Harriet the Spy

"...O'Donnell, Vanessa Lee Chester, Gregory Smith and Eartha Kitt. Harriet the Spy is a clever movie that mixes a..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Harriet

Overdue biopic of the fearless anti-slavery hero loses sight of reality

"...Harriet Tubman as superhero? In this long-awaited biopic about the..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Renee Davis' 25 Years as Harriet Tubman in Sister Moses

The dancer talks about her quarter-century of walking in the footsteps of this legendary conductor on the Underground Railroad

"...Renee Davis knows Harriet Tubman...."

Feb. 7, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Could Harriet and Alberto Represent You?

Could Miers and Gonzales face losing their law licenses? The answer is a big "maybe."

"...So now Harriet Miers might face contempt charges before the full Congress,..."

July 26, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

If Harriet Won't Go to the Committee …

Will the Miers' no-show lead to new court woes for the administration?

"...former Texas Bar Association President and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers no-showed the House Judiciary Subcommittee. She was supposed..."

July 12, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Word

A young writer has to pen a woman's obituary before she dies

"...and think. Now we can add The Last Word’s Harriet Lawler to that list. If only the movie that..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are delightfully matched in this offbeat romantic comedy from the director of Chocolat.

"...Salmon Fishing stars Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria) as Harriet, investment consultant to a wealthy Yemeni sheik (Waked) and..."

March 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Remember when Mike Myers was funny? This film features one of his best performances as a poet who reluctantly marries, then fears that his bride (a meat butcher) is a bluebeard.

"...poet who can't commit to women until he meets Harriet, a snazzy blond butcher (Travis). He's ready to wed..."

July 30, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets

"...Hugo's decrepit household -- populated by his American wife Harriet (Russell), his loving daughter Cleo (Headey), and his collection..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Luce

High school drama becomes an indictment of “either/or” culture

"...by doting parents. But that’s not how his teacher Harriet (Spencer, twitchy and suspicious) sees him. She has previously..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bogus

"...is sent to live with his mom's foster sister Harriet (Goldberg), who lives in Newark, New Jersey. That's when..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ice Princess

This refreshingly femme-centric tale advocates on behalf of physics, feminism, and athleticism.

"...be that she has none, but no matter; Trachtenberg (Harriet the Spy) manages to overcome her character’s perfectness by..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Visitor Q

"...out, however, Miike's sordid rape of the Ozzie and Harriet myth is a worthwhile, albeit repugnant, descent into the..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Craig's Wife, Harriet Craig, The Little Foxes

Stephen MacMillan Moser celebrates those glamorous, backstabbing, deliciously bitchy divas: Rosalind Russell in Craig's Wife; Joan Crawford in the remake of that film, Harriet Craig; and Bette Davis in The Little Foxes.

"...meaty supporting roles, Kelly's sculpting of the role of Harriet Craig is masterful, though at times it does seem..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Day Trips

Harriet Ann Moore Page Potter Ames is known as the bravest woman in Texas

"...Harriet Ann Moore Page Potter Ames is known as "the..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Emma

"...sights on securing for her new, less confident friend Harriet (Collette) a socially acceptable match. Tirelessly claiming that “It's..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Queen of Katwe

This Disney film rises above the usual underdog sports cliches

"...outside the slums of Katwe. As her mother Nakku Harriet, Lupita Nyong’o (the 12 Years a Slave Oscar winner)..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Sister Moses'

Dancing history to life

"...you. Desert Dance Theatre's Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman expresses a painful and courageous history in just..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Harriet the Spy

"...Harriet the Spyby Louise Fitzhugh..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Books Review by Tim Walker

Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life Revealed at Austin Film Festival

Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic also joins lineup

"...Southern Gothic classic Eve's Bayou) directs Cynthia Erivo in Harriet, the life story of slave-turned-abolitionist-turned-scout-turned-suffragette Harriet Tubman...."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Disappointing biopic of the woman that made "I Will Always Love You" her own

"...Directed by Kasi Lemmons (Harriet, Eve’s Bayou), Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...chief justice, President Bush nominated his longtime personal lawyer Harriet Miers to the other vacancy on the U.S. Supreme..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature

Five Art Exhibitions to Help You Beat the Heat

Come for the A/C, stay for the visual creativity

"...1311 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/477-1064. womenandtheirwork.org Collector's Conversation With Harriet Kelley..."

July 14, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

TV Eye

Aaron Sorkin, Mad as Hell

"...Perhaps the most intriguing character of Studio 60 is Harriet Hayes (Sarah Paulson), a cast member of the fictional..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Point Austin: Hecht v. Dietz

Supremes find high taxes onerous, but lousy schools OK

"...schools to the bracing winds of post-"Soviet" "competition."What Would Harriet Do?..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."privileged, confidential" White House documents on Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers – leaving a dearth of detail regarding Miers..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

TV Eye

Geena Davis is not really the president, but you might be surprised to learn how many people are riding the coattails of her administration

"...Press article by Caryn Brooks about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers discussing the predilection of pundits to focus on..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Page Two: Look Who's (Still) Talking

Miers nomination pushes right-wing spin machine into disturbing, delicious overdrive

"...The right is turning blue over Bush's choice of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court. As much as anything,..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Book Reviews

"...(instead of twentysomething) is probably more of a prodigy. Harriet C. Dufresnes' 9-year-old brother, Robin, was strangled and hung..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Once Upon a Time in Uganda

The true, crazy story of Wakaliwood

"...dreamers. Similarly, there's no attempt to turn Nabwana's wife Harriet into some long-suffering victim of her husband's obsession, because..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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