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Have You Ever Been to Carrascolendas?
The Bilingual Education Act in 1968 sparked an unprecedented number of bilingual television programs for children, and the Austin-produced children's series Carrascolendas, which premiered in 1970, was among the first.
"...book, Looking for Carrascolendas: From a Child's World to Award-Winning Television (University of Texas Press, 2001). Fond of the..."

July 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Christopher Paul Curtis
From Assembly Line to Literary Award Mill
"...For 13 years, Newbery Award-winning novelist Christopher Paul Curtis worked on an automobile assembly..."

April 7, 2000 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

Touring the Technology Factory
Human Code's Award Winning Multi-Media Mission
"...The company, in four short years, has won more awards than Forrest Gump and The Godfather combined. And it..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Screens Feature

Jonathan Majors, Janet and John Pierson, Michael De Luca Honored by the Texas Film Awards
Marvel’s Kang, indie champs and Oscar-nominated producer head to Luck
"...announced as the recipient of this year’s Rising Star Award at the 21st annual Texas Film Awards...."

Jan. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Emancipation
Will Smith's stunning Civil War drama is a B-movie in award-bait clothes
"...conventional war movie trapped in the body of an award season contender. When the hype winds down and audiences..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Austin Film Festival Brings the Terror of Motherhood in Nanny
New Voice Award winner Nikyatu Jusu looks at horror with a Black woman's gaze
"...will receive this year's Austin Film Festival New Voice Award) counts two films about imperfect mothers, Jennifer Kent's The..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Margo Price, Will Hurd Headed to Texas Book Festival
Celebration of literature, Nov. 5-6, releases full author lineup
"...Clear up your schedule and some shelf space: Award-winning country star Margo Price and former Texas Congressman Will..."

Sept. 7, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Sing a Bit of Harmony
Award-winning anime gives an AI a chance at happiness
"...Not reviewed at press time. Award-winning anime about a popular new girl in school who..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live-Action
An uneven selection does not represent the best narrative shorts
"...to this critic, anyway – how often the Academy Award-nominated short subjects category ends up being a mixed bag...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kind Clinic Leader Recognized for Her HIV Work
Cynthia Brinson receives Texas Academy of Family Physicians Public Health Award
"...received the Texas Academy of Family Phy­sic­ians' Public Health Award earlier this month for her careerlong work addressing the..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Pain and Glory
Almodóvar's latest classic is a self-portrait by a great, aging artist
"...controlled performance (for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes and deserves to win many more), unlike..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt's metaphorical novel gets an award-season adaptation
"...The Goldfinch is a haphazard attempt at taking an award-winning novel and spinning it into a grab for the..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Matthew McConaughey Appointed to UT Professor-dom
Local Academy Award-winning actor now "professor of practice"
"...resident Matthew McConaughey can't do. But now, the Academy Award-winning actor will add another accolade to his résumé: professor..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

One Child Nation
Inside China’s 36-year war on women’s bodies
"...woman’s agency and ownership of her body, and more. Award-winning documentarian Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow, I Am Another You)..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Biggest Little Farm
Country life documentary may be an extended infomercial, but that can't dent its charm
"...of working the land. Also, John is an Emmy Award-winning wildlife documentarian, which means this thing looks stupendous –..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Woman at War
Saving the world, one wry laugh at a time in this Icelandic eco-comedy
"...of deep moral questions, Woman at War (a multiple award winner on the festival circuit as well as having..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation
The Academy's five favorite animated shorts, plus two ringers
"...The five films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short are all fine examples of..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action
Childhood trauma dominates this year's narrative short list
"...single dramatic thread that holds together this year’s Academy Award-nominated short live action films, it has to do with..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Brooklyn Decker to be Honored at Texas Film Awards
Support the Girls star to take home Rising Star Award
"...The Austin Film Society's annual Texas Film Awards ceremony is one the of biggest fundraisers for the..."

Dec. 18, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mortal Engines
Dystopian YA adaptation relies on spectacle over character
"...with Mortal Engines, the long-awaited adaptation of Philip Reeve’s award-winning young adult novels of the same name...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

People’s Republic of Desire
China's terrifying social media dystopia makes new media slaves
"...Winner of the Grand Jury Award for Documentary Feature at the 2018 South by Southwest..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

AFCA Announces Local Film Short List
Five Austin films in contention for the annual award
"...the most important considerations is the prestigious Austin Film Award. Today the association has released its short list of..."

Dec. 11, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Prospect
Lo-fi sci-fi drama is driven by performances and ingenuity
"...Caldwell and Earl that returns to Austin after an award-winning run at SXSW earlier this year...."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Joaquin Phoenix creates a charming warts-and-all portrait of cartoonist John Callahan
"...his way to an off-kilter happiness. In his second award-worthy performance of the year, Phoenix is light years away..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Summer 1993
Town mouse turns country mouse in this bitter-sweet reminiscence of Spanish childhood.
"...tendency too far. Winner of the Best First Feature Award at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival, along with..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blumhouse's Truth or Dare
Truth or dare? We say pass on this demonic schlock.
"...this particular production instead of, say, last year’s Academy Award-winning Get Out is far more mysterious than anything that..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transformer: A Trans Woman's Story
Award-winning documentary on powerlifter Janae Marie Kroczaleski
"...as a part of the Austin Film Festival’s Audience Award Winner Series, in partnership with aGLIFF...."

April 9, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation
Cartoon creations from Kobe to Goldilocks
"...Commandment No. 1 of Academy Award-nominated short film was, is, and always shall remain “expect..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Allison Orr Named 2018 USA Fellow
Honor for Forklift Danceworks founder comes with $50K grant
"...USA Fellows, an honor that comes with an unrestricted award of $50,000...."

Jan. 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Mustang Island
A deft millennial comedy of manners
"...Based on their award-winning short “Molly,” the Austin-based Pepper Island production company (director..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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