My Breakfast With Blassie
My Breakfast With Blassie 1983, NR, 56 min. Directed by Johnny Legend, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Andy Kaufman, Fred Blassie. In recognition of the release of Man on the Moon, The Alamo Drafthouse and The Show With No Name present this spoof of Louis Malle’s My Dinner With Andre, along with a…
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama NR, 128 min. Directed by Shohei Imamura, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto. This final film in the Imamura series is a winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Imamura’s version of the famous Narayama tale was condemned as pornographic and is full…
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975, R, 95 min. Directed by Jim Sharman, Starring Richard O’Brien, Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry. The camp classic horror musical.
White Christmas
Whether you’re a seasoned regular or a newbie, this Irving Berlin holiday classic about four entertainers falling in love and saving a Vermont inn is essential seasonal froth.
Julien Donkey-Boy
Julien Donkey-Boy 1999, R, 94 min. Directed by Harmony Korine, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ewen Bremner, Chloë Sevigny, Werner Herzog, Evan Neumann, Joyce Korine, Chrissy Kobylak. Julien may be a donkey-boy but it’s Harmony Korine, this film’s director, who is a horse’s ass. A talented one, to be sure, but nevertheless a…
Articulations
The Zachary Scott Theatre Center is having a rockin’ season.
Local Bestsellers
This week’s list of bestsellers is from BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar.
New England Cheesemaking Supply Company
New England Cheesemaking Supply Company http://www.cheesemaking.com 413/628-3808 We first heard from this company early last spring, but their fascinating product line would make perfect gifts for the cheese-obsessed. Why send someone a wheel of cheese when you can offer them the opportunity to learn to make their own? There are kits for making mozzarella (easy…
Record Reviews
Beastie Boys Anthology The Sounds of Science (Grand Royal/Capitol) Mmmm … it does go well with the chicken! Yes, indeed. Three MCs and one DJ (two actually — first Hurricane, then Mix Master Mike) equals a body-movin’, rump-shakin’ 42-song stocking stuffer for that illest of SPIN subscribers on your list. Naughty and nice, The Sounds…
Naked City
Longtime director Mark Rose leaves the LCRAfor a lucrative gig as president and CEO of Public Strategies Inc., a political consulting firm.
Classic Godzilla Three-Pack
Classic Godzilla Three-Pack Godzilla Versus Mothra, Godzilla Versus Monster Zero, Godzilla’s Revenge (Simitar Entertainment, 1998, VHS: $15.99) Now that Toho Studios has officially announced they’re back in the game after Roland Emmerich’s disastrous 1998 stab at everyone’s favorite giant lizard, budget video group Simitar (“C? We don’t need no stinkin’ C!”) has re-released three of…
Exhibitionism
RobertFaires examines Salvage Vanguard Theater’s production of The Cry Pitch Carrolls
Page Two
Austin owes Clifford Antone.
Royer’s Round Top Cafe
Royer’s Round Top Cafe http://www.royersroundtopcafe.com 877-866-PIES (7437) After a fling with business in College Station and an attempt to sell their eponymous cafe on the bustling square in downtown Round Top, the Royers have settled down to doing what they do best: marketing everything they have. Peruse the Web site catalog to order their famous…
Record Reviews
Everything is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology (Matador) Why was 1989 such a touchstone year for the alternative independent label? Too much Richard Marx on the radio? For whatever reason, three prime labels have marked a decade in the business this year: Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance’s Merge (observed by the excellent Oh…
Naked City
City Council Members continue to debate the fate of the proposed Congress Ave. Gotham condominiums, with debate now centering on height restrictions and the city’s Waterfront Overlay ordinance.
The Real World You Never Saw: Hawaii
The Real World You Never Saw: Hawaii (Sony Wonder, 1999, VHS: $11.99) Telling you that this Real World compilation is lame is a little like telling Andy Dick the coke’s not that good this month — Real World addicts are pure freakazoids when it comes to getting their fix. Just know that (despite splashy commercials…
Exhibitionism
Ada Calhoun critiques Austin Musical theatre’s staging of Jesus Christ Superstar
Public Notice
Public Notice is noticing a lot of public service types getting into the holiday spirit. Events big and small are happening all over town, as are opportunities to give, give, give, and give some more.
