The Bridges of Madison County

"...Clint Eastwood was grandly given credit for single-handedly reviving the moribund genre of the film Western. Such hyperbole may..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

"...and outrageous a confection as its source material, half Southern gothic and half Our Town on goofdust. Cusack plays..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From the Vaults: LaGravenese Gravitations

Richard LaGravenese enters the YA fray with 'Beautiful Creatures'

"...Richard LaGravenese is the writer and director of Beautiful Creatures, the film that..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Five Years

Anna Kendrick shines in Richard LaGravenese's loving adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's stage musical.

"...The Last Five Years is a film about a loving..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live at the Apollo 13

Awake in the Dark

"...At least we had a problem until The Bridges of Madison County and Apollo 13 cleared the..."

July 14, 1995 Arts Feature by Patrick Taggart

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...pace. Multiplying faster than partridges in pear trees, during the next five weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Luv Doc Recommends: Evil Dead: The Musical

Salvage Vanguard Theater, Thursday, October 15, 2009

"...a showstopper. It worked for Romeo and Juliet. Remember the closing scene where Leonardo DiCaprio eats it (well, drinks..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Beating the Hollywood Dole-Drums

"...much: Had he not fired this latest shot in the culture war, a national debate on the influence of..."

June 16, 1995 Arts Feature by Patrick Taggart

Appalling Lack of Resources

"...Editor, After reading your article on Austin and Travis County’s sexual assault response system I was appalled at the..."

April 24, 2018 Postmarks

Million Dollar Baby

Glorious performances and Eastwood's confident direction result in a film that transcends the rules of its genre and shows us, with an unvarnished simplicity, how human beings struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable.

"...Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker and Brian F. O’Byrne. There shouldn’t be any question about whether Clint Eastwood has..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Unstrung Heroes

"...Krull. Young Steven Lidz (Watt) is baffled by some of the things that lately have been going on between..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...industry suddenly turns around and finds itself a shadow of its former glory, dependent on offshore investments and relying..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Beautiful Creatures

She's a witch, he's a mortal, and they both read Charles Bukowski: Some teens will never make it to heaven.

"...that a movie can be smart and dumb at the same time. Its blend of Southern Gothic and supernatural..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blue Bell Returns to Market

Austin to be in first phase

"...halcyon days when you could pick up a box of Krunch bars and be comforted by the smiling, mustachioed..."

Aug. 17, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Looking for Mr. Mom

"...Between TV Guide, Cable Monthly, and the Austin American-Statesman's Show World, there's no shortage of print..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Film Sense and Sensibilities

1995 in Review

"...Some last thoughts on on 1995 before the new year becomes old:..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Screens Feature

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY A group of strangers, played by an all-star..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ahmad Jamal, One World Theatre, March 24

"...Ahmad JamalOne World Theatre, March 24 Hard to say who it speaks better..."

April 7, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Short Cuts

"...The 23rd Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing...."

Sept. 18, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Record Reviews: Reissues

"...The Unboxed Set (Triple X)..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Review

Violet Crown Winners

"...The Sixth Annual Violet Crown Book Awards -- so named..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Books Feature

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...To get a perspective on the vastness of South by Southwest, consider that this morning’s..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Postscripts

"...* THU, NOV 14: As part of the Annual Jewish Book Fair, Melissa Faye Green will..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Column

Page Two

Critical response to Kill Bill ignores the current cultural resonance of cinematic vengeance.

"...Showing no embarrassment, I offer the director's cut of last week's column. Long past..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...letter seeking public complicity in Seton's plan to move the children's hospital out of the heart of Austin ["Postmarks,"..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Column

Audio, Audio

Books on Tape

"...It's as if referring to them causes that response and that response alone. "Books on..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Books Feature by Michael Bertin

Place 1: Too Early to Call

"...To the editor, In reference to the Mike Clark-Madison "Naked City"..."

Dec. 27, 2004 Postmarks

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I am writing to request immediate correction of inaccurate references to Accenture in your June 27, 2003,..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...It's frightening how much the local media landscape has transformed in the last few..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column

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