Thai in the trees
Sweetness defines Mon Thai Bistro
He did it his way
He did it his way By Gilbert Garcia Christ in prison, chicanery in business – it’s all part of the Bush style British documentarian Marcel Theroux’s investigation into this state’s criminal-justice system is called The Texas Solution, but the first half of it could just as easily be dubbed The Texas Myth. With a tourist’s…
New reviews and special screenings
Three 30-something friends try to recapture their lost youth, and a lost treasure, in a funny but toothless homage to Deliverance. New reviews and special screenings New reviews Without a Paddle Dir. Steven Brill; writ. Jay Leggett and Mitch Rouse; feat. Anthony Starr, Dax Shepard, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Nadine Bernecker, Danielle Cormack, David Stott,…
Armchair Cinephile
Armchair Cinephile John DeFore on DVD Noirsville “I’ve never stopped loving you,” she says. “I was afraid and no good but I never stopped. Even if you hated me – did you?” “Yes,” he replies. “But you don’t now.” She doesn’t wait for a confirmation. She knows. That dialogue from Out of the Past -…
Not so far east
A customer peruses the produce at Seoul Market on Harry Wurzbach. (Photo by Mark Greenberg) Not so far east By Elaine Wolff Asian markets are a window into a vibrant cuisine and a growing population In rural Minnesota in the mid ’70s, my Irish-American mother managed to serve up a reasonable facsimile of a Chinese…
Food contests
Food contests Play golf with a chef The San Antonio New World Wine and Food Festival holds the Hole in Wine Golf Tournament on Monday, August 16, noon-midnight, at Westin La Cantera, 16641 La Cantera Pkwy. The event begins with lunch; tee off is scheduled at 1:30pm. After the tournament, the chefs will prepare a…
Thai in the trees
From front: Nam Sod crispy salad; Shu-Shee-salmon and vegetables in a mild red curry; boneless chicken wings with honey chili sauce. (Photo by Mark Greenberg) Thai in the trees By John DeFore Sweetness defines Mon Thai Bistro Although it has seen its share of eateries come and go, the location of the new Mon Thai…
Learned behavior
A selection of art supplies from Herweck’s, where the staff can answer questions regarding safety and handling. Gamblin’s odorless mineral spirits and Winsor & Newton’s Brush Cleaner & Restorer for Dried Acrylic & Oil Colour offer less toxic alternatives for thinning and clean-up. Prussian Blue pigment in significant quantities can violate regulations on the disposal…
All You Can Eat
All you can eat News and notes from the San Antonio food scene Does this mean they’re out of proprietary buns? Last week, Schlotzky’s, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio division. Schlotzsky’s franchises and restaurants, which feature a “menu of hot sandwiches and pizza…
Revolution blues
Ozomatli: touring with the financial backing of Coors Ozomatli wrestles with the conflicting demands of activism and corporate sponsorship Fresh, energetic, and wholly unique, Ozomatli’s sound is beyond comparison: a multi-genre melange of musical estilos that comes from a place of authenticity, not appropriation. Hip-hop, salsa, funk, rock, and a dozen other influences all cross-pollinate…
Sound and the Fury
Sound and the Fury a week on the scene Shining a light Boxcar Satan’s Saturday, August 7 show at Taco Land with Brooklyn’s Rev. Vince Anderson more than lived up to expectations. The night opened with a wild, bluesy performance from the one-man-band known as Ghostwriter, followed by a short, but characteristically blistering set from…
Feature:Reading, writing, and redemption
A shrine stands where Daniel Ramos’ father committed suicide in 1997. Shortly afterward, Daniel quit the seventh grade to take care of his sister’s children while she and their mother worked in the fields in Poteet. (Photos by Josh Leighton) Three-time dropout Daniel Ramos knew he could succeed if he only had the chance Editor’s…
Smoky voices and rising stars
A Girl Called Eddy Smoky voices and rising stars By John DeFore The oddly named, Epitaph-affiliated label ANTI- may have gotten off the ground as a place for legends like Merle Haggard and Tom Waits to rejuvenate their careers, but lately it is becoming a place for very distinctive young female voices. The last year…
En Foque:Lectura, escritura y redención
Una ofrenda está donde el padre de Daniel se suicidió en 1997. Después de su muerte, Daniel abandonó la escuela para cuidarse de los hijos de su hermana, quien trabajaba en los campos. (Las fotos por Josh Leighton) Daniel Ramos, quien por tercera vez abandonó la escuela, sabía que podría triunfar si tan solo tuviese…
Heart failure
Heart failure Hearts Fail is a band of young guys obsessed with old music. Specifically, they’re into early-’80s synth-pop and the peculiarly British strain of post-punk known at the time as “neo-psychedelia,” and manifested in bands like Echo & the Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, and the Teardrop Explodes. Nostalgia for the music of this dawn-of-MTV era…
Artifacts
Artifacts News and notes from the San Antonio art scene Read all about it Cine Mexico America, a new series of oil pastels by Daniel Guerrero, are on display at Joan Grona Gallery through August 28. The movie-poster-size images pay tribute to the great era of Mexican cinema and simultaneously rewrite the history of Mexico…
Jazz on a summer’s weekend
Alvin Batiste of the New Orleans Contemporary Music Masters Jazz on a summer’s weekend Now in its fifth year, the annual Summer Jazz Series is based on the concept of booking top-notch jazz performers who don’t frequent San Antonio stages on a regular basis. “It has to be somebody that you’d probably see at the…
They love Paris in the fall
Odile (Emmanuelle Béart) and her children escape reality, and the Nazis, for a short while in the care of Yvan (Gaspard Ulliel), a feral boy-man, in Strayed. They love Paris in the fall By Steven G. Kellman The French return again to a moment of national crisis The German army marched into Paris in 1871…
Mann’s manly world
A newly silver-pated Tom Cruise sets his metal-plated heart against the wits of a confident taxi driver in Michael Mann’s Collateral. Mann’s manly world By John DeFore For every tough job, there’s somebody to do it Michael Mann makes movies to fit his name. Hollywood isn’t shy about testosterone, of course, but Mann romanticizes manliness…
Calling all cartoonists!
Calling all cartoonists! By John DeFore Richard Linklater’s new film offers rare opportunity for local talent Film fans who saw Waking Life know that the world of movie animation isn’t all talking fish and Scottish ogres; that movie blazed new trails with its combination of innovative computer software and a sophisticated filmmaking sensibility. Bob Sabiston’s…
Don’t kiss, do tell
Sandrine Bonnaire portrays a troubled wife who mistakenly unburdens herself to a passive, voyeuristic tax accountant in the tantalizing Intimate Strangers. Don’t kiss, do tell By Steven G. Kellman The pleasure is all verbal in this Hitchcockian psychological puzzle Like Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, Confidences trop intimes – whose English title, Intimate Strangers,…
