American Wedding

"...of this third and final installment to the successful American Pie trilogy, I was naturally curious to see if..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Reunion

Thirteen years after American Pie jump-started sexual innuendo for a new generation, this sequel is the best one in the series.

"...years after the Weitz brothers forever defiled the great American apple pie with sexual innuendo and jump-started the joys..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wedding Banquet

"...A darling of the past year's festival circuit, The Wedding Banquet wins fans with its sunny disposition as it..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After the Wedding

American remake of Danish Oscar contender flails into melodrama

"...foot in its opening scene, but somehow After the Wedding pulls that trigger with having one of its rich,..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

"...demented familial cheer that is My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The title tells it all, but with the few..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wedding Weekend

This earnest, well-acted ensemble film is a seriocomic meditation on what it means to be an American male approaching the dreaded four-oh.

"...seriocomic meditation on what it means to be an American male approaching the dread four-oh when, of course, all..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wedding Year

Can too much romance kill the mood?

"...Not reviewed at press time. The average American wedding gift is $129, so when freshly minted and..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review

The SXSW Game of Thrones Blood Drive Is More Fun Than the Red Wedding

Bleed for the Throne jump-starts nation's largest promo blood drive

"...bloody season of Game of Thrones. Partnering with the American Red Cross, the Bleed for the Throne event jump-starts..."

March 8, 2019 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

A Simple Wedding

A slightly contemporary update to a very traditional rom-com

"...none sufficient to derail an inevitable “I do.” The wedding day rom-com is an American institution and, like every..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gay Marriage American Catholic Style

American Catholic church celebrates marriage equality

"...special Saturday mass greeting at Southeast Austin's Holy Family American Catholic Church, where he is pastor. "And a new..."

July 3, 2015 News Feature by Kate X Messer

The Big Wedding

In this wedding comedy, a bridegroom’s bitterly divorced parents (De Niro and Keaton) must pretend they’re still married to appease his Catholic birth mother.

"...when Alejandro’s very Catholic birth mother arrives for the wedding, the entire family conspires to keep Mom and Dad’s..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Miss Montana's Wedding Day

Third Place

"...and she didn't know what to wear to the wedding. For one thing, it was cold in Montana. That..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

American Movie

What to see at the sixth annual Cine Las Americas.

"...(1pm, the Hideout) Also Screening ... Hideout: 11am: Native American Series 1..."

April 25, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Bubba and Babe's Backwoods Texas Wedding

Dinner-theatre nuptials, Texas-style

"...certain point in your life, you've been to enough weddings that you've seen it all: fighting couples, pregnant brides,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Texas' First Catholic Same-Sex Wedding

"...validate same-sex marriages nationwide, Fr. Jayme Mathias celebrated the wedding of Andy and Darrell at Holy Family American Catholic..."

July 1, 2015 Photo Gallery

Garbo’s Second Brick-and-Mortar Opens; JNL Barbecue’s First Brick-and-Mortar Opens; Flo’s Wine Bar & Bottle Shop Is Born; Oseyo Hires Laura Sawicki; Vixen’s Wedding’s New Menu Is *Chef’s Kiss*; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...a hungry populace into their dens of yum. Vixen’s Wedding, that Goan and Portuguese-inspired restaurant based at the ARRIVE..."

March 1, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

After a Fashion: American Idle?

Let Your Style Avatar's personal plight be a warning to you about the dangers of ... reality TV

"...watch reality shows as penance. My mom's addicted to American Idol, so I watch it with her regularly. Idol,..."

June 1, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

In a Previously Unpublished Interview Late Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Talks SXSW, COVID, & American Health Care

“I’m having nightmares about what [COVID] is going to do to the status quo”

"...Actually, I'm missing our bass player's [Chris Whetzel] wedding today. I self-quarantined, because I had a really terrible..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Man

Malcolm D. Lee, cousin of Spike, hits emotional pay dirt in this men's-eye-view of marriage, fidelity, and love. ? Marc Savlov.

"...center on the emotional maelstrom that precipitates almost every wedding. Diggs plays Harper, a budding novelist whose first, and..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Martha Knows Best?

Current Trends in Wedding Cakes

"...Buttermilk wedding cake with strawberry filling and whipped icing from Shirley's..."

May 9, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Guru

"...ethnic romance out there – My Big Fat Greek Wedding – The Guru feels hasty and overburdened with obvious..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Exhibitionism

Blood Wedding: Folk Tale Under a Glitter Moon

"......"

April 30, 1999 Arts Review

Harmony and Me

This Austin-made gem by Bob Byington is a sharply written and acted observational piece about a heartsick guy played by Justin Rice.

"...lessons (taught by Jerm Pollet), and attendance at a wedding and a funeral. And should these things not provide..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Namesake

Mira Nair's complex meditation on family, relationships, and identity traces the saga of two generations of an Indian-American family, as outlined in Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel.

"...With her latest effort, director Nair (Vanity Fair, Monsoon Wedding) does not disappoint. Alternately vibrant and restrained in all..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

TV Eye

Eeek! A precious, affluent white woman is lost! Eeek! Evil looms around every corner, and the biggest victim of all? Plus, here comes Jenny Hart.

"...had it all. A handsome fiancé, a high-end Southern wedding with 600 invited guests. Since it's unfathomable that she'd..."

May 6, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

‘Downton’ or Bust

Financial ruin and a wedding in peril kick off season 3

"...Downton Abbey returned last night with a wedding, dirty dealings, and the threat of financial ruin –..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Punjabi Powerhouse: Red Baraat

Brooklynites connect Indian and New Orleans brass bands

"...Afropop diva Angelique Kidjo – sounds like an Indian wedding marching through the French Quarter, a clanging cacophony of..."

April 5, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

My Life in Ruins

Nia Vardalos, who hit pay dirt with My Big Fat Greek Wedding, is on shakier ground with this clichéd story about an American tourist guide in Greece.

"...success she experienced with 2002’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding, is again backed by the Playtone Productions group headed..."

June 5, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bamako

This Malian courtroom drama is like nothing you've ever seen: The people put the institutions of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on trial.

"...Monetary Fund. From the perspective of those testifying, these American-based organizations have wound up gutting their country's economy and..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Date Movie

What's left to spoof? Why, romance movies, of course.

"...a parody of touchy-feely-quasi-comedies like My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Meet the Parents, Date Movie plays even beyond..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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