The Last Kiss

The Italian film which was adapted for the American remake starring Zach Braff.

"...Italian hit The Last Kiss announces, "Normality is the real revolution." That's a snazzier way of saying that it's..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Sweetest Thing

"...Golden girl Diaz stars as hyperactive ad exec and sexual predator Christina Walters. With best gal pal Courtney (Married..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Storytelling

"...possesses characters and threadbare storylines, it seems that the real subject of Storytelling may be Solondz and his filmmaking..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Tao of Steve

Easygoing romantic comedy about an unlikely ladies' man.

"...about The Tao of Steve -- the best thing, really -- is Donal Logue. Logue has been popping up..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Boys Don't Cry

Without resorting to dogma, ideological tracts, or cautionary tales, Boys Don't Cry evocatively tells the true story of a young Nebraska woman who changed her sexual identity and transformed herself (sans surgery) into a young man. Swank won her first Oscar for this role.

"...Peirce. Starring: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alison Folland, Alicia Goranson and Jeannetta Arnette. Kimberly..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Liberty Heights

"...tentative advances a young man makes toward the opposite sex than in any of the Fifties retro-revisionism that seems..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

eXistenZ

An elaborate cat-and-mouse game between human reality and game reality from David Cronenberg.

"...of a shadow world of escapist fantasy and alternate reality. These are no mere metaphors for Cronenberg. Sex and..."

May 14, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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"...tale onscreen is such a vapid take on the real thing that it's akin to watching a 90-minute slide..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mission: Impossible

"...of James Bond, who traded on his muscle and sex appeal to accomplish the same. The much-hyped film version..."

May 24, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Brady Bunch Movie

"...haircuts, Sansabelt slacks, and polyester knit -- “Did I really look like that back then?” -- while delighting twentysomethings..."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Belle Epoque

"...film prize) is a light and airy comedy that really shouldn't work as well as it does. But with..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Why, I Must Confess!

Bedpost Confessions blends the literary and the erotic.

"...And if you like literary, writerly events. What about sex, sexuality, and human rights? Oh, good. Well, you can..."

Nov. 16, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Point Austin: What the GOP Wants for You

The 2010 Republican Party platform is a real nightmare

"...government proscriptions of one sort or another: criminalization of homosexuality, the banning of abortions (a "Human Life Amendment"), abolition..."

July 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...Winter, like, totally predict what's now happening in the real, hot world? Oh hell yeah it did.)..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Sessy Bearss

Walter van Beirendonck's Summer collection is all about the bear pride

"...ago. Fashion buffs know that Beirendonck always delivers color, sex and fun in his shows. Just look at his..."

June 30, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

More Good S.A. Pop

The Krayolas color outside the lines

"...punk scene, the one that was anointed by the Sex Pistols’ appearance there. No, the Krayolas are not the..."

July 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Web Predators Aren't the Problem

Dewhurst's plan to get 'Texas tough' on child molesters doomed to fail

"...inaugural speech: protecting kids from the vile scourge of sex offenders. After pressing for a minimum 25-year sentence for..."

Jan. 17, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report

Do we really mean the stuff we're sticking on our cars?; and smut goes corporate

"...Good idea ... but do we really mean it? Oh, sure, George W. and the other..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Ashcroft's Porn Wars Come to Texas

Adult-video magnate's bust part of DOJ anti-obscenity effort

"...work depicts, or describes, in a "patently offensive" manner, sexual conduct as that is defined by state law; and..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Hollywood Twist

Ilan Mitchell-Smith, the "other dude" from Weird Science, reflects on his Teen Beat past and on co-star Anthony Michael Hall.

"...Science, you've heard of it. That zany, cultishly popular teen-sex romp from John Hughes about two dorks who create..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Trembling Before G-d

"...Directed by: Sandi Simcha DuBowski. Sex and religion rarely make for the most comfortable of..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

About AIDS

Swazi King Pays Fine Under Own Sex Ban

"...of Swaziland ordered all young women to abstain from sex for five years to reduce the spread of HIV...."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column by Sandy Bartlett

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...enough to know that something about the story was really odd – his coming out of nowhere to acquire..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Colosseum: There Will Be Oil

Arts on Real goes WWE with six seminaked, well-greased men wrestling for a championship title

"...wrestling show that will be produced at Arts on Real, holds more than a passing interest for me. Originally..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

In the Unlikely Event

Judy Blume at BookPeople Saturday

"...topics other authors wouldn’t dare include in children’s lit: sex, racism, bullying, periods, divorce, and more...."

June 13, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

How TV Talks About Abortion

Showrunners wonder why shows avoid stories about a common experience

"...Everyone wants to talk about sex, but few want to talk about abortion. The taboo..."

June 11, 2018 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...to come. Here's a completely arbitrary selection, in no real order, of some of the titles we liked last..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Boobs or Balls?

If you could re-live your life as either sex, which would it be?

"...current life), and you could come back as either sex, which would you choose and why? Curious..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Review: American Idiot

Green Day's rock opera is gorgeously gritty, if not truly punk

"...of reference for audience members included everything from the Sex Pistols’ 1978 performance at Randy’s Rodeo to last year’s..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Arts Post by Stacy Alexander Evans

A Shot Across the Bow

GOP releases it's 2010 party platform.

"...But let's not forget who the real enemy is...."

June 25, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

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