Jem and the Holograms

The Eighties animated series is resurrected as live action

"...Grrl power is illusory at best in the one-dimensional Jem and the Holograms, yet another manufactured showbiz cautionary tale..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Instrument

"...Directed by: Jem Cohen. Documentarian Jem Cohen made this collaborative documentary portrait..."

Sept. 2, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walking the Straight Edge

Texas Documentary Tour brings Jem Cohen's documentary on Fugazi, Instrument, to the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...of the first wave of punk. New York-based filmmaker Jem Cohen grew up in the midst of all this,..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Starling Girl

Coming-of-age drama inside the quiet oppression of a fundamentalist community

"...Scanlen is no stranger to difficult, nuanced parts, and Jem Starling is perhaps her biggest balancing act yet –..."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Sound and Vision

Vic Chesnutt's supergroup

"...he released North Star Deserter, combining forces with filmmaker Jem Cohen, who acted as album producer and brought in..."

Dec. 2, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Cinematexas 9

Cinematexas International Short Film Festival 9, Sept. 22-26

"...composer, is a coup this year, collaborating here with Jem Cohen. The great Chantal Akerman will show her Sud,..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Museum Hours'

This film unfolds like a glacial dream

"...Museum HoursSXGlobal, U.S. Premiere D: Jem Cohen; with Mary Margaret O'Hara, Bobby Sommer, Ela Piplits..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

His Films, His Way

Jim Jarmusch Is Still Figuring Out How to Do It

"...AC: I noticed you've got "Little Flags" by Jem Cohen [director of the Fugazi documentary/collage document] who's a..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Is it hot in here or is it us?

"...the idea a few years ago while post-breakup bingeing Jem and the Holograms (a personal fave). While watching a..."

June 8, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Yes Queens

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 8 sizzles at Austin premiere party

"...“Fuck Jem,” Acid Betty declared about the Eighties glam rocker cartoon...."

March 23, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Dan Gray

To Kill a Mockingbird at St. Edward's University

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre staging of Harper Lee's novel is a shining example of a classic tale told well

"...are Rachel Powers as Scout and Frankie Guidone as Jem, inhabiting their characters fully with the power of seasoned..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Pushing Air

Game audio design firm GL33k sounds off on whale calls, light sabers, and sweet jams

"..."Jem was a pretty big influence," Piersall admits. "I wanted..."

May 9, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The New Atticus Finch

Richard Thomas deconstructs an icon in To Kill a Mockingbird

"...narrator, this time in concert and squabble with brother Jem (Justin Mark) and neighbor Dill (Steven Lee Johnson). But..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Director/Screenwriter: Laurel Parmet, Producers: Kara Durrett, Kevin Rowe 17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...out. Back then, you had to look at the Jem Records catalog to see what was scheduled to be..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin's Own Miss Kitty Litter Joins Camp Wannakiki Cast

Local drag star will compete for the ultimate Queen of Camp badge

"...from Chicago, Boris Tudeth from Kansas City (MO), Coco Jem Holiday from Grand Junction (CO), Vivica Galactica from New..."

June 20, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Sunday ACL Fest Face-Off: Gorillaz vs. The Killers

Compare the headliners!

"...Precursor acts: The Archies, Jem & the Holograms, the Banana Splits..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The New Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

"...Zack Carlson created an Eighties throwback experience, referencing glam, Jem and Rubik's Cubes (he admits, over the protests of..."

Aug. 14, 2014 Photo Gallery

Strange Kids Doing Strange Things

Eighties retro-spoofers Strange Kids Club has real mutant turtles

"...their own kids to the joy of He-Man and Jem and the Holograms. Unfortunately, that sometimes means dealing with..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mo' Music: November 5

I'm going back to Cali, and this is my soundtrack

"...more dreamy guitar pop. If you're a fan of Jem & the Holograms, you may be surprised to learn..."

Nov. 5, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Museum Hours (Austria, USA) Director/Screenwriter: Jem Cohen When a Vienna museum guard befriends an adrift..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Adventures of Tintin: Season One

Gift Guide: On Tintin, that intrigue-chasing young reporter

"...1960-1977 (Shout! Factory, $59.99); Winnie the Pooh (Disney, $44.99); Jem and the Holograms: The Truly Outrageous Complete Series (Shout!..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

'Mo Music: Best of 2010: Hot Chip Seduction

Dandy tries to get in my panties using Hot Chip

"...We put their shine to shame. Rainbow Brite and Jem we're hookin' on Rainbow Road. As we kicked the..."

Dec. 9, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...identity. /Cast: Chloe Sevigny./"Anne Truitt, Working" / USA (Director: Jem Cohen) – A short portrait of artist Anne Truitt..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Yr Idols

When Sonic Youth rocked Reno, seven high schoolers and their substitute teacher turned their cameras on

"...(or chords) here: This film rocks. It's as if Jem Cohen's seminal Fugazi doc Instrument had been repurposed and..."

June 20, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

A Look Back

"...Peter Callas, Australia, 1989); "Talk About the Passion" (D: Jem Cohen, 1989); "DJ Asylum" (D: Benjamin Stokes, 1997); "The..."

April 28, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Songs for Cassavetes

"...is a magical thing in the hands of, say, Jem Cohen, whose film Instrument nailed D.C. Dischord icons Fugazi..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

CinemaTexas

Photos and award winners from Cinematexas5

"..."Blood Orange Sky," by Jem Cohen..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Feature

Outside the Box

The evolving idea of what it means to be experimental in this oh-so-traditional world is explored by filmmakers like Garcia Crow and Schiesari in the 25th season of The Territory, a television series showcasing the best short experimental works by film and video artists from Texas and around the world

"...film and includes top-notch efforts from such filmmakers as Jem Cohen ("Blood Orange Sky"), and Texans Ellen Spiro ("The..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature by David Garza

The Territory Schedule

"..."Blood Orange Sky" (Jem Cohen, New York, 26 min., 1999) In this observational..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature

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