Fantastic Fest Gets Arty

First titles, plus Nicolas Winding Refn on exploitation

"...genius of Pod at SXSW, director Mickey Keating's follow-up Darling is the best way to catch up on this..."

July 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Straight Outta Austin

SLAB's new take on old-school barbecue

"...sports and original artwork by local graffiti artist Aaron Darling of SprATX. Since I'm somewhat of a barbecue traditionalist,..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Bittersweet Life

Folksinging, an education

"...B-string into key. "I say, 'I don't know why, darling,' but you gotta try."..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...of West Side Story; and Turning Tricks With the Darlings, a magic show with 2012 Best of the Fest..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Billy Elliot the Musical

The national tour of this uplifting musical featured some insanely talented kids

"...– my favorite part – radiant choreography by Peter Darling that makes you want to run out and sign..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

'Creativity in the Face of Death: The Contemporary Resonance of Terezín'

UT symposium honors and ponders art created in the Nazi concentration camp

"...and Karel Berman. 'Works by Loli Kantor and Dennis Darling'Opening reception: 9:30pm, Bass Concert Hall lobby..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Your Sister's Sister

Director Lynn Shelton and her spry and compelling ensemble of three explore a curious tangle of sexual secrets and honesty.

"...Mark Duplass (recent performances in other directors’ film include Darling Companion and Safety Not Guaranteed) returns for another go-round..."

June 29, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Names of Love

This French romantic comedy is a gratifyingly grown-up kind of love story.

"...Pixie Dream Girl market. (Then again, all those wide-eyed indie-darling kooks of the Aughties – see: Kirsten Dunst, Zooey..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Arthur

The bubbles have gone out of Russell Brand's remake of the 30-year-old original.

"...the nuptials than he meets working-class Naomi (Gerwig). Indie darling Gerwig provides the movie’s only naturalistic charm, although she’d..."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Hill

Genuine passion for the Western genre is displayed in this Australian take on High Noon that stars True Blood's Ryan Kwanten.

"...Noon's mellifluous refrain, "Do not forsake me, oh my darling," could be just as easily applied here. Youthful Constable..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My So-Called Social Life

What happens when Facebook RSVPs stop being polite ... and start getting real

"...Sunday and had its low-key charms – an early Darling New Neighbors show at Flipnotics and Sally Jacques' Blue..."

June 18, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

A Splurch in the Kisser: The Movies of Blake Edwards

The Edwards gestalt is a sublime combination of the "low art" of physical comedy and the "high art" of intellectual wit

"...the titles of Edwards' most ridiculed flops, among them Darling Lili – made with his then-new bride Julie Andrews,..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blast From the Past: Mark Sanford Edition

Newsdesk recalls a pre-Buenos Aries run-in with South Carolina's governor

"...tell, it seems timely to remember when the former darling of the conservative movement came to Austin in 2007..."

June 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Why Is the 'Chronicle' Not Covering the Moser Story?

"...nothing), this guy has much to answer for. A darling of society and fashion mavericks of Austin, Stephen is..."

March 28, 2009 Postmarks

Che: Part One

Steven Soderbergh’s filmmaking legacy is his aesthetic daring, and his latest – as massive and imperfect as it is – just might be his most daring work to date.

"...when he was the scourge of Washington and the darling of Manhattan’s liberal intelligentsia); he’s too busy with logistics..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Pineapple Express

A winning "bromance" between stoners, played by reigning comedy king Seth Rogen and James Franco, is at the heart of this shaggy pot story.

"...the film's hyperviolent, shoot ’em up climax). The arthouse darling director Green (All the Real Girls) plays against type,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Well of Controversy: Water Hogs Threaten Farm

Water shortage in East Travis County growth corridor threatens Tecolote Farm

"...be handed off from Thornhill to the county. Bruce Darling, of Southwest Ground­water Consult­ing, says: "There are things that..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

TV Eye

TV Eye shows some love for 2007

"...Dirty Sexy Money (NBC) Ah, the self-absorbed and spoiled Darling family. How I love them. Just be happy you..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Savages

Starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this smart, funny, thoughtful, and exquisitely realized film is one of the best of the year.

"...Savage (Bosco). (Are there shades here of the elder Darling children, John and Wendy, who flirt with the possibility..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Seasonal Pickings

"...lawyer who becomes the family lawyer to the über-rich Darling family. What makes this series great is that it..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Miss Potter

This Renée Zelweger movie about the life of Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter lacks dramatic tension and a sense of purpose.

"...sweating to be the kind of critical and public darling that movies like Finding Neverland, Sense and Sensibility, and..."

March 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

High-concept farce crashes down pretty low: Think Fatal Attraction meets X-Men and you basically have the gist.

"...and his floundering job. And really, would someone as darling as Wilson have so much trouble getting a date?..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Darling New Neighbors

Record review

"...Darling New Neighbors..."

June 9, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets

David Huntsberger

Straddling all things rascally and erudite, David Huntsberger's stand-up odyssey on evolution is more fun than a barrel of Scopes Monkey Trials

"...penchant for voices, David relegates character portrayals like his Darling Danny Dingleman, a dig on "that Eighties joke-throwing style..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Hey Sailor! You Here for a Conference?

The Gay Place polls Austin’s GLBTeratti, who welcomes you with open arms and tells you what’s hot about our town

"...(Honorary gay) Singer for Darling New Neighbors. You could call us accordion disco, you..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion

Stephen returns to his designing roots; plus, the most charming Web sites of late, and the year's fanciest garage sale

"...Room, Scarbrough's, Adelante, Tootsies, Service Menswear, Estilo, Wildflower, Fabby Darling, Crofts Originals, Zanzibar, Big Red Sun, Moxie & the..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Tracy Bonham

Saturday

"..."Hi, we're Tegan and Sara, featuring John Darling and Tracy Bonham!" grinned the pocket-sized rock violinist who..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

TV Eye

Fox's 'Reunion' is the latest wannabe.

"...with her)? Is Charlotte another unknown Nichol daughter (like darling Lindsey)? Or, is some other unknown plan lurking under..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Finding Neverland

Johnny Depp delves into the mind of author J.M. Barrie in this adeptly realized celebration of the wonder of the imagination.

"...Peter Llewelyn Davies – ultimately find themselves in the Darling children, Captain Hook, and the titular boy who adamantly..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Saw

Saw is indeed a horror movie, but not necessarily in the manner the filmmakers intended.

"...the film is so surreally awful (think Princess Buttercup’s darling Wesley caught in the midst of a three-week Method..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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