Think the Ghost of George Wallace Is Long Gone? Think Again

Revisiting Paul Stekler's 'Settin' the Woods on Fire'

"...Paul Stekler explains the influence of Alabama segregationist Gov. George Wallace on our current political landscape...."

Oct. 7, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Mike Wallace: Before He Was a 60-Minute Man

"...Back in the early Sixties, when TV journalist Mike Wallace and the University of Texas' Harry Ransom Humanities Research..."

April 4, 2008 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roger Wallace at Babe's, August 23

Live music reviews.

"...Roger WallaceBabe's, August 23 It's probably the babyface. The boyish grin..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Road to Damascus

The story behind Paul Stekler and Daniel McCabe's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

"...There's a moment in George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire that just about..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Clay Smith

The Least of These

UT professor Horace Newcomb reflects on the segregation South on the release of his friend and colleague Paul Stekler's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire.

"...andcolleague, told me his next film would be the Wallace biography. He talked about the complexity of Wallace's character,..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Horace Newcomb

Another 'Special Session'

Political series returns to PBS in February.

"...hosted by the indomitable Paul Stekler, documentary filmmaker of George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, Last Man Standing:..."

Jan. 24, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Hunter Killer

Cold War flashbacks as Gerard Butler takes on the Russkies

"...and submarine historian Don Keith and former sub commander George Wallace, at its best Hunter Killer feels exactly like..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Notorious

In Notorious, the life of hip-hop artist Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, assumes the shape of the standard biopic formula.

"...Directed by: George Tillman Jr.. Starring: Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke,..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Wing

Honest, down-home flavor mixes with melodramatic excess in this Texas-made movie produced by Terrence Malick.

"...Directed by: Will Wallace. Starring: Breann Johnson, Glen Powell, Luke Perry, Bill Paxton,..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reflections

SXSW 2000 Film Festival and Conference

"...George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on FireDir/ Prod: Daniel McCabe,..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Elephants and Pygmies

A profile of rising Austin honky-tonker Roger Wallace.

"...hanging out. Into this unusually fertile environment came Roger Wallace, aspiring honky-tonker. Flip the calendar forward several years, to..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

The Wash

"...Directed by: Dj Pooh. Starring: George Wallace, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. I could easily..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

TV Eye

Looking for something to watch this Easter? Try a little history lesson with George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire. Also, Antiques Roadshow comes to Austin; Great Writers, Great Cities premieres on PBS; no one takes the flap for Who Wants to Marry a Multi-millionaire.

"...television. A good place to start would be catching George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, part of PBS'..."

April 21, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Year That Broke Politics

How one election five decades ago became a preview of our modern political mayhem

"...Richard Nixon; and, most interestingly, American Independent Party candidate George Wallace. (Evangelist Billy Graham appears throughout as a major..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Page Two: I Am Trump, You Are Trump

The dangerous cancer of a charismatic populist demagogue leader

"...A generation later in Alabama, George Wallace was equally corrupt, though his addiction was power,..."

June 3, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Power, Forward

Dave Zirin on 'What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States'

"...His column, "Edge of Sports," appears in The Prince George's Post, where he recently left the post of news..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

In Black and White

Jesse Jackson and Tom Wicker

"...sentiment among whites, both Northern and Southern, crystallized in George Wallace's 1968 campaign for presidency. The long-term result of..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Books Feature

Telling It Like It is

UT and SXSW host an all-day documentary summit.

"...Pelosi (director of the outrageously anticipated Dubya-doc, Journeys With George). Of course, it wouldn't be Texas if there weren't..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Wrong Kind of Rebel Rock

Why bands are lowering the Confederate battle flag

"...spent decades explaining that the references to segregationist Gov. George Wallace were condemnatory. Then, in 2012, Skynyrd decided they..."

July 22, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Trail Mix

Paul Stekler on 'Last Man Standing' and the 10 essential ingredients of political documentary

"...Politics (1991), Eyes on the Prize II (1990), and George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000) -- have..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Paul and "Molly & Ann"

Former UT RTF director chronicles the impact of two Texas icons

"...right for me. And having spent seven years dissecting George Wallace (for 2000's Settin' the Woods on Fire) I..."

Oct. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Selma

Although it's dramatically uneven, this film is a commendable historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. that sidesteps the common pitfalls of adulatory biopics.

"...depictions of other white players (Tim Roth as Gov. George Wallace and Dylan Baker as J. Edgar Hoover) come..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Headlines and happening from Austin and beyond

"...Killeen, Lubbock, San Antonio, and Waco. Stekler's credits include George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire and Last Man..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two

Here in filmtown, 'Slacker' is on DVD (finally) and 'Louisiana Boys' is on 'SXSW Presents.' Meanwhile, despite the lack of a Hussein connection, the Iraq war is a triumph for the 9 / 11 terrorists and their co-conspirators.

"...Stekler has not only produced his own incredible films (George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, Last Man Standing)..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Bighorn (1992); Vote for Me: Politics in America (1996); George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000); Last Man..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Short Cuts

Call for SXSW entries

"...214/339-3237... Congratulations to the creative team behind the documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, who have snagged..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Mark Miks and Murder in Small Town X, festival season upon us, and pre-production on The Life of David Gale.

"...Television/Film Paul Stekler and Daniel McCabe, whose documentary film George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire has been nominated..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

More grumbling about how dumb the Emmy Awards are

"...Daniel McCabe found out last week that their film, George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, was nominated in..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Short Cuts

The SXSW Film Festival begins, Scott Dinger is honored, and other noteworthy items of local film news.

"...to UT RTF Production Head Paul Stekler, whose documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (co-written with Steve..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...fucked-up we are? And what's all this shit about George Bush being proud of his death row record? He..."

March 24, 2000 Column

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