TV Eye

TV Eye breaks down the nominees for Best Drama and Best Comedy

"...are hip enough to vote for Glee, which everyone loves these days. I love, love, love Jane Lynch's sadistic..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

TV Eye celebrates the return of Mad Men

"...@David_in_Austin halfway: I'll revisit Breaking Bad if he revisits Mad Men – which he called the "most overrated show..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Saying goodbye to this season's shows and a reluctant hello to a summer of reality shows

"...a new reality series about plump women looking for love in More to Love (Fox), while Oxygen brings plus-sized..."

May 15, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Rat Race

"...big-ensemble chase comedy formula is anyone's guess. It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world, indeed. Given that emulation is..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Movie Events

"...6/11 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: 7:20 6/14 It's a Mad,..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Summer Film Events

"...Millionaire: 7:15 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: 9:35 6/11 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: 7:20 6/14 It's a Mad,..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Auteurs Stake a Claim on the Small Screen

Mitchell Hurwitz and Matthew Weiner made their names in TV. Have they gotten too big for it?

"...It's no surprise that Hurwitz named Mad Men's Matthew Weiner among the contemporaries he admires. One..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The presidential debates are coming, and so are the Emmys

"...by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman; Mad Men, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," written by Matthew..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Miracle Man

When an actor's bio claims 14,000 performances to his credit, you rather expect the fellow to have some good stories. And Eddie Bracken doesn't disappoint. In anticipation of his appearance at a screening of Preston Sturges' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Bracken talks about Sturges, Betty Hutton, Hollywood, and hitchhiking.

"...a load of firsthand experience of the genius and madness, the egos and excitement, that go along with showbiz..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Reissues

"...Let's Active's "Every Word Means No" and The dB's "Love is for Lovers" are quirky, respectable entries, but as..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

Things That Make You Go Boom

Bellflower's broken hearts and homemade bombs

"...to formula, the embellishments and eccentricities that make this love story feel like no other story ever told before...."

Aug. 12, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Media

"...Comp Nerdz's confoundingly funny and compellingly whacked-out commercials are made on the cheap, in-house, by VP of marketing Rob..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Best of Austin Feature

Living in a Dream

Too Many Ways to Fall

"...smoking from. Whatever Doyle does, I can't help but love the guy. There's something about him. Even when he'd..."

May 14, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Bombs Not Bullets

Austin Hip-Hop Mushrooms

"...of race and politics - are two topics Austinites love to sink their teeth into. Still, the homefront, such..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...She's standing at the window, waving to her first love. Matching her glow are half a dozen brightly colored..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Luv Doc: Standard Waiting Period

Once you've broken up with someone you pretty much relinquish your role as life coach

"...dating for two months! I feel really hurt and mad. Mad at my ex for trying to date one..."

April 27, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Page Two: You Always Remember the Dance

First steps, two step

"...You remember discovering the Modern Lovers while living in a one-bedroom that was 90 bucks..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Realms of Inspiration

Erik Hokkanen, Finnish and fiddling in Austin

"...beliefs. Peel apart once more and reveal an academic's love of teaching music. Pry apart to the last piece..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...Orchestra in the Seventies. And ever since Randy Hansen made a career of aping Jimi Hendrix live, tribute bands..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...1) Mad Max: Fury Road This retro-futuristic phoenix rises from a..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...animation Anomalisa; George Miller's return to the post-apocalypse with Mad Max: Fury Road; and a pair of true-life tales,..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees

"...– Drama: Dexter (Showtime), House (FOX), In Treatment (HBO), Mad Men (AMC), True Blood (HBO). I just don't get..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Carmadillo

Austin's Best New Little Armored Ride

"...hammer and hand, his mean little face crafted with love. Built from the ground up by his two dads,..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Features Feature by Kristine Tofte

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...Austin's never lacked in curbside chaos; iron armadillos encroach on pink plastic flamingos, and coolly ironic lawn..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...street fighting collide in this hot-rodding tale of star-crossed lovers from opposing gangs.JUNE 27Baby Boy: John Singleton's "companion piece"..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Arab Strap Elephant Shoe (Jetset), Arab Strap Mad for Sadness (Jetset)

"...Arab StrapElephant Shoe (Jetset)Arab StrapMad for Sadness (Jetset) One of the lingering images of..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Mad Dog Blues: So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star?

ONE Theatre Company brings some unique touches to Sam Shepard's Mad Dog Blues, but ultimately, the show is the portrait of a playwright living out his rock star phase -- self-indulgent and rather embarrassing.

"...Mad Dog Blues: So You Wanna Be a Rock &..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Review by Skipper Chong Warson

Plays in Our Stocking

A Few Dramas We Want St. Nick to Give Austin Theatre

"...steady drizzle of work by A. R. Gurney -- Love Letters, Later Life, Love Letters again, and Sylvia --..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Most Read Film Reviews of 2015

How to enrage God's flock in 322 words or less

"...Christian audiences, and three films intended for that audience made our list of the year's 20 most popular reviews...."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

One last night of band blurbs!

"...Kitchen comes this year. – Chase Hoffberger The Love Me Nots..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

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