He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Colombani's debut features a finely nuanced and altogether striking performance by Tautou, whose wide eyes adroitly reflect an inner world that ricochets from hopelessly in love to simply hopeless.

"...pathology of Eros gets the star treatment in this French film from the debuting Colombani, and with Tautou (the..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brotherhood of the Wolf

"...a cool 145 minutes, manages to pack both the French Revolution and a bevy of busty brothel babes into..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Post Coitum

"...Nils Tavernier and Jean-Louis-richard. The first image in the French film Post Coitum is of a female cat in..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ponette

"...and extraordinary in the field of storytelling: This exceptional French film authentically gets inside the mind of a 4-year-old..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The English Patient

"...place him in the hands of Hana (Binoche), a French-Canadian nurse with some grievous emotional scars of her own...."

Nov. 22, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hercules on Two Wheels

Could bicycling be bigger than baseball again?

"...America? I mean, besides the obvious fact that the French started it 108 years ago and it takes place..."

Nov. 12, 2011 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Beyond Borders

Donate your dollars directly to starving children instead of this Jolie adventure.

"...with her sculpted cheekbones and blindingly white smile, is simply too gorgeous to be wandering around cradling emaciated children..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

That Old Feeling

"...Farina, Paula Marshall, David Rasche and Danny Nucci. Decrepit French sex-farce plotting, a raft of bitchy one-liners lightly sweetened..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Memoir of War

WWII literary adaptation lacks the novel's spark and insight

"...This French film exposes one of the largely unspoken traumas of..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: New Orleans School of Cooking

Cajun cooking made simply good

"...It was a rainy weekend in the French Quarter. Showers and lightning had canceled the last acts..."

May 18, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Stirring It Up With Molly Ivins: A Memoir With Recipes

2011 Texas Book Festival cookbook reviews

"...she was at that time cooking a lot from Simply French by Patricia Wells and Joel Robuchon. I took..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

The Art of Eating Well

Aquarelle brings to the Austin dining scene a studied elegance and a decidedly Old World taste for unrestrained luxury, Chronicle Cuisines writer Rachel Feit writes. But it is still a young restaurant.

"...in it. When she replied that the filling was simply smoked trout and cream, I sent it back (the..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Five Austin Chefs Reveal Their Favorite Foods to Start the Day

Who says you can't have ice cream and french fries for breakfast?

"...their loved ones. Whether they're flexing culinary skills or simply whipping up scrambled eggs with hot dogs, a lazy..."

March 9, 2018 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Clockstoppers

"...Directed by: Jonathan Frakes. Starring: Jesse Bradford, Robin Thomas, French Stewart, Paula Garces and Michael Biehn. Frakes, aka Lt...."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2

It's comestibles gone wild in this animated follow-up.

"...storyline involving a spidery cheeseburger scrambling around on eight french-fry legs is capable of something close to coherency.) Once..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Year-End Self-Loathing

What the hell happened this year?

"...Me, was a beautifully crafted Dear John letter that simply disappeared at the end of its 11 pop-noir songs,..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Developing Stories: Rent & Roll

French capitalism meets community bicycling

"...those very same bikes. What was the story? My French friends explained that the Lyon bicycle program began two..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Rodeo

Tale of a French bike gang gets revved up by a vibrant performance

"...the club who was kind to Julia instead of simply being ambivalent or cruel. His accident will haunt her..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Summoning the Blair Witch

Into the woods with Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard

"...a firestorm. Simon Barrett, writer of the new installment, simply titled Blair Witch, is used to controversy. He said,..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Penfold Theatre’s ‘Art’

New version of Yasmina Reza’s satire remains hysterically timely

"...look at how we value art and friendship by French playwright Yasmina Reza, is one such gift...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Post by Jasmine Lane

SXSW Music Review: Hamburg x Berlin Showcase

International cosmology from the German capital

"...in point: opener Lucas Ufo, aka World Brain, is French, which explains why his charming electro-pop resembled Air’s poppier..."

March 13, 2018 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Honk!TX

The march of 20 bands descends on Austin

"...their own – enough to inspire the festival known simply as Honk!..."

March 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...smoke a cigarette. A pithy reply could be to simply not be like me, or you could argue that..."

April 18, 2003 Column

An Easy Girl

French coming-of-age drama doesn't get what it means to be young

"...In 1957, French Caribbean singer Henri Salvador wrote “Dans Mon Île” as..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

History doesn't repeat itself but the rhymes are terrifying in this unmissable documentary

"...That's the theory embedded in this adaptation of French academic Thomas Piketty's international smash book of the same..."

May 1, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Grape Beyond

From Burgundy to Tuscany, the basics on wines one might soon find in Austin

"...I had the chance to visit a number of French and Italian wineries, mostly hoping to find some new..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

From Freedom Fries to Fess Parker

Rebecca Chastenet de Géry reflects on french fries, Grey Poupon®, and good old American apple pie.

"...On French Fries, Grey Poupon, and Good Old American Apple Pie..."

May 30, 2003 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

The Cheese Stands Alone

Cheese, in all of its artisanal, aromatic glory, takes its rightful place at Austin's tables.

"...they were served from the garde manger department and simply meant I'd have a few less desserts to replace..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Slouching Toward Happy Hour

East Sixth & Thereabouts

"...musical frivolity. -- M.V. West Sixth & Vicinity Jean-Luc's French Bistro..."

March 19, 1999 Food Feature

Sixth Street Blues

Downtown stakeholders raise questions about policing ... the police

"...In each case, Austin police argued that they were simply doing their job, enforcing the law without favoritism. "We..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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