A Good Man in Africa

"...book to film. The movie was adapted by novelist William Boyd himself, but it feels like it's missing something,..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Best of Print 1995

Words: Printed, Spoken, and Painted

"...* Four Screenplays by William Goldman. The essays alone are worth it. And reading..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Books Feature

TV Review: ‘Restless’

A junior British agent enters WWII's spy games

"...Adapted by William Boyd from his 2006 novel of the same name..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...G'ann Boyd, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

BAM! Performing Arts Festival: What's that sound?

Pro Arts Collective gets your attention with BAM!, a new performing arts festival bringing dancers, actors, poets, and musicians to Austin to display the surge of creativity among African-American artists

"...www.proarts.info. Unless otherwise noted, festival events take place at Boyd Vance Theater in the George Washington Carver Museum and..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Keeli Wheeler, Keira Bennett, Sara Allbright, Troy Hogan, Steven Boyd, Reece McClure, Tadarius Billy Miles..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Platters

"...are what drive this album, from the battlefield with William Wallace ("Scots Wha Hae") and shepharding ("The Shearin's No'..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Music Review

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Fleming, Babz Chula, Earl Pastko, Suzy Joachim, Deanna Milligan, William McDonald, Mary McDonald, Faustino Cachilapo...."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Get Low

Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray all in one odd drama: What more is necessary?

"...to Bush’s mystery. Photographed to period perfection by David Boyd, Get Low is unlike any other film I've seen..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In Memoriam

Jason Ansara Brooks, who directed, choreographed, and was performing in Pro Arts Collective's production of 'Black Nativity,' died Tuesday, Dec. 13, days before the show's closing performances

"...company is still recovering from the April death of Boyd Vance, who led the organization for a dozen years..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Payne Pleasures 2004

Sam Bass Theatre's Forever Plaid took top honors at the 30th anniversary B. Iden Payne Awards

"...founder and longtime actor, director, educator, and arts activist Boyd Vance was given the annual Special Recognition Award for..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...of Light Director: Rosa Ruth Boesten, Producers: Roger Ross Williams, Anousha Nzume, Ilja Roomans George Anthony Morton, a classical..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

They Went West

Back in the saddle with a faded genre's favorite stars

"...In April, Western film stars William S. Hart, Tom Mix, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers..."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Hunted

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

AFF: 'Bloodworth"

There's always some killin' you got to do around the farm

"...Adapted from Provinces of Night, William Gay's 2002 novel of the Tennessee back waters, Bloodworth..."

Oct. 25, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...number of records had been compromised, said UT President William Powers Jr. Further investigation, however, revealed that thousands of..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Austin Shakespeare Festival..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Word Is Out

After Broadway, Def Poetry Jam goes national and Austin's Pro Arts Collective snags them

"...in the words of Pro Arts Collective Artistic Director Boyd Vance, "a fluke." While making calls to secure the..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Zane Pais, Kit Zauhar, Ian Edlund, Jessie Pinnick, Kate Williams (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Mayor's Race Contribution & Expenditure Reports

"...Stamatopoulos, $1,000; restaurant investor Jamil Boukarim, $1,000; restaurant investor William Hardee, $1,000; banker David Hartman, $1,000; auto dealer Bill..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

The State of Texas: "Pro-life, Pro-guns, Anti-Obama"

"...JUSTICE Nathan Hecht* (R): 91,280 (35.0%) / 2,741,485 (59.6%) William Moody (D): 154,684 (59.4%) / 1,716,463 (37.3%) Tom Oxford..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Unveils Complete Lineup

David Chase's 'Not Fade Away' opens fest

"...Beggarly (Writer), Jay Gammill (Director) A.K.A. DOC POMUS - William Hechter, Peter Miller (Directors) ANN RICHARDS' TEXAS - Keith..."

Sept. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...Hartwig, Dana Ashbrook, Derek Mears, Jacob Reynolds, Joseph McKelheer, Boyd Kestner, Lisa Rotondi, Ray Wise (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

With a simple, smart approach, Soubrette's debut show takes home the prize

"...The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeBoyd Vance Theatre, 1165 Angelina Through Oct. 9 Running time:..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Thirty Days Away: What the C&Es Tell

Who's paying the big bucks to see their candidate win?

"...at least five different people) include attorney David Armbrust; William Reagan II, president of Reagan National Advertising; Bradley Schlosser,..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...William L. Rozell..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...William L. Rozell..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Roots of Western Swing Moderator: Dick Holland; Jean A. Boyd, Duncan McLean, Rosetta Wills..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

In Politics to Win, Again and Again

Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected

"...William “Peck” Young is another legendary campaigner, or, to use..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

November 2020 General Election Results

"...Roger Williams* (R) 63,954 37.2% / 219,053 56.0%..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature

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