The Full Monty

"...comedy about laid-off English steelworkers whose financial desperation leads them to form a Chippendales-knockoff strip act. The title translates..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Review: TexARTS' The Full Monty

Exuberant musical about stripping steelworkers gets a less-than-cocksure production

"...Professional dancers with dollar bills in their G-strings will tell you that striptease is all about..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Full Monty

With the release of 'RWBY,' Monty Oum is officially Rooster Teeth's rock star

"...At the Austin Convention Center the first weekend of July, you..."

July 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

"...Jane Krakowski, Kristen Johnston, Stephen Baldwin and Mark Addy. There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes of your..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rooster Teeth Community Mourns Death of Monty Oum

Creator of anime RWBY succumbs to freak allergic reaction

"...An unbelievable tragedy has hit the hearts of fans of local gaming culture empire Rooster..."

Feb. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

British romantic tale uses the gunslinger mythos as a means to explore romance and regret.

"...Atkins and Ricky Tomlinson. Not to be confused with either Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Order

Mysterious doings in a Catholic sect, on the whole more silly than scary.

"...by a DGA member but by a junkie mainlining the smart-alecky ghost of Lenny Bruce. The flat, cadaverish tones..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Bedroom

"...Field. Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, William Mapother, Marisa Tomei, William Wise, Celia Weston and Karen Allen...."

Jan. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

RTX 2014 Sends Out the Invites

Comic creator Chris Claremont, GameOverGreggy, and "RWBY" season two

"...a good party as much as anyone, and so they've invited comics legend Chris Claremont and internet celeb Greg..."

March 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Studios Sends Out the Welcome Wagon

Rooster Teeth has something to crow about

"...Teeth Productions are setting up a new roost, and they're going to have excellent neighbors: They'll be joining the..."

March 21, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Five-Year Engagement

This romcom starring Emily Blunt and Jason Segel possesses something rare: rational, relatable adults.

"...Director Nicholas Stoller's cinematic style doesn't stick in the brain, save the gotcha! moments he's so fond of..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Comedy

Tim Heidecker (of Tim & Eric renown) plays a rich, cynical hipster who uses New York City as his playground.

"...In Rick Alverson’s The Comedy, 35-year-old Swanson (Tim Heidecker) is the vilest imaginable..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

From Soup to Nuts (Hold the Nuts)

A hardly comprehensive look at Austin's soup scene

"...winter in Austin, when we can relax and forget the brutal summer we just survived and can briefly sublimate..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Write Stuff

London Mavericks

"...Shane Meadows, writer and director of TwentyFourSeven The most essential people to the storytelling process are often..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The Musicals of August

"...Here's the slate of musicals playing on area stages this month...."

Aug. 1, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

Not much happens in Terrence McNally's play, but in staging it, FrogDog Productions makes a very fine debut

"...Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de LuneCity Theatre, 3823-D Airport, 524-2870 www.frankieandjohnny.brownpapertickets.com Running..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

First Look: The Badlands

Homey dive has a local vibe

"...hot dog stand was realized after relocating to Austin, the land of food-truck opportunity...."

Dec. 9, 2014 Food Post by Adrienne White

From The Peacemaker to The Rainmaker... and Everything In Between

"...Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights After the summer's deluge of slam-bang movie spectacles, fall is traditionally..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...Power Brad Pitt and Benicio del Toro star in the latest from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels director..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Wind in the Willows

"...and why haven't we heard about it? More to the point, why haven't all the children of the land..."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love in the Time of Twilight

"...time travel, disembodied body parts, hideously deformed monsters, and the greatest bile-spewing set-piece since the infamous “Mr. Creole” sketch..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Seeing the (Green) Light

Environment, Neighborhoods Set the Tone for Place 2 Race

"...Credit the appeal of environmental and neighborhood activism -- or at..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Magdalene Sisters

A grim and unmistakable masterpiece of bleak, black sorrow.

"...Duff, Eileen Walsh, Dorothy Duffy and Geraldine McEwan. Pity the poor Catholic Church. As if things haven’t been tough..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Count of Monte Cristo

"...random twist of fate, but for a while during the first half of this, the umpteenth recent retooling of..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Reckoning

A traveling troupe of actors in medieval England stumble upon a mysterious murder and end up single-handedly inventing the morality play.

"...told me Scottish director Paul McGuigan’s next film after the ultraviolent bloodbath Gangster No. 1 would be a contemplative..."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

From the sets to the story to the whole tone of the film, this first Potter film is an almost literal adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved children's book.

"...At two and a half hours, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone runs a full hour longer than the..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Real Country

In and out of Austin with honky-tonk road crew Mike & the Moonpies

"...There's a camera on Mike Harmeier. It's been on him..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

The LuvDoc chats with Marcus G. Ollington, rock star cartographer

"...– one of those deals where helicopter parents reward the shocking athletic ineptitude of their children with snacks and..."

Aug. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

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