvald, the model of..."

March 8, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Hyde Park Theatre's The Antipodes

A ton of tales enliven this play by Annie Baker, but what do they tell us about the state of storytelling?

"...may not earn the approval of Sandy (a casual Tom Green, by turns boosterish and detached), but they make..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Rude Mechs' Fixing Timon of Athens

The theatre collective's latest repair job on a broken Shakespeare play is wildly accessible, welcoming, and enthralling

"...Jay Byrd, and Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires hoisting Tom Green in the title role. The love each has..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

DVDanger: Horror Roundup

The best and the rest of the month's home releases

"...everything: Different time, different characters, different location. With writer/director Tom Green replacing Edwards behind the lens, the action moves..."

July 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Port Authority

The intertwined monologues of Conor McPherson's drama provide a showcase for three fine Austin actors

"...to the north and west seem so damned appealing. Tom Green plays Joe, the ruddy-cheeked elder gentleman who's all..."

July 18, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

HIT.

Shanon Weaver's play puts a spin on the hit-man genre with some unusually gentle and refined assassins for hire

"...Asher (Shanon Weaver) and Wyatt (Tom Green) have shown up at the same graffiti-strewn warehouse..."

May 10, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

A Steady Rain

A Chick & a Dude Productions keeps this drama of Chicago beat cops challenging and engaging from start to finish

"...engaging from start to finish. Kenneth Wayne Bradley and Tom Green perform their roles ably. A few hitches and..."

March 1, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Just Friends

A tepid romantic comedy with a side order of vitriol.

"...with only occasional forays into drama and, inexplicably, the Tom Green vehicle Freddy Got Fingered. Egads. I’d love to..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Romeo and Juliet

The trick in staging Romeo and Juliet has ever been keeping the suspense in the second half that the first half never really needs, and the Austin Shakespeare Festival almost manages it

"...and abusive dad (a stiff Steve Zinkgraf subbing for Tom Green on April 24), is just hard to watch..."

April 30, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

If It's Summer, It Must Be Shakespeare

Summer is the time for Shakespeare, so naturally here are a couple of the Bard's plays being staged in the Austin area -- Julius Caesar from the Austin Shakespeare Festival and Two Gentlemen of Verona from Different Stages -- and directors Paul Norton and Norman Blumensaadt to explain how they came to produce them this season.

"...a pretty good idea, so that's what we did. Tom Green is playing Julius Caesar, and he's absolutely gung-ho..."

June 27, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Articulations

Executive Director Elizabeth Ferrer resigns from the Austin Museum of Art, and Allen Robertson's Jouét flies again at Louisville.

"...changes at AMOA, including the departures of board president-elect Tom Green and CEO Bill O'Brien, new CEO McLellan's restructuring..."

July 20, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Love Your Television

"...Marilyn Munster and our author: loved but strange Completely..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...Ridley Scott's eagerly awaited The Martian, Patrick Stewart in Green Room, Tom Hiddleston in High-Rise, and the year's most..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dave Grohl’s Sound City Players to Perform at SXSW

Lottery system for mega SXSW showcases confirms all-star act

"...get into mega showcases for the Sound City Players, Green Day, and Nick Cave. Last March’s headlining SXSW set..."

March 4, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gruene Pastures

Jason Allen honky-tonks to the head of the class

"...Allen's heroes and predecessors, from Willie Nelson to Pat Green and Kevin Fowler, have graced this room of low..."

June 17, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Naked City

Doggett's the only winner on the League of Conservation Voters scorecard

"...always. Austin Rep. Lloyd Doggett had a perfect 100% pro-green voting record – alone among Texans in D.C. –..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Charlie's Angels

"...Lynch, Crispin Glover, Tim Curry, Sam Rockwell, Luke Wilson, Tom Green and Matt LeBlanc. Remember John Forsythe informing us..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jack Allen’s Kitchen: Been Ten Good Years Now

A decade of this place already? Time, you’re so crazy.

"...Round Rock) by chef Jack Gilmore and business savant Tom Kamm and their ever-expanding cohort of culinary professionals...."

Dec. 18, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fleetwood Mac Goes a New Way at Frank Erwin Center

Slow start aside, don’t dream it’s over

"...the double-axe add of Crowded House’s Neil Finn and Tom Petty mainstay Mike Campbell has received mixed reviews...."

Feb. 11, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

New Jack Allen's Kitchen Reflects the Best of the Original

Round Rock outlet is already developing a following

"...the perfect north location, chef Gilmore and his partner, Tom Kamm, have opened a second venue in Round Rock...."

Dec. 26, 2012 Food Post by Angela Shelf Medearis

UT Basketball on a Major Roll

Defeat Spartans and Tarheels in the same week

"...Tom Izzo is one of the most venerated figures in..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Articulations

Austin helps the Lysistrata Project become the Little Peace Project That Could, the Long Center says "no thanks, after all" to the $25 million in Waller Creek tunnel bond money, and Austin Shakespeare Festival launches a new reading series.

"...ASF Literary Manager Ian Manners and featuring Corey Gagne, Tom Green, Harvey Guion, Don Howell, Patricia Pearcy, Guy Roberts,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

What's the Buzz?

Guide to Summer Films

"...and the Murder Junkies ("G.G. Allin makes Road Trip's Tom Green look like Tom Bosley") and Bittersweet Motel (a..."

May 26, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...on Wednesday brought his lieutenant governor campaign to the Tom Green County Library, where he donated a book he..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature

'The NFL Beat': Jenkins Island

Catching up with one of the NFL Draft's top CBs

"...the opposing receiver feeling stranded, frustrated, and helpless like Tom Hanks in Castaway...."

April 23, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Art of Football

Who in the NFL is playing in an artistic manner this season, and who is not

"...the art of the pigskin is in question. With Tom Brady injured, the Colts offense stuck in the mud,..."

Nov. 13, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

'NFL Analysis 101': Fiendish Fish, Frolicking Amphibians, and the Fancy Lads of Fitzgerald

"...to the Colts in the AFC title game, and Tom Brady admittedly lacking confidence in his receivers, the Pats..."

March 19, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Xmas Bazaars, Xmas Movies, Xbox Parties, and More Recommended Events

Get your weekdays planned out

"...Jackie Venson (Dec. 14), Kelsey Wilson (Dec. 20), and Tomar & the FCs (Dec. 22) are just some of..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...dozens of preschool kids to roll over, killing a Tom Green Elementary student and a driver in a vehicle..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...worries began three weeks ago when cattle started showing symptoms of a “mystery dairy cow disease.” It may be..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

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