Letters at 3AM: Musicians of Behavior

Actors are musicians of behavior

"...simplicity of her songs. John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and Audrey Hepburn – they did the same thing onscreen...."

May 2, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Lubitsch's Last Hurrah

New AFS Essential Cinema series covers the 'Touch' from pre-war to 'Cluny Brown'

"...ripest comparison lies in a Wilder touchstone: Sabrina. Before Audrey Hepburn love-struck Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, and all moviedom..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Letters at 3AM: Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

"...roster speaks for itself: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, Myrna Loy, Marlene Dietrich, Jean..."

May 4, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...society brothers suddenly aware of the chauffeur's daughter – Audrey Hepburn in her second starring role, all of 24,..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Gift Guide: Film Criticism

New reads from two titans in film scholarship

"...and he shows Wildean wit with his estimation of Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady: "That Hepburn did not..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

When It Felt True

The Austin Chronicle's Raoul Hernandez curates an AFS Essential Cinema series on the 'enigma' of William Wyler

"...and Olivia de Havilland (The Heiress). First-time Oscar walk-offs Audrey Hepburn (Roman Holiday) and Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl) complete..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two

Leaving us no time to catch our breaths after the Austin City Limits, Pecan Street, and Cinematexas festivals, our little city is graced next with the Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Austin Film Festival, unofficially kicked off by a screening (co-sponsored by the Austin Film Society) of Jonathan Demme's new film, The Truth About Charlie.

"...of Stanley Donen's classic Charade, which stars Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, and Walter Matthau. Demme's effort -- beer, back..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3am

Learning about "manhood" from the movies.

"...to female images like Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Jean Harlow, Barbara Stanwyck ... actors, presences, of considerable..."

May 31, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Balance, Yes; Reality, No

"...such a manner. I highly respect Astaire's talents and Audrey Hepburn remains my all-time favorite Hollywood celebrity. And when..."

July 11, 1997 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...screen couples from the 1930s and 1940s a la Hepburn and Tracy. BeningÕs performance evokes even a bit of..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Book Review: The Big Goodbye

The making of Chinatown gets its full due in Wasson's chronicle

"...Times reporter who has written books about Bob Fosse, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Mazursky, and Blake Edwards, is a bit..."

Feb. 25, 2020 Arts Post by David Gaines

Friends and Family Gather to Honor Activist Nadine Eckhardt

Eulogies and memories at Saengerrunde Hall

"...“but the talk was not.” She also recalled Nadine’s “Audrey Hepburn, pixie-ish look,” and her lifelong determination to “follow..."

Jan. 23, 2019 News Post by Michael King

How Costume Designer Edith Head Changed the Look of Hollywood

AFS Cinema spotlights films featuring the Oscar-winner's designs

"...in extraordinary circumstances who longed to be ordinary, like Audrey Hepburn's princess in Roman Holiday (1953)...."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Column by Jill Morena

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Pets

Sit! Stay! Good movie!

"...set. He later appeared in Breakfast at Tiffany’s alongside Audrey Hepburn. Director Arthur Lubin went on to create Mister..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Earth Day 101: All Things Consignment

Clean the city and your guilty conscience

"...are donated to the American Textile Recycling Service. Channeling Audrey Hepburn, I paired a classic two-piece black and white..."

April 20, 2017 Chron Events Post by Chelsea Pribble

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...to me? In striking contrast are the photos of Audrey Hepburn with various hairstyles from 1964. They were used..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Sound of Silence

Home invasion thriller Hush hits Netflix

"...their shared love of 1967's Wait Until Dark, starring Audrey Hepburn as a blind woman besieged by thieves. Then..."

April 8, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2015: Darling

Madness and murder in Manhattan

"...As for Carter herself, she's the Audrey Hepburn of indie horror. She catches Darling as a..."

Sept. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Would Werner Do?

New to home viewing: A feast of Herzog, ‘Zero Charisma’

"...review. Funny Face & Sabrina (Paramount Catalog). Two of Audrey Hepburn sentimental favorites get the Blu-ray treatment. Bastards (MPI..."

April 8, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Introducing Amy Sue Berlin

Debuting at the Cactus Cafe tonight

"...Kweller and Sam Baker. Berlin bears a resemblance to Audrey Hepburn with a guitar, and her broad smile, comforting..."

April 4, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Music Man (1962)

Seventy-six trombones

"...or not (e.g., Marlon Brando in Guys and Dolls, Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady), and Jack Warner was..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

From the Vaults: All for the Love of You

Carey Mulligan steals hearts as Daisy Buchanan in 'The Great Gatsby'

"...that goes from dimpled schoolgirl to oh-so-sophisticated teen to Audrey Hepburn look-alike to disillusioned-but-wiser adult. Mulligan makes a lasting..."

May 10, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

FF2012: Why 'The Collection' is All About Character

Marcus Dunstan brings the mask back for Fantastic Fest

"...man in Wait Until Dark. Well, this time, who's Audrey Hepburn? What if her name was Helena? And [Emma]..."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Upcoming special events!

"...Golightly, Paul Varjak, and Cat. This film is an Audrey Hepburn classic that’s not to be missed with its..."

July 12, 2012 Chron Events Post by Jordan Roberts

In Print: Paul on Mazursky

The Seventies couldn't have asked for a more empathetic chronicler of the human condition than filmmaker Paul Mazursky

"...book, the well-researched and otherwise engaging Fifth Avenue, 5AM: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Any friend of Edith Head, Algernon Moncrieff, and Vajazzling is a friend of Your Style Avatar

"...a lavish Neiman's-worthy fashion show. The black dress that Audrey Hepburn wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's is legendary, but..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

'To See the Dream'

Wyler by the bullet

"...• Audrey Hepburn's screen test for Roman Holiday (1953) was extended..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Screens Feature

After a Fashion

Stephen discovers holiday luv and something to fit his wrist at a chain store

"...the size of Betty Rubble's and a big black Audrey Hepburn hat that she had to have. I was..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Karen Kuykendall: In Memoriam

When this performer and friend of the arts died on Oct. 31, the city lost the grandest of its grande dames

"...almost – to borrow a word often applied to Audrey Hepburn – gamine. But Karen seemed to belong to..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Beirut

"...the Mausoleum," which would feel at home with either Audrey Hepburn or Dorothy Dandridge. Make no mistake, though: All..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

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