The Great Beauty

An Italian writer and bon vivant reflects on his life in this walkabout with Felliniesque touches.

"...Wild set-pieces and rueful observations are the stock in trade of this Italian film by one..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Across the Great Divide

Hacienda's Abraham Villanueva keys in on the Band

"...It begins, like all great tales, having already begun. The fade-in of "Across the..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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

Zach Theatre's The Great Society

Robert Schenkkan's smart script and remarkable ensemble work make this a powerful look at LBJ's White House years

"...Theatre companies typically plan their seasons out well in advance,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Explore the Natural Beauty of Texas at These Four State Parks

The best outdoor destinations near Austin are just a road trip away

"...of outdoor spaces can make it easy to forget the 630,000-plus acres of Texas state parks and natural areas..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Luv Doc: The Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

Get out there and start sucking

"...My brother is painfully shy and hasn’t had a girlfriend in..."

June 7, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

Herdsmen of the Sun and Les Maitres Fou

"...Jean Rouch. Herzog returns to Africa (where he made the astounding Fata Morgana) to document a celebration of the..."

Jan. 17, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Virgin Suicides

"...puffy with baby fat, lies on a hospital bed, the gashes in her wrists newly sutured. “What are you..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The Claim

"...Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Sarah Polley and Nastassja Kinski. The Claim trafficks in a particular brand of pain: a..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Daughters of the Dust

"...Bruce, Tommy Hicks and Kai-Lynn Warren. I'd wager that the portrait of turn of the century African-American women you..."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beyond

A woman inherits a hotel that was built over a gate to hell. Man, I hate it when that happens.

"...answer to George Romero is best known stateside as the man behind Zombie, that great Romero homage that graced..."

June 12, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Collateral Beauty

Will Smith mopes around in this preposterous drama

"...at least, departed dry-eyed.) So manufactured and preposterous is the sentiment in Collateral Beauty that you’re more likely to..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hand of God

Unromantic semi-autobiography about an auteur’s discovery of cinema

"...The Hand of God – Paolo Sorrentino’s sentimental semi-autobiographical picture..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The 'It' Perspective

Photographer Fritz Henle seen through the lens of Austin image-maker Matthew Fuller

"...In "Fritz Henle: In Search of Beauty," the Harry Ransom Center has shone a spotlight on..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Horse Whisperer

"...Cherry Jones, Ty Hillman and Kate Bosworth. I detect the scent of a golden statuette wafting in the breeze...."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hour Has 22 Minutes

Pop quiz on Canada, with a SXSW 07 musical cheat sheet

"...Quick! What's the capital of Canada? Wrong. It's not Toronto. Who's the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

DVDanger: Tales From the Hood

In the wake of Get Out, a classic anthology revisited

"...A great anthology needs two things: great stories, and a great..."

April 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Whole Universe Rocks

The Harry Ransom Center's exhibition "Make It New" explores how modernism changed everything.

"...lost its tonic anchor and harmonic charm. Poetry jumped the fence of meter and rhyme. To read a "good"..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Austin Studio Tour 2022 Is All Over the Map

The annual celebration of art expands to match its city's size

"...Here's the 2022 Austin Studio Tour, a free, self-guided celebration of visual..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The engineering secrets of a Hollywood great

"...Hedy Lamarr opens this long-overdue cinematic biographical documentary of the perennially underestimated actress. When "underrated" is applied to a..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lit-urday: All the Single Ladies

The life cycle of a female worker bee sounds strangely familiar

"...a novel so full of dancing, hard work, maternal beauty, and fierce independence that Queen Bey herself might enjoy..."

July 26, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

His, hers, and ours: Outsider artists use plastic surgery to merge as one on the physical plane.

"...question is answered in what is beyond a doubt the single most deliriously romantic film I've seen in years...."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Navigating the Unknown: Chris Brecht Talks ATX6 Documentary

Lift Me Up premieres Friday on KLRU

"...Actually, Sesame Street as well, but that’s way beside the point. It’s fitting that PBS’s local channel, KLRU, will..."

June 16, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Snitch Cartel

This Colombian film is based on the true story of Andrés López, a drug trafficker who later worked with the DEA.

"...Colombia’s mid-Nineties drug trade, during which time the country produced 80% of the world’s cocaine, provides the..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lady in the Water

The performances are bang-on, and there are moments of great beauty throughout, but Lady in the Water ultimately capsizes under the weight of its own goofy story.

"...cinematic depictions of film critics, those unsung heroes of the war on fun. First Rob Zombie pointedly mocks Gene..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Tailor of Panama

"...Jamie Lee Curtis, Leonor Varela, Brendan Gleeson, Harold Pinter, Catherine Mccormack, David Hayman and Jon Polito. Pierce Brosnan as..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...Click! The Houston and Texas Central Railroad depot, bringing the Iron..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Lone Ranger

The legend of Jerry Lynn Williams

"...at Warner Bros. Records. It's dated 8/22/84, and at the top of the j-card is written "Shangri-La." There are..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Year That Slipped Away

The 6,000 Albums of 1995

"...I dreamt that Mick Jagger died. I was, pardon the pun, shattered. I couldn't believe it, and I spent..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Feature

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