Love Nest

First Comes Love...

"...From my first bite of migas -- scrambled eggs with fried tortillas,..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Love Field

"...Dennis Haysbert, Stephanie Mcfadden, Brian Kerwin and Louise Latham. Love Field is a quietly engaging and uncharacteristic little period..."

Feb. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Summer of Love

This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.

"...rides a motorbike without a motor. Tamsin (Blunt) initially comes into view on the back of a horse. It's..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What Love Is

Writer/director Callahan keeps his characters talking from the first frame to the last – and like all great chatterers their preferred topic is love and all its variations.

"...Gershon, Tamala Jones, Jud Tylor and Shiri Appleby. What Love Is is a throwback to the salad days of..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Love & a .45

Early Renée in a heap of bloody Texas trouble.

"...isn't the director's fault; it's just that the film comes in the midst of a spate of similarly themed..."

Nov. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lunatics: A Love Story

"...Starring: Theodore Raimi, Deborah Foreman and Bruce Campbell. Crazy love: Raimi style. Hank (played by Theodore Raimi, brother of..."

May 29, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood & Concrete: A Love Story

"...knows the whereabouts of their missing caché of designer love drugs and, to top off an already less-than-promising day,..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love

Gaspar Noé does the impossible: He gives us a boring, 3-D sex odyssey

"...new film would be a long-gestating dream project involving lovers engaged in unsimulated sex and shot in 3-D, my..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

From Paris With Love

Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays an American diplomat in Paris who is paired with a wise-cracking, trigger-happy CIA maverick (John Travolta) to stop a terrorist attack.

"...flash-without-substance storytelling. A clear example in From Paris With Love comes midway into the film’s admittedly well-choreographed mayhem as..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...Burns in a documentary on the landmark TV series' first season DVD. "He put his guitar down, opened the..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Addicted to Love

"...Ryan, Kelly Preston, Tcheky Karyo and Maureen Stapleton. When lovesick small-town astronomer Sam (Broderick) loses his one true love..."

May 23, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jimmy Stewart Is Crazy in Love

Passion’s pitfalls bedevil Jimmy Stewart in three classics

"...month at the Paramount, and it’s all because of love. Three romances playing this month in the Paramount Summer..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Screens Post by Erica Todd

Love Is All You Need

Danish Oscar-winner Susanne Bier lightens her tone with this grown-up romantic comedy that stars Pierce Brosnan.

"...Steeping in its flavors rather than chasing bubbly gags, Love Is All You Need breaks no new narrative ground..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

News Roundup: Love and Lawmakers

Marry, Marry, Quite Contrary

"..."religious objectors" (i.e. conservative government officials); a Council member comes out on Facebook regarding his feelings on homosexuality; Council..."

June 29, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

I Love You, Beth Cooper

Hayden Panetierre stars in this coming-of-age comedy about a high school valedictorian who proclaims his love for the school's hottest cheerleader during his graduation speech.

"...Roberts. There are so many things wrong with I Love You, Beth Cooper – and so many missed opportunities..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love, Simon

Coming-out story remembers the romance.

"...exhale after a lifetime of holding his breath. At first glance, Simon appears to be just another face in..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Whole Love

Reviewing Wilco's new ‘The Whole Love’

"...opens an unexpected third chapter today with The Whole Love, released through the beloved Chicago sextet’s new dBpm Records...."

Sept. 27, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Home Slice Loves Selena, Jo’s Loves La Colombe, Nobody Doesn’t Love Churros, and Everybody’s Cooking Burgers

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...ya, and here’s your Food News Buffet for the first week of December – as culled from numerous PR..."

Dec. 1, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: black girl love: an adaptation project

GenEnCo play emphasizes range of gender roles, relationships

"...Adapted from Anondra Williams' poetry and prose, black girl love rips open the current void in representation of black..."

June 18, 2019 Arts Post by Lilli Hime

I Love You, Jimmy

Nearly four-hour LaFave convergence petitions a greater good

"...turned the show’s refrain back on his flock: “I love you all. Thank you so much. I love you.”..."

May 19, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Linklater’s Before Trilogy comes to Criterion

Love, dreams, and destiny

"...Before Midnight just joined the roster, and as a first-time box set. The set's multimedia special features include Athina..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Review: Olivia Rodrigo’s First-Ever Full Concert Performance

Austin City Limits taping marks a moment of career-making distinction

"...what by most data appears to have been the first-ever full concert performance by burgeoning pop star Olivia Rodrigo...."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

U.S. Postal Service Debuts First-Ever Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps at Thinkery Event

Snail mail now comes with the option of “smells like summer”

"...summer smells like? That’s where the U.S. Postal Service comes in...."

June 20, 2018 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

All We Love We Leave at Auditorium Shores

Converge's scorching best-in-show at Fun Fun Fun Friday

"...editing the live reviews from Fun Fun Fun Fest's first-class Friday, which will be online shortly – including Luke..."

Nov. 3, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced

Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more

"...the weirdest corners of cinema, has just dropped its first wave of films, with peculiar children, a deep trip..."

Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First 10 Films

New films from Tilda Swinton, Steven Yeun, plus honorees added

"...(Oct. 21-28) the celebration of cinema that puts writers first, has just announced its first 10 films for its..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Call Girl of Cthulhu Comes Knocking

Director Chris LaMartina on puns and Lovecraft

"...the Avocado Jungle of Death. "The title did come first," admits writer-director Chris LaMartina...."

April 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Author Casey McQuiston Loves Love

The debut writer dreams of queer romance and a bluer Texas

"...With stunning deftness, McQuiston manages to tell a queer love story that’s deeply funny (Would I trade almost anything..."

May 21, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Crimes of Passion and Desperation in Love & Death

In HBO Max's Love & Death, director Lesli Linka Glatter and star Patrick Fugit revisit one of Texas' most infamous murders

"...As a director, story comes first for Lesli Linka Glatter. “Everyone has a story,”..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hard Luck Love Song

Austin-made romantic noir is “Just Like Old Times”

"...made by a local Austinite, Justin Corsbie’s Hard Luck Love Song would paint the picture. Based on the folky..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

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