The 24 Hour Roman Reconstruction Project

Arthouse creates a cardboard scale model of ancient Rome twixt one midnight and another

"...construct the huts that will kick-start the Eternal City. When next midnight tolls, in swarm the Visigoths to trash..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Great Beauty

An Italian writer and bon vivant reflects on his life in this walkabout with Felliniesque touches.

"...Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino. Starring: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso,..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Madden Pushes for Evacuee Reform

City of Austin opposes bill proposing closing schools when they are serving as an emergency shelter

"...Talking to Austin ISD during the Hurricane Ike evacuation, their..."

March 11, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Coach's Corner

"...a 16-day so-journ to Italy, two ultra-Americanized Americans are uncertain how to assess their first overseas foray. Let's see,..."

May 7, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

How The First Omen Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...There are scenes in The First Omen that will restore your faith in..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Articulations

Renowned composer and educator Kent Kennan has died, longtime Paramount Theatre manager Paul Beutel calls it quits, and Vincent Kitch signs on as the city of Austin's cultural arts program manager.

"...In Memoriam: Kent Kennan..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

What's Old Is New Again

Historical novelist Steven Saylor journeys back to ancient Rome

"...Eklektikos’ etymological roots, after all, are ancient Greek, while Austin author Steven Saylor’s bread and butter is the since-fallen..."

Aug. 25, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Virgin Fiction

First-time publication is like a cotillion for writers, Martin Wilson writes as he reviews five new first novels. And debut novelists are the gussied-up belles at the ball, with butterflies in their stomachs, dreaming of the glorious future that awaits them.

"...Mary and O'Neil: Fictionby Justin Cronin The Dial Press, 246 pp., $21.95..."

April 27, 2001 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

Titus

Taymor creates a spectacularly imaginative piece of Shakespearean cinema set in a world out of time.

"...Directed by: Julie Taymor. Starring: Harry J. Lennix, Laura Fraser, James Frain, Colm Feore,..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Austin Ain't Boys' Town

Meet the Most Reverend John McCarthy

"...photograph by Minh Carrico There's an old joke that goes, "The day..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Planet of the Apes

"...Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Everybody's Fine

"...Directed by: Guiseppe Tornatore. Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Michele Morgan, Marino Cenna, Roberto Nobile, Valeria..."

June 28, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Punisher: War Zone

Marvel Comics' Frank Castle again comes to the screen as a one-man vengeance machine in this stylishly violent and gory opus.

"...Directed by: Lexi Alexander. Starring: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchison, Wayne Knight, Julie..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jumper

Jumper is pretty slick, entertaining stuff about what young male teens might do if given the ability to teleport.

"...Directed by: Doug Liman. Starring: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, Jamie Bell,..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Don't Move

Italian story of a surgeon who falls in love with a country girl (Penélope Cruz), flirts with the self-pitying mindset of the slumming elite, and becomes something of an apology for bourgeois classism.

"...Directed by: Sergio Castellitto. Starring: Sergio Castellitto, Penélope Cruz, Claudia Gerini and Elena Perino...."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Articulations

In honor of this week's commencement ceremonies at UT, here's a roundup of recent college-related honors for theatre historian Oscar Brockett, composers, Kent Kennan and Kevin Putz, late playwright David Mark Cohen, and UT theatre department alum Marcia Gay Harden. Plus, the 2001 Funniest Person in Austin is Rich Gabe.

"...In honor of this week's commencement ceremonies at UT, here's..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Spectre

Spectre brings the spectacle, but it lacks a soul

"...Directed by: Sam Mendes. Starring: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Christoph Waltz, Léa..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Good Memories of C-Boy

"...article on C-Boy and what he meant to many in Austin [“To C-Boy, With Love,” Music, Jan. 31]. C-Boy..."

Feb. 10, 2014 Postmarks

Flow: For Love of Water

Documentary about the degradation of the world’s water supply through environmental indifference, chemical irresponsibility, mass privatization, and corporate chicanery.

"...Directed by: Irena Salina. When you grab a bottle of Poland Spring water..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Elsa & Fred

A septuagenarian love story from Spain, Elsa & Fred will likely warm the cockles of your heart, even though it’s hardly the stuff of great romance.

"...Directed by: Marcos Carnevale. Starring: Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, José Ángel Egido..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Dead Club Crawl

Club hopping through Austin's musical past.

"...it even more bizarre is that I'm not even penning it myself, rather I'm passing it along exactly as..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Steam: The Turkish Bath

"...Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek. Starring: Serif Sezer, Halil Ergun, Carlo Cecchi, Fransesca D'Aloja and..."

April 23, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Exhibitionism

The Suida Manning Collection: the Renaissance Is Here

"...David With the Head of Goliath, circa 1616-22 With springtime in the air, there is a genuine feeling of..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Review

Night On Earth

Jim Jarmusch's taxi anthology only takes you so far

"...Directed by: Jim Jarmusch. Starring: Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rosie..."

May 22, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Station

"...Directed by: Sergio Rubini. Starring: Sergio Rubini, Margherita Buy and Ennio Fantastichini. In..."

May 8, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Levitation Review: Escape-ism

It’s cold and lonely at the top

"...“You know what would be really psychedelic?” offered D.C. mainstay Ian Svenonius late Sunday night inside Beerland. “If you..."

April 30, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Scanlines

The Star Maker

"...D: Giuseppe Tornatore; with Sergio Castellitto, Leopoldo Pinto, Franco Scaldati, Tony Sperandeo, Clelia Rondinella, Jane Alexander, Tano..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature

John Wick vs. John Wick

John Wick: Chapter 2 director Chad Stahelski on the flawed hero

"...are about a bad guy with a good guy inside. But when the good guy emerges, the bad guy..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Barney's Version

Paul Giamatti won a Golden Globe for his performance as Barney Panofsky in this film based on Mordecai Richler's 1997 novel.

"...Directed by: Richard J. Lewis. Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Scott..."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Duplicity

Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star in this new thriller about schemers and double-dealers.

"...Directed by: Tony Gilroy. Starring: Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Denis..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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