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Bill of the Week: Christmas Edition
Bohac wants some, er, Winter cheer in schools
"...'Twas six days before Christmas, And all through the Texas House, Not a lawmaker..."

Dec. 23, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas Ball
Back to the land for the holidays
"...Sunday evening, Michael Martin Murphey brings his Cowboy Christmas show to the One World Theatre for two performances,..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Christmas Mountains Get Open(er)
GLO allowing access to remote property from Big Bend
"...permanent easement between Big Bend National Park and the Christmas Mountains Range...."

April 10, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Christmas in the Clouds
This Native American romantic comedy, which won the Audience Award at the 2001 Austin Film Festival, arrives in theatres four years late but seasonally right on time.
"...on time. It owes a small debt to White Christmas, sharing with that Bing Crosby crooner a hotel-resort setting..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All I Want for Christmas
"...it borrows much of the same whimsy, grit and Christmas sentiment from the original. What two New York City..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Theatre's Christmas Belles
At City Theatre, this comedy about the Christmas program at a small-town Texas church isn't the Southern-fried campfest it could be
"...two things is happening in City The­atre's production of Christmas Belles, penned by playwriting trio Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope,..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Holiday Viewing: Christmas in Connecticut
It's a wonderful lie
"...Christmas movies usually come wrapped in a message: appreciate the..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Tale
Turns out Christmas dinner is just as fraught in French
"...“Merry Christmas, baby,” croons Otis Redding from the scratched LP in..."

Dec. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Bad Moms Christmas
The raunchy moms are back with some Christmas spirit(s)
"...of a holiday special shitshow spectacular, A Bad Moms Christmas explores many of the same tropes as its predecessor...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Office Christmas Party
Workplace comedy lacks the laughs
"...watching this holiday-season comedy. Do not count on Office Christmas Party to deliver a contact high. Yes, there are..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Early Christmas: WWE Raw in Austin
WWE's annual pre-holiday taping plays both naughty and nice
"...active crowd it’d been in the past, even if Christmas was a bit of a downer for everyone. Please..."

Dec. 18, 2013 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Quite the opposite of treacly holiday fare, this European import features one very bad Santa.
"...this year's Fantastic Fest horror favorite, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. Set in the icy north of Finland, this..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Christmas Tale
Catherine Deneuve stars as the matriarch of this family, whose holiday gathering is like some marvelous do-si-do in which the characters partake in endless swirls of accusations, confessions, and glimpses of grace.
"...Devos, Chiara Mastroianni, Laurent Capelluto and Emile Berling. “Merry Christmas, baby,” croons Otis Redding from the scratched LP in..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Deconstructing 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
… the day after Christmas
"...20 years since the release of The Nightmare Before Christmas...."

Dec. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Brandon Engel

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
The auteur from Atlanta dons his Madea drag once more to spread holiday cheer.
"...and unpolished they are. The unevenness of A Madea Christmas really stands out. Based as it is on a..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Black Christmas
Although this horror remake isn't as suspenseful or emotionally draining as its influential 1974 predecessor, the film almost makes up for that with its overriding weirdness.
"...cinematic sensibility, and while this new take on Black Christmas certainly won't wipe the original from anyone's mind, it's..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Magic Lantern Shines a Light on British Christmas Ghost Stories
Hang with the spirits of Christmas past
"...The British Christmas is filled with strangers and shadows. Knocks at the..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: What's the Best Thing They Got for Christmas?
And what's the best thing they gave? Nine citizens answer.
"...for the season," whichever holiday you celebrate. Whether it's Christmas or Kwanzaa or Pikamas' Birthday or whatever, yes, it's..."

Jan. 1, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Light ’em up for everyone's favorite movie stoners.
"...and it shows. A grinning but toothless comedy, this Christmas-themed outing pales in inventiveness compared to the original, which..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Despite Cancer, Florence Ponziano’s Selfless Caregiving Continues This Christmas
This year’s holiday party is at her house
"...could use a little more help than usual this Christmas...."

Dec. 11, 2023 News Post by Michael King

A Very Krampus Christmas
Seasonal scares at the House of Torment
"...'Twas the week before Christmas, And all through the House of Torment, Not a..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Most Fun You Can Have at Christmas With Your Pants On
Rebecca Havemeyer and Stanley Roy channel the spirit of some season…
"...Roy brought it! The seventh annual incarnation of their Christmas play: Whatchu’ Talkin' 'bout Christmuss? delivered an absolute riot..."

Dec. 23, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Claire Gordon

The Christmas Candle
This inspirational film is as picturesque and beautiful as a holiday card but equally two-dimensional.
"...The Christmas Candle is not only as picturesque and beautiful as..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Zach Theatre Cancels Remaining Performances of A Christmas Carol
Omicron surge means show will not return after initial cancelation
"...Zach Theatre has announced that its production of A Christmas Carol will not complete its run, and all remaining..."

Dec. 28, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: The Spirit of Christmas
A ridiculous delight in the Hallmark movie pantheon
"...It’s becoming a modern Christmas tradition: the inundation of holiday romances. Almost 30 movies..."

Dec. 12, 2017 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Christmas in July – Tonight!
Wild Bill revs his ‘Honky-Tonk Holidaze’ at Antone’s
"...hard-drinking ways and dire problems at home. That’s the Christmas story left-of-center local Wild Bill likes to tell, and..."

July 10, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

All I Got for Christmas Is the Blues
Blue is the new black in Tinseltown.
"...any urge to dig around in the decades of Christmas archived in the attic for a long time. So,..."

Nov. 30, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

Almost Christmas
Home for the holidays (again)
"...emotional notes from stalwart actions) is facing his first Christmas by himself after the death of his beloved wife..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Christmas in September
General Land Office transferring Christmas Mountains to TSU
"...Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson announced their big news: The Christmas Mountains are being transferred to TSU to become an..."

Sept. 15, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Surviving Christmas
Money can buy happiness goes the moral of this cynical yet mildly amusing comedy starring Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini.
"...concept: A young, successful advertising executive gets lonely at Christmastime, so when he’s dumped by his girlfriend right before..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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