Lila Says

Based on an eponymous 1996 erotic novel, Lila Says is the story of a French girl and an Arab boy who learns the difference between words and actions.

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Devil's Rejects

A viciously entertaining psycho-road-movie-revenge-‘n’-wreckage-romance.

"...a worthy nemesis for this murderously perverse band of outsiders and, ultimately, a force for good twisted horrifically asunder...."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bad News Bears

This genial remake is Billy Bob Thornton’s game all the way.

"...Cultural Landmine of the Year). Think about it: pint-sized outsiders pulling a screw-the-rules fast one on the Establishment with..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flight of the Phoenix

Sticking closely to the tone of its predecessor, this remake of Robert Aldrich’s 1965 adventure film lacks the tang of the original, and trades the late-vintage Jimmy Stewart for the shirtless Dennis Quaid.

"...cinematic airplane crash pioneered by the 1993 rugby players-cum-culinary outsiders epic Alive, and while this remake of Robert Aldrich’s..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Faith and Freedom

Samantha Smoot recounts her work with the Texas Freedom Network

"...in anyone's inner circle at the Legislature. We were outsiders before at the Legislature, and we're still outsiders today...."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...years ago. Then there was more small-town paranoia about outsiders, people who come in and want to change the..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Under the Tuscan Sun

Bella Italia substitutes for the Caribbean in this clunky but enjoyable version of How Frances Got Her Groove Back, starring Diane Lane.

"...vibe, indubitably. I liked its ragtag, democratic community of outsiders – literature professors, strapping Polish boys, wacky grandmothers, blowsy..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...for three hours? What about the steady flow of outsiders that always seem to find the best jobs in..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Column

Sunshine State

"...-- some small business owners resent the intrusion of outsiders on principle, and the blacks in the area view..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Scratch

"...sequence or song. Tireless (and peerless), these geeky, gawky outsiders rummage through the abandoned detritus of the whole of..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 20 Years

Some 'Postmarks' Writers Just Don't Know When to Quit … God Bless 'Em

"...chief designer, American-Statesman editors [and] AISD school principals, as outsiders holding a hell of a job," Aviña wrote in..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

Ghost World

Brilliant portrait of teen anomie is based on the underground comic book by Daniel Clowes.

"...her best friend Rebecca (Johansson). Their intelligence makes them outsiders and draws them together, but now that their high..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crazy Loco: Stories

"...place in a world that has cast them as outsiders. In his most effective story, "Her Other Son," the..."

July 6, 2001 Books Review by David Garza

Bread and Roses

"...of socially committed filmmaking. His protagonists are always society's outsiders and underdogs; his films are testimonials to the ongoing..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keep the River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

"...renegade who finds refuge among the world's other “primitive” outsiders. There's no doubt that Schneebaum is an intriguing character..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Still Life

Whether it is the coterie around the world's most famous photographer or a group of cowboys on a West Texas ranch, Laura Wilson, who peeked inside a reclusive Christian sect for her new photography book Hutterites of Montana, has an instinct for penetrating insular, tightly knit societies.

"...a Hutterite herself, she was one of the rare outsiders who had significant contact with the Hutterites. Otherwise, they..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Overrun by Outsiders..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Readers' last gasps on light rail.

"...that the Capital Metro aberration was created by the outsiders that got here in the Eighties boom, currently managed..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column

Digimon: The Movie

"...a makeshift linking story. No, you and I are outsiders by design here. Our designated roles are as comically..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Cartoon Noir

"...to fill it. This then is a parade of outsiders, the dispossessed, the hungry. For graphic elegance and eloquence..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Terrorist

"...tiny home, a forgotten victim of a war few outsiders can understand. In between bouts of training with faux..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

"The Return of Navajo Boy" (2000) and "Yada Yada" (2001)

"...and meaning of Monument Valley has been appropriated by outsiders for mass consumption. The Return of Navajo Boy uses..."

April 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Joe the King

"...a powerful little gem: a little bit of The Outsiders (the film's tone is remarkably similar to Coppola's film,..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Undercover on High School's Ritziest Glitziest Night It All Goes Down at Prom

"...-- Lauryn Hill, "Doo Wop (That Thing)," 1998 The Outsiders..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature

Lawn Dogs

"...recognize that even though their budding friendship is platonic, outsiders will have a hard time accepting that truth. We..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Real Austin Stories

Austin's Exploding Documentary Scene

"...American Cowboy This merry band of outsiders (except for Lewis, they are all newcomers to Austin)..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

The Myth of Fingerprints

"...of them are also accompanied by significant others -- outsiders to the family dynamic. The family is presided over..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival

"...the gate-crashers, who erected their own hillside community of outsiders dubbed “Desolation Row.” What have they done to our..."

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Traveller

"...wrestle with the subculture's strict taboos about congress with outsiders. Essentially an adventure-comedy about a group of grifters, Traveller..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

The Player

"...boys, one for girls. Two intelligent students, both deemed outsiders by their peers, begin flirting and eventually fall in..."

April 4, 1997 Screens Feature

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