Syl Johnson

Complete Mythology

"...CDs while nearly 50 pages of liner notes and archival photos unravel the twisting tale of the would-be soul..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

'Biography of Physical Sensation'

Which chair will be just right for you in Rubber Repertory's new show?

"...While Meyer explored Damon's archival cache, Hislope conducted two months of in-depth interviews, which..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings

Rockpalast, German for DVD gold mine

"...the U.S. to Denmark, but copyright and licensing keep archival music crucibles such as Don Kirshner's Rock Concert mostly..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Experiment in Terror

This unnerving art film about airplane hijackings screens at the Blanton Museum of Art

"...three years. The Belgian mixed-media artist constructed Dial from archival news footage from the first televised hijacking in the..."

July 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Two Brothers, Two Paths

AFS Documentary Tour: The Oath

"...the footage shot by cinematographer Kirsten Johnson, along with archival footage of the legal maneuvering then surrounding Hamdan's detention..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Calling All Artists!

Two art exhibits and a new contest for young composers are accepting submissions

"...the Capitol – are invited to submit five digital images of their work in any medium, with an artist..."

May 28, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

A recent slew of political, cultural, and environmental documentaries prove how indispensable PBS is

"...Using archival footage and eyewitness testimony, Steven Ives' 90-minute documentary Roads..."

April 23, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Film Reviews

"...playing the love interest of a white student. Strong archival images and articulate interviews thrust us back to the..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...In a historical presentation that included a heap of archival photographs and online video clips, Alvin Singh clarified a..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Jerry's Kids

A new generation dances Jerome Robbins' 'ballet in sneakers' to the big screen

"...expand on the ballet, and not just make an archival work, that the Robbins Rights Trust allowed us to..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

History in the Making

A new exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center proves that no job is too small when it comes to 'Making Movies'

"...That image is a particular favorite of Wilson's, who told me..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

AAAFF Highlights

What else is playing at the Austin Asian American Film Festival

"...in the Heart: Time Travel With Al Robles," featuring archival footage of the Filipino poet and community activist Al..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Mighty Finn

AFS Essential Cinema presents the Chilly Humorist of Finland: Aki Kaurismäki

"...Read archival reviews of Lights in the Dusk, The Man Without..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Art Is Formally Known as Prints

A somewhat kaleidoscopic glimpse of Austin's screen-printing scene

"...that same cover printed on poster board or thick archival paper. Imagine those colors applied separately, each by hand...."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sorting the Family's Dirty Laundry

AFS Documentary Tour revisits Alan Berliner's 1991 film Intimate Stranger

"...in the process of writing an autobiography. With amazing archival footage, old photos, and the punctuating clack and ring..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

TV Eye

A new six-part IFC documentary cracks the code on that wonderful crackpot Monty Python troupe

"...as a Python from the five surviving members (with archival clips of the now-deceased Graham Chapman), this newest documentary..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

ACL Music Fest Friday Interviews

The new sincerity of Randy Reynolds

"...through influences both profound and obscure with an eclectic, archival enthusiasm. Since his 2007 debut LP, Nowhere Left to..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Rise Above

SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas

"...from Coachella. "I'm glad that other people are more archival, but doing that work sounds like the most boring..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits

Waiting for the Man

"...via the Waits-Brennan stonewall, his use of quotes from archival interviews gets a bit tiring, though there's never a..."

July 17, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Monk-Think

It's Black Monk Time – again. Shave your head!

"...they knew you had smart people working on your image. So [Remy] would say, 'A monk does this, and..."

April 24, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Cine las Americas Previews

"...Veró's uneasiness is always fully palpable. Martel frames her images from largely stationary midshots, her formalism providing depth but..."

April 17, 2009 Screens Feature

What Becomes a Legend Most: The Architect or the Photographer?

AFS Documentary Tour: Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

"...of Julius Shulman, "Architects live and die by the images of their work, as these images alone are what..."

April 3, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

DVDnds

'Tis Autumn: The Search For Jackie Paris

"...own story. Along the way we're treated to priceless archival footage from the 1940s through the 1970s and insightful..."

April 3, 2009 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...documentary When We Were Kings, mining the same 16mm archival footage that sat in rusty cans in a Jersey..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Shiner at 100

After 100 years, the Spoetzl Brewery still shines

"...AC: The archival stuff – what kind of condition was it in?..."

March 13, 2009 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette

"...cut in 1909, are amazingly clear and a sublime archival achievement, but the plantation platters have unfortunately not worn..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

TV Eye

Independent Lens rolls out more standout docs

"...could be said of Else's Wonders Are Many. Using archival footage and well-selected interviews, Else manages to open a..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Res Publica

Your do-good guide for Nov. 20-27

"...CITIZENS AT LAST EXHIBITION uses archival photos, newspapers, cartoons, and cards to show the history..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

Shine On: 100 Years of Shiner Beer

A history of Shiner full of heartwarming stories and hilarious anecdotes

"...is full of heartwarming stories, hilarious anecdotes, and fabulous archival photos, with a cast of characters as interesting and..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

TV Eye

Choosing sides between KXAN and Time Warner Cable, and a different kind of Choice on PBS

"...with Brett Morgen's Chicago 10. Cleverly melding animation with archival footage, Morgen explores the Chicago Conspiracy Trial following the..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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