AFS Cinema
Volume 23, Number 38
news
A Battle on the Shuttle
For aggrieved UT drivers, the buck stops at Capital Metro
BY JORDAN SMITH
Ardmore Remembered
The Democrats gather at Scholz Garten to celebrate the Ardmore anniversary
BY MICHAEL KING
The New Mueller: Prepare for Landing!
After 20 years of preparation, the City Council moves forward on the Mueller Airport Redevelopment plan
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Old West Austin Fights the Cut-Through Menace
Lamar, Enfield road reconstruction boxes in Downtown neighbors
BY AMY SMITH
Music, Art, P.E. Teachers Want Their Money Back
Austin ISD's 'special areas' experiment is dubbed a failure
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
Health, Wealth, and Happiness on E-Night
Hospital district backers top the list of happy people
BY AMY SMITH
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin @ Large: For Whom the Road Tolls
The Regional Mobility Authority takes small but necessary steps in the direction of multi-modal transportation
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Snake Eyes
As Perry's session goes down to defeat, the rest of Texas celebrates a victory
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report
Nanotechnology will rain gold on us just like, um, high tech did; and Colin Powell promises jobs … to India
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
music
The 'N' Word
Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
BY MARGARET MOSER
TCB
The Hole (birthday) enchilada, record store bargains, and Scott Weiland's screed
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Phases and Stages
Probot, Eagles of Death Metal
Probot, Peace Love Death Metal
Tigran Mansurian & Kim Kashkashian, the Hilliard Ensemble, Trio Mediaeval, Valentin Silvestrov
Monodia, Motets by Guillaume de Machaut, Soir, dit-elle, Requiem for Larissa
Charles Lloyd / Billy Higgins, Marilyn Crispell, Tomasz Stanko
Which Way is East, Storyteller, Suspended Night
screens
DVD Roundup
Rounding up the latest in DVD
Pythons, Protests, and 'Passion'
Terry Jones on 'Life of Brian' 25 years after
BY MARC SAVLOV
2004 Paramount Theatre Summer Film Series
Clip and save
Short Cuts
Austin blazes another trail: the Cinema Touching Disability 2004 Film Festival
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
The Lion in Winter roars back on Showtime
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
I'll Sing for You
A documentary about Mali blues giant Boubacar Traoré.
I'm Not Scared
Sun-dappled sadism and sweet innocence merge in this psychological thriller that sees evil from a young Italian boy's point of view.
Shrek 2
Shrek reloaded: DreamWorks discovers that it's easy being green.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring
A Buddhist monk, viewed from childhood to old age, becomes a vehicle for exploring the journey of the soul in this cinematically rich Korean film.
Stupidity
Could it be?: a study of human stupidity that's not, um …, stupid?
arts & culture
On the Right Path
Playwright Tom White reflects on his latest work, The Misses Overbeck, and on the 30 years of playwriting that preceded it
BY BARRY PINEO
A Summer Place
Your Style Avatar does the unthinkable and exposes himself to sunlight, presenting the latest in summer fashion
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Changing of the Bard
Austin Script Works director Dan Dietz passes the pen to Colin Denby Swanson
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Folks Nix Tex Tix Tax
When the Texas Legislature sought to pay for a property tax cut with a tax on performing arts events, local arts groups mobilized and made their opposition heard
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Bullets
Physical Plant Theater invites you to share the joys of moonlight croquet and badminton at its garden party fundraiser
Arts Reviews
'"The Collaborative Spirit: Prints, Presses & Deluxe Artists' Books"'
"The Collaborative Spirit: Prints, Presses & Deluxe Artists' Books" at the Ransom Center is a terrific show that recalls the exuberance and true freedom of an earlier America through collaborations by visual artists and writers in printed books
Orange
Refraction Arts Project's production of Orange is a true accomplishment, with interlaced stories weaving an explosive tale about the destruction of humanity
'"Heroines, Harlots, and Hussies: Old Testament Women in Renaissance and Baroque Prints"'
The prints and drawings in the Blanton Museum's "Heroines, Harlots, and Hussies: Old Testament Women in Renaissance and Baroque Prints" illuminate the way women shape biblical history, even though it's often through their misbehavior
columns
Page Two
The manufactured debate over Kerry's war record, in light of Bush's privileged nonparticipation, is testament to Republican strategists' sound-bite brilliance
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar has attended 10 of Club De Ville's fashion shows and has this to say about the direction they are going in: "Pfffft~!"
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Climbing coatimundis, Castro's cash flow, and a culture collector
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips
Lavender might some day join wildflowers, peaches, and wine as a signature product of the Texas Hill Country
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Common Law
How do I choose a lawyer?
BY LUKE ELLIS
To Your Health
What is CRP and what is the connection to cancer?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
About AIDS
HIV-Negative? Get Paid for Helping Vaccine Research
BY SANDY BARTLETT AND ROBIN WARD
Luv Doc Recommends: “Live at the Nutt” with Matt the Electrician and Southpaw Jones
Nutty Brown Cafe, Saturday, May 22, 2004
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Iraqi soccer team makes the Olympics, but if only they had a country; the Lightning get whupped; and more soccer news from 'Old Europe'
