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Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith
O Amor Natural
Recently unearthed erotic poetry of Carlos Drummond de Andrade is used by the filmmaker as an opening gambit for frank conversations about love and sex with random Brazilians.
"...first blush: Carrying a book of newly discovered erotic poetry by the late Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade,..."
Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Bulworth
"...a true delight in itself, and the appearance of activist/playwright/poet Amiri Baraka as a roving street shaman is another..."
May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Hurricane Streets
"...(Vega), a streetwise, roller-skating Latina who instantly recognizes the poet inside the budding criminal, a hesitant romance blossoms, and..."
April 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Mr. Wrong
"...Crawford (Pullman), a handsome, sensitive, rich, romantic, Jaguar convertible-driving poet. Sparks fly, flowers are delivered by the dozens, and..."
Feb. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona
Leaving Las Vegas
"...abandon, creating a searingly immortal character. Part buffoon, part poet, part lout, and part angel, Ben is no easy..."
Nov. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
I Am Cuba
I Am Cuba was actually shot as an elaborate pro-Castro piece of Soviet propaganda, but instead it's as if everyone in question just went gaga, drunk on the sheer beauty of Cuba and making up new film techniques as they went along. The film is a stylistically brilliant quartet of vignettes set during the waning years of the Batista regime. The interconnecting stories that propel the film along were written by Russian poet laureate Yevgeny Yevtushenko.
"...the film along (written by, of all people, Russian poet laureate Yevgeny Yevtushenko), but the insanely inventive cinematography of..."
July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Tom & Viv
"...all recognize as one of the revolutionizers of 20th-century poetry, an American-born but expatriated British subject, a Nobel prize-winning..."
March 17, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
I, the Worst of All
Based on the book The Traps of Faith by Octavio Paz, this Argentinean film takes place in 17th century “New Spain” (Mexico) as Juana Ines de la Cruz enters a nunnery to pursue her intellectual aims.
"...of her time: She is an accomplished playwright and poet, the possessor of scientific tools and an extensive library..."
Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Browning Version
"...drawn to the Agamemnon story (its verse translation by poet Browning leads to the title) and how wife Clytemnestra..."
Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Jeff Mccord
Road Scholar
"...touching and very, very hilarious. As a naturalized American citizen/poet, Codrescu has the unique ability to point out the..."
Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Son of the Pink Panther
"...haughtiness, making him instead a tender bumbler with a poet's soul. Edwards eschews involving this gentle gendarme with the..."
Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Remember when Mike Myers was funny? This film features one of his best performances as a poet who reluctantly marries, then fears that his bride (a meat butcher) is a bluebeard.
"...for the star. Myers plays Charlie, a thirtyish neo-beat poet who can't commit to women until he meets Harriet,..."
July 30, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires
Notebook On Cities and Clothes
"...Notebook's best, you get snatches of Wenders, the film poet and the meditations of two thoughtful craftsmen of popular..."
May 8, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
In her book, Natasha Trethewey is a daughter who returns to her mother's crime scene to reclaim herself
"...Trethewey in her memoir Memorial Drive. The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet uses metaphor to investigate the forensics of unfathomable loss:..."
Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell
"To All the Asians We Haven't Heard" Creates Space for Healing, Connecting
The storytelling event seeks to connect Austin’s QTAPI community
"...In his poem Essay on Craft, Saigon-born and Connecticut-raised poet Ocean Vuong describes the urgency he felt to write..."
Oct. 17, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott
aGLIFF Review: Wild Nights With Emily
If only all poetry lessons were this hilarious and fun
"...married (gasp!), and spent her time as a lonely poet perfecting her aesthetic...."
Sept. 10, 2018 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki
Kozyworld
This collaboration between dancer Julie Nathanielsz and poet Margit Galanter employed fabric to explore human shape and contact
"...Kozyworld, a performance by dancer-choreographer Julie Nathanielsz and dance poet Margit Galanter, suggests that the physical comfort explored within..."
June 10, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz
Simple Man, Simple Dream
Part of the Seventies Southern California songwriting cabal that produced Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and the Eagles, J.D. Souther brings his craft to the Dripping Springs Songwriters' Festival
"...There are potent lines that dress wounds only a poet like Souther can sing. Lyrics such as, "Don't you..."
Oct. 16, 2015 Music Feature by William Harries Graham
Brand New Ancients and Hold Your Own
UK poet-rapper screams in both prose and meter
"...These two poetry collections don't pertain to music per se, but their..."
May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg
Austin African American Book Festival Announces Theme, Guests
“Black Lives Matter” is this year’s guiding theme
"...Book Festival returns in June featuring talks with a poet-filmmaker, a historical romance novelist, and a UT counseling psychologist...."
May 7, 2015 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones
Q&A With Jill Alexander Essbaum
The poet-turned-novelist talks about the intersection of sex and shame and the influence of Madame Bovary
"...This spring, local poet Jill Alexander Essbaum published her first novel: Hausfrau, a..."
May 1, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape
Make a Joyful Noise
‘Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton’ is revelatory
"...as it is a focused portrait of this unique poet and filmmaker...."
Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Lijadu Sisters
Wislawa Szymborska meets the Lijadu Sisters
"...Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska died last week in Kraków, Poland. My..."
Feb. 7, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
From the Dept. of Deeply Heartwarming Stuff
Poet Dean Young has undergone a heart transplant
"...Dean Young has a new heart. The renowned poet and popular teacher in the University of Texas' Michener..."
April 15, 2011 Books Post by Amy Smith
All the Ladies in the House
Texas authors Sarah Bird and Diane Wilson win Dobie Paisano fellowships
"...established in their career; runners-up include two Michener graduates, poet Bruce Snider (The Year We Studied Women) and Philipp..."
May 15, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones
Other Voices, Other Rooms
"Sharon Bridgforth's works aren't meant to be read silently," Suzy Spencer writes. "Some folks would say that's like eating barbecue without the sauce. But if it's good barbecue, you can do without the sauce because it has plenty of flavor on its own."
"...Bridgforth is the baby boomer's Maya Angelou -- author, poet, performance artist, and playwright, at least...."
July 28, 2000 Books Feature by Suzy Spencer
Many Voices
Poet/Essayist Naomi Shihab Nye
"...a number of hats through the years as a poet, a visiting writer at schools, a singer-songwriter, and an..."
Aug. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Phil West
Letters at 3AM
According to a 'USA Today' survey, 30% of all American youth hope to have careers in the arts. Who's been lying to these children?
"...Poets don't. I've been a poet all my adult life...."
Sept. 29, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura
Big Circus of Life
Books Editor Clay Smith and Litera columnist Ric Williams handicap which of the 200-plus international poets attending this year's Austin International Poetry Festival will be best bets.
"...Poetry has always been considered the finest of arts. The..."
