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Sarah Silverman, 80s Night, sustainable sculpting, and more

"...as this specific Sunday celebrates the Thin White Duke/Ziggy Stardust/Aladdin Sane with a focus on his hits. If you’re..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Smile 2

Naomi Scott stars as a pop singer terrorized by the same curse that wreaked havoc in the 2022 franchise starter

"...that was buried in the soulless live-action remake of Aladdin bubble to the surface, and she excels in that..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

A commando unit takes on the Nazis in this hyperviolent Guy Ritchie action-comedy

"...brawling Victorian mystery (Sherlock Holmes), and Disney live-action adaptation (Aladdin) all on one CV? – Ritchie brings a level..."

April 19, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Celebrate 50 Years of the Village With Alamo Drafthouse

Parties, Disney classics, and a Wes Anderson retrospective

"...wonder Beauty and the Beast, diamond in the rough Aladdin, the ever-brilliant The Lion King, the epic and hilarious..."

Jan. 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Disney’s Aladdin

Poster child for Broadway's Disneyfication still crazy entertaining

"...the Beast for Broadway, the story that drives Disney’s Aladdin has a much older soul – its original source..."

Feb. 16, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The Amazing Maurice

Can this tale of magical rodents beat the Pratchett adaptation curse?

"...Morpork. Maybe it's that the script by Terry Rossio (Aladdin, Shrek) comes closer than most to translating Pratchett's witticisms..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice

Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation

"...Maybe it's that veteran animated feature writer Terry Rossio (Aladdin, Shrek) comes closer than most previous writers to translating..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hadestown 

Headfirst, straight to a Hell of a good time

"...in the face of family-oriented, screen-to-stage entertainment like Disney’s Aladdin, which dominated the New York City theatre district. For..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Jenna Yoon Is on the Hunt for Lia Park and the Missing Jewel

Austin author Jenna Yoon hopes to bring more diversity to YA fantasy with her debut novel

"...magical young adult adventure, published by Simon & Schuster's Aladdin imprint...."

July 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Kaushiki Roy

Outdoor Concert Kicks Off the Zach Theatre Season

Music, moonlight, and Mickey Mouse thrills audience and performers alike

"...since 1993, stars in Disney Through the Decades, singing Aladdin's "Friend Like Me," The Little Mermaid's "Kiss the Girl"..."

March 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Dina Barrish

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...beats mix with inspiration from anime, St. Vincent, and Aladdin Sane, so the soloist's radiant crescendos and rhythms pop...."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Raya and the Last Dragon

Disney's new Southeast Asian fantasy is a landmark, but loses its way

"...for a big, memorable part like Robin Williams in Aladdin, or Eddie Murphy in Mulan, she's allowed a lot..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2020

The pandemic picks you wanted to read about

"...After his far-from-magical live action remake of Aladdin, Guy Ritchie went back to his old Sarf Lanhdan..."

Dec. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronicle Halloween Costume Contest

"...Shruti Babu - Aladdin..."

Oct. 29, 2020 Photo Gallery

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...quartet added Sleepy Johnson on banjo, and became the Aladdin Laddies when the Aladdin Lamp Company sponsored their WBAP..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Frank Erwin Center Postpones Shows Indefinitely

Plus an extended spring break and more cancellations

"...contacted directly about postponed events." The venue's production of Aladdin was the closest scheduled event effected...."

March 12, 2020 News Post by the Editorial Staff

The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie insists on ruining our fond memories of Snatch

"...splash in the blockbuster mainstream with Disney’s live-action musical Aladdin, where the operative C-words are “cash” and “cow”...."

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists

Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations

"...• Rosa Salazar, Alita: Battle Angel • Will Smith, Aladdin • Will Smith, Gemini Man..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Charlie's Angels

Gen Z get their wings in Elizabeth Banks' Angels continuation

"...and the Huntsman), Jane (newcomer Ella Balinska), and Elena (Aladdin’s Naomi Scott) – are swapped for a montage of..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

TexARTS’ Little Shop of Horrors

This production of the horror comedy musical makes watching inept humans get devoured by an alien plant just a damn good time

"...hits (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin), TexARTS' Little Shop is just a damn good time...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Aladdin

Another needless Disney remake buoyed on nostalgia and a handful of charming performances

"...the past three decades has a live-action adaptation. Before Aladdin, there was The Jungle Book and Beauty and the..."

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Dumbo

Another Disney live-action remake, but this one has a little magic

"...made the case for their existence; maybe the live-action Aladdin and The Lion King, soon to leave the factory..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Comedy: The Laugh Button Live!

Kathy Griffin ignited a late-night set full of high energy

"...He did express mixed feelings about the new live-action Aladdin, however – opening with the question “Can we talk..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Review: 2018 Austin Chamber Music Festival

How the Attacca Quartet, Emerson Quartet, and invoke played

"...a wicked magician, aided by a powerful witch and Aladdin and the genies of the magic lamp...."

July 17, 2018 Arts Post by Robi Polgar

David Bowie

"...finding another creature to hide behind – Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane – Bowie found Bowie. And this Bowie bustled..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Music Review by Lauren Modery

Your Weekend in Film

Partner up to switch things up

"...writes: “Directors Clements and Musker are the guys behind Aladdin and The Little Mermaid, and they employ their keen..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Mondo First Look at Gravity Falls

Exclusive peek from the upcoming Disney show

"...Aladdin is peak modern Disney, so having the chance to..."

April 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Animated film is based on Gibran's iconic book of prose poems

"...Roger Allers (whose Disney work includes The Lion King, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast) have assembled an international..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Norman Lear to Receive AFF Award

Norman Lear will get AFF Outstanding Television Writer Award

"...Loves Raymond; writer/director Exporting Raymond Terry Rossio, writer Shrek, Aladdin, The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, The Mask of..."

April 9, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Grimm Guignol

Ryan Gosling's directorial debut melds fantasy and realism

"...Frollo to Detroit's Notre Dame, the Jafar to Bones' Aladdin. He said, "I saw [Smith] screaming into a microphone,..."

April 10, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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