TV Eye

Spike Lee's Bamboozled, a satire about the return of the minstrel show on television, is a powerful indictment of the entertainment industry.

"...a critical eye on the media has been released, Spike Lee's Bamboozled. There's certainly been no shortage of films..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Revenge of the Cheerleaders

"...Starring: Cheryl Smith, Helen Lang, Patrice Rohmer and David Hasselhoff. Cheerleaders compete and spike the cafeteria food with drugs...."

Nov. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cecil B. Demented

"...throws a comic stink bomb into the gaping maw of bad cinema -- defined by Waters' self-styled revolutionaries (who..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Sweltering Summer Sex Vignettes

Author and semi-regular Chronicle contributor Spike Gillespie (All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy) has been working on a new novel called thebelljar.net, about the high-tech nightmare that Austin has become. In it, our heroine, Alice, takes on a job as "the world's oldest high tech intern" to escape her former career in food service. At her new company, The Universe, she is in charge of making coffee and copies and building an in-house Web site to act as a style guide for her higher-ups. Her self-appointed position is to keep high the morale of one of the programmers (aka moles) whom she decides is fuckable (she's naive).

"...Author and semi-regular Chronicle contributor Spike Gillespie (All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy)..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

Love and Basketball

A young woman learns to navigate the hoops on and off the court.

"...Glenndon Chatman and Kyla Pratt. Even the staunchest proponents of Spike Lee's work have to admit that, by and..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...Theatre Corps is presenting the "first ever authorized staging of a Werner Herzog film" with a version of Stroszek,..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Dance Fever

Sundance 2000: The year of "dot-comming," short films, female athletes, and the feverish race for the next big thing.

"...wrong with this picture? Tammy Faye Bakker Messner (she of PTL Club Christian broadcasting fame) and RuPaul (he of..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

1999 Austin Film Releases

A complete list of all films released for theatrical runs in Austin in the calendar year 1999 and eligible for consideration in the Top Ten.

"...Following is the complete list of all the films released for theatrical runs in Austin..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Dangerous Liaisons, Jennifer Eight

"...("Video Reviews" wishes to thank Encore Movies & Music, I Video, Vulcan Video, and Waterloo Video for..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

Blind Faith

"...Vance, Kadeem Hardison and Lonette Mckee. The Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) presents one of the..."

Oct. 28, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Malcolm, Movement, Memory

With subjects that range from Malcolm X to choreographer Alvin Ailey, Orlando Bagwell's documentaries depict the African-American -- as well as American -- experience.

"...Skip the hyperbole. The significance -- and tallness -- of that order becomes apparent after watching Malcolm X: Make..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

October Previews

"...Scripted by Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting) from a collection of his short stories, the film is composed as a..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Postscripts

Read It and Weep

"..."As a result of their growing significance as arbiters and gatekeepers ... agents..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...THE AVENGERS 1.5 (M.S.) 8/21/98 AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE 3.0 (M.S.) 11/6/98 BABE: PIG IN THE CITY..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

I Married a Strange Person

"...work indicates? Or is it just a simple case of too many El Marko fumes in too small a..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cast of Characters

"...been sniffing around the case, MacCormack has broken all of the significant developments, including Jon's cell phone records and..."

Nov. 20, 1998 News Feature

Hav Plenty

"...Woody Allen that then deftly swings in the direction of Spike Lee's sexier palettes (She's Gotta Have It comes..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ride

"...Idalis De Leon and Downtown Julie Brown. The dumbing-down of African-American film comedies is part and parcel of the..."

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

"...received an announcement in the mail from San Antonio CineFestival about a fast-approaching deadline. Thursday, April 9 is the..."

April 3, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Movie Titles for 1997

"...2.5 (M.S.) 1/31/97 ALIEN RESURRECTION 3.0 (M.S.) 11/28/97 ALIVE & KICKING 3.5 (R.S.) 9/26/97 ALL OVER ME 3.5 (M.B)..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

The Bitter End

"...honey wine) because it is mixed with malt instead of honey. The Bitter End has five regular beers on..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

The Copper Tank

"...pub has televisions on nearly every wall, a couple of pool tables, and lots of room that fills up..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

Lovejoy's

"...Lovejoy's is the funkiest of Austin's brewpubs. Their beers are closer to homebrews than..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

The Real Deal

The Texas Documentary Tour

"...never lack is innovative film programming. Alongside the various festivals and competitions, and the screenings and premieres, cinephiles can..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Order on the Court

NBA Basketball Diaries

"...over. Yeah, okay, the NBA Finals are -- as of this writing -- knotted at two games each, but..."

June 20, 1997 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

A Brother's Kiss

"...Danowsky. Rosenfeld's take on filial piety, loyalty, and pressures of growing up in Brooklyn's mean streets may not be..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

When We Were Kings

This documentary Oscar winner is a vivid retelling of the "Rumble in the Jungle," in which Muhammad Ali bested George Foreman in a storied boxing match in Kinshasa, Zaire.

"...King, and Muhammad Ali are synonymous in the minds of many with decadent bloodsport, sleaze, and tragedy respectively. But..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Still the Greatest

When We Were Kings

"...feel for sports -- no less the raw combat of professional boxing? How could the sight of Ali in..."

March 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Movie Titles for 1996

"...Movie Titles for 1996 [ Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 |..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Screens Feature

Between the Lines

"...us to modestly skirt this film's effect: This story of an underground paper in Boston facing corporate buy-out was..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Screens Feature

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