The General
Release Date: 2007-11-21 Organist, sports broadcaster, and entertainer Ken Double graces the stage to play the mighty Wurlitzer organ during the silent movie classic The General, starring Buster Keaton. The 1927 slapstick comedy is set during the American Civil War and captures Keaton’s love for trains. Considered his masterpiece, the film is a major classic…
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Release Date: 2007-11-21 The only Pink Floyd tribute act to play for any Floyd member, The Australian Pink Floyd Show features the full-length Dark Side Of The Moon plus greatest hits. Performing music originally written by the rock legends paired with Floydian imagery and an extensive psychedelic light show, TAPFS has received rave reviews for…
Zemeckis, computers: 1; critic: 0
Beowulf Director: Robert Zemeckis Screenwriter: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie Release Date: 2007-11-21 Website: http://www.beowulfmovie.com/ Rated: PG-13 Genre: Adventure “LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings of spear-armed Danes, in days long sped, we have heard, and what honor the athelings won!” Aw, yeah. That’s the stuff. “He was…
Disney’s ‘Enchanted’ is blandest of them all
Enchanted Director: Kevin Lima Screenwriter: Kevin Lima Cast: Amy Adams, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey Release Date: 2007-11-21 Website: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/enchanted/ Rated: PG Genre: Children It would be a sight quicker — and doubtless more gracious as well — to discuss what generally works in Disney’s Enchanted than to dwell on all that doesn’t; for…
Augie’s barbecue is just the beginning
Release Date: 2007-11-21 There are precious few barbecue joints, I’d venture, where one can pick up a copy of The Poet magazine to go along with the pork ribs, fewer still that offer fresh oysters on the half shell. And I know of no other with a wine … but wait, I‘m getting ahead of…
Terri Hendrix w. Adam Carroll
Release Date: 2007-11-21 Austin’s Terri Hendrix plays her annual Thanksgiving Holiday Show at Floore’s, this year as a follow up to her ninth album, released in late September. Hendrix has never been one to back into a genre corner, and The Spiritual Kind proves no different. Stylistically it’s all over the map, jumping deftly from…
This Will Destroy You CD Release w. The Tale Of & A.K.N.T.
Release Date: 2007-11-21 This Will Destroy You hits Rock Bottom for their eagerly anticipated CD-release show; fans have been waiting since their favorably reviewed EP Young Mountain. Sans frontman, the foursome strays from the trodden path, their instrumental sensory overload evoking fellow Texans Explosions In The Sky. The music is epic, a no-brainer for lovers…
My Children My Bride, With Blood Comes Cleansing, & Carnifex
Release Date: 2007-11-21 Since signing with Solidstate Records this year, My Children My Bride are currently recording their debut full-length, which will be mixed by Adam D. (Killswitch Engage). The band made waves with their self-released EP full of chunky breakdowns, catchy riffage, and pristine production, and their 45-date U.S. tour with the Hoods points…
Mercado de Paz/Peace Market
Release Date: 2007-11-21 Ditch the sale-grubbin’ for this year’s day-after-Thanksgiving outing and stock up on gifts for the holidays at the Peacemarket. Enjoy homemade tamales, music, dancing, and authentic folk art from 80 vendors. Themes of peace, social justice, and cultural diversity prevail, creating an alternative space that puts money back into grassroots communities. Free,…
Bedlight for Blue Eyes, Kenotia, City Sleeps, Audio Texas, & more
Release Date: 2007-11-21 Hailing from Atlanta, City Sleeps was discovered by multi-platinum producer John Feldman and made their debut with the new album Not An Angel last month. Profiled in Revolver, Absolute Punk, SPIN.com and other music pubs, the five-piece sports a track on the new Resident Evil: Extinction soundtrack and has built upon a…
Local glass studios shine
For this week’s Art Capades, I decided to peer into our crystal ball and see what to cover. I looked and waited for an answer … and waited … and waited, then it hit me — glass, I’ll cover glass art. I hit up three local places that either make, sell, or teach (in some…
CRITICAL Darling
Notice something peculiar about Screens this week? Go ahead, flip. I’ll wait. (By the way, if you’re reading this on the web, you’re screwed. Go back to shopping and watching porn.) Ahem — cue Jeopardy! music … Got it? A certain saturation of a single byline have we, yeah? The Beach Boys, had they precognizantly…
ARTIFACTS
With recent events in the city, such as the birth of new art districts, the growing popularity of Chalk it Up, and next year’s city-wide celebration of the arts, it’s no surprise that two new locally produced publications have started up and are highlighting artists and their works in the city. The Poet magazine is…
Mapping the unmappable
The weirdest (and saddest) map mashup ever is the “Access Denied Map.” This ever-growing online map highlights countries whose internet-filtering governments won’t let their citizens access the Access Denied Map. This hall of digital censorship mirrors (which you can visit at advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/maps/) was created by activist Sami Ben Gharbia, who wanted to call people’s attention…
‘Trailer Park’ nails a white-trash odyssey
At last, a musical in San Antonio that’s vulgar, crass, and tasteless — on purpose. Yes, The Great American Trailer Park Musical is making its Southwest Texas premiere at the Cameo Center after a successful off-Broadway stint two years ago. Though Trailer Park is unlikely to give Verdi a run for his money, what’s not…
Dear Uncle Mat
It has been almost four years since my husband (to whom I am still legally married) called me and ended our marriage. While the pain and devastation of that reality lingered on for a very long time, it was a blessing in disguise as my friends and family members so eloquently share over and over…
¡Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: What’s the deal with Spanish-language car-dealership commercials that feature bikini-clad porn-star wannabes copulating with used cars? I just saw one where three girls were rubbing melted chocolate on each other. Surely, no one in mainstream Caucasian America could get away with such overtly sexual, misogynistic advertising. Does this type of ad actually convince…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When life gets weird, should you take refuge in decorum and tradition? Should you intensify your commitment to the humdrum? Is it wise to dress more conservatively, act more dignified, and smile more automatically? I say no. When the daily rhythm veers off track into unexpected detours, I say it’s prime…
On the Street
Cinema! This week was relegated dedicated to grinding through schoolwork watching films. It was a lost weekend, but not that sort. I was intrigued by this email that I received days ago… …”Dr. Stringer will present an annotated history of video activism, tactical media and citizen journalism. The evening will include clips from Soviet film…
Give thanks for soda cake
If you were reared south of the Mason Dixon line, you’ve more than likely heard of the soda-pop cake. What type of soda that cake is made from depends heavily on what part of the South you happen to be located in. If you hail from the mountains of North Carolina, you’ve probably enjoyed a…
Revealing Briefs
AUSTIN—What would electoral politics be without the fresh smell of lawsuits in the morning? Not very exciting, most likely. At any rate the Democrats 2006 gubernatorial nominee Chris Bell has filed a lawsuit against Texas Governor Rick Perry and the Republican Governor’s Association alleging violations of Texas’ campaign finance laws. And, wouldn’t you know it,…
AMUSE-Bouche
It was a quintessential San Antonio dining moment: We had just settled into one of the sparkly red vinyl booths at the Milam Diner. Dining companion ordered a hamburger; I went for The Judge pimiento-cheese sandwich. “And,” I asked, practically drooling, “what desserts do you have today?” “None.” The cook’s been too busy, said our…
All You Need is Love
Imagine a director knowing that a film he or she is going to make has been adapted from someone else’s work and must therefore be treated with the utmost respect to the author’s original literary intentions. The thought must be nerve-wracking on any level. Now, imagine if that work was considered by many literary…
On the Street
Cinema! This week was relegated dedicated to grinding through schoolwork watching films. It was a lost weekend, but not that sort. I was intrigued by this email that I received days ago… …”Dr. Stringer will present an annotated history of video activism, tactical media and citizen journalism. The evening will include clips from Soviet film…
Revelations
