Love, Gilda

The SNL original in all her shining joy

"...To be crystal clear: Comedian and actress Gilda Radner was a genius. Her humor and her life..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Gilda

"...Rita Hayworth in the movies of this period and Gilda is the one that proves the argument. The story..."

Aug. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Head in the Clouds

Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, and Penelope Cruz co-star in this stilted romantic drama set against the background of Europe between the wars.

"...film recounts the decade-long love affair between bohemian heiress Gilda (Theron) and Cambridge University student and anti-fascist Guy (Townsend)...."

Oct. 15, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Design for Living (1933)

Three corners in a love triangle

"...a hundred hats before she picks one out." – Gilda Farrell in Design for Living..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Design for Living

Keen direction and outstanding performances bring us into Noël Coward's Thirties dandyism

"...1933 farce chronicles the tightly wound love triangle between Gilda (Merino) and the artists she loves: painter Otto (Miller)..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Here Today

Crystal and Haddish bond beautifully in this bittersweet comedy

"...Zweibel's own memoir about his platonic love affair with Gilda Radner, and the emotional weight of her death. He's..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Wedding Plan

A rom-com with a twist

"...you look closely, you can see a hint of Gilda Radner in the twinkle of her eye). The Wedding..."

June 2, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Forget it, Jake; it's Sin City.

"...one plot line begins to resemble the sexually fetishistic Gilda; another moment you’re reminded of Fred MacMurray’s poor sap..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Former 'SNL' Writer Tom Schiller on His TV Roots

'Nothing Lasts Forever' director recalls his favorite sketches

"...films starring original SNL cast members. One, “La Dolce Gilda,” stars Gilda Radner as a tormented Fellini-esque character. (Schiller..."

Dec. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Michael Jackson's This Is It

Michael Jackson moonwalks among us for a final hurrah.

"...Jackson into scenes from such film noir classics as Gilda (the Gloved One, perhaps symbolically, catches the elbow-length glove..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It's a Wrap

Austin Film Festival 2002 reviews

"...by her post-mortem discovery of her father's extramarital affair, Gilda Mattei (Pratt) heads to New York to pursue her..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rigoletto

With Rigoletto , Austin Lyric Opera once again executes in bold strokes a classic opera in the vaulting openness of the City Coliseum, with director Joseph McClain again showing a flair for the theatrical and finding a degree of intimacy in that vast space.

"...That presumed true love is Rigoletto's daughter, Gilda, ineffectively hidden from the wickedness of the Duke's gaze..."

May 17, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Mulholland Drive

"...amnesiac Rita (Harring), who takes her name from a Gilda poster because she can't recall her real one. The..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Second Coming

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Definitive Director's Cut (1977)

"...8/16 The Lady From Shanghai: 7:20 Gilda: 9:15..."

July 30, 1999 Screens Feature

The Paramount Theatre Summer Film Classics

"...8/16 7:20The Lady From Shanghai 9:15Gilda..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Qmmunity: Gifting Here to Keep Austin Queer

Plus, Bulimianne Rhapsody's Holiday Horror and more queer cheer

"...drag show with performances by CupCake, Basüra Mykels Hughes, Gilda Wabbit, Nitrix Oxide, and Ira Descent. Thu., Dec. 3,..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova Cast: Irina Atanosova, Angel Genov, Gilda Waugh This terrific comedy-drama is set on a southeast..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Revamped National Lampoon Radio Hour Goes Full 2020

Still twisted and sharpening the lampoon

"...featured the likes of John Belushi, Michael O'Donoghue, and Gilda Radner before Saturday Night Live was even a glimmer..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Erica Lies

SXSW Comedy: Your 2020 Lineup

Get ready for Buress, Davidson, National Lampoon, and more

"...the original groundbreaking Radio Hour (which featured John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Christopher Guest, Michael O'Donaghue, and others..."

March 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

National Lampoon Takes Aim at SXSW

Exclusive: Comedy institution brings podcast for 50th anniversary

"...National Lampoon. Yet the collective that shot John Belushi, Gilda Radner, and Chevy Chase to fame has had a..."

Jan. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...gentrified Brexiteers. Cast: Irina Atanasova, Angel Genov, Orlin Asenov, Gilda Waugh, Chinwe A Nwokolo, Kadisha Gee Camara, Jon-jo Inkpen,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Robert Faires' Top 10 Joys in Dance and Classical in 2019

It was a year in which the bold and the beautiful made strong impressions in dance and music

"...freshness and honesty that made you fall for her Gilda the way she fell for the Duke. And that..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bullock Premieres Laser Projector

Classic films help showcase the theatre's new tech

"...a 70th anniversary screening of the Rita Hayworth classic Gilda, followed by a Q&A with UT professor Kathy Fuller-Seeley..."

Sept. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Spencer Beghtol

SXKIDS: Part Two, Electric Bugaboo

The second round of big picks for wee rockers.

"...proceeds to benefit Cancer Support Center of Central Texas, Gilda’s Club Nashville, and SMAS Foundation...."

March 14, 2014 Chronolog Post by Terry Ornelas Woodroffe

Off the Stack: Ring a Day by Marthe Le Van

Ring blanks make everything in your home potential jewelry

"...arm. Whether she was sending up Patti Smith, or Gilda Radner's spoof of Patti is hard to say. In..."

Sept. 20, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

More Than Just a Giggle-O

The Ladies Are Funny Festival brings the distaff laffs and more

"...I remember growing up and watching Jane Curtin and Gilda Radner and thinking that they were amazing. And it..."

May 6, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gayly Fourthward!

How do The Ghey celebrate independence in the ATX in the USA?

"...of Color by eating veggie BBQ and reading The Gilda Stories by Jewel Gomez." Rose Pulliam, MSW, Co-Director, allgo,..."

July 1, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Sara Smile Still

Behind Sara Hickman's sunny countenance lies real life. And still a smile.

"...Gilda Radner, Carol B,the wacky Lily T.,..."

May 7, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

We'll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Showbiz Saga

The Late Show With David Letterman bandleader spills some beans

"...Shaffer provides unexpectedly sweet looks at the likes of Gilda Radner and David Letterman. And never again will you..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Rigoletto

ALO's straightforward staging of the Verdi classic offers the thrill of a tale told well

"...ray of light in his black world: his daughter, Gilda, whom he keeps secreted at home, sheltered from the..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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