Pulpwood Queen, the TV show?

Kathy Patrick's already got the Pulpwood Queen's Book Club fanning out across the country. Now she wants her own TV show.

"...Kathy Patrick's message at her annual Girlfriend Weekend gathering of the Pulpwood Queen's Book Club is..."

Jan. 17, 2009 Books Post by Joe O'Connell

Hanging with the Pulpwood Queens

They've got tiaras and leopard print. I've got a book I desperately want the Pulpwood Queens to read. Welcome to Girlfriend Weekend!

"...lots of them), you go to the Pulpwood Queen's Girlfriend Weekend, which officially gets going on Friday in the..."

Jan. 15, 2009 Books Post by Joe O'Connell

A Christmas Tale

Catherine Deneuve stars as the matriarch of this family, whose holiday gathering is like some marvelous do-si-do in which the characters partake in endless swirls of accusations, confessions, and glimpses of grace.

"...by his surprise guest at the house, a Jewish girlfriend named Faunia (Devos), who wears a perpetually bemused look..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fear(s) of the Dark

This French anthology of six short animated films, which are thematically linked by their dark tonalities and stirrings of dread, has greater appeal for animation buffs than horror hounds.

"...of a geeky male student (voiced by Depardieu) whose girlfriend metamorphoses, Kafka-style, into a predatory insect. It recalls the..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Role Models

In this comedy, two cranky men, played by Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, are forced by court order to take part in a child-mentoring program.

"...on unsuspecting Starbucks baristas, unmoved tow-truck drivers, his long-suffering girlfriend (the ubiquitous Banks), and his blissfully self-indulgent, sexually omnivorous..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Control

Gretchen Phillips admits she wasn’t Just Comforting that girl

"...Dicks' "Shit Fool," introducing it with references to her ex-girlfriend and Butthole Surfer Teresa Taylor, as well as to..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Feature by Cindy Widner

The Lucky Ones

Tim Robbins effectively heads an engaging threesome of Iraq war vets as they travel across America on a road to personal growth.

"...working before having to confess the injury to his girlfriend. Cheever's expectation of picking up his old life ends..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Towelhead

Alan Ball's film is guaranteed to discomfit and dismay with its dangerous plunge into an adolescent girl's discovery of sexuality and self-identity.

"...utterly without discretion in his relationship with his own girlfriend. Then there are the Vuosos, the Marouns' neighbors at..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Something the Grackles Made

The life and works of Mr. Pants

"...way back to the car, walking along Speedway, my girlfriend and her roommate were dive-bombed by grackles. There was..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Wounded Writers

Austin soldiers have discovered unexpected benefits of blogging

"...deployment, my readership consisted of my family, my current girlfriend, and some of my friends," Horton explained. "My parents..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

In Alex Holdridge's lovely new film, two twentysomething Los Angelenos wander the streets together on New Year's Eve, walking and talking amid the stunning black-and-white cinematography.

"...himself while his hyperkinetic roommate, Jacob (McGuire), and Jacob’s girlfriend, Min (Luong), advertise their love, and he falls deeper..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

TV Eye

A British soap plucks the best bits from American teen shows to make for an addictive good time

"...your typical teen drama: an alpha male (Tony), his girlfriend (Michelle), the best friend who is in love with..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Dark Knight

The visuals soar and Heath Ledger's Joker is magnificent, although this Batman movie is grim and chilly, as if made for our age of anxiety.

"...from the perpetually fascinating Gyllenhaal, who plays Bruce Wayne's once-upon-a-girlfriend Rachel Dawes, The Dark Knight lives up to its..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Please Spare Us the Crybaby Stories About Dogs

"...about the goddamn holes in their goddamn fences? My girlfriend had a sweet old dog that was killed in..."

July 7, 2008 Postmarks

Backseat

Two buddies take a road trip to Montreal in this shaggy dog tale that was an Austin Film Festival Audience Award winner.