New Canaan Farms
New Canaan Farms http://www.newcanaanfarms.com 800/727-JAMS (5267) Nearby Dripping Springs is home to New Canaan Farms, or the Jelly Ranch, as we’ve come to think of it. Their whimsically illustrated brochures and Web site promote their complete line of jams, sauces, salsas, dips, and mixes, available for purchase individually or in gift assortments. We found ourselves…
Record Reviews
Henry RollinsHot Animal Machine (2.13.61/Buddha)Rollins BandLife Time (2.13.61/Buddha)Rollins BandHard Volume (2.13.61/Buddha)Rollins BandLive in Australia 1990 (2.13.61/Buddha) Before Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder, ex-Black Flag vocalist Henry Rollins’ solo work set the stage for the self-immolation-as-entertainment movement that swept popular culture in the early Nineties. Perhaps this was the appropriate reaction to the tits-and-money aesthetic that…
Naked City
The case of the missing atheists took a big step toward resolution on Tuesday when an Austin grand jury issued a federal indictment for Gary Paul Karr of Novi, Mich., on charges of kidnapping, extortion, and robbery.
The Wizard of Oz Gift Set
The Wizard of Oz Gift Set (Warner Home Video, 1999, DVD: $35; VHS: $42) For a film that experienced such a painful pregnancy — enduring a furious game of musical directors during its production — it’s truly a testament to the magic of The Wizard of Oz that it has matured into the Hollywood equivalent…
Exhibitionism
Dawn Davis recalls the World AIDS Day performance piece Body Count.
Letters at 3AM
When the new Millennium begins, we should be asking the same questions about life we always have.
Mrs. Beasley’s
Mrs. Beasley’s http://www.mrsbeasleys.com 800/575-2253 Surely you’ve heard about the trend in Los Angeles where everyone sends baskets of muffins? Well, it turns out that Mrs. Beasley’s in Beverly Hills is one of the hottest places for purchasing muffins, tea cakes, brownies, and cookies when agents want to strike a deal and moguls want to woo…
Record Reviews
Cocteau TwinsBBC Sessions (Ryko/BBC) Liz Fraser and Robin Guthrie’s contribution to rock & roll history may only end up as a footnote in pop music’s millennial countdown, but you can rest assured it’s bound to be a lengthy one, penned in an unsteady hand and looking for all the world as though it were set…
Naked City
Interim uses for Mueller Airport now include film production facilities, in addition to the city departments that have already relocated there temporarily from downtown.
Santa Claus Is dot.Coming
Some off-kilter suggestions for the online shopper interested in more than Amazon.com.
Exhibitionism
Ada Calhoun critiques Brently Heilbron’s All Things Delicious
After a Fashion
A scandal in the modeling business?! Gasp!
CIA’s Marketplace … Products & Recipes from the Campus Store at Greystone
CIA’s Marketplace … Products & Recipes from the Campus Store at Greystone 888/424-CHEF (2433), Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm PST; Sat-Sun, 10am-5pm PST Fax orders 24 hours daily to 877/967-CHEF(2433) Believe me when I tell you the kitchen gadget junkie or aspiring chef on your list will want many things from this catalog. Equipment and gadgets are selected…
Record Reviews
Four TopsLost & Found: “Breaking Through” (1963-1964) (Motown)Marvin GayeLost & Found: “Love Starved Heart” (Expanded Edition) (Motown)Smokey Robinson & the MiraclesLost & Found: “Along Came Love” (1958-1964) (Motown)The TemptationsLost & Found: “You’ve Got to Earn It” (1962-1968) (Motown) “The Sound of Young America” was what Berry Gordy Jr. called it. Stamping out Fords on the…
Naked City
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses a lawsuit filed by Irian Jayan Amungme tribal leader Tom Beanal against Freeport-McMoRan, which he claimed had violated international environmental law.
Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community
Count Her In
For 30 years, article by article, Denise Schmandt-Besserat has built an ironclad case to explain a mystery that foiled archeologists, anthropologists, and philosophers for hundreds of years.
Day Trips
Country Christmas tree farms and other holi-day trips.
Food-o-File
Virginia B. Wood clears up some misperceptions about business changes at Austin Java Company, reveals the news that the late, great Pearl’s Oyster Bar is being revived, and shares some information about how to send that person on your Christmas list who has everything something he or she most definitely does not have.
Record Reviews
Tower of Power What Is Hip? The Tower of Power Anthology (Rhino/Warner) In calling their anthology What Is Hip?, Tower Of Power not only reference one of their signature tunes, they also beg the question: Is Tower of Power still hip? Rising out of the ashes of a suit-wearing cover band called the Motowns, T.O.P.…
Naked City
Austin participants in the recent World Trade Organization protests in Seattle will lead a public discussion about the events on Friday, Dec. 10, at 7pm in the AFL-CIO building at 11th and Lavaca. Call Jackie Dana at 276-9597 or jad@larkspirit.com for more information. Capital Metro will hold a public meeting today, Thursday, Dec. 9, at…
Video Reviews
(“Video Reviews” wishes to thank Encore Movies & Music, I Video, Vulcan Video, and Waterloo Video for their help in providing videos, laser discs, and DVDs.) When you think of Hollywood’s film output from the early Thirties, the films that come to mind might be gangster movies (Little Caesar), escapist musicals (Gold Diggers of 1933),…
The History of Counting reviewed
The History of Counting by Denise Schmandt-Besserat, illustrated by Michael Hays Morrow Junior Books, 48 pp., $17 The window of time in which to present a child with The History of Counting is brief. Introduce a young child to the book and it’s likely to confound (the publisher suggests that The History of Counting is…
Mr. Smarty Pants
Natural diuretics and other festive “facts.”
Breaking the Biker Code
Austin musician and Glass Eye expatriate Kathy McCarty sends greetings from the Sturgis, South Dakota, Black Hills Motor Classic & Rally, learns how to be a biker chick, and wishes we were there.
Record Reviews
Isley BrothersIt’s Your Thing: The Story of the Isley Brothers (Epic Associated/T-Neck/Legacy) Very few acts can say they’ve gone with the ebb and flow of popular music from the Fifties through the Nineties and remained vital and influential. The Isley Brothers have been making music for 40 years and are most certainly among those few.…
Council Watch
Council shrinks Champion development at Loop 360 and RM 2222; taxi drivers want to raise fares, Gary Bradley development agreement doesn’t provide enough information.
TV Eye
Confessions of a television columnist; also, strange timing for the 1999 Image Awards, Iron Chef may hit the big screen, and Texas Parks & Wildlife rakes in the kudos.
Postscripts
The truth behind why local romance writer and presiding municipal court judge Evelyn Palfrey signed a contract with Pocket Books, not “Popular Books,” to reissue her series of self-published novels.
Coach’s Corner
The American propensity to forgive its athletic heroes is both distressing and lamentable.
.38 Special Live at Sturgis (CMC/BMG)
.38 SpecialLive at Sturgis CMC/BMG Slowly it builds … the eerie whoosh which erupts into the thundering roar of the crowd … the full 10-count drum solo, a tom-tom ripple worthy of Thor (the god and the Austin drummer) … “Alright! You feel good tonight?!” … and of course, that familiar chug-chug churning guitar riff.…
Record Reviews
Benny GoodmanCarnegie Hall Jazz Concert (Columbia/Legacy) One of the factors that helped popularize jazz was its presentation in high-class venues. Benny Goodman’s January 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall certainly did a good deal to popularize the genre, for example. Beyond this, some impressive music was created, which is presented in its entirety, unissued missing tracks…
Media Clips
KJFK-FM fires conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Daryl Janes goes to work for Comproller Carole Keeton Rylander, George W. Bush is still running for president
The City (La Ciudad)
The City (La Ciudad) 1998, NR, 88 min. Directed by David Riker, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Silvia Goiz, Stephanie Viruet, Jose Rabelo, Leticia Herrera, Cipriano Garcia, Richardo Cuevas. This much-heralded movie has been the pride of the 1999 film festival circuit, winning top prizes at the Taos Talking Pictures Festival and South…
Book Reviews
Deathangel by Charles Meyer Boaz Publishing, 314 pp., $24.95 Deathangel, the fourth mystery by Austinite Charles Meyer, does not suffer from lack of ambition. Politics and prisons, murder and history, love and loss are all part of the foundation for this complex thriller and serial-murder mystery. With settings that range from New York to Austria…
About AIDS
The FTC bans a popular at-home HIV test.
Moto Guzzi Rules
An online discussion group leads to a pair of Bonneville Land Speed Records for Austin motorcycle enthusiast Russell Duke and the Moto Guzzi.
Record Reviews
Lee HazlewoodTrouble Is a Lonesome Town (Smells Like Records)Lee HazlewoodRequiem for an Almost Lady (Smells Like Records)Lee HazlewoodCowboy in Sweden (Smells Like Records) Just because these three titles by Lee Hazlewood are unremarkable overall doesn’t mean that the future ones won’t be worthy of note. At 69, Hazlewood comes from the earliest rank of singer-songwriters…
Straight to Video
As a child, I found the distended hours and eerie hush of Christmas afternoon just deadly dull. “Play with your gifts,” my mother would tell me, as I dragged my feet around the kitchen, whining of boredom. Probably desperate for an hour of quiet, she would scuttle me back to my bedroom, where I would…
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 1999, R, 84 min. Directed by Mike Mitchell, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Rob Schneider, Norm MacDonald, Eddie Griffin, Oded Fehr, Allen Covert, Arija Bareikis, Amy Poehler, Bree Turner. To paraphrase: If you put a rare tropical fish in a blender in Act One, you’d better make sure you’re…
Book Reviews
Culture Jam: The Uncooling of America by Kalle Lasn Eagle Brook/Morrow, 320 pp., $25 When you think Civil War, you think slavery, right? You don’t think “birthplace of the corporation in America.” Yet, the war allowed corporations to seize a foothold in the republic. Before the war, corporations were under the purview of individual states,…
Electronic Edibles
Virginia B. Wood and Barbara Chisholm have spent some time going through a mountain of catalogs to cull some very interesting suggestions for the food lovers on folks’ Christmas lists.
Getcher Moto Runnin’
The Bike: Moto Guzzi 1,000 Le MansThe Records: 1,000cc Pushrod Production: 138.2mph 1,000cc Modified Pushrod Production: 142.4mph The Web Sites: The official site of the Moto Guzzi Land Speed Record Team is http://www.inredllc.com/lsrguzzi/ For info on joining the Moto Guzzi mailing list, go to http://www.topica.com Salt Lake Motorsports, who helped out with the attempt, has…
Record Reviews
Willie NelsonStardust (Columbia/Legacy)Merle HaggardBig City (Columbia/Legacy) Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison (Columbia/Legacy)Tammy WynetteStand by Your Man (Columbia/Legacy)Marty RobbinsGunfighter Ballads (Columbia/Legacy) With Columbia/Legacy reissuing these five classic country albums by five of the genre’s biggest names, they trace the arc of the music’s acceptance into the mainstream. Produced by Booker T. Jones, Willie Nelson’s 1978…
The World of Sid & Marty Krofft / H.R. Pufnstuf: The Ultimate Box Set
The World of Sid & Marty Krofft (Kid Rhino, 1999, VHS: $29.98) H.R. Pufnstuf: The Ultimate Box Set (Kid Rhino, 1999, VHS: $59.98) You had to be there. Plunked down on the floor in front of the TV, Saturday mornings, mid-1970s. You’d never seen anything like it before, and despite a few pale imitations down…
The Green Mile
The Green Mile 1999, R, 182 min. Directed by Frank Darabont, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Tom Hanks, David Morse, Michael Duncan, Bonnie Hunt, Graham Greene, Michael Jeter, James Cromwell, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Harry Dean Stanton. Oh, the time and money we all could have saved had Frank Darabont hooked…
Book Reviews
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire Regan Books, 368 pp., $24 Following in the steps of his first novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Maguire continues to plumb his promising literary vein with this retelling of the classic Cinderella story. He dissects our preoccupation with physical…
La Madeleine
La Madeleine http://www.lamadeleine.com 800/956-9807 Aficionados of this Dallas-based favorite will find this site a welcome repository of the staples they have come to love: tomato/basil soup, Caesar salad dressing, cream of mushroom soup, even pre-shaped, unbaked croissants. Too bad the Romanoff syrup for the strawberries isn’t shelf-stable. Ah well, the French-inspired accoutrements of tiles, mugs,…
Italian Biker Speed
At a Round Rock motorcycle shop, Mototek revs customers who feel the need for speed with an exclusive line of Italian Aprilia bikes.
