Building Buzz, One 'Bag' at a Time

The Duplass Brothers buck New York and Los Angeles to premiere 'Baghead' here in the town where they started it all

"...Puffy Chair, which is nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards), each building on their first short's shambolic aesthetic and..."

June 6, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: Love and Creation

An approach to the SXSW Film Festival

"...13-15. And please don't forget the annual Austin Music Awards celebration at the Austin Music Hall, Wednesday, March 12!..."

March 7, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Changes in the Weather

As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up

"...to send the film straight to DVD and cable television likely to be announced this month. "Making movies is..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

When Hollywood Met Steve Collins

... and other Austin stories from the L.A. Film Festival

"...going that wrong." Five days later at the swanky awards ceremony (which also honored Charlize Theron with the Spirit..."

July 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Recent and Anticipated Texas

From 'Panic' to 'Andrew Jackson'

"...Riordan – the "triple-crown winner of mystery's most prestigious awards," the Edgar, the Anthony, and the Shamus – doesn't..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

Naked City

News and happening from Austin and beyond

"...the second phase of the ORH program. The annual awards will be presented at a Feb. 10 luncheon. For..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...big hit. 1999's Salivation is as modern a musical vision as any that's been heard. – Margaret Moser..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

Mother Courage

Melba Martinez's legacy at Mary Moody Northen Theatre

"...students – developments recognized with three Austin Critics Table awards for ensemble acting and eight recipients of the "Deacon"..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Down From the Mountain

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

"...to the films in this year's festivals, where individual visions were everywhere in evidence...."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Stephen takes you to the Emmy's and deems them not worthy of any particular awards. Plus, a local retail roundup and more!

"...remember seeing a more boring broadcast of the Emmy Awards. Dull, dull, dull, with a glamour quotient of zero...."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...treated by tertiary treatment processes. The EPA gives Austin awards now for its treatment plants, instead of threatening to..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

In Memoriam

Longtime friends and colleagues of Eagle Pennell remember the filmmaker.

"...mission, and Eagle with a passion to film his vision. We raised about $45,000 and filmed a two-hour black..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Screens Feature

Girlie Action

Girlie Action

"...taking Song of the Year at the Austin Music Awards while simultaneously being rejected for a SXSW showcase. Her..."

April 26, 2002 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Riding the Tech Titanic

Austin looks for recovery after the dot-com bust.

"...the Intel cadaver looming over its second Austin Music Awards show, with still no decision about its future...."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sexy Beast

With a bold new take on Andre Previn's operatic adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, Austin Lyric Opera has a remarkable opportunity to lead the operatic pack and show the world the stuff it's made of.

"...for the job based on his experience and his vision of a Streetcar that would take the opera in..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blood and Guts and Dirt and Joy

Michael Miller may appear at first meeting to be withdrawn, but he is absolutely present onstage and off, and his willingness to "get dirty" with his characters and continuous challenge to himself to be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best.

"...savior when I was 12 and I saw a vision of him. I saw this huge head of Jesus...."

Aug. 10, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Give Him Enough Rope

John Walch's new plays -- the monologue The Circumference of a Squirrel and the epic The Dinosaur Within -- are inextricably linked: In their ambitious scope, in their genesis, and in the amount of national attention they're generating for this award-winning Austin playwright.

"...writer Robert Faires and a winner of new play awards from the Austin Theatre Critics' Table and the Kennedy..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Transforming Herself

Sissy Spacek's Most Memorable Movies

"...Line but without the pretense, Badlands awes us with visions of purple mountains' majesty and closeups so tight you..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"...the show, an occasional mention in the press, and awards for the designers, techies get almost no share in..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

The Name's the Thing

Do the Hugos Really Award the Best in Speculative Fiction?

"...that it's the name for one of the premier awards in the speculative fiction field. While the Nebula Award..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Michener Center for Writers

"...spirit has a lot to do with Michener's original vision. He wanted the writers in the program to have..."

April 21, 2000 Books Feature by Ric Williams

After a Fashion

Fur is back, just like it's always been.

"...desperately needs my fashion guidance) and Natalie Imbruglia. Most awards shows will feature some misguided soul in a glaring..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

1999 Critics' Table Winners

"...the Austin Theatre Critics' Table presented its seventh annual awards for achievement on Austin stages in a ceremony at..."

June 18, 1999 Arts Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...snagged Best New Band at last year's Austin Music Awards. They play to packed houses, slinging songs with the..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Postmarks

Letter to Isaac

"...heart. Your dad was our shining conscience. He won awards, true. But that's not what he most sought. By..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Night Clubbing

"...(which made its debut at the 1993 Austin Music Awards) made international news this week when guitarist Bill Carter..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Page Two

"...concerns and explain to the legislators that the city's vision for itself is neither radical nor tie-dye utopian, but..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Fall Film Previews

September

"...pederasty, and mass murder -- albeit through the warped vision of the director. (Oct. 23)..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

The Christian Life

Billy Joe Shaver's Victory

"...was my award and I'll take those kind of awards any day. You know how other people get CMA..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Back in 1972...

"...from the University of Texas interested in community access television forms Austin Community Television (ACTV). They begin talks with..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature

« 1    ‹ BACK    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    12 »