Basic Instinct 2

This wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and chockablock with bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.

"...grandeur of near-epic proportions. I'm tempted to thank original Basic Instinct scribe and sometime Hollywood animal Joe Eszterhas for..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...2. Volver – No modern male director loves the community..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...Marc Savlov's Top 10 1. Babel – Alejandro González Iñárritu's film gives no quarter to, and precious little..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The AggreGAYtor: December 3

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Hillary Clinton plays coy, Sophia Vergara gives into her basic instinct, and the SCOTUS demands more cowbell. Six o'clock..."

Dec. 3, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Film Reviews

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"...musician's hands which never touch the instrument itself. In 1922, Theremin demonstrated it in the Kremlin for Lenin. In..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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"...musician's hands which never touch the instrument itself. In 1922, Theremin demonstrated it in the Kremlin for Lenin. In..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Single White Female

"...a designer of computer software and possessing a fabulous 2-bedroom, rent-controlled, Manhattan apartment (which could only exist in the..."

Aug. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Movies That Matter

An interview with Killer Films producer Christine Vachon

"...Look among the titles of the most daring and..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fatale Attraction

Deon Taylor on bringing back the '80s erotic thriller

"...Taylor was fresh off of his 2019 inverted home invasion shocker The Intruder when he came..."

Dec. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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"...and scripts for films such as The Graduate and Catch-22. Credit must also be given to Nicole Kidman, who..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

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"...of President Yeltsin. I think you get the idea. 2.5 stars (J.O.) Hogg..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Film

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"...give some square edges to that confining round hole. 2.0 stars (H.C.) Great Hills, Lake Creek, Lincoln, Movies 12,..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Thai Me Up, Thai Me Down

A Sampling of Thai Restaurants Around Austin

"...Little Thailand photograph by John Anderson..."

March 27, 1998 Food Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...our organization extend from Lamar to I-35, MLK to 29th. As the neighborhood in which this development is physically..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Jesus Loves Hyde Park, Too

"...food safety. Please feel free to contact us at 512/719-0232 if you have any questions or would like additional..."

June 25, 1999 Column

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...In the sorting room at the 20,000-square-foot warehouse on South Congress, a crowd of volunteers is..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the Austin community ["Postmarks: Pro: Villas at Guadalupe," Jan. 25]. Since NUNA has retained legal counsel to sue and/or..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

Larson SAFE at Home

Baseball Boosters Seek Swing Vote

"...wants the city of Houston to subsidize a new $235 million dome downtown. Adams complains that the old dome..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Record Reviews

"...vow to commit to love, Rigby flaunts exhilarating resolve. "20 Questions" could be the prequel to Nancy Sinatra's get-yer-shit-together..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Music Review

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...Catherine Denueve. Une object d'arte. She should be in..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...legacy on the UT campus. Littlefield was born in 1842 in Mississippi, but moved to Texas as a child...."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

They Hear America Singing!

Grammy-nominated Conspirare brings together 600 voices in search of our national sound

"...from around the state will be in Austin January 25-28 to perform separately and, on Sunday, in a 600-voice..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Righteous readers respond to recent rape reportage, and our Best of Austin issue garners a kudo or two.

"...in the article written last week ("Raped Twice?" [Oct. 12] by Jordan Smith), which questioned why the Travis County..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Pit's End

Dog owners face an unwelcoming housing market

"..."It impacts us because we have, at any time, 200 dogs that might be identified as pit bull dogs..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Spinning The Color Wheel

Bob Byington supplies the Q's, Alex Ross Perry the A's

"...that seem overwritten and under-rehearsed, oblivious to the most basic standards of tonal consistency, narrative coherence or visual decorum...."

July 27, 2012 Screens Post by Robert Byington

Fantastic Journey

Alejandro Escovedo comes full circle

"...anywhere. I've seen him solo in a room with 20 people, as a duo with another guitar or a..."

June 20, 2008 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Cinematic Convergence

The 11th Annual Austin Film Festival

"...of David Layton's The Hot Shoe use intellect, play-acting, instinct, guts, arithmetic, and a healthy arrogance as the tools..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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Our readers talk back.

"...Please Pick up my Poop ["Best of Austin," Sept. 27]. I liked it because it was funny and what..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

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"...1 "really hate" him ["Born to Be Reviled," Sept. 20"]...."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column

The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent

"...by Jessica B. Harris, Simon & Schuster, $25 hard..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Food Feature