"...guy Ben (Bogue) finds an amorous afternoon with his girlfriend, Shelle (Dollar), derailed when her role-playing fantasies include the..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Me & You, Us, Forever

A 47-year-old Christian man, in the throes of divorce, remininisces about his first love: his high school girlfriend from 30 years ago.

"...divorce, remininisces about his first love: his high school girlfriend from 30 years ago...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Taking cues from Ray and Walk the Line, this comedy biopic spans 70 years in the life of its hero, the fictional music legend Dewey Cox.

"...take up music, run off with his high school girlfriend (Wiig) and become a star. The story follows a..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

We Own the Night

Joaquin Phoenix is dynamic, Mark Wahlberg subdued, and Robert Duvall trusty in this otherwise redundant story about brothers on opposite sides of the law.

"...keeping the truth about the family business from his girlfriend (Mendes) and associates. However, it's not long before Joseph..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Madden 08' Wins the Battle for My Free Time

"...The Austin Chronicle. I have a sweet and beautiful girlfriend and many close friends who I love to hang..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

2 Days in Paris

Julie Delpy debuts as a feature-film director with this smart and funny romantic comedy.

"...around every corner – causes Jack to see his girlfriend in a different light. It's not simple jealousy that..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Underdog

A mad scientist's experiments provide a beagle with superpowers and the ability to speak in this children's comedy based on an old cartoon.

"...if sending signals of earnestness through space. Meanwhile, canine girlfriend Sweet Polly Purebred (voiced by Adams) lands in certain..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Introducing the Dwights

Introducing the Dwights is a difficult film to watch. Ostensibly a comedy, it’s really just a collection of awkward stage performances set off by scenes of familial dysfunction.

"...and racing home in a panic. When his new girlfriend, Jill (Booth), threatens to leave him, Tim explains the..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Delta Farce

In this multination offender, Larry the Cable Guy and two friends are Army reservists who are shipped off to Iraq but mistakenly wind up in Mexico – and can't tell the difference.

"...restaurant manager with a humiliating cowboy uniform and a girlfriend (Christina Moore) pregnant by another man; his friend Bill..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Wendell Baker Story

The Wilson brothers deliver this shaggy comedy – which was written and directed by Luke and Andrew and co-stars Luke, Owen, and seasoned pros Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Casssell, and Kris Kristofferson.

"...hotel and win back the love of his estranged girlfriend, Doreen (Mendes), who, apparently, was sick of dating a..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

After a Fashion

Austin is graced by the sexy people, old and young

"...just couldn't face the prospect of seeing all my girlfriends looking so diminutive. But I do get mistaken for..."

May 4, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Cute Band Alert!

Signal Lost unleash Prosthetic Screams.

"...like" category on their MySpace is the phrase “Your girlfriend would like it.” “That’s kinda just an inside joke..."

April 20, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

In the Land of Women

Adam Brody stars in this movie, which also features Kristen Stewart and Meg Ryan, as a young man creeping toward adulthood.

"...scene, Brody’s Carter Webb is dumped by his supermodel girlfriend (Anaya). An aspiring L.A. screenwriter, he cranks out scripts..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Namesake

Mira Nair's complex meditation on family, relationships, and identity traces the saga of two generations of an Indian-American family, as outlined in Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel.

"...maintain their identities, Gogol rejects his. With an ultra-Anglo girlfriend (Barrett) and a new name, Gogol wanders through life..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Wild Hogs

John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy star as middle-aged friends who seek life's purpose while on a cross-country motorcycle trip.

"...a glittery shirt, belting out, “Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?” It’s comedy gold amidst a..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Holiday

Nancy Meyers’ follow-up to Something’s Gotta Give mines the same go-girl terrain but is far less interesting, featuring stock characterizations and a blandly upbeat vibe.

"...realize you’re made for each other. (He has a girlfriend – that bitch Shannyn Sossamon, who is so not..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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