TV Eye

A look at four new reality-based series trying to beat Survivor 2: Australian Outback to the punch. Good luck. Also, the latest twists on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

"...(think Big Brother's Chicken George). Following the success of Survivor and trying to beat that show to the punch..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

What's the real meaning of Christmas? Well, it's doubtful you'll find it in the typical cheery holiday TV programming. But two upcoming documentaries -- The Forgotten Americans and First Person Plural -- remind us of the importance of home and family and offer a thought-provoking alternative to more traditional holiday fare.

"...International Film Festival.The Frontier House Didn't make it on Survivor? Too old for The Real World, Road Rules, or..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Unbreakable

"...man who has recently gained notoriety as the lone survivor of a disastrous train derailment. Not only did he..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Breast Cancer Awareness Events

"...Survivor Luncheon On Friday, Nov. 3, breast cancer survivors, their..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Features Feature

Dear Everyone ...

Online Diarists Show Us a Little More

"...on Oprah, the human laboratories of The Real World, Survivor, and Big Brother, the corny pratfalls of America's Funniest..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Kim Mellen

Pokémon: The Movie

"...the movie a whole mini-version of current adult fare: Survivor during the Legend of Shamouti Island Festival, The Perfect..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Adrenaline Drive

"...criminal's hideout to make amends, he is the penultimate survivor of a sudden gas-line explosion. Surrounded by the gang's..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...2. Survivor's Guide to Sex by Staci Haines..."

May 19, 2000 Books Column

They Come at Night

"...Laub’s technique is to anchor the terror experienced by survivor Maria (Carillo) through the more conventional life of Sarah..."

April 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sixth Sense

"...a boy with the pained expression of a car-crash survivor. Cautious, wise, and frightened, Cole takes the better part..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams

"...Next, 'I' returns from the war - the only survivor - and meets his plaintive dead troops on the..."

July 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Belated Replies

"...One gentleman suggested that I am a repressed incest-survivor who can only be happy through his or someone..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Confessin' the Blues

Soul Man W.C. Clark

"...the van was totally demolished, I was the only survivor."..."

July 31, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

I Love You, I Love You Not

"...she picks with her widowed aunt Nana (Moreau), a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp. Even among her oddly..."

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Swept From the Sea

"...The Crow), a buff Russian cutie who's the sole survivor of a wrecked immigrant ship. Though Yanko is scorned..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

In Person

"...in the Isle of Shoals, in the Atlantic. The survivor, Maren Hontvedt, was quickly exonerated from responsibility and Louis..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Books Feature

Alive & Kicking

"...in the early stages of AIDS. The most talented survivor of a once world-class company ravaged by the disease,..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Man of the Theatre

Memories of Capitol City Playhouse's Michel Jaroschy

"...the fighter, the sweet talker, the risk taker, the survivor, the relentless champion of theatre in general and his..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature

The Usual Suspects

A modern classic with style to burn.

"...the elegantly filmed explosion of a boat. The only survivors are a charred Hungarian sailor who fearfully babbles about..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: My Dead Friend Zoe

A veteran processes her grief in emotional dark comedy

"...entertaining moments, Morales’ character is the physical embodiment of survivor’s guilt, isolating Merit (Sonequa Martin-Green) from the rest of..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Madeline Duncan

The Off Beat: The Four Horsemen of the SXSW Music-pocalypse

Trying on four local personifications of fest success

"...band Mamalarky, Dallas-based slowcore band Teethe, and indie sleaze survivor STRFKR, offering a DJ set...."

March 8, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...most lethal cartels? A grieving father, an inspiring acid-attack survivor, and a radical feminist group shed light on Mexico’s..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Fiction, American Reality

Cord Jefferson is putting the Black middle class back on the screen

"...place in the writers room for Starz basketball dramedy Survivor's Remorse, and from there to gigs on Succession, Station..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaker Brings Her Rap Drama Back Home

Katherine Propper finds family in Lost Soulz at Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival

"...the career of pop icon and rock & roll survivor Cyndi Lauper. The lineup includes We Are Fugazi From..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFF Review: First We Bombed New Mexico

Manhattan Project survivors documentary is a call to action

"...who lost 14 relatives. Another lost 18. And one survivor buried all 10 of her siblings, along with three..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Oscar Rodriguez

Fantastic Fest Review: Saw X

Least-secret secret screening still has some twists

"...instincts mean that, one day, Kramer will face a survivor that isn't an acolyte but an apostate. So for..."

Sept. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beyoncé Delivers an Epic, Inspiring Show for Hometown Crowd

First of two H-Town stops urges a renaissance for all of us

"...That track off the trio’s 2001 chart-topping album Survivor is the standard opener on this tour, but it..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Austin Film Festival to Celebrate Lost's Damon Lindelof With Outstanding TV Writer Award

Fall fest also adds All of Us Strangers, The Holdovers

"...Directed by: Lois Lipman Synopsis: A formidable Hispanic cancer survivor bangs on the corridors of power to fight for..."

Sept. 14, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

APD Chief Joseph Chacon’s Legacy

Assessing the final years of a career that saw a rise from beat cop to chief of police

"...and Resource Team, a collaboration of law enforcement and survivor support organizations tasked with coordinating community response to sex..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Four of APD Chief Chacon’s Biggest Controversies

A walk down memory lane

"...Travis County District Attorney José Garza has had a..."

Aug. 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

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