Shirley Jones: Keeping up with the Jones

There's so much more to the stage and screen star than Mama Partridge

"...Sesame Street, and Miss Pittsburgh of 1952. Memorable as Shirley Jones was leading her Cowsills-like brood in that Seventies..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Me and Miss Jones

Shirley Jones looks back at playing against type.

"...Partridge Family to hot-blooded grandmother in 2006’s Grandma’s Boy, Shirley Jones is one of the coolest 73-year-olds still working...."

Sept. 12, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Bridget Jones's Baby

Third time's a charm, if a bit forgettable

"...Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Sarah Solemani, Emma Thompson, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Cast is excellent; movie is OK; men and women are soooo different.

"...Grant, Jacinda Barrett, Sally Phillips, Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones. One hundred thirty pounds (bloaty – ovulation?), husband 1,..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Grandma's Boy

What's funnier than having to move back in with your parents? Why, moving in with your grandparents, of course.

"...Starring: Allen Covert, Nick Swardson, Peter Dante, Linda Cardellini, Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight, Doris Roberts, Kevin Nealon and Rob..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...Ask Shirley Ratisseau, 82, in failing health with heart problems, living..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Haunting

"...Directed by: Jan De Bont. Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Lili Taylor, Virginia..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Some Came Running

"...by: Vincente Minnelli. Starring: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. Of course we all recognize Vincente Minnelli (Mr...."

July 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDs

Ostensibly a kids show, the series' first season included jokes about draft evasion, strip clubs, and divorce

"...evasion, strip clubs, and divorce. However, ABC wouldn't allow Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones) to be divorced. Instead, she became..."

May 27, 2005 Screens Feature by Greg Beets

There’s a Blue Note in Each Song That I Sing Since You’ve Been Gone

George Jones, 1931-2013

"...tracks and wept uncontrollably at the news that George Jones, native of Saratoga, died this morning. I know I..."

April 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

A Band Called Ma’s Slow Burn and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Ifé Neuro, Kydd Jones, Fuvk, and more

"...wagyu when asked if he's underrated. – Derek Udensi Kydd Jones, "Don't Try Me"..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Elizabeth Braaten

Stan & Ollie

Coogan and Reilly breathe tender life into the Hollywood icons

"...S. Baird. Starring: John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan, Rufus Jones, Danny Huston, Shirley Henderson and Nina Arianda...."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Charlie the Tuna and Mr. Bubble both turn 50 this year, prostitutes win Oscars too, etc.

"...Donna Reed, Jo Van Fleet, Susan Hayward, Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley Jones, Jane Fonda, Mira Sorvino, Kim Basinger, and Charlize..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Brass Ring Lessons

How TexARTS' first two go-rounds in staging classic musicals are helping to make its new Carousel ride a winner

"...from 42nd Street on Broadway and the son of Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy), and a strong production design..."

June 22, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Reviews

"...Burton, Seymour Cassel, Shelley Duvall, Jill Eikenberry, Frank Gorshin, Shirley Jones, Chloris Leachman, Wendie Malick, Louise Fletcher...."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oklahoma!

Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes mix with luxurious widescreen cinematography.

"...Directed by: Fred Zinnemann. Starring: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Charlotte Greenwood, Rod Steiger, Gloria Grahame and Eddie..."

Aug. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Break 'Em Off Some

"...back. Rodgers & Hammerstein, Agnes de Mille, Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, and Rod Steiger as pore Jud - what..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Column by Christopher Gray

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"...Lacresha Murray's grandparents, Shirley and R. L. Murray, believe she is innocent. photograph..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Prom Queen and the acceptance of her peers. Cast: Shirley Chen, McKenna Grace, Vivian Wu, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Amelie Zilber,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Slash/Back

Smart Canadian horror sets Indigenous teens against alien invaders

"...Directed by: Nyla Innuksuk. Starring: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe and Nalajoss Ellsworth...."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

"Rodney McMillian: Against a Civic Death" at the Contemporary Austin

In this thought-provoking exhibition, the Suzanne Booth Deal Art Prize winner asks, “What does an architecture of power look like to you?”

"...together." At the end of Richard Nixon's first term, Shirley Chisholm was in the midst of a bid to..."

March 16, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

Exhibitionism

Picasso at the Lapin Agile: Expecting the Best

"...Newman, embodying the young Elvis Presley with evident glee. Shirley Reynolds, as matron of the bar Germaine, and Jennifer..."

July 9, 1999 Arts Review

Record Reviews

"...Butch Vig, and Duke Erikson) and a Scottish fireball (Shirley Manson), and produced an album so good (Garbage) that..."

May 22, 1998 Music Review

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Star draws, however, are everywhere: Shirley MacLaine in The Evening Star, Michelle Pfeiffer and George..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...to the coolest party in town. Cast List: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth (World..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...of her own narrative, while The Truth vs. Alex Jones puts Austin's village idiot on the stand to be..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Looking More Closely When Others Look Away

On directors examining structure, storytelling, and how pictures can move us

"...year, for instance, it includes Fall From Grace's Ryan Jones, a University of Kansas undergrad, but it also includes..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...Veronis; with Jane Adams, Patrick Fitzgerald, Paul Gleason, Neal Jones, Catherine Kellner...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

ArmadilloCon, Art, a Hot Sauce Hootenanny, and More Recommended Events

Get out and get spicy this weekend

"...Friday 6, the Contemporary Austin (Jones Center)..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Checking in With Area Musicians Yielded 80,000 Words of Pandemic Realness

Stay TF home

"...Tameca Jones: I am chilling in da Braunf, known as New..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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