Eye of the Beholder

"...me some time after viewing a midmorning press screening of Elliott's (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert)..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bitch Is in the Eye of the Beholder

"...letter [Postmarks, Sept. 26], why would anyone be scared of Sarah Palin? As far as I know, no one..."

Oct. 2, 2008 Postmarks

Affordability's in the Eye of the Beholder

Take a peek at the Affordable Housing Incentives Task Force's recommendations.

"...The Affordable Housing Incentives Task Force isn't appearing before City..."

May 16, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Eagle Huntress

Real-life heroine soars above tradition

"...this upbeat documentary about a 13-year-old Kazakh girl in the remote Altai Mountains who flouts centuries of tradition to..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Edge of Seventeen

Teen dramedy gets the growing pains right

"...all you want about genre fatigue, but I say the world can never have too many movies about mouthy..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

Questions and answers

"...It's the end of another year watching TV. I never thought..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

FF2012: 'The Conspiracy'

Who can you trust at Fantastic Fest?

"...The genius of the true conspiracy theorist is that, no..."

Sept. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cocktail's Hour

Wes Marshall explains how to enjoy the resurgence of one of humanity's great inventions.

"...When we first meet Nick and Nora Charles in the opening of The Thin Man, the very debonair, if..."

June 27, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

The Hightower Report

Awash in Money; Fighting FrankenFish

"...If you ever doubted that the rich are different than you and me ... check..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Proof of Nothing

When you were busted for public intoxication, were you drunk? Or did you just piss off a cop?

"...To hear Milan Luna tell the story, the night that she was arrested for public..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Among the Damned

PromiseLand's Virtual Hell haunted house offers salvation to trick-or-treaters.

"..."It's about time you got out of bed," says a man clutching a bottle of rum,..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Body Snatchers

"...people are back amongst us. This third screen version of the science fiction classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers,..."

Jan. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Simone

"...Taylor Vince, Evan Rachel Wood, Jason Schwartzman, Jay Mohr, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts and Al Pacino. In our current..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Twisted

Ashley Judd thriller is routine at best.

"...With a killer coif and a penchant for cruising the Bay area’s seedier dives in search of anonymous sex..."

March 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows is the rare film that successfully tells its tale of childhood from the children’s point of view, forgoing easy sensationalism and poignancy for naturalism and honesty.

"...Momoko Shimizu, Hanae Kan and You. Nobody Knows is the rare film that successfully tells its tale of childhood..."

April 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Historic Landmarks With Killer Views

Putting Austin in perspective

"...Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so the saying goes. It’s..."

June 15, 2016 Columns Post by Shaundra Smith

'Karma' Chameleon

Is crowdsourced content the wave of the future?

"...He's already been involved in several legal tussles regarding the use of characters, terms, or likenesses from his blockbuster..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

'Chrome Underground' Goes Classic Car Hunting

Motoreum's Yusuf & Antonio talk about the biz and their reality TV debut

"...'Here's the scenario: You're in a sketchy neighborhood in Mexico City..."

May 22, 2014 Screens Post by Jordan Smith

What Do Neighborhoods Want?

Battle of the Week

"...The Balcones Civic Association has been neighborhood planning since long..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Smallfoot

Furry animated antics as yetis find proof: Humans exist!

"...Much like Monsters, Inc., this animated children’s film inverts the common storyline about human beings’ fear of others and..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Headlines from the president's European tour often conflict with the Austin American-Statesman's gentle treatment.

"...talks, Bush claims progress on missile shield talks," was the Austin American-Statesman's above-the-fold headline on June 14. But (surprise,..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

God Help Us

Austinite Stephen Romano's psychotic collaboration with Don Coscarelli launches Showtime's 'Masters of Horror' series

"...Screenwriter Stephen Romano's house once so unnerved a girlfriend of mine that she left me. No kidding. Sure, there..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Parish Sells for $376,000

eBay auction gets maximum bucks for Sixth Street club

"...The Parish’s much ballyhooed eBay auction ended this afternoon, netting..."

Dec. 11, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Jesus Saves

With the city facing its biggest budget crunch in a decade, city manager Jesus Garza has begun to make some tough financial choices.

"...Suggest to Betty Dunkerley and John Stephens, the city's former and current CFOs, that citizens may be..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

'How to Dress for Success' by Edith Head with Joe Hyams

This how-to classic offers more than clothing advice

"...The latest edition of Edith Head's How to Dress for..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Design Post by Anne Harris

Film Flam

A Super Bowl surprise, SXSW Comedy news, & Kevin Smith

"...It sounds like the unpromising lead up to a punchline: What do you..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Luv Doc: Prohibition

God help the affable, chubby, slow kids with thick glasses

"...has been living with his girlfriend for a couple of years now, and he has basically become a prisoner..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Holding Pattern

In the wake of the terrorist attacks, the Austin Film Festival pulls local filmmaker Tom LeGros' feature from the lineup.

"...top local talent, film gets accepted to film festival. Then the story gets juicy. Jet planes crash into buildings,..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Texas, Art Texas

When it comes to Lone Star art, Rebecca Cohen wrote the book (finally!)

"...to do it yourself: Sew on a button, clean the gutters, write a comprehensive guide to all the art..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Money Changes Nothing

The $33 million question: Will the city and county ever get along?

"...A while back – the last time I wrote in this space about cooperation..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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