In the Heights

An explosion of dance and song in this vibrant stage-to-screen adaptation

"...moment in time. That's the story of In the Heights, the cinematic adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's breakout pre-Hamilton musical..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Our Song

"...Thomas, Marlene Forte, Melissa Martinez, Anna Simpson and Kerry Washington. Three girls in their mid-teens are growing up in..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It's a Wrap

Austin Film Festival 2002 reviews

"...Washington HeightsD: Alfredo De Villa/W: Alfredo De Villa & Nat..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Cathy Vaughan

Frances Ha

There's a tour de force performance by Greta Gerwig and no small amount of magic in this winning movie by Noah Baumbach about a generation in flux.

"...apartment-hops from Brooklyn to Sacramento to Paris, Poughkeepsie, and Washington Heights – although she’s really more of a scamperer..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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.

"...was such a distinctive tale about immigrant culture in Washington Heights, NYC. Mexican superstar Demián Bichir also lends a..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mad Hot Ballroom

The filmmakers would have us embrace their work as though it were the Spellbound of grade-school dance documentaries, but the film loses its footing.

"...one uptown with a largely Dominican student body in Washington Heights; and one in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, with a student..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Manito

"...but Manito excels at establishing the atmosphere of Manny’s Washington Heights home, especially in a breathless sequence juxtaposing the..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

New Fest

Why the Texas Book Festival decided to loosen its criteria

"...of the alternatives for residents of the much maligned Washington Heights neighborhood she grew up in. A student at..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Musical Youth! Summer Stock Austin Previews Its 2022 Shows

New music, In the Heights, and a love letter to MGM

"...In the Heights..."

July 19, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Latest Drug War Strategy: Cops Deliver the Drugs then Raid the House

SWAT team delivers drugs first, asks questions later

"...was addressed to Trinity Tomsic, the wife of Berwyn Heights, Md., Mayor Cheye Calvo. Police brought the package to..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Maryland Mayor Sues Cops Over Botched Drug Raid

Mayor Cheye Calvo says SWAT practices must change

"...Berwyn Heights, Maryland, Mayor Cheye Calvo is suing the Prince George's..."

June 30, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

FBI Investigating Deadly Drug Raid at Home of Maryland Mayor

Police admit they F-ed up in raid of mayor's home

"...was addressed to Trinity Tomsic, the wife of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, Mayor Cheye Calvo. Police brought the package to..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

It's a Wrap

Film reviews from the 2002 Austin Film Festival, and lessons learned from the biz's top talents.

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature

Postscripts

What to look for in new fall titles

"...young woman who must reluctantly return home to Manhattan's Washington Heights after working her hardest to get away from..."

July 20, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...revisits the Jewish Baltimore of his youth in Liberty Heights; Jane Campion (The Piano) re-teams with Harvey Keitel in..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Saddle up your reindeer

"...Balcones Heights Jazz Festival Christmas Concert Dec. 3, Balcones Heights, www.facebook.com/BalconesHeightsJazzFestival..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Ike's Lessons

Galveston's land-use decisions exposed by storm's wrath

"...lot of officials are hoping you'll think. People in Washington, D.C., and at the governor's office in Austin aren't..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Tom Curtis

Cultural Coolness Around Texas This Month

"...to revolutionize the way they lived, adopting Booker T. Washington's turn of the century phrase "New Negro" to describe..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

Paramount Theatre's Summer Film Classics

"...7:15 All That Jazz: 4:45, 9:50 Jul 1 Wuthering Heights (1939): 7:20 Jane Eyre (1944): 9:30 Jul 2 Jane..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Naked City

Chasing Gary, Part 2

"...(SCAN), the Austin Neighborhood Council, the Dawson, Bouldin, Travis Heights, and other neighborhood associations, as well as environmental justice..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...the Spider-Verse in 4K? No one. 17 | Southern Heights..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Jaston Williams

Before 'Tuna,' he rode with 'Maid Marian in a Stolen Car'

"...we all said. [laughs] We had performed for Alamo Heights High School, which, you know, is affluence on steroids...."

Aug. 28, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...to demolish 144 units of public housing at Thurmond Heights on Lamar. At two hearings this week on HACA's..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington by Nadine Cohodas..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

By Any Other Name

The history of Austin's cherished landmarks reveals the extent to which chance plays a part in who among their namesakes we remember and which fade with time.

"...did Will and Harwood Stacy, the developers of Travis Heights. Or, for that matter, Gen. George Williamson, who lent..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...Freedom Network founder Cecile Richards, who is moving to Washington, D.C. The TFN benefit begins at 6:30pm Tuesday at..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Feature

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Ex Hex (Washington DC)..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Hightower Report

Stop Subsidizing Big Oil; and Al Needs a Job

"...renewable-energy future – $1.8 billion would roughly double what Washington now spends for R&D on alternative sources...."

May 9, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...wondered the Rev. Bernice Daniels, president of the McKinley Heights Neighborhood Association...."

May 2, 1997 News Feature

Pause/Play

Filmmaker Andrew Shapter's battle to make art and beat cancer

"...love, and chased the object of his affection to Washington, D.C., where he interned with the National Wildlife Federation...."

Oct. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

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