Shaky Railing
Three former Capital Metro board members and two former employees claim that the transportation agency attempted to put Longhorn Railway, its costly freight rail operator, out of business.
Aristocrats
Aristocrats (BBC Video, 1999, VHS: $59.95) “I remained convinced that our prestigious family with its significant connections could still hold sway over history.” Thus spake Emily, Duchess of Leinster, in 1798, shortly before her son, the notorious and dashing Irish revolutionary, Edward Fitzgerald, was executed for the murder of a British soldier. The world they…
Book Reviews
Lawnboy by Paul Lisicky Turtle Point Press, 386 pp., $13.95 (paper) Paul Lisicky currently divides his time between Houston and Provincetown, Massachusetts, but he’s clearly still haunted by his roots — the overdeveloped, swampy, and always sun-soaked landscapes of South Florida. This Florida, the “bloated appendage at the end of the United States,” is where…
Berdoll Pecan Farm
Berdoll Pecan Farm e-mail: berdoll@totalaccess.net 512/321-6157 The sweet harvest of Central Texas’ autumn is the (pardon the expression) meat of this nut and candy family business located in nearby Cedar Creek as well as in a new retail outlet just west of Bastrop. Shelled pecans, cracked pecans, in-shell pecans, roasted pecans, cinnamon sugar pecans, and…
Too Dumb to Die
A profile of Austin’s longest-running musical parody, the Uranium Savages.
The Capital Metro Board and GM
Lee Walker, Chairman: Appointed to the Cap Metro Board in September 1997. A graduate of Texas A&M University and Harvard Business School, Walker made millions as the Chief Financial Officer for Dell Computer. He first gained credibility among Austin environmentalists because he was among the first business people to endorse the SOS Ordinance. The Greater…
The Stanley Kubrick Collection
The Stanley Kubrick Collection Lolita, Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket (Warner Studios, 1999, VHS: $124, DVD: $140) Box sets don’t get more final than this. Not only does this collection consist of seven…
Off the Bookshelf
The Unburied by Charles Palliser Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 400 pp., $24 The Unburied is about history, not horror, which is surprising since several intriguing murders — from various time periods — provide the scaffolding for Palliser’s meticulously plotted historical mystery. (His first novel, The Quincunx, consisted of five parts, with five books to each…
American Spoon Foods
American Spoon Foods http://www.spoon.com 888/735-6700 A site devoted to collectors of memento spoons, you may ask? No, it’s primarily stuff that is eaten with a spoon: preserves, jams, and jellies. And other “regional” foodstuffs, too. But the joke for us in the subtropics is that when these folks say “regional,” they don’t mean chilies, pecans,…
The Geranium Cabbages
Accompanying piece to the Uranium Savages, in which author Margaret Moser founds her own parody band, the Geranium Cabbages.
Communication Breakdown
The city’s plan to implement a radio system is turning into a long, high-dollar project
Sci-Fi Classics
Sci-Fi Classics The Wasp Woman, The Brain that Wouldn’t Die, The Killer Shrews, First Spaceship on Venus, The Giant Gila Monster (Diamond Entertainment Corp., 1996, VHS: $19.99) When I was your age, we had to walk 56 miles through sheer frozen white-outs, uphill, wearing all white, through traffic, on our knees, just to get to…
Second Helpings: Vegetarian Friendly
Tasty, bite-sized restaurant listings compiled from new and previous reviews, guides, and poll results, compiled this week by Lindsey Simon
Off the Bookshelf
Loves That Bind by Julian Rios, translated by Edith Grossman Vintage, 256 pp., $12 Emil, a spurned lover, mopes around London in Loves That Bind. Each day he writes his wayward mistress a letter she will never read, in which he remembers lovers before her. After a fashion, however, we realize Emil has co-opted most…
Cook’s Illustrated
Cook’s Illustrated http://www.cooksillustrated.com 800/526-8442 If you’ve ever spent 45 minutes searching through stacks of old food magazines searching for the recipe you made a mental note of, this collection of bound issues of the popular magazine is your savior. The 1999 editions are in one collection, and there is a master index of recipes from…
Land of the Freberg
Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg
Bitter Rivals
To be sure, there is no love lost between communications giants Motorola and Ericsson Inc. For years, Motorola radio systems, produced by the company’s Communications Enterprise subsidiary, have dominated the public safety markets in Texas, while Ericsson’s products have been a favorite of the public service sector. However, in the past 10 years, Ericsson, from…
New York
New York (PBS Home Video, 1999, VHS: $85) Clocking in at a staggering 600 minutes, the PBS series New York leaps from public television to private retailers on December 14, when its sales numbers will no doubt swell like the shadow of the Empire State Building on a July afternoon. Overwhelmingly educational, yet highly entertaining,…
Believing in Beauty
Fabric, home altars, and the influence of her mother all figure heavily in the art of Connie Arismendi, and writer Mary Jane Garza opens up the heart from which her remarkable images spring.
Off the Bookshelf
The Experiment by John Darnton Dutton, 421 pp., $24.95 Darnton, who penned Neanderthal, attempts to exploit the concept of the double in every conceivable way for maximum dramatic — and occasionally comic — effect. The narrative’s parallel structure begins with two disparate characters: a New York tabloid journalist/hack slasher novelist and a Karl Popper-quoting escapee…
Specialty Food Catalog
Specialty Food Catalog http://www.specialty-food.com Nothing fancy here except the food that is for sale. This is one place where it’s substance over style. Offered are the foodstuffs of members of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc. That cumbersome name is the moniker for the folks who present the Fancy Food Shows. The…
Joke in the Box
Encapsulation of Rhino Records’ comedy box sets
More Than a Radio
The ambitious police radio project goes far beyond merely acquiring and installing a new network. Additional initiatives being spearheaded by the Austin-Travis County RDMT Coalition include a new computer-aided dispatch, a global positioning system, new mobile data transfer units, microwave tower replacements, an automatic vehicle locator system, and a new combined communications center to house…
The Godfather Collection (Widescreen Edition)
The Godfather Collection (Widescreen Edition) (Paramount Studios, VHS: $65) You probably know the story of the Godfather, but do you know the story behind it? Compiled for the original film’s 25th anniversary, this widescreen edition includes interviews with the cast and filmmakers preceding each of these lush, riveting installments in the Corleone saga. They may…
Big and Getting Bigger
Austin comic Eddie Gossling has always gotten a lot of attention for his size, but these days he’s getting more attention for his comedy, and J.C. Shakespeare explains why.
Off the Bookshelf
The Book Borrower by Alice Mattison Morrow, 288 pp., $24 In Alice Mattison’s tightly structured novel The Book Borrower, two young mothers, Toby Ruben and Deborah Laidlaw, meet in a park while out strolling their babies. When Deborah loans Toby a book called The Trolley Girl, a friendship begins, one that will last over 20…
Fruitful Gifts of Arizona Inc.
Fruitful Gifts of Arizona Inc. http://www.fruitfulgifts.com 800/575-8597 One of the bright spots of my trip to the Phoenix/Scottsdale area last spring was seeing beautiful fruits blossoming in the valley of the Sun. A recent reminder of that trip arrived in a catalog for John and Liz Wake’s family-owned company, which sells the foods and fruits…
Dancing About Architecture
Clifford Antone gets one more reprieve?, More music at the airport, and more
Naked City
Town Lake Park stakeholders say ARTS Center Stage is trying to pull a fast one on getting a bigger parking garage constructed; City Manager Jesus Garza is up for a raise, or is he? Mayor Kirk Watson announced his re-election bid and Amy Babich runs for city council.
James Bond
James Bond Goldfinger, Thunderball, Goldeneye, For Your Eyes Only, License to Kill, Live and Let Die, Tomorrow Never Dies (MGM Home Entertainment, DVD: $140; VHS: $80) For testosterone-driven moviegoers interested in the simple pleasures of misogyny, mayhem, and Miss Moneypenny, look no further than MGM’s seven-film, super-thriller secret agent gift set. Packed with more Bonds…
