Nell

"...company Egg Pictures. Foster stars as the “wild child” Nell, a young woman who has grown up removed from..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Talking Bullshit With Nell Scovell

Muppets writer on buzzwords and the uphill battle for women in comedy

"...On Sunday, the writer Nell Scovell appeared on the SXSW Interactive panel “How to..."

March 16, 2016 SXSW Post by Jen Sorensen

Eskimo Nell

Sept. 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Exorcism: Part II

In this sequel, the devil follows the same girl from the backwoods to New Orleans; sadly this follow-up has none of the smarts of its predecessor.

"...Directed by: Ed Gass-Donnelly. Starring: Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, Spencer Treat Clark, David..."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dudley Do-Right

"...upright Royal Canadian Mountie's unrequited love for childhood sweetheart Nell Fenwick (Parker) and his clashes with arch-nemesis Snidely Whiplash..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Explorers Club

Austin Playhouse's sublimely silly satire of Victorian pomposity ventures where other comedies fear to tread

"...that, when crossed, bring discomfort to our social contract. Nell Benjamin's The Explorers Club, now at Austin Playhouse, is..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Last Exorcism

This faux documentary pulls few punches in its fresh look at what happens when religion and the secular world collide.

"...(Herthum), a taciturn drunk who claims his doe-eyed daughter, Nell (Bell), is possessed. Marcus brings the camera crew along..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sex and Death 101

This serial-killer comedy, which screened during Fantastic Fest, is a self-indulgent, snarky, scattershot affair.

"...features a humbled Blank’s run-in with the mysterious Death Nell (Ryder), a sexual vigilante stalking predatorial, misogynistic, and just..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Ballad of Wallis Island

An estranged music duo reunites in this bittersweet British comedy

"...female characters. Most obviously significant is Carey Mulligan as Nell Mortimer because, unlike in the short, Herb wasn’t a..."

April 4, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Silent Night

English nightmare comedy is as much Noël Coward as George A. Romero

"...pulls off – and just in time. After all, Nell (Knightley) and Simon (Goode) seem like the average spoiled..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Scanlines

"...Nell..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Screens Feature

From Script to Screen

"...Dir: Randy Olsen; Scr: Chad Nell, Randy Olsen; Prod: Vic Feazell, Randy Olsen, Christi Allen,..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

How The First Omen Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...The Omen, The First Omen follows a young woman (Nell Tiger Free) on the verge of becoming a nun..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the Universe Sent Paul Newman to Ethan Hawke

The director discusses his HBO Max series and recent AFS screenings

"...Out of the blue, the couple's eldest daughter, Nell Newman (most recognizable for the famous photo of Paul..."

March 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things to Enjoy During Black History Month

Art, theatre, music, ballet, and more

"...portraits of women of color – as curated by Ja'nell Ajani. "At a moment when Black and Brown women..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Police Chief Deposition Sheds Light on Daniel Perry Case, APD Shake-Ups

Strained relations between Austin Police officers, leadership at center of Joseph Chacon's deposition

"...After the indictment, Perry's attorneys, Clint Broden and Doug O'Connell, released an affidavit from David Fugitt, a detective who..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fantastic Fest Review: Silent Night

Social satire takes a surprising and bleak turn

"...pulls off - and just in time. After all, Nell (Kiera Knightley) and Simon (Matthew Goode) seem like the..."

Sept. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...time of the murder. The other three describe Jimmy Fennell, Stites' fiancé and the original suspect in the case,..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

New Staff at laV, Sunday Roast at Gardner

Daily Austin food news

"...has brought on another staff member from the Little Nell in Aspen. Former head sommelier Nick Barb replaces Vilma..."

Nov. 11, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

The Academe Is an Actress

Does Shakespeare pass the Bechdel test? and other feminist inquiries

"...experiment Packer would smile upon: Shakespeare at Winedale alums Nell McKeown and Stephanie Donowho are putting the spotlight on..."

May 8, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Life Is Sweet

Three talented restaurant professionals run the show at LaV

"...years there, the opportunity to work at the Little Nell, a luxury resort in Aspen, Colo., fell into Mazaite's..."

May 9, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Letting the Monster Out of the Box

Did Spalding Gray have any secrets left for his journal?

"...imagine that's a question that will be addressed by Nell Casey, the editor of the newly published The Journals..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Hip Lit

The New Fiction Confab

"...2pm: Nell Freudenberger..."

April 16, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...10 to make requests and to register complaints, said Nell Hahn, director of systems advocacy and litigation at the..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Beside the Point

City Council notes

"...be shadowed by the spirit of the late Dorothy Nell Turner, and not only because the session will recess..."

April 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Stage Beauty

Victor/Victoria meets Shakespeare in Love at A Star Is Born in this gender-bending backstage story.

"...wacky outing by Zoe Tapper as Charles II's right-hand-harlot Nell Gwynn. She fancies Maria's far-more-realistic Desdemona and helps initiate..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No Dominion

A partial roll call of people who died in 2003.

"...Little Eva, Sheb Wooley, Dewey Terry, Noel Redding, Nell Carter, Skip Battin, Arthur Conley, Bobby Hatfield, Speedy West,..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Emperor of the Moon

The Bedlam Faction's sci-fi, action-movie, musical upgrade of Aphra Behn's 17th-century comedy The Emperor of the Moon is a good time that's edgy enough for the wilder bunch and tame enough for conventional crowds.

"...forgiving clumsiness of a teenager in love, and Rebecca Nell Robertson is her sophisticated, graceful cousin. The dress of..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Articulations

Two arts institutions end their runs: the iron belly muses theatre company and the South Congress visual arts venue Gallery 1313.

"...run, the company will, too. Co-founding artistic directors Rebecca Nell Robertson and Sharon Sparlin announced via e-mail on Monday..."

April 25, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Pains of Youth

In the iron belly muses production of Pains of Youth, a group of young, wealthy medical students in 1920s Austria have, well, a lot of sex with each other, and while the actors work it for all they're worth, the quick tempo and constant physical movement lead to a lack of clarity in the story and a lack of, well, sexiness in the sex.

"...them, if required. Most of the time, director Rebecca Nell Robertson employs a quick tempo and constant physical movement,..."

April 11, 2003 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

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