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Our readers talk back.

"...As the Chronicle election numbers expert Clark-Madison should know the truth..."

March 15, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Another Pro-Heckler Heckle..."

March 8, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...The Chronicle gave its endorsement in the Precinct 2 county..."

March 1, 2002 Column

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture

"...All actors pine for stardom, right? The actor with a show built around them and a..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Home Movie

Joss Whedon follows 'Avengers' with a Shakespearean labor of love filmed at his house

"...Of course, when you're in the midst of making the biggest, highest-stakes Hollywood blockbuster of..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

For 'Veronica Mars' and 'Kevin Hill,' the journey's the thing

"...a deeper meaning. So, while I'm perfectly happy with the simplicity of Veronica Mars and Kevin Hill, the titles..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Does it seem like this new crop of series, including Ed and Gideon's Crossing, mask their chauvinism under fresh-faced idealism and earnestness -- or is it just us?

"...Something strange happened to me the other evening when I was watching Ed, the new..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Confessions of a television columnist; also, strange timing for the 1999 Image Awards, Iron Chef may hit the big screen, and Texas Parks & Wildlife rakes in the kudos.

"...It's a strange thing, this column-writing business. In the beginning, I was relieved and somewhat startled that I..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...is a “blutpenis,” and one that’s big limp or otherwise is a “fleischpenis.”..."

May 3, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

TV Eye

Star Power

"...After months of delay, the WB is finally launching Movie Stars (7/11, 8pm, WB),..."

July 9, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Gay Place

What makes Austin so queer-friendly?

"...My masculine-of-center friends get a lot less shit for their androgyny. I've been told, ever since I got here,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Letters at 3AM: Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

"...Barbara Stanwyck, clad all in black, gallops across the screen at the head of her gang of gunfighters..."

May 4, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

TV Eye

What if?

"...are launched thusly, from divergent sparks. One is Windfall; the other is Hex. One deals with how winning the..."

June 16, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

'Veronica Mars' 101

"...a tornado, uprooting everything. Creating chaos. You wait for the dust to settle and then you choose. You can..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

A minute with Belinda Acosta: Norm Macdonald comes back in a big way.

"...Finally, there is something to laugh about on network TV. After..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Films in Complicated Women -- TCM's new festival of precode pictures -- feature many legendary actresses in film history: Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Jean Harlow, Barbara Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, and others.

"...Friends' Monica (Courteney Cox Arquette) said it. In fact, the episode when she and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) play bride..."

April 25, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The best of the new fall shows

"...For this year's new television series, the fall season may go down in history as the..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Food-o-File

In this week's edition of Food-o-File, Austin Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood credits the Austin-based owners of Z'Tejas Grill for their inclusion on Gourmet magazine's list of best restaurants for fun in the Phoenix / Scottsdale area and details several upcoming food events.

"...magazine's annual Restaurant Issue includes a reader's poll of the top restaurants in major cities around the country. The..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

TV Eye

Emmy Awards shake-down: who won, who should have.

"...There was a lot of groaning in my house and..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

E-Mail Chitchat

"...He's Tom Terrific! The greatest hero ever! My TV-watching pal Weezer is now..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

TV Eye

Hellcats makes for a kicky start to fall programming

"...The fall TV season is about to explode on the..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

American Pie

"...If nothing else, American Pie should be admired for the progression of this joke, delivered by retainer-wearing dork-o Michelle...."

June 9, 2000 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions falls limp compared to previous adaptation of the Choderlos de Lacos novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

"...Intentions D: Roger Kumble (1999); with Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Selma Blair, Joshua Jackson, Swoosie Kurtz,..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Wizard of Aus ... tin

"...The three-day nerd culture blitz of Wizard World Austin can..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Eye on aGLIFF 24

Austin's favorite LGBTQ fest kicks off

"...A lot has changed since the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival debuted 24..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

R.I.P. ER? Yawn. 'TV Eye' thinks replacement drama Southland could be even better.

"...I can stop avoiding writing about it. It's just the way I roll. Whenever I see there's a lot..."

April 10, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Some Local Arts, Pride, and More Recommended Events

Plan your Austin weekend

"...ever since its days on South Congress. Now at the Canopy Complex, it neighbors newer Austin galleries that are..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...The streaming service nabbed headlines when it acquired Warner Bros...."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gay Place

Queer-story being made in Austin

"...– a monthly meetup for anyone and everyone on the trans spectrum – will host its 50th hangout Sunday..."

May 11, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Lee Majors Can't Stop

The Six Million Dollar Man visits Wizard World

"...From starring in classic Western series The Big Valley, to The Six Million Dollar Man, to..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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