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Dreaming up the Young, smokin' with Snoop

"...dub remixes of our songs. He had this contraption. It was all these wires running into a tiny little..."

June 8, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Although this sendoff to the young leads feels a little thin, the culmination of the Harry-and-Voldemort show more than satisfies.

"...Lewis, Tom Felton, Kelly Macdonald, Evanna Lynch and Maggie Smith. Much like his character, the sour, pinch-faced Professor Snape,..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Zookeeper

There are many things we can learn from the animals but lessons in love from talking primates is not one of them.

"...bad. And go ahead, call me a killjoy, say it’s crotchety to hold films geared at kids to some..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Shade's Farewell

Shade vows to 'be a part of this city going forward'

"...for my 20-plus years here. ... I love this city, and this city's been great to me, and I..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...Gay and Lesbian Pride Foundation board agreed to a sit-down together in the offices of The Austin Chronicle last..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Renouncing Violence

"...Dear Editor, There is still a chance that we may yet..."

May 9, 2011 Postmarks

Eat Pray Love

Julia Roberts stars in this adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's novel about a journey of self-discovery, but the result is undercooked.

"...out postdivorce and gone to find herself in a spiritual quest that takes her from Italy to India to..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Week Two: Boom!

The Gay Place continues to work. those. glutes.

"...[Editor's note: SHEESHBYGOLLYDANGIT! In all of this Pride fuss, I..."

June 9, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir

Run, Haruki, run, you skinny Howard Roark!

"...nonfiction and the Raymond Carver short story from which it gets its name – "What We Talk About When..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Books Review by James Renovitch

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Apocalyptic monster mash makes big crash.

"...Predator: Requiem except that I think the book was better? This sequel to the much-maligned (though, to be fair,..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Something Out of Nothing

Joe Swanberg, anti-director, on Hannah Takes the Stairs

"...thinking about underwear. And of course he's thinking about it in a movie. "In what we'll be shooting, this..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Clear-Cutting Austin

Rapid growth laying waste to city's urban forest

"...endured a couple this spring – both of the literal and metaphorical sort...."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The TAKS Is Dead! Long Live the TAKS!

Students continue to cram for slow-to-expire high-stakes tests

"...to begin a 21/2-week crash course in passing the exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, which students must..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

Le Draft 2007

"...flat. This was the first year of my life with the magical and wondrous “cable” television, and its ever-so-amusing..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Questions Motives of BoardDear Editor,..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column

Phat Girlz

Comedian Mo’Nique’s first starring film vehicle, Phat Girlz, suffers from a bad case of undernourishment.

"...serve up heaping amounts of fat jokes, or that it doesn’t deliver targeted gags for an underserved niche audience..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Find Me Guilty

Like the criminal justice system it portrays, Find Me Guilty (starring Vin Diesel in the dramatic lead) ultimately works a great deal better than you might expect.

"...Annabella Sciorra, Linus Roache, Alex Rocco and Richard Portnow. It’s nice to see director Sidney Lumet, now in his..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Failure to Launch

This date movie is dude-friendly by design, but all its attention to hairdos and cute outfits does not make up for its lack of romantic spark.

"...In naming their project, the filmmakers have tempted reviewers with a golden opportunity to unleash our cattiest puns (we..."

March 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Zupan on Impact

'Murderball' and the making of a celebrity

"...into Frank Deford's ear. Perhaps this compulsion will recede with time – no one knows better than Zupan that..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Naked City

The district has more to do, the board says, but the superintendent gets a good appraisal

"...to extend Superintendent Pat Forgione's contract by one year (it now runs through June 30, 2008), following the release..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Elf

Will Ferrell's Elf is a new way to spell fun.

"...Elf is a movie that’s so profoundly ridiculous that it has to be admired, if for no other reason..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tropic of Capsaicin

An Exploration of the Hot Dishes in a Hot City, Or Where to Go When You're Not at Waterloo Park

"...mind the drive. I share this piece of trivia with you so you'll know how much I adore their..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Postmarks

"...CAMPO Embraces Air Quality..."

June 20, 2003 Column

Pokémon Heroes

"...at home watching a Hayao Miyazaki film by now? With its flat animation, garishly overblown color palette, and resoundingly..."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...to folks in Nashville about Charlie Robison is to invite an anatomy lesson. They marvel at the size of..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

What a Piece of Work Is Woman!

After four centuries of being berated, belittled, betrayed, bullied, battered, and butchered by the men in Shakespeare's plays, the women have had enough. They're ready to speak out, to give Will a piece of their minds. And in playwright Susan Kelso's Roses and Thistles, they do just that.

"...Shakespeare: Immortal Bard of Avon. England's finest poet. Playwright without peer. Male chauvinist pig...."

Feb. 23, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

"...Bill Irwin. Whoville is a truly great place to visit, although this movie's 100-minute stopover is more than enough..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dr. T & the Women

"...of Richard Gere as a Dallas gynecologist whose job it is to stick his face between women's legs all..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Modest Mouse The Moon and Antarctica (Epic)

"...despair makes for a brilliant rock album. Singer and guitarist Isaac Brock's rage has matured and turned into genuine..."

July 28, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Hess

Waking the Dead

"...Directed by: Keith Gordon. Starring: Lawrence Dane, Sandra Oh, Janet Mcteer, Molly..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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