Page Two – BFI: Blaze Foley Inside

11 verses in search of a song

"...again, when I know what to say – "Clay Pigeons," Blaze Foley..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation

See the five animated shorts in competition for the Oscar, and judge for yourself.

"...young man in 19th century Russia who falls for two women. Employing a rarely used (and painfully meticulous) animation..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...just one of a schedule-busting swathe of additions, including Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood, singer-turned-activist Kesha, the creative teams behind..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Red Cliff

Tens of thousands of arrows darken the sky in John Woo's epic retelling of an ancient Chinese battle.

"...of Woo's original cut, down to slightly more than two-and-a-half hours from five. (Not so much, really, when you..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Holiday Viewing: The Gospel According to St. Matthew

“The most sublime Texts ever written”

"...of Christ, as it were, stripped of the nearly two millennia of Catholic doctrine, interpretation, and indoctrination...."

Dec. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Music Review: A Tribute to Blaze Foley

Ethan Hawke’s film spotlights ATX Eighties grit

"...Music and Interactive festivals this year. It’s telling that two of the latter tracks’ biggest names – Neil Young..."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Unleashes the Midnighters

Mayhem, 68 Kill, plus Behind the Mask retrospective

"...• Pitch-black urban morality tale Two Pigeons, which Neece called "one of the best things..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Shot (Second Weekend): Holly Williams

Coming into the family name and legacy

"...grandfather Hank and father Hank Jr. A car crash two years later nearly ended her music career just as..."

Oct. 12, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Double Down

Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn goof around and discuss the making of Made.

"...plenty of people aren't still pulling for them. Made's two local premieres at the Alamo Drafthouse in May were..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Blaze Foley

"...Blaze FoleyClay Pigeons (Secret Seven)..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Animal Farm

Sebastien Bonneu and Countryside Farm

"...Central Texas, but rabbits, ducks, geese, chickens, guineas, and pigeons. A former chef reared on a farm near Bordeaux,..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Food Feature by MM Pack

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Runaways Director and Screenwriter: Floria Sigismondi The Runaways follows two friends, Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and Cherie Currie (Dakota..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...romantic comedy caper, this story follows the adventures of two young swindlers and their female accomplice, who are engaged..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Tom and Jerry

Your favorite cat and mouse duo are back and in NYC

"...reinvention. That challenge explains why there have only been two new Tom and Jerry cartoons in the last 43..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Core

"...Popular Science or Weird Tales. Amiel’s film fuses the two magazines’ demographics and comes up with something very close..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Empire of Light

The bulb glows dim in Sam Mendes' tribute to picture palaces

"...roped-off upper levels of the theatre where there exist two additional screens that are no longer used and a..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sun Children

Iranian childhood poverty drama has a surprising Goonies twist

"...backdrop of a serious issue drama, welding together these two genres to create a palatable kid-forward story for the..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Land Ho!

This buddy comedy travels all the way to Reykjavik – but does it actually go anywhere?

"...Is Martin Bonner). Mitch has decided to treat the two of them to a vacation in Iceland, and though..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Enchanted

Romance, dry satire, and musical comedy blend in this new Disney film, which stars a delightful Amy Adams.

"...steed, he rescues Giselle from a troll, and the two are ready to live happily ever after. Or not...."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Wedding Crashers

The film’s sour tone, unremarkable direction, and bewildering characterizations of sexuality and race will probably not not hurt the comedy's charm at the box office.

"...Gloria (Fisher). The plot does backflips to get the two men stranded on the Cleary family’s Kennedy-esque island compound..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texas (Cook)Book Festival

Reviewing the Central Market Cooking School

"...the country: elk, eels, stingray, sparrows, clams, antelope, baby pigeons, carp semen, mountain goat, halibut, duck, wild boar, snapping..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...our windshields that concern us – not some 63 pigeons, sparrows, and grackles dropping dead out of the sky...."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...on the Louisiana bayou and tells the story of two young lovers in their first grown-up relationship. (Sept. 11)..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 9-15

"...excited for you! To prepare the way, decide which two undone things you would most love to dive into..."

June 9, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...believe Sandra Bullock may have made a meeting or two. At any rate, the neighborhood was persuaded."..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Outlaw Sounds

Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey on their favorite Blaze Foley and Townes Van Zandt songs

"...of songs, "If I Could Only Fly" and "Clay Pigeons." If not, them two numbers are the biggin's, the..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ben Dickey

Blaze Foley's Lost Muscle Shoals Recordings

Cult songman keeps thwarting his own success – even posthumously

"...Memories"), rolling playful melodies against deceptively poignant lyrics ("Clay Pigeons") and political screeds ("Springtime in Uganda"), while moaning forlornly..."

May 5, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gay Place

Thanks for the prayers, but they're not good enough

"...1865 when Texas slaves finally learned of their freedom two-and-a-half years after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Less than a week..."

June 17, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Blessed Deliverance

The Borderland, Bud Shrake's Latest Tall Tale

"...to the top of the works produced by these two gifted writers. Harrigan's widely lauded narrative is knocking on..."

March 31, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Day Trips

"...opened the five-bedroom bed and breakfast in a 100-year-old, two-story, Neoclassical-style house. Six blocks west of the Caldwell County..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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