Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

Kevin Kwan offers another gloriously satirical and sharp sociological take on the insular lives of the untouchably rich

"...opens on the island of Capri, where a destination wedding of jet-setting proportions is getting underway. The bride, a..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

The Farewell

Awkwafina is the heart of this loving story of families, belonging, and lies

"...identity or continent is a monolith. Even as Asian American filmmakers fight for increased visibility in Hollywood, audiences are..."

July 19, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Film Flam

'Mud,' 'El Mariachi' at 20, and an 'American Gypsies' protest

"...to immediately halt broadcasting its new reality series called American Gypsies. The press has been less than kind in..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Starting Over

For Tuna creators Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, the fourth time is the charm

"...Within four years, it was being performed at the American Spoleto Festival and the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland...."

Oct. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Feit's article on "Marrying Style With Substance on the Wedding Table" ["A New Kind of Catering," Jan. 31] recognized..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Column

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...This comedy of the American frontier by Christopher Guest (This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Sister Act

Late Bloomers Filmmakers Julia & Gretchen Dyer

"...and Dinah, two women working together in a middle American high school, who to everyone's surprise, including their own,..."

June 27, 1997 Screens Feature by Marie Black

Record Reviews

"...Chemical Wedding (Alternative Tentacles)..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTD: Rob Reiner; with Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...the academy by the Giddings Police Department. The couple's wedding was in three weeks...."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Gay Place

Love is in the air

"...looking for a ménage à process à la lesbian weddings, spend this week(end) in the thralls of friends, lovers,..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Big Love

An ensemble of lovely, lovely actors makes this updated Greek drama great fun

"...Love is that 50 brides have fled from their wedding to their 50 cousins. They've arrived at an Italian..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

This martial arts film succeeds as a great pulp yarn, a historical drama, an epic love story, a humorous action tale, and a modern feminist fable.

"...Hong Kong cinema, who have made recent breakthroughs in American films, have practically waited their entire careers for roles..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

October Previews

"...AMERICAN BEAUTY..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

From Southerners to Seventh Grade

"...handsome horse breeder from a prominent family. Their June wedding is not attended by Woods' family, a hurt from..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Books Feature

Q&A: Aharon Keshales Enters Texas Darkness in South of Heaven

Noir, cowboys ... and Ted Lasso?

"...you to making a Texas noir for your first American movie?..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...in the U.S., and will be available to any American viewers with an Amazon account, for free...."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Irishman

Scorsese's filmmaking excellence can't mask a flawed retreading of mob history

"...as Russell and loyal lieutenant Sheeran head to a wedding in Detroit. The date is July 30, 1975, and..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Curse of La Llorona

Latest Conjuring spin-off is a pale imitation of James Wan's original

"...story, her character meant as a mirror for an American audience who isn’t familiar with Latin American ghost stories...."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Our Town

This staging of the classic play reveals it is still the microcosm of American life

"...Bestowing the title of "quintessential American play" might be at best a nebulous pursuit, but..."

May 7, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

There Will Be Film

"...No movie this year was more rooted in the American soil than this powerful character study and origin story...."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

"...to stop the needless euthanasia of adoptable pets, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals last..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...singular passion to be the editor of a great American magazine, and then to be the editor of this..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

TV Eye

PBS's landmark documentary series, "Point of View," announces its summer lineup.

"...My American Girls: A Dominican Story, by Aaron Matthews. A Dominican..."

June 15, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...anniversary re-release of maverick shockmeister and satirist John Waters' American classic, but remember, this is the one in which..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Celestial Clockwork

"...opera singer who bolts for Paris midway through her wedding vows in her native Caracas. Leaving behind a perplexed..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

SXSW Film Review: The Unknown Country

Reality proves more compelling in this mixt of journalism and fiction

"...country, with a special focus on South Dakota’s Native American community. Appearing as a relative who had long since..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Dina Barrish

Five New Burger Spots for a New Austin

Brave businesses offer unique takes on the ubiquitous comfort food

"...crazy – one on every corner!" By then, her wedding catering business had once again taken off and she..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

A Lens on Queer Taiwan

AAAFF explores the Asian nation’s LGBTQIA cinematic legacy

"...to legalize same-sex marriage, this week the Austin Asian American Film Festival is presenting a celebration of queer cinema..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Feature by Lilli Hime

Qmmunity: Love, Lust, and the Pursuit of Queerness

Lez Prom, OUTsider Fest, and more queer'd events

"...words. As my refrigerator amasses more and more queer wedding invites alongside RSVP cards to my own queer wedding,..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

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