This Old Mouse

Facing accusations of market saturation, cultural homogenization, and unethical labor practices, Disney keeps manufacturing the magic … but for how long?

"...powerful effect on the hearts and minds of American kids from a very young age, an effect that stays..."

May 10, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

The Mighty

"...Gandolfini and Meat Loaf. British writer-director Peter Chelsom made magic with his first two movies, Hear My Song and..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

"...the movie is amazing, another Disney coup of cartooning magic. The pageantry and hurly-burly of the class-conscious 15th century..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina

"...her thick, hoochy-coochy accent is difficult to understand and kids sort of lose interest -- which may be a..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Jason June's Gay YA Agenda

The author makes a sex-positive, funny, queer addition to the genre

"...Jason June is a fan of many forms of magic: the glitter of mermaid unicorns; Laura Dern’s mesmerizing turn..."

June 1, 2021 Arts Post by James Scott

Abominable

A lot of fuzz and cuteness, but not much else to this yeti jaunt

"...gassy), but otherwise he’s a benign creature with unexplained magical powers that can turn a field of yellow flowers..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Rich Hill

The turbulent lives of three boys living in an impoverished Midwestern town are observed through the camera's gentle lens.

"...attain the feeling of some poverty tone poem, using magic-hour idyll in lieu of emotional resonance that’s straight out..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs invade Paris. (Must've heard Jerry Lewis is a god there.)

"...(worldwide gross: $564 million) left off, as the malevolent magician Gargamel (Azaria) and his feline accomplice Azrael once again..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Skateland

Skateland is a sweet, knowing, visually spot-on evocation of early-Eighties teen life in a small East Texas town.

"...day. But that's a long way off for the kids who live in a backwater East Texas town and..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nanny McPhee Returns

Emma Thompson stars as the titular nanny in this family film, which she also wrote.

"...could calm unruly children with a flying umbrella or magical walking stick like this McPhee dame. In this second..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The fourth Potter emphasizes the emotional over the gothic

"...tight rein on author J.K. Rowling’s airy digressions into magical whimsy (the Quidditch World Cup tournament, for example, merits..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Nautical nonsense from a highly absorbent animated hero.

"...Yet if nautical nonsense is what they seek, school-aged kids will probably eat up this SpongeBob like a Goofy..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Jumping on the Bard-wagon

With the arrival of September, Austin is again awash in Shakespeare. Five productions -- from a minimalist Romeo and Juliet to a deconstructed comedy goofing on all the plays -- are currently playing Central Texas stages.

"...the forest; then everyone dances. Once we enter the magical forest (too much, magic bus!), the nastiness of the..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...Kevin Shields (3:30), Devon Williams (4), Ima Gymnist (4:30), Magic Johnson (5), Friends Forever (5:30), KIT (6), Mistress (6:30),..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Checking In to Short Term 12

Brie Larson talks about the drama and heart of foster care

"...fighting for her survival, and she's fighting for these kids."..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Through the Eyes of a Kid

Bringing kids to adult theatre is uncool, but what's about children's theatre, where they belong? Ada Calhoun borrows a friend's three-and-a-half-year-old son to find out and discovers that theatre ain't all magic when you're a preschooler.

"...Bringing kids to adult theatre is uncool. In May, when Salvage..."

July 21, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Small Town Barbecue at Its Finest

Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que is smoked meat magic

"...month later we did the same thing for the kids. All the schools got canceled and I figured that..."

June 4, 2021 Food Feature by Rod Machen

Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock & Roll Summer Camps

Shaping the sound of Austin in 2018

"...summer, there’s time to consider one of the several kids music camps that still have openings...."

June 5, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Senators Weigh in on Sunsetting TYC

Whitmire backs closing agency, Hinojosa wants more time

"...worked so well, why do two out of three kids in Texas Youth Commission facilities go straight back?). That's..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Lost Ark,' Resurrected

Three boys, seven years TK, and one heck of an homage -- a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark that earned the blessing of their hero.

"...pull that stunt off? And don't forget that these kids are literally growing up in front of the camera...."

May 30, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

DVDanger: Onur Tukel Talks Applesauce

The actor/director redefines comedy-horror

"...Tukel. When the actor, screenwriter, director, graphic designer, and kids' author was called a polymath in an email, he..."

Nov. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Wrenchies Draws a Mad, Mad World

Dalrymple signs today at Austin Books & Comics

"...an alternate, dystopian world chock full of evil shadows, magic spheres, and kid gangs, but it’s the dose of..."

Nov. 10, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Summer Camps

Instead of renting twenty videos per week and melting your kids' brains this summer, try some of these more active activities

"...disciplines ranging from Shakespeare, scuba, yoga, zookeeping, rowing, and magic, to good old standbys like soccer-, cyber-, and Austin's..."

May 7, 2004 Features Feature by Diana Welch

The Bistro at Lark & Owl Bookstore Is Making Georgetown Cooler, One Beer and Book at a Time

Magic happens when a brother-owned bistro and biergarten joins a women-owned bookstore

"...didn't seem as diverse [as Houston]. But then my kids entered the school system, and it was like, wait..."

March 6, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

Rosalind Faires' Top 10 Fiction Books of 2019

Here’s to a year of rollicking adventures, laughing, weeping, and rooting for those crazy kids to wind up together in the end

"...and kindness and pain, and rooting for those crazy kids to wind up together in the end...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...especially with the children. Across the run, over 200 kids will be part of the production. "Some of them..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Remembering James “Prince” Hughes, Atomic City Owner and Austin Punk Luminary

The Prince is dead, long live the Prince

"...what once was but is, sadly, no more. Even magic has an end date, apparently...."

Aug. 7, 2022 Arts Post by Marc Savlov

Paramount Lights Up With Summer Classics Series

Your favorite way to get out of the heat is back

"...movies. From silver screen wonders to unmissable underdogs and kids' classics, it's like film school with AC and no..."

May 16, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Gaming Expo Opens Today

Free gaming extravaganza continues through weekend

"...like a dinner bell. Copious screens and controllers keep kids wide-eyed and veterans busy. And don’t forget the inaugural..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

DVD Watch

An on-set ‘Raiders’ doc distinguishes this new Indy collection

"...Seeing how the sausage gets made doesn't diminish the magic packaged in the new Blu-ray collection Indiana Jones: The..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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