Wayne Alan Brenner's Top 10 Arts-Related Program Activities of 2016

Uncommon combinations – dance with horses, music with robots, drama with a Tesla coil – made the year unforgettable

"...April show at the Museum of Human Achievement. New, original works – short and accessible – rendered in this..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hotel Vanya, or A Metaphysical-Paradigm at the End of Everythingness

For a getaway steeped in Chekhovian longing and ennui, The Hotel Vanya is the only place to stay

"...speech, by the by, comes from Uncle Vanya, the original drama penned by Anton Chekhov, where it's delivered by..."

June 3, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Review: Shovel Buddies

Coming-of-age film aims for a dark quirkiness

"...to deepen it, Shovel Buddies is a shallow small-town drama that strives for a dark quirkiness, but ends up..."

March 15, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

Public Notice: Who Needs 10-1?

Grumpy mayor provides plenty of drama

"...on the dais for considering the project. Sheryl Cole's original motion was to punt the discussion to the next..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

DVDanger: 'Frightmare', 'The Flesh and Blood Show'

Redemption resurrects the legacy of terror maestro Pete Walker

"...1970s, they tend to think about the Gothic high drama of Hammer and Amicus. But the truth is, you..."

March 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blood Wedding

The air of rural Spain pours forth from the entire ensemble in this riveting production of Lorca's drama

"...purportedly, one of Lorca's greatest concerns when mounting the original production – is embodied in that "limitation of reason,"..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Local Critics Pick ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Austin Film Critics Association names P.T. Anderson Best Director

"...Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s harrowing drama about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, was named..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Carlson and Connolly's Further Plans to 'DESTROY'

Best Worst Movie filmmakers option local duo's script

"...Austinites Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly have sold an original screenplay called DESTROY to the filmmaking team behind Best..."

Feb. 16, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...venues and that she has produced or directed more original drama than anyone presently working in Austin. Cullum is..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Love Parade

Star-cross'd love, superhero-style

"...ably mine elements from other genres – the weighty drama, screwball comedy, desperate love triangle, Greek tragedy, etc.? Hell..."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Graves Released and Re-Arrested

Latest stunning twist to long, strange case

"...It was another stunning twist to the ongoing legal drama as the state tries to keep Graves behind bars..."

Jan. 7, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Brunch, Dinner, and Dessert Theatre

The drama of the Chez Zee menu

"...Kevin Collins at Blue Genie Art Industries, based on original menu art by Sarah Higdon. The rabbit oversees a..."

July 9, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Wedding Banquet

Remake is a sweet, if restrained, ode to found families

"...your eyes at a film industry so bereft of original ideas it’s even remaking its arthouse hits. But The..."

April 18, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...scored seven nominations each, including Outstanding Music Theatre Production, Original Script, and Original Score...."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...time on their hands; fall is for the heavier dramatic fare, aimed at the adults who've been patiently waiting..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...the summer movie season. After months of teasers, the original Bigfoot has arrived and promises to be every bit..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...by Sony Pictures Classics.) Of course, this summer offers dramas, romances, and comedies - although not much in the..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Presence

Steven Soderbergh ghost story takes on an otherworldly POV

"...Presence, an experiment that feels less of a truly original idea and more like a literary dare – like..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Queen of Black Magic

Grisly Indonesian horror remake knows when to go gonzo

"...Satan's Slave) by taking the loosest elements of the original (in this case, a witch seeking body-mutilating revenge from..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...Filmed clandestinely in Tibet and Nepal, this drama tells the story of the contemporary Tibetan situation through..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Bring Them Down

Violent tragedy about sheep farmers stars Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott

"...first-time writer/director Chris Andrews. The emotionally grueling and mud-flecked drama pits two families that share one hillside against each..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

And Then We Danced

Georgian coming-out-drama is extraordinary only for its location

"...The essence of the coming-out drama is the questioning of who you are against who..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...partners in the Creative Opportunity Orchestra are far too original to fit into established categories, aside from "brave," "challenging,"..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...blood and brain matter out of a wall. The original film was set primarily in that one location, the..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...first year of graduate school in the Department of Drama, an aspiring director penning the comedy skits that would..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

My Favorite Year

In an extraordinary season of four premieres, playwright Robert Schenkkan brings UT, his old school, a new screwball comedy

"...with an alumnus who has a Pulitzer Prize in drama, it's only natural that you'd want to produce one..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art, as presented during its annual ceremony at the Capitol City Comedy Club.

"...for the State Theater Company, which practically swept the Drama category and netted a total of 12 awards for..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Austin's award season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony for the..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Research. The public is welcome. Admission is free. Production, Drama..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

May I Have the Envelope, Please?

The 2004-2005 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...which the critic or a family member was nominated.Production, DramaNightswim, State Theater CompanyDirector, DramaKatie Pearl, NightswimActress, DramaJanelle Buchanan, Omnium-GatherumActor,..."

June 10, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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