A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...a bright afternoon on Indigenous Peoples Day, and Bertha Rendón Delgado is interviewing her elders in the shade of..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker... and Saw Themselves

Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years

"...OK, so maybe there's a bit of truth. That's when Orion Classics officially released Richard Linklater's groundbreaking..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth

What we’re spending time with

"...sovereign performance designation. Concluding live contests and submissions from youths statewide since February, Friday's virtual event unveils three grand..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas-Set Drama Bull Gets in the Chute With Black Rodeo Riders

Austin-based director Annie Silverstein premieres her SXSW selected feature

"...on a bull before. Yet the Austin-based filmmaker and UT RTF lecturer found herself in the chute at a..."

April 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Infiltrators

Reckless, heroic, or both? Immigration center story told through reconstruction and fly-on-the-wall footage

"...in the opening moments of The Infiltrators, a hybrid documentary/reconstruction of a daring yet legal prison break...."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

In Memoriam: Terrence McNally

Covid-19 complications claim the distinguished playwright

"...This observation about Terrence McNally was made by Nathan Lane in the..."

March 25, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

How Pepe Was Martyred by the Right

Austin-linked SXSW doc Feels Good Man liberates the frog

"...thought is most likely "Why are there still Nazis?" But SXSW 2020 selection Feels Good Man, which plays twice..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opening the Case on the American Sherlock

Kate Winkler Dawson reports on an early master of forensics

"...Murder is Kate Winkler Dawson's business. The UT-Austin lecturer, journalist, and documentary film producer has spent decades..."

Feb. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...suit mayhem, PG (Psycho Goreman) for its world premiere, but he'll also be part of an annual tradition as..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jesus Christ Superstar 50 Years On

New North American tour of JCSS launches in Austin Oct. 9

"...The work debuted in late 1970 in the form of a double-disc..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

In Heartland, Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean Makes the War in Afghanistan Personal

Michener Center alumnus' latest drama turns down the volume of war

"...had been at war in Afghanistan for five years without it meaning much to Gabriel Jason Dean. He and..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Luv Doc: An Octogenarian Don Draper

Why is the Luv Doc looking at 60-year-old penises?

"...she wanted "to neck." Of course he was joking, but he honestly thought he made the woman's day. It..."

June 29, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Gay Place

'Tis the season to be prideful

"...Austin Pride might be two months away, but perusing through "Gay Place" this week might leave ya..."

June 1, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Queer-story being made in Austin

"...on the trans spectrum – will host its 50th hangout Sunday evening. Claire Bow, an organizer of the event,..."

May 11, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Cine Las Americas Explores the Global Faces of Latino and Indigenous Cinema

Not just the border

"...There's a misconception about Cine Las Americas. Festival director Jean Anne Lauer said,..."

April 27, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Short “Come & Take It” and the Story Behind #CocksNotGlocks

Documentary about controversial UT protests plays Texas Shorts Competition

"...for how to organize," said Jessica Jin, subject of documentary short "Come & Take It." She added, "And a..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

Gay Place

What makes Austin so queer-friendly?

"...I've been thinking a lot about what makes Austin such a queer-friendly city, and after..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

In Memoriam: Sam Shepard

The late writer-actor left lots of himself in Central Texas

"...produced many enduring stage plays, screenplays, and film performances. But Central Texas will be central to keeping his flame..."

Aug. 3, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Michener Center Director Named

Author Bret Anthony Johnston to head UT center for writers

"...In securing a new director for the Michener Center for Writers, the University of Texas has turned to..."

July 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Public Notice: Affordability & Economic Segregation

(Plus some fun stuff at the end)

"...is of course a loaded topic to begin with, but this discussion will be specially hamstrung by the fact..."

May 5, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...with Esther's Follies and Ann Richards at the Erwin Center, at Ann's inauguration as governor. I was a 10-foot-tall..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

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

"...Having already announced speakers, including Lee Daniels and the..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers Announced for Sundance

Several local filmmakers chosen to compete at Sundance 2017

"...Held every January in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival offers the first overall glimpse..."

Dec. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Public Notice: Your Libraries at Work

Plus parties for the environment, and the Dead

"...have the last few years, Austin Public Libraries are contributing in a couple of different ways: Beginning Tuesday, Nov...."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Filmmaker Keith Maitland on Tackling Tower

Innovative doc animates the UT Tower Massacre

"...and shown to truly heal. For decades, the 1966 UT Tower Shooting was a tragedy that Aus­tin kept to..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Shared History

Art and Journalism: Incubator 1.0

"...had been part of the Armadillo Art Squad, turning out a decade's worth of amazing posters for that seminal..."

July 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Playback: Austin Cinema Limits

ACL doc fundraises, UT inherits Ian McLagan's personal collection, and ScoreMore for the kids

"...plaque hangs inside the show's former Studio 6A at UT, but it's one of many priceless tales told in..."

May 13, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Culture Flash! March 2016

Honors for Dietz, compassion for ASO, and China for the ballet

"...University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance and author of more than 30 plays (among them Becky's New..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Strange Case of Beware the Slenderman

Irene Taylor Brodsky on the Internet's favorite boogeyman

"...at HBO. It was a New York Times story about a bizarre crime in Wisconsin. "They sent me a..."

March 11, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...Linklater, who, incidentally, is the subject of a new documentary by Louis Black, Richard Linklater: dream is destiny, co-directed..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

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