In Memoriam: Ken Johnson

Remembering the versatile theatre artist, who died March 2

"...in the Sixties and Seventies has left us. Ken Johnson – or Kenneth O. Johnson, if you read any..."

March 8, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Show and Tell With Rian Johnson

Revisiting the high school noir ‘Brick’ at AFF

"...the conversation at Friday morning’s Script-to-Screen discussion with Rian Johnson about his first film, Brick, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt...."

Oct. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Hear Will Johnson's New Old Single, “Cornelius”

Singer-songwriter revives shelved song for upcoming Wire Mountain LP

"...Will Johnson’s got no problem shelving a great song. To him,..."

June 12, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...the debut novel from Austin singer-songwriter and painter Will Johnson, creative force behind beloved Texas bands South San Gabriel..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...Curtis, plus Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, and you've got Knives Out, the new closing night..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas, D.C. Dems Raise Funds and the Roof at Johnson-Jordan Dinner

DNC chair: "Opportunity everywhere" in "largest battleground state"

"...doubt that Texas is IN PLAY in 2020, let Tom Perez and Gilberto Hinojosa clarify your mind. The chairs..."

Oct. 6, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...most remarkable works of musical archeology in recent years: Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free, assembled from a previously..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Avocados Banned, More Mrs. Johnson's Planned, Micklethwait's Celebrates, Garrison Bros x Ice Cream Pros, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Fear not, citizen: Mrs. Johnson’s Bakery, the longtime donut shop on Airport, is not..."

Feb. 16, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Extras Sought for Tom Hanks-Produced 'Parkland'

Film shoots locally in January with Billy Bob Thornton & Paul Giamatti

"...Landesman (who also wrote the script), is produced by Tom Hanks, and will star Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Giamatti,..."

Dec. 5, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'A Proprietary Love'

High-strung, hot-tempered Tom Miller made self-interest -- and his feuds with LBJ -- into Austin history.

"...This is but one of several ways that Tom Miller made money; in addition to its eponymous stock-in-trade,..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fast Five

Those renegade street racers reassemble for the fifth installment in the franchise, this time in scenic Rio de Janeiro.

"...Lin. Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Matt Schulze, Joaquim de..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Skyscraper

The Rock's take on The Towering Inferno is a damp squib

"...Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Byron..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Anna Karenina

Joe Wright's bold but empty imagining of Tolstoy's classic is set mostly within the walls of a theatre.

"...by: Joe Wright. Starring: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Alicia Vikander, Ruth..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Anomalisa

Charlie Kaufman goes inside the minds of puppets

"...Directed by: Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson...."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Final Member

An Icelandic museum of mammalian penises is documented while seeking its final member – a human specimen.

"...would not have long to wait. Then along comes Tom Mitchell, a horse farmer from California. He’s so enamored..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Day Trips

"...Johnson City's fortunes have been tied to the Johnson family..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Ratchet

"...Directed by: John S. Johnson. Starring: Tom Gilroy, Matthew Dixon, Margaret Welsh, Mitchell Lichtenstein,..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story

"...Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Benjamin Walker, Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley, Tom Holland, Paul Anderson, Frank Dillane, Joseph Mawle, Osy Ikhile,..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Playhouse's The Real Thing

Tom Stoppard's play receives a remarkable revival with a seasoned cast

"...Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing eschews the traditional fare of..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

'Between You and Me'

The Arthouse exhibition 'Between You and Me' uses video to explore intimate space in the artistic context

"...to view each piece in a darkened room. In Tom Johnson's piece, Shaken, the one-sided fragments of close-up, intensely..."

March 25, 2005 Arts Review by Jacqueline May

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...this – a retrospective of Top Gun hosted by Tom Skerritt. Nice!..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Love Is All Around

Lucinda Williams gets married onstage in Minneapolis

"...footsteps and marry her sweetheart of over two years, Tom Overby, onstage at First Ave. last Saturday night. As..."

Sept. 21, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

'Reinventing Government'

A conversation with Louis Dubose about Tom DeLay and 'The Hammer'

"...Last month, PublicAffairs published The Hammer: Tom DeLay, God, Money, and the Rise of the Republican..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Mummy

Tom Cruise does the monster mash

"...Directed by: Alex Kurtzman. Starring: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe, Jake Johnson,..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Unlearned History

Vietnam War Summit raises ghosts and questions

"...a couple of presidential aides (Nixon's Alexander Butterfield, LBJ's Tom Johnson) who thought it their business still to defend..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor: November 9

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...David Arquette gets pumped up, Ron Johnson snarks on Tammy Baldwin, and Daniel Craig insists Bond..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Faster

Dwayne Johnson is an ex-con out to avenge his brother's death and Billy Bob Thornton is the junkie cop on his tail.

"...Directed by: George Tillman Jr.. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Tom Berenger, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Mike Epps,..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Grant Endorses Doherty

Defeated primary candidate endorses his Democratic opponent

"...two-term Republican incumbent Michael McCaul in the district that Tom DeLay's gerrymander sent sprawling all the way from Austin..."

Oct. 9, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Dancing About Architecture

How's Yer Johnson?

"...recall a few weeks ago we reported that Eric Johnson was hooking up with a major tour sometime after..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

"...Directed by: Simon Wincer. Starring: Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Chelsea Field, Tom Sizemore and Vanessa Williams. Oh my,..."

Aug. 23, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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