First Look: Juliet Ristorante

High design and easy sipping on Barton Springs Road

"...loudest gasps would surely be reserved for Italian eatery Juliet. Though the name nods to former building occupant Romeo’s,..."

July 10, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

This Shakespeare rendition is not so much a reconceptualization as a recontextualization of the 400-year-old play. This Romeo + Juliet is a rich visual feast, besotted with the fervor of its acrobatic camerawork and kinetic staging and its mind-bending aggregation of unrelated but resonant fragments of 20th century iconography. It is a Shakespearean work thoroughly conceived for the screen. DiCaprio and Danes again prove that they are two of the best actors of their generation. And William Shakespeare has once more demonstrated that he is a storyteller for all time.

"...Luhrmann's new film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet seems positioned to slip one past the Shakespeare purists..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Romeo & Juliet

Till death do us part …

"...a little invention? West Side Story goosed Romeo and Juliet with grand jetés. Baz Luhrmann gave us Glocks and..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gnomeo & Juliet

Animated garden gnomes do Shakespeare while the Bard requests an Alan Smithee credit.

"...“Hey, what do you think about redoing Romeo and Juliet with garden gnomes?” Still, novelty alone does not a..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Juliet, Naked

Nick Hornby adaptation debunks the myth of authenticity

"...Crowe (Hawke), who disappeared after making a seminal album, Juliet. When Duncan receives a copy of a demo version..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Checking In: Juliet McConkey Goes Agrarian

Your new favorite folksinger and BF James Steinle leave town

"...Aug. 28 issue: “Disappearing Girl, the debut LP from Juliet McConkey, reveals an old soul in the understated beauty..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Juliet Ristorante

Does Austin need another Italian restaurant?

"...the peculiar outcropping of upscale Italian restaurants this year. Juliet is certainly one of the most considered restaurants in..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Letter to Juliet

"...Doss remembers Sara Hickman, too, since she's the other Juliet of Hickman's "Juliet and Juliet," the tale of two..."

May 7, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Letters to Juliet

There's a lovely little arthouse movie buried in this romance starring Amanda Seyfried, although the film's commercial aspirations get in its way.

"...and that’s putting it generously – then Letters to Juliet is like the safety shower in your high school..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Juliet Ristorante to (Temporarily) Close

DK Maria's opens in South Austin

"...Juliet Ristorante is temporarily closing its doors on June 5..."

May 30, 2017 Food Post by Sierra Diaz

Café No Sé Opens, Juliet Celebrates

Today's Austin food news

"...Sophia Loren is turning 81 on Sept. 20 and Juliet Ristorante is celebrating. On Sunday, executive chef Jacob Weaver..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Juliet Replaces Romeo's

Austin's original restaurant row getting new Italian eatery

"...and Dan Wilkins will open an Italian restaurant called Juliet at 1500 Barton Springs Rd. this spring. If that..."

Jan. 27, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

De-Registering Romeo and Juliet

Modest reform to sex offender laws goes to guv

"...is whether certain youthful offenders, or so-called "Romeo and Juliet" offenders – those involved in a consensual relationship with..."

May 12, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Tromeo & Juliet

Troma tackles a romance classic: Expect irreverent vomit and dismemberment.

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sherlock Gnomes

Gnomeo and Juliet sequel heads to London. For reasons.

"...Remember the eyeball-scrapingly unfunny Gnomeo and Juliet? Remember watching it and thinking, “Really? It’s 2011, and..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Black and Queer Creativity

Speaking to Black and Queer AF variety show host Aira Juliet about showcasing Black creativity, plus queer events coming up

"...For Aira Juliet, B&QAF's curator and host, showcasing the many facets of..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Column by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: R#J

New Romeo and Juliet may divide like Capulets and Montagues

"...If Romeo and Juliet were penned today, it’s certain that elements of the..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Laiken Neumann

More Happy Hours, More Special Menus

Daily Austin food news

"...Rye Butter up, Lonesome Dove and Searsucker get happy, Juliet flies to the moon, and more afternoon bites...."

Dec. 3, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Shakespeare in Love

It's flighty, improbable stuff, meant not to be a historical restorative but a modern romantic tribute to the scribe whose words have launched a million sonnets.

"...creation of the playwright's timeless romantic drama, Romeo and Juliet. The setting is 1593, back before Shakespeare went down..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beast

Murder-mystery rewritten as a chilling fairy tale romance.

"...reckless teen romance, but this is no Romeo and Juliet story. This is more like Snow White running off..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Before I Fall

"...is their leader, and they heap particular cruelty on Juliet (Kampouris), the school’s odd loner. Due to an unexplained..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela

"...is said to be based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet...."

Nov. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All's Faire in Love

Christina Ricci stars in this strained romantic comedy set in the world of renaissance festivals.

"...RenFest. It's there, during a performance of Romeo and Juliet that would get any serious (or for that matter..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Twilight

One is human and the other's vampire: What's a pair of young soulmates to do?

"...unrequited, and altogether unfun pseudo-romantic riff on Romeo and Juliet. Based on the hideously readable (or so my dark..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Defy You, Josh

In praise of Baz Luhrmann's funny, touching, totally insane film

"...and probably the more polarizing, is with Romeo and Juliet. We've had two iconic productions in 30 years' time..."

Aug. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The District!

This animated Hungarian feature is equal parts South Park and Magyar-inflected hip-hop, and an altogether smart, urban riff on Romeo and Juliet.

"...District! is a smart, urban riff on Romeo and Juliet. The hyperactive plot follows two Budapest street gangs (their..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bubble

This gay-tinged Romeo and Juliet story set largely in Tel Aviv shows the complexities of love in a land where the conflicts are as old as Western religion and as new as suicide bombers.

"...when the plot grows ultra-melodramatic, this gay-tinged Romeo and Juliet story is a charmer about loves and lifestyles that..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

September Dawn

This movie about the Mountain Meadows Massacre of Sept. 11, 1857, during which local Mormons murdered 120 members of a wagon train heading West, reeks of ulterior motives.

"...are obscured by slack filmmaking choices and a silly Romeo-and-Juliet love story that's pushed front and center. There's even..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood and Chocolate

Lycanthropy and young love: not as yummy as it sounds but nowhere near as godawful as Van Helsing, a small mercy but very much appreciated.

"...gothic virtues) is a sly appropriation of Romeo and Juliet – sort of a West Side Horror Story with..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

The story is similar to the popular original – but its Borscht Belt setting has been relocated to pre-revolutionary Cuba in 1958.

"...Dancing the classic teen formula of the Romeo and Juliet love affair that challenges class boundaries and the idea..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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