Short Cuts

New digs at dirt-cheap prices for filmmakers, plus Alan Watts' summer camp for kids, a free film series at UT, and some sticky fingers over at News 8 Austin.

"...in association with the Austin Public Library's Wired for Youth series of hands-on kids' summer camps. The workshops will..."

May 31, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Articulations

Oklahoma!, A Macbeth, and Art were the big winners at the 27th Annual B. Iden Payne Awards.

"...and a half-hour affair, the shorter program was not without its stumbles. The evening was notable for the presence..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Spatial Engineer of the Invisible City

He is everywhere. He is unavoidable. He is Tha' Subliminal Kid.

"...like, "My work highlights the tenuous relationship of a youth culture based on rapid change, i.e. extreme cultural velocity,..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...rise and demise of DJ Screw, some people associate youth culture in Houston with drugs and gangstering. Sixth Ward..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Sister in the Spirit

Praising the Lord with one of Austin's most talented sisters

"...in 1974, as a young alto in Austin's City-Wide Youth Choir, and it was during a performance in Dallas..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Snow Queen

In Second Youth's 10th anniversary production of The Snow Queen, the ending can be sensed from the beginning, but it's the journey that counts, and this journey is full of wonderful surprises and theatrical magic.

"...believe in magic. Or perhaps it's the happy endings. Without question, that is one of our fondest wishes --..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

I Am Hiphop

One of the hiphop elders delivers a sermon.

"..."We believe Hiphop was God's answer to that forgotten youth of the Seventies. A lot of youth -- black,..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Gung Ho

Q&A with punk priestess Patti Smith.

"...King Herod because he's after a piece of her youth and beauty, and her mother, because she wants the..."

March 31, 2000 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Losing Ground?

CSC Has Say on City Hall

"...architects for CSC trying to design our city hall, without any public input."..."

July 16, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Exhibitionism

"...the home of her grandmother, rekindling memories of her youth, her family, and the difficulties of growing up American-born..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Arts Review

Sí, Sí, Ccec

A Mitchell Legacy Gets the Greenlight

"...center "would not have any activity that would promote youth violence, such as the laser tag."..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

A Revolutionary Letter on Education II

"...of contradictory messages and irrelevant information that is "the youth market" today. An education must provide tools by which..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Untangling the Web

An Interview with Sue Beckwith and Gene Crick

"...private, but neither would be functional, much less successful, without significant volunteer efforts and dedicated leadership. Beckwith, director of..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

How Firm a Foundation?

"...and chairwoman of the board of directors for Out Youth Austin, which operates a drop-in center at Cornerstone for..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature by Dan Quinn

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...Foundation convenes noon-6pm for free cooking demos, educational lectures, youth activities, samples, resources, and more. What’s on the meatless..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Taste of Things

Charming touching tale of love between two middle-aged chefs in 19th-century France

"...bond was not entered into in the flush of youth. Indeed, Trần plays with great delicacy on the fact..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Torquil JonesProducers: Lindsey Dryden, Ian Davies, Torquil Jones Born without legs, Jen Bricker is abandoned by her biological parents...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Everything’s Bigger in Texas ... Until You Look at Supportive LGBTQ+ Public Policies

"I should feel safe, secure, and confident in myself to be a gay Texan student"

"...enough to just get to my class or store without judgment. I listen to the news and hear the..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by Guilleremo Gudino

To Keep Teens Out of Jail, Travis County Pilots First of its Kind Program for Those Accused of Assaulting Caregivers

Kids in the program get resources to stabilize

"...the Chronicle. And yet, said Channing Neary, director of youth justice at the D.A.’s office, “In our current structure,..."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Opinion: End the Witch Hunt, Let LGBTQIA+ Texans Thrive

The 88th Texas Legislature will be remembered for its baseless attacks on queer Texans

"...spent their time in session pushing legislation targeting trans youth not backed by science or doctors. In fact, every..."

June 2, 2023 Column by Garrett R. Chase

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...had. He also wanted Young to continue mentoring troubled youth. The board rejected Patel’s request on a 6-0 vote...."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

She Is Love

Dry love-triangle comedy sacrifices honesty for hollow style

"...don’t always migrate onscreen, rendering character motivations a mystery. Without a strong spine, the film moves slackly adrift from..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...tapped raw talent, a gift for connecting with disaffected youth, and a mastery of social media to fashion himself..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dune

The science-fiction epic gets the screen treatment its scale demands

"...to imagine that this version would have been greenlit without the success of Game of Thrones. At the same..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Paper Tigers

Adorable new look at the oldest martial art story

"...known, are no longer the young lions of their youth. Jim is still the third best of the three,..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

The also-rans are as good as this year's animated nominees

"...Would it be the annual animated Oscars shorts collection without a Disney short? This year, it's the delightful if..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...Rivera became friends with members of the Mexican American Youth Organization, an activist group on the UT campus. "We..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Rental

The summer camp slasher brilliantly reinvented for the vacation rental generation

"...the right cast to understand how to play genre without going too broad...."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

After Five Decades, Austin Recovery to Close

Nonprofit succumbs to financial challenges made worse by COVID

"...way that is sustainable for people who will die without them. We shouldn’t have to scramble for nickels and..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Infiltrators

Reckless, heroic, or both? Immigration center story told through reconstruction and fly-on-the-wall footage

"...a bold and elaborate scheme by the National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) to get him into Florida’s Broward Transitional..."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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