Sweet Smell of Success

June 16, 2000 Movie Review

The Good Eye: Of Pomp and Pompadours

Beautiful people at the launch of slow-fashion brand Essential Oliver

"...a style columnist in her early-mid-cough-cough 30s. Saturday's launch of Austin-based slow-fashion brand Essential Oliver had all the ingredients..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

'Success' Director Deserves Mention

"...Hello Marjorie Baumgarten, Ever heard of the late film director Alexander Mackendrick? He made classic..."

Oct. 25, 2010 Postmarks

Producers of Piquant Pods of Perfection

"...Most chileheads have absolutely no concept of what's involved in producing the peppers they crave so..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Top Ten Food Stories of 1997

Best Bites of 1997

"...Bumper Crop of Texas Cookbooks: Angela Shelf Medearis and Miguel Ravago photograph..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mayor of Washington Boulevard

The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades

"...At the far left side of America, near a perfect spot of beach where bohemian..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...crowed that this year's VORTEX season was composed entirely of new works. It's indicative of Cullum's fervor for material..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

That Fighting Spirit

Revisiting Sweet Smell of Success

"...A Cookie Full of Arsenic..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...In the mood for Nineties nostalgia? A docudrama retelling of a dark moment in American race history? Yet another..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...save all you indoor-loving film fans, with the announcement of the 2017 Summer Classic Film Series...."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF Announces Film Lineup

Black Swan! Meek's Cutoff! Blue Valentine!

"...lineup mere minutes ago. Had you been in my office when I opened the email, you would have heard..."

Sept. 21, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Familiar Features at Dallas International Film Festival

Revisit some favorites that hit Austin already

"...The Dallas International Film Festival kicks off today in our I-35 neighbor to the north, and..."

April 4, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Holiday Viewing: Diner

Or how I fell in love with Mickey Rourke

"...John Travolta, combing his way through those Seventies streets of Saturday Night Fever. Mickey Rourke’s hair was a thing..."

Dec. 16, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Girl Talk

Lena Dunham chats with cast & crew at Tuesday panel

"...Ah, the sweet smell of success. Lena Dunham could probably bottle the..."

March 14, 2012 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

Instant Classic

Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Series

"...Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 4:55 & 9:35pm..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Feature

Scanlines

As Good as It Gets

"...To hell with Titanic! If any of the five 1997 Best Picture nominees deserved the award,..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Loaded

"...Lake meets Psych-Out in this feature film debut (1994) of Australian writer-director Anna Campion, encouraged by famous sister Jane..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Day Trips

Handmade candy since 1939

"...The Goodart Candy Company has the sweet smell of success. When you walk into the factory's..."

April 12, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

In the Mood for a MomRomCom?

The Alamo Drafthouse is serving up It Happened One Night and Sabrina for Mother's Day

"...Francesco, was a short, frail Sicilian from the town of Bisacquino. Wilder had a brief career as a journalist..."

May 11, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of the artists to be on the move. And in..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Do a Little 'Dance

Austinites past and present converge on Park City

"...years for independent films in the commercial marketplace, signs of optimism dominated at the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival...."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

That Fighting Spirit

The Austin Film Festival comes out swinging: an introduction

"...boy, does it make for good drama. In anticipation of the 17th annual Austin Film Festival, which kicks off..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Fastball The Harsh Light of Day (Hollywood)

Texas Platters

"...FastballThe Harsh Light of Day (Hollywood) Ahhhh, the sweet smell of success! "This,"..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Going Back for 'Seconds'

Cinema Club and Wiley Wiggins revive a Sixties thriller

"...angles and a sick neon light at the end of it. You get the feeling, watching Frankenheimer's remarkable film,..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Caretakers

Even for die-hard Joan Crawford fans, The Caretaker (aka Della) is hard to stomach.

"...Mommie Dearest, with Joan at her mow-'em-all-down best. Being, of course, a Joan fanatic, and never having heard of..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

A Cook's Tour

You just had to be there: The Chronicle's Mick Vann compasses the cuisine of Thailand, in Bangkok and beyond.

"...at the Cafe, but more importantly, made sure all of the proper taste components were included. In short, I..."

June 28, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Oye Como Va

This trio of brothers from San Angelo aren't gonna be lonely for long.

"...It's particularly amusing to watch Ringo Garza, youngest of the Los Lonely Boys siblings, work the Antone's anniversary..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Five Senses

"...carefully thought out, The Five Senses is a drama of interwoven characters, all of whom manifest some aspect of..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...festival confirmed it will close with the new adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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