Broken English

"...of man. Truer to the reality we know is Broken English's setting of modern New Zealand, where waves of..."

May 23, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Broken English

Parker Posey gives a lovely, toned-down performance as Nora Wilder, the single, mid-30s Manhattanite at the heart of this romantic comedy.

"...waiting at the end of the road. However, before Broken English descends into derivative rom-com clichés (culminating in a..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Downton Abbey: The Holy and the Broken

There, there, Anna – you'll feel better before the hour's up

"...and begins a slow march of domination across the English countryside. Or something...."

Jan. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Highway Patrolman

"...with the corruption he encounters. Directed in Spanish with English subtitles by renegade English director Alex Cox (Repo Man,..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Black Mask

"...Hong Kong actioner (which has been decently dubbed into English for American release) posits the crushingly handsome Li as..."

May 21, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reissues

"...one of the best rock & roll albums ever, Broken English. Gone was the girlish voice that warbled Jagger's..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Silence

Two missionaries in feudal Japan are tested

"...Most of the film is spoken in English but the effect is a little disconcerting since the..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Outlaw King

Chris Pine aptly fills the crown of Robert the Bruce

"..."Ay," some old cove at the back announced, "the English found that, too."..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

Form an opinion instead of guessing what will win this category

"...that are sometimes of their own making. A reclusive English typographer with a speech impediment agonizes over meeting an..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Interview

Steve Buscemi directs and co-stars in this film with Sienna Miller as the pair play out an emotionally charged pas de deux.

"...– to remake three of van Gogh’s films in English, all set in New York City, as a tribute..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Keeping Mum

Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Patrick Swayze come together for this dark British comedy.

"...good fun, and their dark humor remains a particularly English phenomenon (there was only one Alec Guinness, ever). In..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...has now turned his hand to directing. (May 23) BROKEN ENGLISH..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Clear Shot

Pulled-from-the-headlines hostage drama misses the target and the point

"...scream at the hostages or at the police in broken English. Just because the characters exist in 1991 does..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Band's Visit

A lost band of Egyptian musicians from a police orchestra find refuge with some Israeli townspeople.

"...and citizens from neighboring countries have to rely on broken English to communicate, music is a lifeline and the..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Beautiful Country

A grueling journey is undertaken by a Vietnamese teen to find his absent mother in Ho Chi Minh City, and then his father, a former G.I., in Texas.

"...outcast at almost every turn. Although Binh speaks some broken English, The Beautiful Country is often wordless, conveying much..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Iconoclast' Country

It's election time in Crawford – peace and free speech keep right on waving and smiling

"...don't know the way," says Madail in articulate but broken English. Then, according to Madail, "just like in the..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Kate X Messer

The Cult of Pitchfork

How former record-store clerks and obsessive music nerds turned a Web site into a hit machine

"...Minneapolis quartet Tapes 'n Tapes, but in the past, Broken Social Scene, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Wolf..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Breaking the Code

Plain English Is the Goal for Land Development Rules

"...tasked with midwifing a new, streamlined, reorganized, and "plain English" Land Development Code...."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Review: ManinPasta

Italian food crafted with love just down the road from the Broken Spoke

"...Italian restaurant on South Lamar down the road from Broken Spoke. The food is clearly legit, but that's not..."

April 6, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Review: We Are X

Music doc explores the biggest band you never heard of

"...If X Japan were American and sang in English, they would be the biggest band in the world...."

March 23, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Satori Mind

Japanese guitarist and Boris collaborator Michio Kurihara, 'a mixture of science and feeling'

"...And yet, the language barrier between his broken English and our fractured Japanese seems to stretch further..."

July 23, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Symphony of the Star (Wars)

Long ago in an Erwin Center far, far away

"...If the clipped, formal and very English voice wasn't a clue, the flash of a golden..."

June 9, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Got Tough-Loved by a Mini Pony!

The Gay Place hangs with Brett Michaels, Pony! Poni! Pone! and Andy Warhol before the True Colors Tour show in Houston.

"...& the Blackhearts. I would wail a couple of broken bars about putting dimes in jukeboxes then scamper off..."

June 26, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Dacia Saenz

When Tomorrow Comes

"...thespians histrionic at the Greer Garson Theatre, the grand English actress and her oilman onetime patrons of the centrally..."

Oct. 16, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Miguel and the Miracles

Why Austin's most revered restaurant, Fonda San Miguel, is still in business against all odds.

"...as a second language, came to America to learn English, and ended up at Fonda San Miguel, where everyone..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Clay Smith

A Mission From God

"...one could easily still find folks who spoke only broken English, at best, in towns like Moulton and Shiner...."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

SXSW Music Review: KCRW Showcase

J.S. Ondara, Broken Social Scene, and Cautious Clay go goth!

"...mused Minneapolis-via-Kenya songsmith J.S. Ondara in his charmingly accented English during KCRW’s Tuesday night showcase at Elysium. SXSW can..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...in a town like Austin, where the calendar is broken up by festivals, not seasons. When does the year..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Review: Wanda Sykes

The uproarious Sykes' return to Moontower was, um, double the fun

"...of white children with, and who evidently speaks fairly broken English to unintentionally great comedic effect. Playing and slaying..."

April 25, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Drafthouse Says 'Nothing Bad Can Happen'

Local distributor acquires German morality play

"...has acquired German urban drama Tore Tanzt, under the English title Nothing Bad Can Happen...."

May 24, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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