Archive for: film
Five Questions With Get Out Producer Ray Mansfield
By Elizabeth Hlavinka
It only took one trip to Los Angeles for Ray Mansfield, BS ’00, to go home, pack all his things in his trunk, and move to Hollywood. When he arrived, fresh out...
UT Professor and Colleague’s Work Sheds Light on Little-Known Artist at Venice Biennale Exhibition
By Marisa Charpentier
A cursory Google search reveals a wealth of information on the mid-century Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti. When studio art professor Teresa Hubbard...
Another Place and Time
By Danielle Lopez
Two UT professors document the untold history of Hollywood’s greatest scenic artists. In one of the most iconic scenes in cinematic history, Cary Grant and...
Longhorns on Screen
By Danielle Lopez
From Eli Wallach and Farrah Fawcett to Wes Anderson and Matthew McConaughey, Longhorns have a talented ancestry of Hollywood stars and filmmakers. You may have even...
‘Starving the Beast’ Scrutinizes the Strange World of Higher Ed Reform
By Rose Cahalan
Wallace Hall, Jeff Sandefer, “dodgers and coasters,” Save Bill Powers, the “seven solutions,” a Cadillac education vs. a Bel Air: Terms...
‘The Sensitives’ Reveals a Little-Known and Controversial Illness [Watch]
By Rose Cahalan
The Sensitives is a documentary, but its trailer feels more like a missive from the world of science fiction. Two gaunt men stare out the windows of a van at...
The Dogs of War
By Rose Cahalan
A UT professor’s new documentary examines the bond between military working dogs and their handlers. Sergeant Marcin Radwin is on patrol in Zabul, Afghanistan....
Film Critic Peter Debruge is Living the Dream
By Matt Valentine
As chief international film critic for Variety Magazine, Peter Debruge reviews hundreds of movies every year. But growing up in Waco in the ’80s and ’90s, he rarely...
Lights, Camera, Football: “My All American” Films at UT
By Rose Cahalan
Vintage cars, cheerleaders twirling in long skirts, and co-eds walking to class in letter jackets and dresses: If you visited campus this summer, you might have...
Scarlett Fever
By Jordan Schraeder
It’s been 75 years since the world first fell in love with Scarlett O’Hara. To mark the occasion, a new exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center takes a behind-the-scenes...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor