Australian Cattle God

Who Let the Gods Out?

"...From their home office in East Austin, ACG has unleashed avant-rock recordings from as far afield..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Longford

"...made a career out of playing stubborn eccentrics and unconventional leading men, and he brings his trademark combination of..."

June 15, 2007 Screens Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Yummer Reading

"...Bleu-trained chef Roberto Santibañez took over the kitchen at Austin's landmark Fonda San Miguel restaurant several years back, the..."

June 8, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Chet Baker in Black and White, but Still Blurry

Bruce Weber reminisces on Let's Get Lost

"...still photography, the style of the film is fairly unconventional for a doc of its vintage, shot, as it..."

April 27, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Concordia Controversy Continues

Zoning decision for redevelopment of the central Austin campus still in the balance.

"...redevelopment of the Concordia campus along I-35 in Central Austin has proved so contentious, they negotiated with neighborhood stakeholders..."

March 23, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Powell St. John

SXSW showcase reviews

"...a time when being "weird" wasn't an attribute in Austin. Songwriter Powell St. John emerged from the same embattled..."

March 16, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

Looking More Closely When Others Look Away

On directors examining structure, storytelling, and how pictures can move us

"...that each distinguishes itself at some point by an unconventional or surprising storytelling decision. Some of these films simply..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Gubernatorial Booty

How our candidates for governor are spending their dough

"...in November, Friedman's online merchandise operation is truly an unconventional fundraising success, generating $515,671 in sales between Jan. 1..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

When Pigs Fly

If there's a surprise to the Arts on Real production of Howard Crabtree's extravagant and campy revue, 'When Pigs Fly,' it's that it's so, well, modest

"...that When Pigs Fly eventually made its way to Austin, a city full of refugees from little Texas towns..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Texas Documentary Tour

'Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey With Evelyn Glennie'

"...More information: www.austinfilm.org, www.originalalamo.com..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Katherine Anne Porter: The Life of an Artist

Readers need not be overly familiar with Porter's writing to appreciate her as a protagonist in the engaging tale of her life, yet the book is authoritative enough to recommend itself to serious students, as well

"...Nazism and fascism, a labor activist, and a purposefully unconventional woman, although she eschewed the label of "feminist" –..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Books Review by Marrit Ingman

TV Eye

Last week, I launched a riff on 'fascinating' TV-related events of 2005. Here's where I left off.

"...Last week, I launched a riff on "fascinating" TV-related..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"This is a sad day for Austin's live music scene. It isn't going to be the..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

SXSW Film Reviews

"...gringo Spanish, and a wry sense of humor, this unconventional matchmaker sets up U.S. men with Mexican women, disillusioned..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

I Live My Broken Dreams

This year's rock docs examine the 'outsider myth' and more among the likes of Daniel Johnston, Townes Van Zandt, and Wild Man Fischer

"...town to film a television special on the mid-Eighties Austin underground, Johnston somehow ended up being featured prominently, stealing..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

The Misses Overbeck

Different Stages' production of The Misses Overbeck generates an affectionate quality that personalizes the particular objects surrounding all of us

"...Prolific Austin director Norman Blumensaadt and Texas playwright Tom White have..."

June 4, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Monte Montgomery

Record Review

"...(Harmonic) So ya wanna be a guitar star in Austin: Stand in line and read the instructions. First, distinguish..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Music Review by Margaret Moser

TV Eye

Jack Kerouac is turning over in his grave while middle-class kids "following their bliss" in The Open Road mangle his vision.

"...and other corporate types who found their success through unconventional methods (i.e., Michael Dell). Along the way, they stopped..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...young woman. Bujalski wrote the script while living in Austin but returned to his native Boston to film, resulting..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Hold the Mayo

The Lucky Bum Film Tour rolls into town with tasty treats for local cineastes with the munchies for movies that bypass the run-of-the-mill.

"...traveling program of shorts, experimental films, and documentaries to Austin's Alternate Current Art Space (2209 S. First) on Saturday,..."

April 26, 2002 Screens Feature by Merle Bertrand

Something to Talk About

Silent but deadly are the grandes dames of pre-talkie Hollywood: Garbo, Bow, Gish, Pickford, Brooks. The Austin Film Society presents a new series honoring their early work.

"...The Austin Film Society's upcoming "Actresses of the Silent Screen" series..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Remembering Huff

Albert Huffstickler, who died last week, displayed the human heart and soul in all its naked neediness. We've gleaned some comments from the memories of poets and friends who knew Huff and his work -- poetic impressions that speak to a deeper truth than the facts.

"...looms largest in my thinking is his presence among Austin's poets, artists, and dreamers of all kinds as an..."

March 8, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Hi Mom, I'm Home

On the heels of threatened industry strikes and life-changing world events, this year's Sundance Film Festival in Utah featured more deals, more attendees, and more stars.

"...of Texas, a document of the London rehearsals and Austin performances at Stubb's of Russell Crowe's band, 30 Odd..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short and Sweet

The Texas Documentary Tour showcases the work of three MFA students from the University of Texas' Radio-Television-Film Department, whose documentary program faculty member Paul Stekler calls, completely without bias of course, the "best in the country, bar none."

"...The next stop on the Austin Film Society's Texas Documentary Tour is UT's Radio-Television-Film Department,..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Wintry Mix

The holiday film forecast

"...a kind of stylistic sequel to Cronos -- the unconventional vampire film that first established the Mexican-born, Austin-based director's..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Of Church and State

British director Stephen Frears discusses his new film, Liam

"...-- whose latest film, Liam, screened at this year's Austin Film Festival and opens in local theatres on Friday..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Two Weeks in Another Town

The Toronto Film Festival was bifurcated by news of crisis; festival attendees reacted with the rest of the world and questioned the relevance of film in the face of events.

"...to open in November following the October 24 release (Austin opening date) of Waking Life (also scheduled for an..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scary Movie

Sid Moody interviews director Larry Clark about his new film, Bully.

"...old pros tearing up the scenery in such an unconventional film. But although the film vanished from the theatres..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

Jubilee Jewels

Modern chamber pieces by such composers as Leos Janácek, Joseph Jongen, Andre Jolivet, and Harald Genzmer received a good airing at Austin Chamber Music Festival's Jubilee Jewel concert..

"...paying serious homage to Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven, the Austin Chamber Music Center has scheduled an eclectic mix of..."

July 13, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Postscripts

The 24th Annual O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships and other upcoming literary events.

"...$13.95) is aptly described by those sometimes deadly words "unconventional narrative" but it's also a good read. It is,..."

May 18, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

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