Melinda and Melinda

Woody Allen literally imagines a scenario as both a comedy and a tragedy, but we can't understand why half of this movie isn't at least amusing.

"...have passed since Annie Hall and Manhattan, to society’s evolution in economics, speech, or music. (Allen’s go-to swing soundtrack..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Scratch

"...the music's doomy sound. But Scratch, which tracks the evolution of hip-hop DJs' love affair with “scratching” records (that..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Matter of Taste (Une Affaire De Gout)

"...unlikely setup is full of potential, but the story's evolution and conclusion taste like stale leftovers. Fine performances cleave..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bride of the Wind

"...surrender her own musical ambitions. The story follows Alma's evolution -- from a coquette into a lover, into a..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Day I Became a Woman

"...domestic summertime fare. Rather, you find stories of personal evolution and painful reality, often implicitly political, acted by nonprofessionals..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Surreal Science

Looking at three books -- Plague Time, Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy, and The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine, Roger Gathman observes that for every advance in technology, nature counterbalances with new opportunities for disease.

"...Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy..."

March 2, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Autumn in New York

"...And in this movie we see very little meaningful evolution in Will's basic nature. Even more problematic, Ryder's character..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Thin Red Line

Malick's return to filmmakng after a 20-year absence is this WWII story based on James Jones' Guadalcanal novel. The film is a lyrical and introverted study of the curiously destructive relationship between man and nature.

"...the movie is because there is so little character evolution or plot development to otherwise hang on to. The..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Price Above Rubies

"...the film is missing is any sense of Sonia's evolution or thinking process. One minute she's a meek, housebroken..."

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Heavenly Creatures

This early film by Jackson is a startling genre-bender that combines drama, comedy, fantasy, romance, and horror in a story about the friendship between two schoolgirls.

"...both a delicate maturity and confidence that makes his evolution as a filmmaker all the more thrilling to observe..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Savage Nights

"...going on in Savage Nights, a story about the evolution of Jean, an egocentric who dismisses love and how..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blue Planet

"...passing of time in different dimensions, such as biological evolution, the seasons of the year, and day-to-day human activity...."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Wisecracks

"...others, as a historical reference point to reflect the evolution of women in comedy: from the objectified, passive pie-in-the-face,..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Lovers

"...virgin redeemer, both actresses convey subtle complexities in the evolution of their characters which generates a credible mixture of..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Gay Place

Austin's evolution of drag

"...how far drag has come. Von Stilb credits Austin's evolution with the creation of Poo Poo Platter in 2012...."

Aug. 11, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Austin Food Blogger Alliance Cookbook Debuts in April

Collection of recipes now available for pre-sale

"...from cooks in a virtual community is the natural evolution in this time-honored practice...."

Feb. 8, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Big Sigh

Beach House's warm embrace

"...It's fun to see the evolution of a band, to be invested enough, from first..."

April 23, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Say You, Say We

PostSecret's evolution from secret selves to a community of listeners

"...FW: I think it's just part of the natural evolution of the project. I think initially it is easier..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Perry Appoints Lowe as SBOE Chair

Governor selects another fundamentalist, albeit a lower-key one

"...at the very least, trying to cast doubt on evolution – and changing of language arts curriculum standards...."

July 10, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Mixed Day for Science at the State Board of Education

Evolution wins a victory, but creationists still a foot in the door

"...requirement that instructors teach the "strengths and weaknesses" of evolution failed. A panel of scientists and educators had recommended..."

March 27, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

John Sayles

The evolution of American music and Southern race relations in Honeydripper

"...his iconic interrogation of our culture, with both the evolution of American music and race relations in the South..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Texas Fiction Science

The State Board of Education does its part to fantasize biology

"...party line that favors teaching the "weaknesses" of biological evolutionary theory and, by implication, the strengths of the latest..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature by Andrea Grimes

Evolving Dialogue

Can Sharon Sparlin's play get science and religion to stop yelling and start talking?

"...public schools, including how to address the theory of evolution. At one point, a woman interrupted the press conference,..."

May 8, 2009 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Ignorant Design at the SBOE

There is little Intelligent Design to be found on the State Board of Education

"...who mistakenly believe the board opposes the teaching of evolution. Not so, she declared...."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

On the Lege

It turns out that the State Board of Education knows more about science than real scientists!

"...on how they really didn't know very much about evolution or the scientific method. Ultimately, the pro-science and pro-evolution..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Lee Nichols

Darwinists Attack!

The State Board of Education doesn't understand the meaning of 'separation of church and state'

"...actually used that phrase to refer to supporters of evolution last week in a public hearing on possible changes..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Taking Politics Back to School

State Board of Ed races highlight educational tensions

"...is obscure no more. Fights over English language arts, evolution, and social studies finally drew the attention of media..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Letters at 3AM

Statistics on American education tell a dreadful story, the story of an advanced technological society slipping back to a state of ignorance and superstition

"...many known facts, millions of them, that demonstrate the evolution of life from simple to complex organisms over eons..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

An Immense World of Delight

It used to be a commonplace of moralists that man was the only creature in the animal kingdom to slaughter his own kind. But as Chronicle writer Roger Gathman points out, kind is slaughtered by kind routinely among ants, salamanders, and, as any child can tell you, guppies. The golden rule, in nature, is not "do unto others" -- it is "why waste the protein?"

"...Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology, which supposedly tried to pierce the aura of..."

June 30, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Theory of Evolution: Theory or Fact?..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Column

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