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SXSW Film Review: Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes

Biodoc of pioneering musician is best when she speaks for herself

"...warped voice recordings. Fittingly, SXSW selection Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes is more about the audio than..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

Ovid's Myths: the Roman Nose in Exile: Merry Metamorphosis

"...to college students. The result is Clay Nichols' Ovid's Myths: The Roman Nose in Exile, a playful and loose..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Arts Review

'Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas' Myths

"...Ken heard a lot of Victor records. All those myths of the origin sure make me smile as I..."

Dec. 1, 2003 Postmarks

Local Video Game Takes a Deep Dive Into Creation Myths

Mythic Ocean focuses on the art of conversation instead of the art of war

"...Writer/composer Darren Malley started researching creation myths in 2016. As similar traits began to emerge, so..."

Feb. 18, 2020 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Sundance: The Order of Myths

"...for Margaret Brown’s documentary competition film The Order of Myths. Margaret is the Austin filmmaker also responsible for the..."

Jan. 23, 2008 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 10 Austin Myths

"...Dear Editor, I feel like exposing some misperceptions/myths about Austin: 1) The last people who have a..."

July 2, 2007 Postmarks

During Austin Visit, A.G. Jeff Sessions Rehashes Immigration Myths

Activists protest Sessions and the DOJ’s “racist” agenda

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

During Austin Visit, A.G. Jeff Sessions Rehashes Immigration Myths

Activists protest Sessions and the DOJ's "racist" agenda

Oct. 23, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Great Are the Myths

Edward Norton introduces Leaves of Grass to Austin

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

In Memoriam: Big Star Myths

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

The Order of Myths

This smart and subtle documentary looks at the ingrained traditions of racial segregation that still remain in the dual Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Ala.

Oct. 24, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Urban Myths Debunked

There is no constitutional amendment on the May 10 ballot, despite what teh intertubes might tell you.

May 2, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Dispelling Big Star myths

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Damn Liberal Myths

Aug. 11, 2003 Postmarks

Faster Than Sound: A Festival Blooms in the Desert

Amid concern over a new C3 festival, homegrown Marfa Myths strives to grow with the Texas city

"...audience of 5,000 prompted pushback. Instead, the homegrown Marfa Myths welcomed around 1,000 fans last weekend...."

May 3, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

No Telling What's What or Who's Who

Confronting, and confounding, the color line in The Order of Myths

"...in the sullen guise of "tradition," The Order of Myths will come as a revelation, both good and bad,..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

B.J. Novak tells a touching tale of truth, myths, and Texas

"...more of a story about America (obviously) and the myths and stories people tell themselves when they are unable..."

July 29, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Chinese animated legend tells a recognizable story with gusto

"...tales as Disney's Hercules was to the original Greek myths. At heart, it's really a very standard tale of..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Travel

A trip planner for the month of March

"...Marfa Myths mixes music and film over three days, March 10-13,..."

March 9, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

There's lots of numbingly choreographed chaos and lascivious bloodletting in this megabudget picture about the Greek gods by the visual stylist Tarsem Singh.

"...Singh's numbingly choreographed chaos and lascivious bloodletting. The Greek myths, of course, will endure. The same cannot be said..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin-shot horror pic about a girl who discovers that her naughty bits are bitey.

"...literally. In the process, it also explodes the dual myths of sexual freedom and freedom from sex while making..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sea of Dreams

She's married to the sea, and he belongs to the earth: This Mexican film relies on prehistoric folk myths and a delightful color palette for its impact.

"...Cassel. This Mexican feature relies heavily on prehistoric folk myths and a delightful color palette for its impact. It..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

3:10 to Yuma puts the lie to the presumptive myths that Westerns are dead and remakes are always a bad thing.

"...the movie that puts the lie to these presumptive myths: This film is an example of a Western that..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life story of Brazilian drag diva from the last half-century.

"...1930s, Madame Satã is inspired by the legends and myths that grew up around the real-life character João Francisco..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"...Clueless, writer-director Heckerling turned a snarky eye on the myths and maneuverings of high school, creating in the process..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Blood Simple: The Director's Cut

"...movie in early 1985 that not only blew those myths out of the water but also reinvigorated the classic..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

"...which sows yet more tragedy. Both take these modern myths that have grown iconic and generally dry and cold,..."

Nov. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Zero Patience

"...forms a conga line into the heart of AIDS myths and refuses to go gentle into that good night...."

April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

House of Cards

"...wear its mysticism on its sleeve, trading in Mayan myths and shared dreaming, and its end skirts dangerously near..."

July 30, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Opposite Sex (And How to Live With Them)

"...film isn't remotely entertaining. It only perpetuates generic social myths in the place of presenting fresh, insightful social satire...."

March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

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