The Disenchanted

"...fruition of that action speaks volumes. Preternaturally French, The Disenchanted (La Désenchantée) is less a narrative film than it..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Disenchanted' Enchants

Austin-based Ren faire sitcom is just as funny as it sounds like it should be

"...result is the pilot episode for a series called Disenchanted, and it's a sometimes dorky, sometimes awkward, always funny..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Farewell

Loosely based on historic events surrounding the end of the Cold War, this French espionage film shows how some spies are just regular folks.

"...to him by Sergei Grigoriev (Kusturica), a KGB officer disenchanted with Brezhnev’s desecration of the Communist ideal. Opposites in..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stealing America: Vote by Vote

This documentary account of Election Day 2004 thinks it has the answer: conspiracy and treason, Republican-style.

"...polling data and conducting interviews with journalists, election officials, disenchanted voters, and politicos of various ideological stripes, Fadiman lays..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Devil Came on Horseback

Retired Marine Capt. Brian Steidle tells the real, unedited story of Darfur in this documentary examining the powerlessness of one individual faced with a tragedy of inhuman degree.

"...he wrote to his sister in 2004) to a disenchanted grassroots activist who alleges that the State Department attempted..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Behind Enemy Lines

"...casts Texan Wilson (Shanghai Noon, Bottle Rocket) as a disenchanted Navy navigator who, as the film begins, has just..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The End of the Affair

"...(Rea), yet has an affair with her neighbor, a disenchanted writer named Maurice Bendix (Fiennes). The story begins in..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Kung Fu Cult Master

"...and audiences put a stop to that, being understandably disenchanted with this initial entry. An epic fantasy dealing with..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Devil, Probably

"...who leaves his left-wing student group and grows increasingly disenchanted and despairing. He's tangled up politically and emotionally with..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cry of the Owl

"...of exercise in mediocrity. It's as though Chabrol became disenchanted with his work and said “screw it” halfway through..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

Softening the Words of War; and "Burden" on Corporate Crooks

"...with such ridiculous newspeak as: "The public is increasingly disenchanted with the conflict." Disenchanted? No, no – characters in..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Levitation Q&A: Slowdive

UK shoegazers lift off at Carson Creek Ranch on Friday

"...wankers [laughs]. Eventually, I stopped reading press and grew disenchanted with the industry as a whole. I met a..."

April 27, 2016 Music Post by Neph Basedow

One in a Crowd: Master Class

Tax-deductible way to back new local web comedy

"...Justin Wright Neufeld (co-creator of Austin-set Rennaisance fair comedy Disenchanted), Master Class charts the humiliations and triumphs of his..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nothing Bad Can Happen

The title is grimly ironic: In fact, a whole lot of bad things happen in this German horror film.

"...Eventually disenchanted with his brethren once the sex and the drugs..."

June 27, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Film Flam

What do you get when you cross MTV and the Marx Bros.?

"...• Remember Disenchanted? The Austin-based Renaissance faire sitcom (filmed at Sherwood Forest..."

April 1, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Film Flam

PBS premieres, plus an accessible fest

"...• Disenchanted, the local Renaissance Faire workplace sitcom that we featured..."

Oct. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Spark: A Burning Man Story

This doc's not for burning.

"...personal stories of, for instance, Otto Von Danger, a disenchanted former Marine who plans to erect a nearly full-scale..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Libertarians

Democrats and Libertarians find common ground in their grudge against Republicans

"...a Democrat incumbent's margin or to pull away enough disenchanted conservative voters from a Republican to boot them out...."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dark Matter

A Chinese student studying theoretical cosmology in the U.S. also has a lot of dark matter occupying his head, and not even the assistance of faculty wife Meryl Streep can prevent it from taking over.

"...got in your arsenal a heartbreaking scene showing your disenchanted Einstein reduced to selling skin-care products door-to-door to make..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation

See the five animated shorts in competition for the Oscar, and judge for yourself.

"......), and every year I grow more and more disenchanted. Thank God, then, for the Animated Shorts category, a..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Avenue Montaigne

A young Frenchwoman moves to Paris from with nothing but the knapsack on her back and the innocent gleam in her eye.

"...portrait of privileged existentialism. Catherine Versen (Lemercier) is a disenchanted actress who believes her talents are going to waste..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Planet Funk Meets Planet Punk

Nu beats on famous bleats

"...John Gomi, "but we're also seeing a lot of disenchanted former dance-music-scene people who've been looking for something different..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

America: Freedom to Fascism

Although grounded in Libertarian theory, this documentary by producer-turned-director Aaron Russo presents provocative material about the perceived illegality of income taxes – and various freedom-restricting consequences of the new world order.

"...speaks with former Internal Revenue Service workers who’ve grown disenchanted with the agency’s inability to cough up a specific..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Celebrity Crush

We've all got 'em, crushes on celebrities. At least, that's the premise of Refraction Arts' Celebrity Crush, and a bunch of talented artists reveal theirs in some quite entertaining ways.

"...Some of us had 'em and then got disenchanted with 'em, like Bartholomee with Courtney Love, once the..."

March 8, 2002 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Oh, Lady, You're Good!

Dee Dee Bridgewater

"...I did not leave my country because I was disenchanted with my country. I left because of personal reasons...."

April 17, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...of redemption between an anguished young man and a disenchanted southern preacher.”   – Lina Fisher Queer Field Day..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Former AISD Educators Sweep District Trustee Races

Give a teacher a hand

"...Board of Trustees this election cycle? Clearly, being a disenchanted ex-AISD teacher. In District 1 in East Austin, Candace..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...Ann Richards, Young in recent years has found himself disenchanted with the new generation of leaders at City Hall...."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Video: Pataphysics’ Cubicle Daydream

Clip employs Reggie Watts and rising director Ambar Navarro

"...video for Pataphysics’ hyper new single “Computer Chair,” a disenchanted office worker wreaks havoc in corporate cubicles. Former Comedy..."

April 9, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Review: Fontaines D.C.

Post-punk Dubliners achieve must-see, early-week greatness

"...the heavy language of “Hurricane Laughter,” commencing in the disenchanted refrain, “And there is no connection available.”..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

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