Shadow in the Cloud

WWII creature feature is a Frankenstein’s mess

"...gremlins. They weren’t always so adversarial: 1944’s “Russian Rhapsody” pretty much gave the story away with its original title,..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

My Darling Vivian

Vivian Cash removed from Johnny's shadow through their daughters' voices

"...the Line turned her into a full-fledged villain, the woman who almost destroyed a musical career by demanding that..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Post

Hanks, Spielberg, and Streep unite for the Washington Post's version of the Pentagon Papers

"...Washington socialite, Graham was unprepared to become the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. The newspaper’s search..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters at 3AM: Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

"...Jessica Drummond is praised in song as the "high-ridin' woman with a whip."..."

May 4, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

After a Fashion

You'd think we'd be all star-f***ed out after SXSW, but here it is, Oscar-time and we are just beside ourselves with the bold type and the dropped names! What? No silly. We said "fawned."

"...REVIEW Needless to say, the Academy Awards presentation is pretty much the Super Bowl of fashion. The pre-show with..."

March 29, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Further Reflections

"...takes Hotis three days to arrive there, Abilene is pretty slow going. Which is not to say that the..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Work Release

"...Mike Judge: I've been pretty lucky in that never in my career -- well,..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...notes there was a "great scarcity of women." One woman, identified by Ganther under the pseudonym "Margaret," said many..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Oh, Lady, You're Good!

Dee Dee Bridgewater

"...but if 1997 was indeed the year of the woman, then it was also the year that the 47-year-old..."

April 17, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Validation?

illustration by Jeannette Moreno The Violence of the Cutie-Pie Mentality

"...tone borders on accusing. "You sure thought he was pretty wonderful when you decided to live with him." Yes,..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

The Peril of Memory

"...At a party, I see a middle-aged woman patting the hair and kissing the cheek of a..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Todd Haynes' recent Safe) lends solid support as the woman who ultimately manages to give meaning to our hero's..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Batman Returns

Gotham City is once again riven with crime, so Michael Keaton and director Tim Burton's Batman save the citizens from the megalomaniacs.

"...crime, greedy industrialist Max Schreck (Walken); the very ambivalent Catwoman and, of course, our reclusive hero Batman. Pfeiffer's Catwoman..."

June 26, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Sheryl Crow brings a lifetime of experiences as a woman in the music business to the show with the..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Tell the Whole World

Rejection never feels good, even if the other guy looks exactly like you

"...not feel like it right now, but I feel pretty certain you're going to be better off without this..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Match Game

AFS programmer exposes his [BLANK] for the classic game show

"...truly resembling the actual end of mankind, it looks pretty good. The clothes and hairstyles, much maligned in the..."

April 28, 2017 Screens Column by Lars Nilsen

Movin' on Up

Melissa Villareal's life was changed by Ballet East

"...Ballet East. The requirements to qualify back then were pretty basic: "If you could move and you danced, you..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

St. Michael's Passion

Whose truth prevails at Austin's Catholic high school?

"...lone teacher serving on the committee -- "picked up pretty early that there was more to it," says Tierney...."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...it's about me, not your brother.' I think they're pretty good songs, too, and [I'm] happy they're connecting on..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Serious Rock & Roll Anthropology

An interview with SXSW honoree Penelope Spheeris

"...but back in those days, if you were a woman, you didn't ever say that you wanted to be..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Television's best girl-power trio isn't on primetime -- it's the Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls

"...or the smart one, the athletic one, and the pretty one. There are plenty of famous gal-pal duos: Lucy..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

A Survivor's Journey

"...Jasper, Alberta, 1978. A young woman with a troubled past, beat-up guitar, and a thing..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...the place of Williams in the BR5-49 pantheon (answer: pretty high). None of it was unlistenable, and each panelist..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Saturday Night Live

Mayor Kirk Watson takes his downtown vision to the streets

"...Elise: Why everyone's moving here is [because] Austin's so pretty and it's not gonna be there if --..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Austin Confidential

Interview With Actor Russell Crowe

"...or Canada or Guatemala or wherever, the job is pretty much the same. The available technology is different, you..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Immaculate Perception

Author and Visionary Bruce Sterling

"...literary form, but I really do think that I've pretty well got my chops down in science fiction now,..."

April 18, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...But as her autobiography, Man Enough to Be a Woman by Jayne County with Rupert Smith, (Serpent's Tail, $17.99..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Abortion on the Border

A Q&A with one of the most important players in the state’s fight for abortion access

"...automatically took effect after the Dobbs decision) forced Whole Woman's Health to close its doors. They've initiated a move..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Luv Doc: The Marrying Kind

What is needed here is not some sort of grand gesture

"...now and then, and the advice you're requesting is pretty much a 360 Tomahawk. After several months of crushing..."

June 15, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Band Aid

A couple works out their problems through song

"...A wise woman once said, “Love is a battlefield.” And sometimes the..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

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