When Night is Falling

"...performer, but the film is far from kooky or zany. Canadian writer-director Rozema's When Night Is Falling is an..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

RV

Robin Williams loads his family into a camper and goes on vacation.

"...comically nasty opening setup, during which harried soda-pop exec Bob Munro (Williams) watches his children (Hutcherson, Levesque) morph from..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Is Anybody Laughing?

In the midst of economic hard times and a wave of terrorist attacks, the comedy business wonders what's funny.

"...a regular basis: Todd Glass, Mitch Hedberg, Kathleen Madigan, Bob Zany, Billy D. Washington, Craig Shoemaker, not to mention..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Man of the Year

Instead of being the hippest kid on the block, this comedy plays like a schizophrenic exercise in shrill cinematic politics.

"...coif, a peerless combination that straddles the DMZ between zany and WTF? with ginchy aplomb.) As TV pundit Tom..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Olympia

"...Funny scenes abound, ranging from Ed's sulfurous rants to zany situational humor arising from the guys' responses to the..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...Dir: Alexander Kane; Prod/Scr: Bob Epstein; DP: Zoran Drakulich; Ed: Ryan McFaul; with Marc..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the voices of Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Phil Collins, Bob Hoskins. (G, 74 min.) Not reviewed at press time...."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge

Different Stages drives Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge, a holiday spoof by Christopher Durang, like a kamikaze hayride into a merry miscellany of Christmas entertainments

"...Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...As we "groundlings" reveled in zany mayhem, I felt I was with a larger community,..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...music in the years immediately following the death of Bob Marley, 1982-'85. Virtually every spring and summer weekend featured..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes

Austin Music Poll's 40th anniversary inspires mobile sweepstakes and emotional write-ins

"...meet for photos – and setting the stage for zany game show host Curtin with the balloons and awards...."

March 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin

A look at the unsung filmmaker, whose collaborators included Jerry Lewis, Jayne Mansfield, and Porky Pig

"...25 could pick Tashlin's most frequent human collaborators – Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Jayne Mansfield – out of..."

May 25, 2012 Screens Review by Leah Churner

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...More than any group, AATW keeps Bob Wills alive and kicking. The Ray Benson-led Austin swing..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...FANTASY'S CORE: Nagasaki's Fantasy's Core are a zany troupe that flip-flops between punk, blues, metal, and soul...."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...are thwarted when the airport shuts down and her zany cousin forces her to party. (World Premiere) Documentary Shorts..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sunday ACL Fest 2018 Picks

Handicapping ACL's initial Sabbath plus a handful of locals

"...they intersperse genre classics with covers of Nirvana and Bob Dylan. These chicas have the chops and charm to..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature

Yo La Tengo’s Pure Folk

Unplugged, sold-out, and cover to cover

"...– then tapped 1997 indie anthem “Autumn Sweater” and zany Devo upper “Bottled Up,” a welcome pace punctuation featuring..."

Feb. 8, 2016 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Pressing the Flesh

The world's leading adult toy manufacturer for men wants to take the stigma out of sex

"...promote a new (fictional) product. Hijinks ensued; they were zany. The Flesh Life is a comedy series that takes..."

May 11, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

There Ain't No Sanity Clause: Nasty Videos for Your Inner Naughty Child

Counter-programming Christmas with bad cheer and body counts

"...in the face by a jovially sadistic Santa in Bob Clark's A Christmas Story, a very cool film that..."

Dec. 19, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Reading Diplomatic Code

There's a shift toward the promotion of Turkey as a stabilizing force in the Middle East

"...Times, our major voice of mainstream affluence, puts so zany a question in a headline (or anywhere else)."..."

June 17, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

The 2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History

What once was old – very old – is new again

"...around these two guys, best buddies deep into some zany routine that they're making up on the spot. The..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre Action Project: A birthday bash for your inner grownup

The arts organization serving youth marks its 10th year with a party for the adults among us

"...with organizations such as SafePlace, the Hope Alliance, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, and the Webber Family..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Rising Sun Roster

Japan nite IX

"...Tokyo quartet DMBQ has supported everyone from Fugazi to Bob Log III with their garage-flavored take on Seventies stoner..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Standing by Stanley

It's a mad, mad, mad, mad interview with actor Karen Sharpe Kramer, the widow of the iconoclastic director.

"...Mad, Mad, Mad World 40 years ago. "He sent Bobby and Teddy instead, and Ronald Reagan and Adlai Stevenson..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Bad Bills with a Bullet

"...Richland Hills): It's not certain which of freshman Rep. Bob Griggs' insta-filings is dumber: HB 163, which would mandate..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...that helps make this a genuinely fun bit of zany nonsense. 3.0 stars (J.O.) Hogg..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature