Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

A look into the world of the farmer and activist

"...and Robert Redford, Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry is a lyrical ode. An ode to what,..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

UT Alum Laura Dunn and Her New Doc on Wendell Berry

After Green and The Unforeseen, it’s time to Look & See

"...her latest film Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry (which debuted at SXSW 2017 as The Seer),..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Your Weekend in Film

Nothing wrong with a little escapism

"...Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry. A lyrical look at the world of the..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Art Interrupted

Laura Dunn's The Seer is an anti-screens screen

"...As it happens, Wendell Berry, prolific writer, modern philosopher, champion of agrarian culture,..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Food-o-File

A capacity crowd stands up for small, sustainable family farms at Pamela Walker's book signing

"...Inspired by such visionaries as Rachel Carson, Wendell Berry, Joel Salatin, and Michael Pollan, our country is..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...new doc The Seer, which profiles farmer and writer Wendell Berry. Also getting a world premiere is Sam Wainwright..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Conspirare's Hope of Loving

This concert of works by Jake Runestad conveyed a sense of love as a force that soothes, enlightens, and heals

"...by Runestad. Then there are the opening lines to Wendell Berry's "The Peace of Wild Things," which seem to..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Nick Offerman at BookPeople

The actor and author of Gumption described meeting some of his personal heroes before a loving crowd

"...the opportunity to meet some of his heroes, including Wendell Berry, George Saunders, and Conan O'Brien, Offerman shared a..."

June 12, 2015 Arts Feature by Melanie Haupt

Austin Film Society Announces 2013 Grants

$116,000 awarded to Texas filmmakers

"...documentaries: $12,000 to biography Forty Panes: A Portrait of Wendell Berry; and $9,000 for John Fiege's Above All Else..."

Aug. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Slow Food Nation '08

Slow Food Nation works to support local food tradition, and it tastes good, too

"...Francisco City Hall. International food-movement leaders such as writers Wendell Berry and Michael Pollan, Indian physicist Vandana Shiva, and..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Food Feature by MM Pack

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 10-16

"...22): "There are no unsacred places," wrote Leo poet Wendell Berry. "There are only sacred places and desecrated places."..."

March 10, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 2-8

"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo author Wendell Berry suggests, "It may be that when we no..."

July 2, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 10-16

"...pray for the rain to stop," advises Leo poet Wendell Berry. "Pray for good luck fishing when the river..."

June 10, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 27 - September 2

"...pick dew-wet red berries in a cup," wrote author Wendell Berry. I mostly agree with that sentiment, although I..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...a good many of them, and most multiple times. Wendell Berry, Jill McCorkle, Randall Kenan, Allan Gurganus, Ron Rash,..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 12-18

"...LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Poet Wendell Berry says "it's the immemorial feelings" he likes best:..."

March 12, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

I Don't Feel at Home Wins Best Austin Film

Macon Blair's debut lauded by Austin Film Critics Association

"...However, that's just the tip of the iceberg of..."

Dec. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Macon Blair Wins Sundance 2017

Grand Jury prize-winner tops the list of locals done good – and bad – at Park City

"...director Laura Dunn was back at Sundance with her Wendell Berry doc, now known as Look & See. The..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Preserving Austin's Natural Mecca

Interactive documentary project Living Springs celebrates Barton Springs

"...elusive little amphibians' fantastic regenerative capacities. Tony Hoagland and Wendell Berry wrote poetry, Willie Nelson and Robert Redford recount..."

July 31, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Big Food Ideas

Foodie intellectual Michael Pollan lectures at the Paramount

"...between us and our food. There is this wonderful Wendell Berry quote, that the industry would like to not..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Be Merry

Eat Drink Local Week comes of age

"...jewel of this year's celebration is An Evening With Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson, author-activists and influential architects of..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Against Eastside Disc Golf Course

"...save it for our future generations. To quote poet Wendell Berry, “To cherish what remains of the Earth and..."

Jan. 2, 2011 Postmarks

Victory Gardens Redux

A Resurgence of Urban Agriculture

"...– Wendell Berry, 1990..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Food Feature by MM Pack

Another Movie About People Wreaking Havoc on the Earth

"...places we lose, the less sustainable society becomes. Poet Wendell Berry said, “To cherish what remains of the Earth..."

May 5, 2008 Postmarks

Before the Flood

In the struggle between local environmentalists and developers, Laura Dunn's documentary reminds us, Barton Springs was only the beginning

"...high-definition cinematography (by Lee Daniel) and elliptical construction – Wendell Berry's poem "Santa Clara Valley" is the centerpiece –..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Ecology of a Cracker Childhood

"...blurbs from some of nature writing's heavy hitters, including Wendell Berry, Bill McKibben, and Peter Mathiessen. Not bad for..."

March 3, 2000 Books Review by Jay Hardwig

Can Tom Zigal Really Say That?

"The truth is, I didn't know a thing about the world of mystery writers and crime publishing," Tom Zigal, the author of three mystery novels, says. Chronicle writer Dick Holland discovers why Zigal might say such a thing and why it may not matter in light of Pariah, Zigal's new installment in the Kurt Muller mystery series.

"...Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, Tom McGuane, Peter Beagle, and Wendell Berry all in the same class. That was cutting-edge."..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

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Crisis Controversy

"...not here. Ventura needs sobering up, and I recommend Wendell Berry's prose as just the tonic...."

Dec. 27, 1996 Column

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Balcones Responds

"...not here. Ventura needs sobering up, and I recommend Wendell Berry's prose as just the tonic...."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column