Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2004

A program of eight short films nominated for live-action and animated Academy Awards in 2004.

"...course of a puffy-faced Korean boy playing soldier at home while his father is off at the front. Quiet..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rich in Love

"...director Beresford all reunite here to create a spunky slice of South Carolina life. Last time out, their team..."

March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Local Businesses Warn Lege on Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Discriminatory laws not just morally corrupt but financially damaging

"...League and his team took the inclusivity further, proposing – and opening up for public opinion – a design..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Meal Times

Music paired with pizza and wine, St. Patrick's Day, and new farmers' market

"...› Home Slice Pizza (1415 S. Congress) hosts the seventh annual..."

March 16, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...handmade art pieces, the local cityscape (along with many homegrown theatres and restaurants) owes much of its charm to..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Concierges Make the Call

Seasoned hotel vets share their insider knowledge

"...only a few days in which to experience Austin. – G.S. Four Seasons Hotel Austin98 San Jacinto Blvd., 478-4500..."

March 1, 2013 Food Feature by Gracie Salem

I'm Not Scared

Sun-dappled sadism and sweet innocence merge in this psychological thriller that sees evil from a young Italian boy's point of view.

"...harsh glare that reigns everywhere outside his black little home away from home. (Cinematographer Italo Petriccione lights and shoots..."

May 21, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Award-Winning Restaurants Within Walking Distance of the ACL Music Festival

Step away from the music for a taste of Austin

"...This reco list – pulled from First Plates, our annual list of 100..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Food Events

Nov. 15-19

"...› Home Slice Carnival O' Pizza Home Slice celebrates its anniversary..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Food Column

Caramel

The denizens of a beauty parlor in Beirut depend on one another for friendship and support in this lovely Lebanese film.

"...film. In Caramel, the familiar narrative hook finds a home in Beirut, Lebanon, and offers a revealing look at..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hey Sailor! You Here for a Conference?

The Gay Place polls Austin’s GLBTeratti, who welcomes you with open arms and tells you what’s hot about our town

"...Burger: Hut's; Pizza: Home Slice; Taco: Maria's Taco Xpress..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Devil's Island

"...originally used as barracks for the G.I.s, is now home to a ragtag bunch of Icelandic refugees headed by..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Like It Like That

"...A vibrant, passionate, romantic, funny, funky, and thoroughly realistic slice of black and Latino Bronx life that flies off..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Silent Enemy

"...Carefully scripted and cast, this pretends to be a slice of life of the Ojibway tribe before Columbus arrived..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Life Is Sweet

"...all its emotional by-products. This British dramedy is a slice-of-life study. For the follow-up to his 1988 international breakthrough..."

March 13, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When the Bough Breaks

A surrogate mother goes psycho

"...but when I settle in for a nice big slice of the latest Fatal Attraction knockoff, it had better..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Rammbock: Berlin Undead

This wackily despairing horror film from Germany is chock-full o' blood and guts.

"...global economic collapse abroad, a positively moribund economy at home, and a partisan political quagmire in which our leaders..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-o-file

Comings and goings on SoCo; plus, Boggy Creek Farm takes a break

"...works... Speaking of SoCo, construction has finally begun at Home Slice Pizza (1415 S. Congress, www.homeslicepizza.com). Go online to..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Monster-in-Law

This banal and lukewarm slice of romantic comedy is as soft and ephemeral as any colorized Ted Turner outing.

"...talents. Apparently not. Monster-in-Law is a banal and lukewarm slice of romantic comedy and family histrionics that is as..."

May 13, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Castle

"...brood. Mom, Dad, and the four kids love their home on the outskirts of Melbourne. It's a home that's..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Buffalo '66

"...studios, Gallo's battle cry makes for a fiercely humorous slice of unreality that soars even when it's crawling in..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Little Boy Blue

"...confusing, and chock-full of improbable plotting, this locally shot slice of white-trash pie still manages to be affecting at..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unhook the Stars

"...alone to handle the responsibilities of suburban house and home. When next-door neighbor Monica (Tomei) shows up one afternoon..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Can't Sleep

"...Irina Grjebina. I Can't Sleep is an eerie, edgy slice of contemporary French life, seen as though through a..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crooklyn

"...follow-up to his grand-scale bio-epic Malcolm X is a slice-of-life family drama set in 1970s Brooklyn. Instead of the..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rambling Rose

"...and John Heard. Rambling Rose is a warm, winning slice of life set in 1935 Georgia. It tells the..."

Sept. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trailer Parked

The yin and yang of food trucks and bars

"...that are the deep-fried beets from East Side King – those spicy shallots, that tangy aïoli! – we might..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Food Feature by Adrienne Whitehorse

Food-o-File

New menus, new arrivals, new ventures, and other news

"...wife Stacey welcomed a real, live treat into their home on Halloween with the arrival of Michael Travis Rypka..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Rebel Pizza Bar

Neighborhood concept still needs some rising

"...and I plan to get friendship tattoos of a slice – wearing sunglasses and riding a skateboard – forever..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Greta

Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert play cat-and-mouse in this glorious potboiler

"...Go big or go home. Those must have been the words foremost in the..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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