Party Girl

Parker Posey's breakout role came in this NYC coming-of-age indie in which she plays a hipster party animal who tries to settle down as a librarian.

"...Anthony Desando, Donna Mitchell, Liev Schreiber and Nicole Bobbitt. Party Girl will do for library science what Saturday Night..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Party Girl, Interrupted

Sandra Bullock's 28 Days

"...stars as New York writer Gwen Cummings, an all-hours party girl whose tortured tailspin winds her in rehab, where..."

April 14, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western” is a spooky doozy

"...maybe she’s always been there? – of the titular girl (Vand, in a powerful and unearthly performance). Clad in..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Party Monster

The rise and fall of superstar club promoter Michael Alig.

"...selfsame superclub and former church that’s the setting of Party Monster, and although I had a ball exploring those..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

White Girl

Sex, drugs, and privilege

"...yourself for the salvo that is Elizabeth Wood’s White Girl, the latest in the perennial state-of-the-union movie concerning “today’s..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Psycho Beach Party

This campy send-up of surf and slasher movies uses Gidget movies as its comic template.

"...Using Gidget movies as its comic template, Psycho Beach Party camps up the details with knowing abandon. Set largely..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

A madcap animated ramble through Kyoto's drinking district

"...inaccurately named anime The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl. The night is anything but short, and the protagonist..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Wild Party

"...The final film in this AFS series, The Wild Party is a curio by any standard. Starring "It" Girl..."

Feb. 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Birthday Girl

"...Aidan Quinn and Stockard Channing?) The British comedy Birthday Girl isn't up in the rarefied air of her other..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where's the Party Yaar?

An indie comedy about ethnic identity.

"...Cherian. Cheerfully hewn in the tradition of the "big party" college farce, this Houston-set ensemble comedy is more than..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Luv Doc: Party Monster

Nothing good for you can come of this

"...in town and would somehow end up in those party pics that are in Austin Monthly, Tribeza, etc. My..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Girl Talk's Gestalt

Gregg Gillis and his monster mash-up brain

"...Gregg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, reinvented the mash-up with his 2006 copyright-challenging masterpiece,..."

Oct. 20, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Cactus Lee, Nemegata, Font, Grace Sorensen Set for the Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Party

Freebie springtime standby returns to Hotel Vegas March 15

"...of the 3-Legged Dog, the Chronicle’s annual March day party...."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

What Makes This Cocktail Party So Different?

What sets this spirited shindig aside from so many others?

"...COCKTAIL PARTY, ACTIVATE!..."

July 18, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mo' ’Mo Music: The Return of Girl Talk

The mash-up maestro returns with a new album.

"...Girl Talk has released his latest epic mash-up album All..."

Nov. 17, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

The Luv Doc: An Orgasm Party

Like bringing egg salad to a family reunion at the lake in August

"...help him be more comfortable in social settings?  – Party Girl..."

April 19, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Laughter Is the Best Medicine in Sick Girl

Writer/director Jennifer Cram on her comedy about ailing friendships

"...Pepper – the titular star of black comedy Sick Girl, as played by Nina Dobrev – it's lying about..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Party of Three

Party Circuit Veterans, Javelin Boot

"...a number of songs on "hip" evening soaps like Party of Five. And with their 18th (!) anniversary coming..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

SXSW Music Live: Conqueroo Day Party

ATX hootenanny sends beloved PR maven out with a bang

"...music publicist Cary Baker has hosted a SXSW day party boasting the best Americana talent in the name of..."

March 19, 2017 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

Margaret Moser’s Retirement Party

Christopher Cross crowns the Continental’s all-star love-in

"...Margaret Moser’s retirement party, which I put together at the Continental Club on..."

May 6, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Grandma Steven: Austin’s Very Own Golden Girl

This bearded queen is not your average nana

"...it’s not Mrs. Doubtfire. It’s Austin’s very own golden girl, Grandma Steven, and she has the Life Alert® button..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

The Girl With the Needle

Psychological horror based on real events is set at an adoption agency in 1919 Denmark

"...Karoline Nielsen, the protagonist/victim of Danish crime thriller The Girl with the Needle (Pigen med nålen), would be justified..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Girl, Upgraded

According to the 1999 Interactive Digital Software Report (IDSA), the majority of people playing computer games are older than 18, and 38% percent of the people most frequently playing computer games are women. Boy, have things change

"...c. Why games for girls are so lame. (1 point)..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

A Mardi Gras Pre-Party, Improvised Intimacy, and More Recommended Events

Allow us to help sort your weekend out

"...his brief and ill-considered singing career. C’mon everybody, “My girl wants to party all the time, party all the..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Not a Wussy Girl Band

"...that none of us wanted to be a wussy girl band," asserts drummer Susie Martinez. "The harder and faster,..."

July 16, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

A Hip Girl Hops Into the Kitchen

DIY maven Kate Payne applies her prowess to cooking

"...of us pro-tips on everything from green cleaners to party snacks...."

April 25, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Girl Crazy

Austin Women Taking Center Stage

"...Theatre Center and Frontera/Hyde Park Theatre, both, coincidentally, with "girl" in their title: the musical Dreamgirls by Tom Eyens..."

May 12, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Girl With the Smelly Guy

Call me bitchy if you want. Just do it from a distance.

"...last week when we went to my work holiday party. Even though he did put on a pair of..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Where's the Party?

"...quite the same satisfaction they got playing their first party...."

May 21, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Finally Punk, All-Girl Aughts Act, Talks Austin Reunion Shows

Unbanned, pioneering punks play Swass Nite Wednesday

"...Good news for fans of mid-Aughts punk, all-girl groups, and DIY goofiness: Finally Punk is finally back,..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

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