Where the Money is

"...while the aged ladies' tongues cluck over this new arrival (“He's a convict!” one squeals in equal parts delight..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Snow Day

"...town's lowest-rated TV news show, the white stuff's unexpected arrival is a chance to scoop and discredit his rival..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Pitch Black

"...again, what with this opening volley from Twohy (The Arrival) and a deuce of Mars films on the event..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The War Zone

"...the lush hills of the Devon countryside, awaits the arrival of a new addition. Mum (Swinton), Dad (Winstone), and..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hungry Bachelors Club

"...for one of two starkly opposed fates: Death on arrival or modest word-of-mouth success among fans who root for..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The 400 Blows

Truffaut’s first and perhaps most affecting feature, The 400 Blows, tells the story of a young boy and his petty crimes and mischief. The freeze frame that concludes the movie is one of the most quoted images in the history of cinema.

"...Blows is one of the films that announced the arrival of the French New Wave. Still perhaps Truffaut’s most..."

Nov. 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rosie

"...late plot twists.) Displaced from her room by Michel's arrival and from maternal attention by Irene's parade of boyfriends..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Stranger in the Kingdom

"...widower who formerly served as a military chaplain. His arrival is generally greeted with cordial, if awkward, responses from..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Box Sets/Reissues

The Disco Box

"...the Texas-to-Los Angeles mainline. Presaging and coinciding with the arrival of rock & roll, singers like Esther Phillips, Big..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature

Buried Alive

The "Freedom Flotilla"

"...yard in the Cuban Province of Matanzas. Upon his arrival in the States, he went to Chicago, where he..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

The Celebration

"...compounded by the shameless racism they display upon the arrival of Helene's black boyfriend. Despite the social depravity exposed..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Celebrating Beaujolais Nouveau

"...So how are you going to celebrate the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau this year? You have several choices...."

Nov. 13, 1998 Food Feature

Heart of the Orient

"...Sea Dragon, known for its seafood, and a new arrival called Pho Nam Vietnamese Restaurant, which has some interesting..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful is the drama every comic probably wishes he had made. In this life-affirming Italian "concentration-camp comedy," Benigni uses the Holocaust as a backdrop for telling a heartfelt story about a father who protects his son from the gas chambers by the use of the only weapons at his command: his quick imagination, outlandish buffoonery, and scrappy determination.

"...focuses on the young man Guido (Benigni) and his arrival in the Tuscan town of Arezzo to seek his..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

"...in her early life. The first centers on the arrival of Billy, né Benoit, to the welcoming Willis household...."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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"...lost amidst the staggering cognoscenti; when someone hails the arrival of Truman Capote one night, Shane's reaction is a..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Austin Community Television's First Quarter-Century

"...in a huge power shift," Tolleson explains. The near-simultaneous arrival of both cable television and relatively lightweight, portable, and..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

Dancing About Architecture

Every Dog Has His Day

"...began amassing quite a following almost immediately on their arrival from San Diego (after originally forming on the East..."

May 22, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Tarzan and the Lost City

"...aureola in white clay back in 1981. With Jane's arrival in the land of the Opar (and just how..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Species II

"...of course, can only lead to one thing: the arrival of Madsen's security expert Press Lennox (!), a comically..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tomorrow Never Dies

"...supervillains of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. are lowly bush leaguers. Before Yeoh's arrival on the scene, Tomorrow cruises on languid autopilot, breezing..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Telling Lies in America

"...Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell and Calista Flockhart. The arrival of this subtle, endearing, emotionally nuanced film is a..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Postmarks

Waring Responds

"...stable job ever since a few days after my arrival. I do have to contend with a lot of..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Column

Waiting for Guffman

Guest's mockumentary tracks visiting drama teacher Corky St. Clair's biggest challenge: creating a workable musical revue celebrating his Missouri town's sesquicentennial using only local players.

"...And it's all got to be done before the arrival of Mort Guffman, a New York theatre critic on..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...others, even as the threat of self-destruction looms. Cleo's arrival in a fiery crimson dress heralds the arrival of..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Food Top Tens 1996: A Year of Good Tastes

Top Ten Bites of 1996

"...the prepared foods there has appreciated greatly since his arrival...."

Jan. 10, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

School of Hard Fox

Superintendent Jim Fox Is Far From Warm and Fuzzy

"...from vacancies that erupted shortly before and after Fox's arrival, as well as promoting a few existing employees...."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

The English Patient

"...help disarm the local partisans. The truth of his arrival appears to be a bit more shady; he stares..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Celestial Clockwork

"...her dream of becoming the next Maria Callas. Upon arrival, Ana contacts friends of relatives and ends up rooming..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

cornering the bagel market

Austin's Hole-y War

"...the site of American Cleaners -- announces the imminent arrival of Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, a national franchise chain. Right..."

Aug. 16, 1996 News Feature by Chris Walters

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