Blue Jasmine

Class difference and life's shambles are on Woody Allen's mind as he leads Cate Blanchett through a perfectly calibrated performance as a Park Avenue matron brought low by modern finance.

"...the real-life Ruth Madoff story, Blanchett plays the titular Jasmine as a woman aghast by and ill-equipped to deal..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Cate Blanchett steals away with what’s left of her dreams in Linklater’s coming-of-middle-age comedy

"...mannered and slightly reminiscent of her Oscar-winning performance in Blue Jasmine, these are hardly flaws when the outcome is..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Qmmunity: Music to My Queers

Queer Vinyl Collective plays the chord of qmmunity creation, while Hyperreal and Blue Starlite screen a coming-out comedy classic

"...a Cheerleader as part of Hyperreal Film Club x Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In's current collab. The 1999 film..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Column by James Scott

Steve Davis' Top 10 List

"...Blue Jasmine, A Hijacking, Frances Ha, The Spectacular Now, Captain..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Finding Your Feet

Upper class British rom-com plays for laughs.

"...of family and friends. No, it’s not Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, though plot similarities abound. Here’s another clue: The..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Maudie

A Canadian folk artist falls for a fishmonger

"...is a superlative performance by Sally Hawkins (Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine and Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky) that is mischievous and..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

He Makes What He Loves and Then They Consume It

YouTube phenom Jon Cozart is more than just Ariel/Belle/Jasmine/Pocahontas

"...college, beyond that musical? You have anything in mind? Blue-sky kind of things?..."

May 3, 2013 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Names for the Texas Film Hall of Fame

Who is the first Austin Chronicle Champion of the Arts?

"...Hidden Dragon, The Devil's Backbone, Dogtown and Z-Boys, Moon, Blue Jasmine, Son of Saul and hundreds more into cinemas...."

Feb. 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Time It’s Personal

Michael Barker endows Ed Lowry Student Film Program at AFS

"...the Dollhouse, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Before Midnight, and Blue Jasmine), Michael also shares a wedding anniversary in common..."

Aug. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Feast Your Eyes

Introducing the banner crop of 2013 films

"...brightened my year, I present some of them here: Blue Jasmine, American Hustle, Mud, Tim's Vermeer, In a World..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: A Personal Journey, Part 2

Nashville, Coconut Grove, and points in between

"...Having almost accidentally discovered Vince Martin's album If the Jasmine Don't Get You ... the Bay Breeze Will sometime..."

May 25, 2007 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Out of the Blue (1980) 4K Restoration (2019) (Canada, U.S.) D: Dennis Hopper..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Qristian Qurl Autumn

The season for perfectly sensational LGBTQ (aka PSL) events is here, queer, and loving it

"...Brookins, Ryan West, Nicotine, Stephanie Vasquez Fonseca, Vertarias, Gothess Jasmine, and Irielle Wesley. Pluuuuus there'll be an exclusive food..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Column by James Scott

Dead Girl Talking

Showtime approaches the subject of death with Dead Like Me, a new series that moves the focus from those left behind to those dearly departed.

"...fatherly Rube (Mandy Patinkin) and his crew: Mason (Callum Blue), Roxy (Jasmine Guy), and Betty (Rebecca Gayheart)...."

June 27, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Faster Than Sound: A Belated Introduction From Your Incoming Music Editor

Music columnist graduates to Music editor after four years

"...aspirations, I owe my journalistic pivot completely to Sarah Jasmine Montgomery, onetime editor at Orange, who invited me and..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Young Protesters Score Small Wins in Fight for Democracy

Hungry for the vote

"...Fischer, of San Antonio, Gina Hinojosa of Austin, and Jasmine Crockett of Dallas (a top-tier U.S. House candidate in..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Booze, the Booze, the Booze We Choose

Seven swanky new swigs for your taste and relaxation

"...2. Treaty Oak Distilling: Red, White & Blue Single Barrel WhiskeyA recent trip to Treaty Oak for..."

June 9, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Big-Boy-Sized

Your Qmmunity editor is under the weather, so enjoy an extra-large queer listings section this week.

"...Frida Friday at Blue Norther Hard Seltzer Grab a refreshing hard seltzer while..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Column by James Scott

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...My Home, a sequel to the East Texas mystery Bluebird, Bluebird; and celebrated graphic novelists Chris Ware and Seth..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Wednesday Sleepers

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...to changeJAWBONE8pm, Red Eyed Fly A one-man Motor City blues band with a penchant for racket, Jawbone (Bob Zabor)..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Feast of the Dragon

Hong Kong Sundays at the Alamo bring watermelon monsters and world-class Asian cuisine together.

"...and serving all-you-can-eat spaghetti, or having cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon as a special during the screening of Blue..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...fun mom for her son…with mixed results. Cast List: Jasmine Cephas Jones, Helen Hunt, Benjamin Earl Turner, Atticus Woodward,..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Booze You Can Use: A Few Choice Local Views

Sufficient Texas tipples to topple any tedium

"...Door. Hell, even bottle-designwise, they’re the graphic professionals’ true blue hero...."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Cruel, Cruel Midsummer

Despite weathering many hot messes – climate and otherwise – Austin’s queer scene keeps the cool events coming

"...of ATX" Brigitte Bandit celebrates 30 years on this blue marble with her 30, Flirty, and Thriving Birthday Party..."

July 15, 2022 Column by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 1-7

"...ingredients. What would they be? A Gemini baker named Jasmine says, "ripe persimmons, green hills after a rain, a..."

July 1, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Qmmunity: Party On, Queers

Jon-Erik Garcia, aka the Glitoris, talks about his own TuezGayz story, plus more queer events

"...he and my uncle were in a band The Blue Shades & their love for music is the genesis..."

May 13, 2022 Column by James Scott

We Have an Issue: What’s the Deal With the Cover?

Forty years of Waterloo Records, and a look back at the Waterloo sticker cut-up craze

"...But for a time in Austin history, Waterloo's iconic blue-and-white sticker (along with garage rockers Titty Bingo's neon-lettered one)..."

April 8, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin at Large: Easy to Be Hard, Easy to Vote No

What did we learn from the tiny, noisy Texas primaries? A few morning-after insights

"...St. Louis, and much of Dallas if state Rep. Jasmine Crockett prevails as expected in her run-off...."

March 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Lee, Richard Ray Whitman, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Devin Shangreaux, Jasmine "Jazzy" Bearkiller Shangreaux, Pam Richter, Dale Leander Toller, Florence..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Yellow Rose Gives a New Face to Country Music

Director Diane Paragas blooms in her Austin-made drama

"...her crimson red cowboy hat down to her faded blue jeans and a voice as vast as our sprawling..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Screens Feature by Lilli Hime

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