Evelyn

"...Vavasseur, Niall Beagan and Frank Kelly. Woe be to Evelyn if James Bond had not come to its rescue...."

Dec. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crabtree & Evelyn Gets a Makeover

New product lines are anything but stuffy

"...We all have memories of walking past Crabtree & Evelyn, or flipping through higher-end bed and bath catalogs to..."

June 13, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

Evelyn Ngugi Makes the Internet a Better Place

A beacon of light on the dark side of the web

"...She'll tell you herself: Evelyn From the Internets is a raggedy kindred soul, a..."

June 16, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Top 10 Evelyn From the Internets Moments

From Beyoncé to Buzzfeed

"...life watching a continuous stream of videos on the Evelyn From the Internets channel, and here are a few..."

June 16, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Evelyn Williams

"...Directed by: Anne Lewis. Evelyn Williams, a biographical documentary of the African-American activist daughter..."

March 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Duke of Burgundy

This character study of mistress-and-servant lesbian role-playing is gratifying without being sexually explicit.

"...the stern and headmistress-like employer of the younger “maidservant” Evelyn (D’Anna). Dominant Cynthia and submissive Evelyn while away the..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hounds of Love

A deft reimagination of the serial-killer genre

"...fact, been kidnapped by married couple John (Curry) and Evelyn (Booth), who initially approach her with an offer of..."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Richard Gere joins in the fun at this revived hotel for seniors.

"...functional destination location for the older set, Muriel (Smith), Evelyn (Dench), Douglas (Nighy), Norman (Pickup), and the rest continue..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transcendence

Wally Phister, the Oscar-winning Inception lenser, takes the directing reins for this sci-fi puzzler that stars Johnny Depp.

"...five years, Transcendence introduces a married couple, Will and Evelyn Caster (played by Johnny Depp and Rebecca Hall), who..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Salt

Salt reboots the cinematic cloaks and daggers of the Cold War espionage thriller.

"...kickass premise. Jolie manages to infuse the character of Evelyn Salt with multiple shades of gray – "is she..."

July 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

This third outing makes it abundantly clear that this once-fresh mummy franchise is dead in everything but name.

"...It's been seven years since husband-and-wife adventurers Rick and Evelyn O'Connell (Fraser, playing Indy, and Bello, playing Rachel Weisz,..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brideshead Revisited

It's a film, not a miniseries, but this rendition's attention to the steep divides of class and religion in prewar England remains as sharply etched as ever.

"...Michael Gambon and Greta Scacchi. I’m not sure that Evelyn Waugh, a Roman Catholic convert, would have endorsed this..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bright Young Things

Actor and author Stephen Fry turns director for this colorful group snapshot of monied revelers in 1930s London.

"...title’s "bright young things." (The film is adapted from Evelyn Waugh’s novel, the far gloomier-sounding Vile Bodies.) The costumed..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pearl Harbor

"...Rafe (Affleck) and Danny (Hartnett) and comely base nurse Evelyn (Beckinsale). Pearl Harbor appears to be targeting exactly the..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where Angels Fear to Tread

"...got his start in filmmaking when helming that prize-winning Evelyn Waugh adaptation, Brideshead Revisited. Where Angels Fear to Tread..."

April 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moving On

Misguided rape-revenge dramedy depends on Tomlin and Fonda's charm

"...for Howard. But Molly’s funeral has also brought out Evelyn (Tomlin), another old classmate, and, it turns out, an..."

March 17, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

"...1950s. Small-town Ohio. Evelyn Ryan has 10 children and a husband whose weekly..."

May 18, 2001 Books Review by Katherine Catmull

Fried Green Tomatoes

The feisty Southern women of Fannie Flagg's novel are portrayed by a fantastic cast.

"...is built the story that's told in the present. Evelyn Couch (Bates) is a repressed, overweight Southern housewife who,..."

Jan. 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

Detailed here is the long, tangled saga of Erickson, the visionary lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, whose trip to fame detoured though mental institutions.

"...him.” (Later in the film we see his mother, Evelyn, standing in Barton Springs, possibly doing the same.) After..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Audra Schroeder

Starry Eyes

Roky Erickson's monumental comeback

"...and frighteningly good recordings. Well-meaning friends and his mother, Evelyn, stepped in to make him well, but it wasn't..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...2. Dangerous Dilemmas by Evelyn Palfrey..."

July 7, 2000 Books Column

Two Sisters, Two Food Trucks, and a Lot of Soul

It's a family affair as sisters from Austin's Eastside emerge with twin trailers honoring their mother's legacy

"...Lamar Middle School and Anderson High. Their late mother, Evelyn Faye Hutchins Williams, ranks as an obvious influence on..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Independence

The Paradox Players effectively mine the emotions from this family drama

"...walls) and a story about the Briggs family. Mother Evelyn (Kathleen Lawson) suffers from emotional problems that seem to..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

When You Finish Saving the World

Underwhelming adaptation of Jesse Eisenberg's neurotic audio drama

"...Ziggy and his constant passive-aggressive clashes with his mother, Evelyn (Moore), a social worker in a shelter for abused..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Quiet Place

As monsters lurk, the world survives with a whisper

"...muffle every shuffling step. The Abbotts have another advantage: Evelyn and Lee (real-life couple Blunt and Krasinski) know American..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

A troupe of top-tier British thesps raises this crowd-pleasing pap into something enjoyable,

"...but are hardly more believable. A blog kept by Evelyn Greenslade (Dench) carries the story’s narrative thread. Evelyn is..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Shape of Things

"...only because he believes it to be so. Enter Evelyn (Weisz), an edgy (well, grad-school art-student edgy) doctoral candidate..."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...1. Three Perfect Men by Evelyn Palfrey..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Books Column

The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh

"...The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Books Review by Roger Gathman

Mule Conversations

"...names, "Burn-Face Jake," "Blind Darby." I think you're in "Evelyn's Kitchen." Are these real people that live in these..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

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