This Is Who We Are #13: Pro Arts Collective's Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 State Theatre, through Feb. 27 Running..."

June 1, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Twilight

"...story about blackmail, murder, and dangerous women in modern-day Los Angeles. Newman plays Harry Ross, a former cop turned..."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Apparition

A supernatural presence is released during a college experiment.

"...a snoozy riff on ghostly doings in a moribund Los Angeles suburb-from-hell. It looks great – cinematographer Daniel Pearl..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Right at Your Door

Harrowing doesn't even begin to describe this low-budget exercise in siege paranoia, which builds on our current terrorist-related night sweats.

"...of normalcy from catastrophic upheavals, as the young, hip Los Angeles couple Lexi (McCormack) and Brad (Cochrane) discover by..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Better Life

An undocumented Mexican worker in Los Angeles who struggles to earn a living and keep his teenage son from joining a gang is the subject of this heartfelt drama.

"...Life, the story of an undocumented Mexican worker in Los Angeles and his struggle to earn a living and..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bedside Manner: San Diego, California

Bedside Manner

"...Bedside. San Diego, California—or was this Los Angeles? It could have been Tucson. It’s definitely not..."

Oct. 25, 2010 Books Post by Belinda Acosta

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Pro Arts Collective's production of "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" brings all the emotion of the Rodney King beating and its aftermath rushing back

"...Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Carla Nickerson, House Arrest/Omnium- Gatherum/Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Anna Deveare Smith Gets Under Austin's Skin

The packed house at Zach on Feb. 12 showed that Austin was ready for Anna Deveare Smith, and Smith proved herself more than ready for Austin

"...presented from her signature works Fires in the Mirror; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; and House Arrest. The 250-plus patrons..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting Physical

Anna Deavere Smith returns to Austin to investigate the resilience of the human body

"...everyone's bodies. The creator of Fires in the Mirror; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; and House Arrest is hard at..."

May 12, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nominations for the 2004-2005 B. Iden Payne Awards

A complete list of all Payne Award nominees.

"...Robert Deike, Love's Labor's Lost..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Feature

Touching All Those Hands

Remembering Boyd Vance, his life and legacy

"...Austin has suffered a great loss...."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Deveare Smith Visits – and Inhabits – Austin

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center is hosting a special performance by Anna Deveare Smith in which she'll present theatrical portraits of select Austinites

"...the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and Other Identities and Twilight: Los Angeles, these Violet Crown portraits will feature Deveare..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Going Underground at the Vortex

Lisa B. Thompson's new drama digs deep into politics past and present, and asks us all: What are you gonna do?

"...Booker T. Washington. And as Kyle and Mason grapple philosophically and rhetorically, their warring words span generations of African-American..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zach Theatre's Notes From the Field

This production of Anna Deavere Smith's provocative docudrama calls out America's criminal justice system

"...Mirror), and exposed the tensions surrounding the L.A. riots (Twilight: Los Angeles 1992). Her Notes From the Field –..."

March 15, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

The Challenge of Playing Living People in Zach Theatre's Notes From the Field

The cast discusses how hard it can be getting into the skin of living people in Anna Deavere Smith’s play

"...This so-called "school-to-prison pipeline" hit close to home for Smith, whose mother and aunts were..."

March 1, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Let Me Down Easy

In Anna Deavere Smith's personal journey to confront mortality is a gift of grace

"...as we might expect based on her interview-based works, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 and Fires in the Mirror, but..."

May 8, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 10 Spontaneous Catharses and Other Performance Effects of 2005

'Chronicle' theatre writer Heather Barfield Cole names her 10 favorite performing arts experiences of 2005

"...Joe Sears transformed themselves into personas that hit too close to home for this Texas lady...."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

May I Have the Envelope, Please?

The 2004-2005 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Buchanan, Omnium-GatherumActor, DramaDavid Stahl, NightswimSupporting Actress, DramaCarla Nickerson, House Arrest/Omnium-Gatherum/Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992Supporting Actor, Drama Guy Roberts, OthelloProduction, ComedyThe..."

June 10, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Boyd Vance

Boyd Vance, founder and director of Pro Arts Collective, acclaimed musical theatre performer, and leader in nurturing and promoting African-American arts for a quarter of a century, has died

"...through his most recent shows: Topdog/Underdog, Black Nativity, and Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992...."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting Their Due

The 2003 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...playwright, documentary writer, producer, and actress Anna Deavere Smith (Twilight: Los Angeles, Philadelphia, The West Wing); screen darling Luke..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Music: First List

Conference releases initial list of 171 showcasers

"...mainstays, not including Ssleeperhold, which claims dual citizenship with Los Angeles. There’s Suboi from Saigon, El Freaky from Colombia,..."

Oct. 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

It Begins! SXSW Announces First Bands

Plus application date extended, and Hurricane Sandy relief fund

"...Akron/Family (Los Angeles CA) Albatross (Kathmandu NEPAL) Alt-J (Cambridge UK-ENGLAND) Lauren..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"..."We had to lose a few frames here and there, but not too..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Assault on Precinct 13

This new version of John Carpenter's classic is superfluous in the extreme, and while it’s not technically a bad movie, per se, viewers unfamiliar with the film’s lineage will likely write it off as yet another midwinter also-ran, the sort of action film that never quite takes off and instead focuses on random gun battles and cheesy dialogue.

"...York City would be aflame.) The original’s bizarrely uninhabited Los Angeles netherworld setting (a choice location inadvertently brought about..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Evening Star

"...Melanie (Lewis) wants to quit college to move to Los Angeles with her boyfriend, who aspires to be an..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...Harteau's efforts to diversify and reform the department; a close look at the personal costs of Don't Ask, Don't..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW handicapping

"...Touch of Love" and Snoop-sampled stalker anthem "Watching You." Los Angeles boogie ambassador Dâm Funk is hell-bent on resurrecting..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...lands Glasgow's wackiest hairdresser (Ferguson) on the shores of Los Angeles to compete in the World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Quarter

Bradley Jackson and Andrew Disney kick off a festival run of their new comedy about the importance of intramurals

"...through a simulated season of intramural football, with love, loss, inexplicable plot turns, and traditional slapstick comedy mixed in...."

April 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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