Piggy

Spanish teen slasher subverts the tropes with a new kind of protagonist

"...the water; and of course, the violently explosive endings. Piggy is the newest addition to the classic subgenre. There’s..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Jasmine Lane

Fantastic Fest Review: Piggy

Spanish teen slasher subverts the tropes

"...Piggy is the newest addition to the classic subgenre, even..."

Sept. 28, 2022 Screens Post by Jasmine Lane

Stoners, Killers, and Kissing Miss Piggy

Topher Grace on assassination comedy American Ultra

"...of Grace's on-set relationship with The Muppets star Miss Piggy. He declined to discuss the details, but was quick..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Vista's New Brews, H-E-B's Celeb-Packed Grill, Mama Kong's Piggy Wings, and More …

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...featuring those palate-pleasing parcels of roast beef, the pork-forward Piggy, that tasty tuna salad goodness, and more …..."

June 30, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Vista's New Brews, H-E-B's Celeb-Packed Grill, Mama Kong's Piggy Wings, and More …

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

July 2, 2021 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Little Piggy's Going to New York

Salty Sow previews upcoming Beard House dinner

Jan. 27, 2014 Food Post by Rachel Feit

Popovers at the Piggy Place

Pastry chef Jodi Elliott slings carbs & community at Foreign & Domestic

Sept. 28, 2012 Food Post

Muppets Treasure Island

"...structured as a vehicle in which Kermit and Miss Piggy, among others, can do their endearing, familiar shtick. As..."

Feb. 16, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Naked City

Georgetown's mayor gets mad at the Chronicle for catching her bad side.

"...she said, "does not portray me quite the Miss Piggy you have represented me to be."..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

This doc about the storied department store stays relentlessly on-message.

"...solemn, purse-lipped people who fired Joan Rivers and Miss Piggy for having a laugh behind the cosmetics counter in..."

May 24, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

On the Pork Trail

Noel Coward once declared that "Any part of the piggy / Is quite all right with me" but we found five pork dishes at Austin restaurants that are more alright than others.

"...Any Part of the PiggyAny part of the piggy..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Famine Within

"...-- it's too high-cal, we don't want to look piggy, it's not nutritional, etc. For women, The Famine Within..."

Jan. 17, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Muppets From Space

"...producer and a vacuous talking head who recruit Miss Piggy to break the story of the aliens to the..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cochon555 Heritage BBQ Is All About the Old-School Pork

Nat’l culinary competition delights with food, drink, and knowledge

"...Lowe is the hands-on honcho continuing to spread the piggy gospel to markets across the country...."

Nov. 23, 2016 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Talking Bullshit With Nell Scovell

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

"...in my career working for Murphy Brown to Miss Piggy. They’re not that different...."

March 16, 2016 SXSW Post by Jen Sorensen

The Hightower Report

Contributing to Rick Perry's campaigns can produce a great return on investment

"...Perry's Piggy bank: The TEF..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Fashion Camp

Jen DM & Rick Gradone of Hi Fashion tell all

"...camp. For me, she holds the torch. And Miss Piggy...."

June 26, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Housecore Horror Preview: Voivod

Nuclear winter’s never far from the Canadian thrashers

"...disgusting. Mostly that was accomplished by late guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour throwing fork lifts at flaming axes, but it..."

Oct. 23, 2014 Music Post by Adam Ganderson

Muppets Most Wanted

This re-energized franchise has found its second wind: The Muppets' eighth movie proves that eight is not enough.

"...the Great Gonzo risking life and limb, or Miss Piggy losing her ladylike composure, or Kermit saving the day..."

March 21, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Muppets

This Muppet reboot is an absolute delight and puts an end to the great Muppet diaspora.

"...fronting a faux Muppet nostalgia act in Reno, Miss Piggy's editing French Vogue in Paris, etc. – and it's..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Treeless Mountain

So Yong Kim is an astute observer of young people as demonstrated with this film whose story is mostly told on the expressive faces of its two very young protagonists. Never overly sentimental or forcibly cute, Kim’s austere shooting style and scarcity of narrative accouterments provide a nice counterbalance to the sweetness of her young stars.

"...in the neighborhood and count the coins in their piggy bank (their mother promised she would return when the..."

June 12, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...the transit workers represent diverse political leanings, jurisdictions, public piggy banks, and transportation priorities. Equally broad-spectrum are the plans,..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Death at a Funeral

Pure farce served straight up and directed by the man who moonlights as the voice of Yoda and Miss Piggy.

"...Oz (also known as the voice of Yoda, Miss Piggy, and Fozzie Bear) began his directing career with the..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Red Dragon

"...more pronounced, the slicked-back crown of hair above those piggy eyes just a wee bit sparser, but still and..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Score

"...as Sesame Street's Cookie Monster, The Muppet Show's Miss Piggy, and the Star Wars saga's all-knowing Yoda. The combination..."

July 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Smoke Signals

This voyage of discovery based on Sherman Alexie's novel tells a story about friendship and father-and-son knots among Couer d'Alene Indians, a tale that resonates on the reservation and off.

"...It's here that Thomas steps in, offering Victor his piggy bank in exchange for the chance to travel with..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

Twister

"...and the "maroooooned" Queen of the Wild Boars (Miss Piggy), certainly outweigh the promise of riches. The movie itself..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Screens Feature

Meet the Feebles

"...Kermit the Frog had been a junkie. Imagine Miss Piggy had been a grade-z torch singer with a preposterously..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppets bring cheer to Ebenezer Scrooge.

"...their screen presence), and Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy as the Cratchits. Caine is cast as the Bah..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Steve Davis' Top 10 Films of 2022

"...year one-word horror got scary good: Barbarian, Fresh, Pearl, Piggy, Smile, X...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

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