Beautiful Thing

This is a sweet yet unsentimental coming-of-age film about two teenage boys in a working-class London suburb who fall in love.

"...Scott Neal, Tameka Empson, Ben Daniels and Jeillo Edwards. Beautiful, indeed. This sweet yet unsentimental coming-of-age film about two..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Crazy/beautiful

"...far as movies marketed at a youthful demographic go, crazy/beautiful is a surprisingly mature and delicately rendered entry into..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beautiful Girls

"...Gish and David Arquette. Although its title suggests otherwise, Beautiful Girls is firmly attuned to the twentysomething male perspective,..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Beautiful Mind

"...Christopher Plummer, Ed Harris and Austin Pendleton. So many things come together so beautifully in this movie based on..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bloody Beautiful Illusions

Alejandro Jodorowsky, surrealism's topo sangre, on Truth, Beauty, and the Internet

"...When Chilean filmmaker/writer/artist Alejandro Jodorowsky turns 82 on Feb...."

Jan. 14, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Q&A Hole: What's the Best Thing They Got for Christmas?

And what's the best thing they gave? Nine citizens answer.

"...Yes: Thing...."

Jan. 1, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ben Fountain on Beautiful Country Burn Again

In his new book, the author lights up 2016 to make sense of that crazy, intense year

"...Donald Trump a hypocrite insults the scale of the thing. Move far enough along the hypocritic spectrum and eventually..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Beautiful Bitter

The heartachey animation of Don Hertzfeldt

"...he provides the narration in a quiet, almost clinically soothing tone of voice – which has come to include..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Double-Barrel Beautiful

Texan sweetheart of the 1960s folk rodeo, Carolyn Hester

"...me. Carolyn was eye catching, down-home and double barrel beautiful. That she had known and worked with Buddy Holly..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beautiful Songs and Good, Heavy Sounds

"...Houston, San Antonio, Corpus. Back then, it was songs, beautiful songs, and good, heavy, original sounds."..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Rocky Horror Reissue – A Wild & Untamed Thing

A red vinyl adios to summer in Tim Curry’s lipstick

"...“Planet Hot Dog,” “Fanfare/Don’t Dream It,” “Wild and Untamed Thing.” Neither a singer that became an actor (Elvis Presley,..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: The Beautiful Old

Gabriel Rhodes makes Grammy bait

"...When I first glimpsed a copy of The Beautiful Old: Turn-of-the-Century Songs with its elegant album art and..."

May 24, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...halfway house for down-on-their-luck friends. Sweet old hippies and beautiful losers recline on his front porch to chew the..."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman

Carpenters Hall Is Smart, Beautiful, and Almost Annoyingly Cool

The restaurant within Carpenter Hotel is a conceptual ode to German, Czech, and Texan cuisines

"...definitely already one of Austin's popular kids – smart, beautiful, and almost annoyingly cool...."

Jan. 18, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Full Gallop: Everything Is Beautiful

"...the character difficult not to embrace. Yet there is something unsettling about Diana Vreeland, and about the play's insistence..."

March 26, 1999 Arts Review

Not Necessarily Stoned but Beautiful

Are you experienced? The answer lies in Sony Legacy's new Jimi Hendrix reissues.

"...my Facebook. Today, it was, 'Not necessarily stoned but beautiful.'" The other two nodded at the guitarist in great..."

May 14, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Q&A Hole: What’s the Most Important Thing in Life?

With JT Habersaat, David Wheeler, Jodi Egerton, Marc English & more.

"...WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE?..."

Sept. 27, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Doing the Bret Thing

On the Town with Bret Easton Ellis

"...about goddamn vampires," he says. The commercial with the beautiful models selling Pantene Pro-V comes on...."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Austin Playhouse's The Real Thing

Tom Stoppard's play receives a remarkable revival with a seasoned cast

"...Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing eschews the traditional fare of absurdist theatre, repurposing it..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Hightower Report: Life Is Beautiful in MittWorld

In which Mitt Romney lives in fairy land

"...in MittWorld, even life in a Chinese sweatshop is beautiful. The astonishing thing is that Romney just swallowed the..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

Your Beautiful New Home

Welcome to the City Hall you thought would never come

"...proper ceremony. But first, let's talk about the pointy thing...."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Review: Willie Nelson, I Don't Know a Thing About Love

Waylon & Willie ride again on the Hawaiian Austinite's 157th release

"...10 songs in 32 minutes, I Don't Know a Thing About Love notches – approximately, estimates longtime label Sony..."

May 5, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Ten Thousand Beautiful Bugs in Your Eyes

New UT entomology project provides stunning public domain images

"...We know, we know: Seems like everything’s for sale nowadays, everything’s got a goddamn price on..."

Feb. 8, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Your Saturday’s a Boldly Bookish Thing

Immerse yourself in local stories of print and voice

"...scheduled, looking through their vast holdings of so many beautiful books and book-related objects, such a wealth of interesting..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Big, Beautiful Books

Adorn your coffeetables with these hardbound masterpieces

"...more, what with that University of Texas alum/hometown hero thing he's got going. So we understand how you might..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Books Feature by Monica Riese

His Presence Was a Lovely Thing

James Welch: 1940-2003

"...treasures as Winter in the Blood and Fools Crow, beautifully explore the Native American experience in our country...."

Aug. 22, 2003 Books Feature by Paul Stekler

Conversations With Builder Paul Lamb and Architect Don Crowell Is This My Beautiful House?

"...found the house of your dreams, or at least something that you're willing to settle for and rehabilitate, there..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

The Zellners' Beautiful Dreamer

The Zellner brothers mine urban legend in Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

"...technically accomplished movie yet. (Among their previous features are Kid-Thing and Goliath.) Featuring a remarkably internalized performance from Oscar-nominated..."

March 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Beautiful Piece of Writing

"...at Ramsey Park in the evening was an acceptable thing to do. Thank you for publishing it. I hope..."

April 14, 2014 Postmarks

The Beautiful Game

The scene at Fado's was a madhouse for the Champions League Final

"...As the second half of overtime got under way, things got a little testy. Nemandja Vidic, Man U central..."

May 23, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

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