The Devil Wears Prada

A fresh and caustic take on the fashion industry is hobbled by a threadbare plot about a girl learning that it's wrong to sell her soul for designer shoes.

"...does more of the same in The Devil Wears Prada, the confessional of a young working woman in New..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From Prada to Nada

Former Spy Kid Alexa Vega co-stars in this comedy that provides a Hispanic spin on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

"...intents and purposes, at the Hispanic moviegoing public, From Prada to Nada follows the downward spiraling fortunes of a..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mayor Wears Prada

Will Wynn continues his sartorial, headline-grabbing excesses.

"...of Esquire magazine modeling a hip pin-striped suit from Prada. The Esquire folks were all over Austin during South..."

July 12, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Collateral Beauty

Will Smith mopes around in this preposterous drama

"...more screwball touch than David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me) to pull it off. Three struggling..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Post Grad

Bland to the point of pointlessness, Post Grad follows the inane highs and lows of a perky young optimist.

"...nothing so much as elements of The Devil Wears Prada and Little Miss Sunshine fused together and then stripped..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fashion

This new Bollywood film set amid the world of haute couture tells the story of one supermodel's rise, fall, and resurrection.

"...Bajwa. Not reviewed at press time. Shiva must love Prada too, as this new Bollywood film set amid the..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Don't Cost a Thing

A nerdy high school student pays a cheerleader to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to appear cool.

"...with hips," or as "looking better than a butter-leather Prada bag." Love Don’t Cost a Thing, however, looks mostly..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cleopatra's Second Husband

"...drag, maligns her furniture and raids her closet for Prada...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...from Berlin this fall to install their conceptual work Prada Marfa, they encountered a desert every bit as "desolate"..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

FLOWERS TREMBLE!

"...Prada. PRADA! PRA! DAH! Prada releases an animated short? SAY..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Day Trips: Best of Texas

Five best roadside attractions around Texas

"...FASHION ON THE DESERT: The lonely Prada Marfa is actually closer to Valentine and about 26..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Elaine: The Extended Cut

The incomparable Ms. Stritch on humor, happiness, Tennessee, Beckett, and bad directors

"...lot of money. It's so funny, I bought some Prada luggage, but the thing that kind of balanced it..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Fur is back, just like it's always been.

"...earth who thinks that clothing and accessories designer Miuccia Prada is a big joke being played upon us by..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

All Done Up

"...profane, and the good, bad, and really ugly (hello, Prada!)...."

April 2, 1999 Books Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Day Trips & Beyond: Love Lock Bridges in Texas

A guide to "love locks" (and rocks) across the state

"...Love locks cover the fence around Prada Marfa, the sculptural art installation outside of Valentine in..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Love Locks in Texas

Where to continue the love lock tradition for Valentine’s Day

"...Love locks cover the fence around Prada Marfa, the sculptural art installation outside of Valentine in..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Party

Sally Potter's dinner party theatre is a delicious dish.

"...twitchy, coke-snorting finance professional cloaking a revolver beneath his Prada suit. Fred Frith strums guitar on the soundtrack in..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Working in Stereo

Sean Ripple on "Tom Sachs: Boombox Retrospective" and the rising role of the artist-curator

"...show. The project now includes corporate collaborations with Nike, Prada, and others (some appropriated as brands for ridicule in..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Wednesday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Stay planted for an evening

"...experimental folk to rowdy psych rock. Folk songstress Ana Prada is on a mission to permanently crack the South..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

News Ticker: September 16

All the news that's fit to blog

"...declaring Playboy Marfa illegal, they have their sights on Prada Marfa. They would go after Warhol's Campbell Soup cans..."

Sept. 16, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Hope Springs

A sincere, considered, and unembarrassed exploration of mature sexuality that's more drama than comedy.

"...(Miami Rhapsody, which he wrote, and The Devil Wears Prada). Here, he's blessed with a sensitive script by Vanessa..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I Don't Know How She Does It

Sarah Jessica Parker stars in this comedy about working-mom woes.

"...to chart-topping pop. From the tart The Devil Wears Prada and the taffeta'ed 27 Dresses to last year’s amenable,..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fall X: The Good News

Standouts From the Fall 2010 Fashion Front

"...television series, Mad Men. Marc Jacobs' Louis Viutton and Prada both present four-yard skirts in waves of fabric, springtime..."

Sept. 28, 2010 Design Post by Anne Harris

The September Issue

This intriguing documentary observes Anna Wintour and her staff at Vogue put together the magazine's September 2007 issue, its biggest issue ever.

"...book and roman à clef movie The Devil Wears Prada. In Cutler’s documentary portrait, Wintour proves to be both..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Young, Thin, and Naked

What is the modern, young, thin male supposed to wear when he can't afford Prada?

"...yourself lucky. I may be thin enough to wear Prada, but that doesn't mean I'm within a mile of..."

June 3, 2009 Design Post by Nathan England

Bride Wars

Best friends become enemies when a scheduling snafu places their two weddings on the same day.

"...slummy Bride Wars? She proved with The Devil Wears Prada that she has an eye for smart commercial fare..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

27 Dresses

We predict a happy union between 27 Dresses and cable TV, forever rerunning with commercial breaks tailor-made for laundry-loading and sandwich-making.

"...(screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna's script for The Devil Wears Prada was far sharper). There’s the well-worn, improbable group sing-along,..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hightower Report

The Luxury of Chinese Labor; and Taking Care of the Smithsonian

"...small European firms. They carry the prestigious names of Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci – and they carry matching..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Dan in Real Life

What passes for real life in this Steve Carell film is as genially inoffensive and predictable as the average TV sitcom.

"...girls all have their issues, and The Devil Wears Prada scene-stealer Blunt shows up in a thankless role as..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Stephen needs an assistant: The devil wears Versace knockoffs

"...assistants that Miranda Priestly had in The Devil Wears Prada. You know, the kind that sees someone approaching us..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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