Margot at the Wedding

The director of The Squid and the Whale mostly falters in this follow-up film that stars Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jack Black as casually cruel narcissists.

"...Ciarán Hinds. The casual cruelty that the characters in Margot at the Wedding inflict upon one another is often..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Queen Margot

This visaully sumptuous story about regal intrigues and passions during the religious wars of the 16th century is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.

"...of doomed love characterize the intriguing French epic Queen Margot. While the film has opened only recently here in..."

Jan. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Live Flower Arranging Workshops Make Business Bloom for House of Margot Blair

Austin florist Carly Blair adapts her business to the era of social isolation and interest blooms

"...day, I came across an image by House of Margot Blair, a local florist shop I follow: a beautifully..."

May 8, 2020 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

Margot and Brewster Get Their (Red) Ink On

"...Either Brewster McCracken or Margot Clarke, on the other hand, will have the unenviable..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Take This Waltz

Sarah Polley's sophomore film, starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen, is an inquiry into commitment and carnal desire, and the hard choices we make when the two don’t align.

"...Williams plays Margot, a freelance writer with vague ambitions to become a..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Searching

Innovative thriller keeps the tension on the small screen

"...dad David (Cho), mom Pam (Sohn), and their daughter Margot (La). Early-Aughts-era video clips of Margot’s birth, her first..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alias Betty

"...of her book. She is joined by her mother Margot (Garcia), a woman suffering from a blood disease that..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Two Americans in Paris

UT grads go abroad for "Margot"

"...simply decided to take production of their new short "Margot" there too...."

Jan. 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Harleen makes her own way without Mr. J.

"...Directed by: Cathy Yan. Starring: Margot Robbie, Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

A Summer's Tale

Eric Rohmer's 1996 film gets its first Stateside release – and the wait was worth it.

"...and wandering around town, he develops a friendship with Margot (the luminous Langlet, the titular character from Rohmer’s Pauline..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Tell No One

The many pleasures of this riveting psychological thriller from France derive more from the perplexing questions it raises than the discovery of the answers.

"...pediatrician Alexandre Beck (Cluzet), whose wife and childhood sweetheart, Margot (Croze), vanishes one night after wandering into the woods..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

"...a lot. Despite the unwieldy title, however, Chéreau's (Queen Margot) film is a vibrant, emotionally charged peek into the..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Obituary for Molly Ivins

Ivins' obit from the Texas Observer

"...to disagree with over the dinner table. Her mother, Margot, was a homemaker with a B.A. in psychology from..."

Feb. 1, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: The Not-So-Great Divide

Are Brewster McCracken and Margot Clarke as far apart as Austin voters want them to be?

"...Meanwhile, his current opponent, Margot Clarke, is marching toward June 7 through her own..."

May 30, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Sibyl

French comedy-drama twists ethics, power, and sex in therapy

"...husband Etienne (Hamy). She receives a distress call from Margot (Exarchopoulos), an ingenue actress in the throes of romantic..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...SOS Chooses Margot Clarke..."

June 6, 2003 Column

Austin @ Large: On Your Marks!

It's never too early (or too late?) for a council-race pregame show

"...boils down more simply – it's a contest between Margot and the Non-Margot. In 2003, the latter role was..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: The Big Mac Attack

The landslide victory of Brewster McCracken may have significantly mixed messages.

"...ending up with 64.2% of the final vote to Margot Clarke's 35.8%. (Even the giddiest volunteers at McCracken's afterparty..."

June 13, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Revenge of the Doughnuts!

Jennifer Kim wins the old-fashioned way

"...elections, the candidate anointed by central-city progressives, that being Margot Clarke, cleaned up among those self-same progressives. And has..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...these missives have one thing in common: support for Margot Clarke for City Council. The hate-filled, homophobic rhetoric is..."

June 10, 2005 Column

Place 5 'Up for Grabs' as Clarke, McCracken Square Off

"...-- predicted that voters would send Brewster McCracken and Margot Clarke into a run-off for the Place 5 seat..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Greenberg

Ben Stiller and (one-time Chronicle cover girl) Greta Gerwig star in this new film by the director of The Squid and the Whale.

"...far more toxic than Nicole Kidman's kicky, undeservedly reviled Margot from Baumbach's previous film, Margot at the Wedding). If..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Cannot Tolerate Hate Politics

"...these missives have one thing in common: support for Margot Clarke for City Council. The hate-filled, homophobic rhetoric is..."

June 8, 2005 Postmarks

And They're Off!

City Council races pick up steam at candidate forums

"...Dunkerley. In the much more hotly contested Place 3, Margot Clarke picked up an endorsement from the South Austin..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...Place 5: Margot Clarke..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature

12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Family

With 12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Family, playwright-performer Rob Nash elevates the unhealthy sport of impersonating the members of one's family into a fulfilling art.

"...shirt -- Nash segues instantly to Windsong's uptight sister Margot, Margot's bulimic daughter Ashley, or one of the other..."

June 21, 2002 Arts Review by Rob Curran

The Royal Tenenbaums

"...public, on-court breakdown after winning several national competitions; and Margot (Paltrow), an adopted child who was an award-winning playwright..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bombshell

Finding sympathy in Fox’s #MeToo moment by ignoring everything else about Fox

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Mark Duplass,..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pro-Kim/Anti-Clarke Crowd Celebrates

Place 3 run-off candidate Jennifer Kim soaks up victory with supporters

"...former Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters staffer Margot Clarke for Place 3 on the Austin City Council...."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

New Trumps Old in Run-Off

Election night is one of disappointment for Place 3 run-off candidate Margot Clarke and her supporters

"...Fred McGhee didn't expect Margot Clarke's election night party to be so mellow by..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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