The 40-Year-Old Virgin

A standout, a gross-out comedy that makes its audience go "awwww" as much as it goes "ewwww."

"...Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Gerry Bednob and Shelley Malil. Surely The 40-Year-Old Virgin has broken some..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

In Print

The creator of TV's cult classic Freaks and Geeks and writer of another memoir, Kick Me, Paul Feig is no stranger to mining embarrassment's riches, and Superstud ranks high among his work for going so low

"...to discover the outsourced deflowerer is his long-lost mother, and you lived to tell the tale, would you tell..."

July 8, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Stay Sweet, BFF, KIT

'Freaks and Geeks' fans and their bittersweet assembly at the Alamo

"...The freaks and geeks assembled for the Alamo Drafthouse's marathon of..."

June 10, 2005 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Cattle Is Forever

The Austin Film Society presents 'Return to Giant'

"...(who would die in a car accident during postproduction), and Dennis Hopper in tow – flew in to film..."

June 3, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Celluloid Zealots on the March

IFC's 'Ultimate Film Fanatic' gets Austinized

"...began last fall with a group of self-confessed film geeks – über-geeks, to be fair, the kind of rabid..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film News

Under Tim McCanlies' Spell; plus, accolades aplenty all over Austin

"...Rosanky resident Tim McCanlies (Secondhand Lions) has just turned in the first draft of..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

TV Eye

If we're very, very lucky, a solid TV series comes from all of this pain

"...only $2) appear in card shops; poems, bumper stickers, and tear-jerky movies of the week erupt. But if we're..."

July 30, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

White Chicks

Wayans brothers' comedy depends on latex and whitewash.

"...Wayans, John Heard, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro and Busy Phillipps. White Chicks – the new Wayans brothers..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Watching Outside the Box

How many industries do you know of that can capitalize on dated inventory while ringing up sales for "failed" merchandise?

"...on dated inventory while ringing up sales for "failed" merchandise? Yet, that seems to be a viable segment of..."

April 23, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Five-Year Reunion

'Freaks and Geeks' comes back in a big way – on DVD

"...Available in limited release from the show's Web site (www.freaksandgeeks.com) – a slightly stripped-down, six-disc edition is available for..."

April 16, 2004 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Broken Lizard's Club Dread

Broken Lizard (the comedy group that gave us Super Troopers) spoofs summer-camp slasher flicks and lowbrow beach farces.

"...Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar. Starring: Bill Paxton, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Jay Chandrasekhar,..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

TV Eye

Loving TV's losers.

"...by their desire to gamble. Still, with all Ellie's and Lucky's foibles, they are likeable, though, when one steps..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...decades of existence, Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Personals

While the material in Personals, a revue built around the ads placed by men and women desperately seeking soul mates, suffers somewhat from age, Naughty Austin's production makes a fine match with a cast that is exceedingly appealing and extremely adept at musical comedy.

"...hrs On the wall of the set are rows and rows of words common to the come-ons published in..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Holiday in San Antonio

The birth of Austin's punk scene: the Sex Pistols at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio, 25 years ago this week.

"...-- six of which were played in the South and Southwest -- the Sex Pistols weren't going anywhere near..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Breaking Out

"I wanted to write a prison movie, and it felt like the Retail Rodeo was the perfect place to set it," says screenwriter and actor Mike White of his new film, The Good Girl.

"...Texas town, comes home every evening to a dopey husband (John C. Reilly) who has beer-bonged his sperm unusable...."

Aug. 23, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Melville in Cubicle Hell

Tyro film director Jonathan Parker brings "Bartleby the Scrivener" back to the future. And who better to ride shotgun than freaky, geeky Crispin Glover?

"..."You're just jealous because I'm a real freak and you have to wear a mask," says the Penguin..."

June 14, 2002 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

Slackers

"...Michael C. Maronna, Jason Segel, James King, Jason Schwartzman and Devon Sawa. Here's an image I'll never get out..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Orange County

"...Mann, John Lithgow, Catherine O'Hara, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk and Colin Hanks. After he discovers that there's “more to..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Not Another Teen Movie

"...Directed by: Joel Gallen. Starring: Randy Quaid, Lacey Chabert, Samm Levine, Cody Mcmains, Ron Lester,..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dancing About Architecture

L.A. vs. Austin -- Tinseltown wins.

"...every club in town following Maggie Mae's (nonexistent) lead and instituting a "pay to play" policy, I decided the..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

TV Eye

The best of the new fall shows

"...the one that got away. Delayed by world events, and some shows scrambling to tidy up their story lines..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta picks Emmy winners.

"...the events that took place in New York City and Washington, D.C., Tuesday. To rant and rave about TV..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The legend of James Dean, and TNT's take on it

"...a legend. I saw his movies, but didn't really understand how deeply he spoke to a generation of post-World..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Chuck & Buck

Chuck & Buck is often disturbing, but remains watchable thanks to director Arteta's fine blend of urban horror and dark humor.

"...when your childhood best friend refuses to grow up? And what happens when said friend just won't leave you..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Review by Mike Emery

TV Eye

So what's snapped Belinda Acosta's bra strap this week? It's the announcement that the Wonderful World of Disney will remake Brian's Song.

"...It's bad enough that NBC canceled Freaks and Geeks and Fox was too short-sighted to continue..."

May 4, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta frees her inner dork, with big ups for The Lone Gunmen and BattleBots, among others. Also, a partial Oscar ballot.

"...As I wandered through last week's SXSW Interactive trade show for free..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

For those of you yawning through The Mole and gagging through Temptation Island, Survivor is back, here to remind us what we liked (and loathed) about "reality TV" in the first place.

"...After three increasingly embarrassing episodes of Temptation Island (Fox) and the same number of perplexing episodes of..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dude, Where's My Car?

"...Scott, Marla Sokoloff, Jennifer Garner, Kristy Swanson, Ryan Christian and Andy Dick. Not since Scott Baio used his wacky..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Emmy Awards wrap-up, plus the skinny on Buffy the Vampire Slayer's season premiere and Live Free or Die, part of PBS' POV documentary series.

"...show (9/10), with comparisons to my Clare's Choice Awards and Emmy predictions. Here are the highlights:..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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