Reverend Barry W. Lynn, United Church of Christ minister and champion of the church-state divide, was in San Antonio last week to stump for the Constitution’s establishment clause (which he can cite readily, in a soothing but authoritative pulpit voice). Lynn has served as the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and…
Augie’s barbecue is just the beginning
There are precious few barbecue joints, I’d venture, where one can pick up a copy of The Poet magazine to go along with the pork ribs, fewer still that offer fresh oysters on the half shell. And I know of no other with a wine … but wait, I‘m getting ahead of myself. The oysters…
Piracy wars
The College Opportunity and Affordability Act is a multi-tentacled, 747-page piece of legislation dealing with higher-education funding and financial aid. But three pages buried in the middle of this bill, currently being debated by the U.S. House of Representatives, jump out at students and college employees, who argue that they are being scapegoated over the…
THE SOUND & THE FURY
Ian MacKaye has compared the process of playing music at a rock club to trying to read poetry at a boxing match. The environment is raucous and sweaty, but not very conducive to an artistic exchange. As a result, MacKaye (a founding member of Minor Threat and Fugazi) prefers to take his two-piece band, The…
Nordic tracks
Ekvílibríum Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bedroom Community) If it’s immature on my part to simply decide not to care how somebody’s name is pronounced, that doesn’t quash my pleasure at the fact that this column is written, not read on the radio. Because while I’m sure Ekvílibríum (Bedroom Community) sounds something like “equilibrium,” I have no idea…
aural pleasure
No one could live up to the hype that surrounded Alicia Keys when her debut album dropped in 2001. Barely out of her teens, she was expected to school the new breed about Donny Hathaway and Curtis Mayfield, take soul music into the 21st century, and, of course, make evil svengali Clive Davis a whopping…
Bob loves you
Bob Ridge wants to talk. In fact, the VP of health, safety, and environment at ConocoPhillips says it’s been too long. You know, we should have sat down sooner — like before the American public began ranking his industry beneath tobacco peddlers. Bob says that’s why his company is reaching out to “thought leaders and…
THE QUE QUE
Murder by death Sure, we could take the obvious way into this week’s Queque. That is, decry the overuse of deconstructing pepper spray by staff at the Texas Youth Commission. We could argue our most troubled youth are better than an incarceration of abuse and battery. We could quote Texas Appleseed and Advocacy folks who…
Beowulf The Game
We have one copy of Beowulf The Game by Ubisoft for XBOX 360. We will be taking names and putting them in a hat. The winner will be drawn on Tues, Nov 27th. This game is rated Mature 17+, so that means youy must be at least 17 yrs of age to enter. Please email…
Major minor issues at UTSA
If the University of Texas at San Antonio is serious about becoming the third top-tier institution in the state in the next decade — a pledge made in September by UT Chancellor Mark Yudof — UTSA adjunct professor Fredrick Williams thinks it’s moving in the wrong direction because of what he says is willful neglect…
Mama’s Boy
Mama’s Boy Tuesday, November 27th 7:00pm at Santikos Palladium @The Rim – IH 10 Exit La Cantera 210-496-2221 Sorry, passes are ALL Gone
Uncle Brian’s Turkey-Day Bash
People talk about sacrifice. Oh, good gravy, do they love to talk about sacrifice. But I put it to you: Isn’t the greatest sacrifice the one that no one asks for? Yes. Yes, it is. Thus, just in time for the season of thanks, I offer the fruits of my several-weeks’ labor — a guide…
For the Kids
Today is Universal Children’s Day. Who knew? I’m guessing not the unknown number of innocents locked up across the country by Homeland Security as undocumented immigrants. We didn’t have time to crank out an expose since the event only came into the inbox a few hours ago. However, reliable sources have it that “more than…
For the Kids
Today is Universal Children’s Day. Who knew? I’m guessing not the unknown number of innocents locked up across the country by Homeland Security as undocumented immigrants. We didn’t have time to crank out an expose since the event only came into the inbox a few hours ago. However, reliable sources have it that “more than 120…
