Qmmunity: Butch County Says Bye for Now

Lead singer and founder Katy Koonce talks the queer rock group’s history

"...style as a mix of David Lee Roth and Bette Midler, the singer recalls Butch County being named by..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Column by James Scott

The Fabulous Four

Another "sassy seniors" lightly raunchy comedy

"...Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Timothy V. Murphy..."

July 26, 2024 Movie Review

Sundance Review: Lucy and Desi

Inside the relationship that defined an era of TV

"...on set. Ball's perpetual belief that no one was better than "a trouper," and Cuban refugee Desiderio Alberto Arnaz..."

Jan. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Hello, Dolly!

One of the last great Golden Age musicals revived with panache

"...friend, all prettily dressed up, looking and sounding perhaps better than ever, if only because we haven’t seen her..."

Jan. 22, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

Broadway Leading Lady Carolee Carmello on Taking Over Dolly!

Hello, Dolly prepares for run at Bass Concert Hall

"...course; Barbra Streisand in the 1969 film version; and Bette Midler in the 2017 Broadway revival, which is the..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

Chronicle Recommends: Halloweenies

Deliciously spooky films for the scaring season

"...charismatic villains – Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Bette Midler – is too darn relatable. (“Another glorious morning..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Playback: Armadillo Tales

A review of the best book on Austin’s 1970s music scene since The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock

"...but eye-level stories about Jerry Lee Lewis, Frank Zappa, Bette Midler, Freddie King, Bruce Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt demonstrate..."

April 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Quality

It might take a monumental amount of work for you to become the kind of person you would like to date

"...This is such a wonderful question, Loveless. Thanks for..."

July 31, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Fashion Camp

Jen DM & Rick Gradone of Hi Fashion tell all

"...Kathleen Hanna, Debbie Harry, Cindy Sherman, Olivia Newton John, Bette Midler… Is Prince a queer icon? He’s my queer..."

June 26, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Vulcan (Video) Mind Meld

Staking out the store’s new North Loop location

"...Stakeout cousins Three Men and a Baby and its better half, Three Men and a Little Lady...."

May 30, 2014 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy

Your quick guide to the national headliners and local laugh makers at Fun Fun Fun 2013

"...pop-culture fanaticism with a trademark edge; turns a phrase better than a soused Christopher Hitchens...."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Continental'

Malcolm Ingram has a nose for missing gay-history puzzle pieces

"..."beach," and a stage that launched the careers of Bette Midler, Labelle, house music DJ Frankie Knuckles, and more...."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Queer Culture From the 1970s to 70

Three documentaries highlight a generation of gay icons

"...performances throughout the early Seventies from the likes of Bette Midler (known there as "Bathhouse Bettie"), Patti LaBelle, Barry..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

After a Fashion: The DIFFA Difference

Your Style Avatar gets an invitation he can't refuse

"...Zac Posen, and guest panelists that include Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Miranda Lambert, Kristin Davis, Christian Siriano, and others...."

Feb. 8, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Parental Guidance

The actors deserve credit for the professionalism they bring to this family comedy stinker.

"...Directed by: Andy Fickman. Starring: Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The AggreGAYtor: December 26

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...a showing his class a video featuring drag(ish) queens, Bette Midler lip-synching and a particularly insouciant banana...."

Dec. 26, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Movie Studios Play Santa With Three Christmas Day Openings

New reviews of 'Django Unchained,' 'Les Mis,' and 'Parental Guidance'

"...a family comedy starring old pros Billy Crystal and Bette Midler as grandparents babysitting an unruly brood. Our reviewer..."

Dec. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gay Place: Wheely AWTHUM

Strap on your ... roller skates, fool; it's time for Roller Disco 2.

"...THE DIVINE MISTER M Your weekend's "Best Bette." Stuart tackles Midler. Whaaaat?! Thu.-Sat., May 24-26, 8:30pm. Shoal..."

May 25, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Drone: The Musical Comedy

This show is an entertainment with an eminently enjoyable looseness to it

"...Kirschner as Jaime. Kirschner is an actress in the Bette Midler mode, without the vocal cords but considerably funnier...."

Feb. 11, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Everybody's Talking at You

Austin's reading series scene is booking good

"...Adams, and Ralph sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings,' the Bette Midler song from Beaches."..."

July 30, 2010 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Is My Life

LZ Love's reveal: dance music!

"...with him several times. He said, 'You sing it better than me.' I didn't know when he wrote it..."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Bravo/Brava

Paul Soileau trips the light (and the dark) fantastic in his multimedia performance pieces

"...Herb's Kiki, and even the drag queenier parts of Bette Midler – is a dishy Southern belle gone terribly..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

History's Closet

Making the case for an Austin gay barchive

"...I was 19, and I remember those days well. Bette Midler came to the Armadillo in 1973, and the..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Women

This remake of the 1939 George Cukor film isn't particularly fun or funny.

"...Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher and Cloris Leachman. In..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Then She Found Me

Helen Hunt directs and stars in this movie which finds just the right mix of drama, comedy, and the unknown – in other words, life as we live it.

"...Directed by: Helen Hunt. Starring: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick and Ben Shenkman. Hunt's..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDnds

DVDnds

"...Buffalo Springfield soon devolves into returned favors to narrator Bette Midler and guest interviewers Phil Collins and Kid Rock...."

July 20, 2007 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

America: Freedom to Fascism

Although grounded in Libertarian theory, this documentary by producer-turned-director Aaron Russo presents provocative material about the perceived illegality of income taxes – and various freedom-restricting consequences of the new world order.

"...– a cause that this former music promoter; former Bette Midler manager, producer of the films The Rose and..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Weather Makers: How Mankind Is Changing the Planet and What It Means for Life on Earth

Global-warming skeptics get served

"...already had the pants scared off of us when Bette Midler played a dying Mother Earth in the 1990..."

March 10, 2006 Books Review by Nora Ankrum

After a Fashion

Stephen gears up for the celebrity onslaught by skewering more ... celebrities!

"...fab female-impersonators, including special guest Amber Nixx, who, as Bette Midler and Madonna, will be knockin' 'em dead. For..."

March 11, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Wanna know a 'Chronicle' secret? It runs in the family: Margaret Moser spends a lot of energy fantasizing being able to recast all the roles in 'Grease.' In this issue, Brother Stephen has some epiphanies over the possibilities of a modern remake of 'Valley of the Dolls'!

"...Ella Fitzgerald, Cyndi Lauper, Liza Minnelli, Annie Lennox, and Bette Midler, but frankly, if comparisons have to be made,..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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