The Joy Luck Club

"...than manipulated when I sense the tears rolling. The Joy Luck Club, adapted for the screen by Amy Tan..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City of Joy

"...one side or the other occasionally. In City of Joy the trick is the point. Swayze plays a young..."

April 17, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

All Over Creation: Ode to Joy

In a week's worth of creative endeavors, delight proves illuminating

"...know when I've been face to face with so much joy...."

June 28, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Experience Joy

The quality comedy at SXSW 2012 is worth making extra time for

"...phones, isn't exactly prime. Not that the conditions mattered much to Carlin, who clearly picked up some of the..."

March 16, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...is an investigation and a bicycle is the perfect tool to aid in that endeavor. Ride through the graveyard,..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Royal Headache’s Destructive Joy

Aussies pound out the The Breakfast Club of punk

"...normally schedule phoners at midnight. Not that there isn’t much to discuss: a punk-pop masterpiece in 2012 debut Royal..."

Aug. 13, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Joy & Tiffany of Cooking

Local women revolutionize cooking for singles and couples, one YouTube video at a time

"...Two former University of Texas classmates, Joy Zhang and Tiffany Chung, have created a burgeoning empire..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Tapestry Dance Company's Austintatious (Too)

This revival of a 2002 production paid tribute to the spirit of the city but also showed how the troupe embodies its best qualities

"...as soon as the bluesy kick of "Pride and Joy" hit our ears, we knew exactly where on the..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Blood and Guts and Dirt and Joy

Michael Miller may appear at first meeting to be withdrawn, but he is absolutely present onstage and off, and his willingness to "get dirty" with his characters and continuous challenge to himself to be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best.

"...I've known Miller for almost 10 years, frequently enjoying close-up views of his range and desire to explore,..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Reading Joy Aloud

Radical Faeries reading poetry, and reveling

"...course, is the subject of a documentary called Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton, playing at SXSW. Known..."

March 12, 2013 SXSW Post by Andy Campbell

The Uses of Joy

When Conspire Theatre helps incarcerated women, it's all in the game

"..."I'm just big on playing games and joyfulness and laughter."..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Too Soon: The Case for Staying In

"I like my personal bunker, and I'm not planning on leaving it"

"...Getting to remain pretty much ensconced within my personal bunker for an entire year,..."

May 28, 2021 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

I'd Much Rather Be With the Girls

What a box set should be:'One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found'

"...Nothing ever conveyed the exuberant joy and bitter heartache of young love like a heavenly..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton's portrait of 19th century New York society as rendered by Martin Scorsese.

"...however, there's something integral missing here, or perhaps there's too much of something else. It's hard to identify, actually,..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pleasantville

"...Joan Allen's scene as the Mom who discovers the joy of masturbatory sex (and though discreet, it's the one..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fisher King

"...downfall of The Fisher King. It takes on way too much (is it a comedy, is it a fantasy,..."

Sept. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Max Rose

Screen legend Jerry Lewis stars in this drama's title role

"...beloved Eva (the timelessly beautiful Bloom) hint at the joy of the couple’s union, while an ongoing dialogue with..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jack Goes Boating

Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars in this drama about a nebbishy middle-aged man with minimal social skills.

"...quotidian event such as swimming lessons seem rife with joy and laden with the possibility of future growth. Ultimately,..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ran

Kurosawa uses Shakespeare's King Lear as a template, but in Ran Lear's three scheming daughters are sons, and the action is transposed to a mythic, dreamlike, feudal Japan. Like an adrenalized fever dream of ultimate power gone awry, Ran reveals Kurosawa's grasp of visual splendor at its most powerful.

"...and bulky leather armor awash in gore. It's almost too much to take in. Ran demands repeated viewings, and..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Lebowski

A case of mistaken identity embroils the supremely go-with-the-flow character of the Dude (Bridges) in an intersecting mix of kidnapping, pornography, German nihilists, sultry women, gumshoes, missing money, and missing toes.

"...fully alert, while renewing our faith in the sheer joy of watching movies. In its wonderful title sequence, The..."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After Napster Part 2

Does having your music free online bring more or less cash?

"...50 major markets and kids being the same pretty much everywhere -- plus better distribution -- Couri expected the..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Sxsw

"...spring release, but even better for the Austin-based outfit's all-too-rare live appearances. Without the Skate Nigs, Skrew is the..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Peter Hook: Life in a Northern Town

Joy Division/New Order bassist resurrects two classic LPs

"...source of the driving and defining bass lines of Joy Division and New Order, playing in America has always..."

Sept. 17, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Kung Fu Hustle

Stephen Chow's chop-socky offering is a manic, hyperentertaining blend of classic kung-fu tropes, special effects, and outrageous comedy.

"...amok. It’s all choreographed and art-directed to the nines, too, which makes it as pleasing to the eyes as..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All the Real Girls

"...word within is indispensable – but it’s also so much more naturalistic. The words are lovely, but believable, too,..."

April 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sundance Review: Cusp

Texas documentary raises and struggles with questions of consent

"...Being a teenage girl hurts, and so Cusp hurts, too...."

Feb. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Good Night Oppy

Mars rover documentary concentrates too much on the inner life of machines

"...better at inspiring others with their zeal, emoting their joy through their body language, waving their arms around with..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

There Is a Happiness That Morning Is

Mickle Maher's play is fiercely literary yet wholly accessible, and Capital T Theatre's staging is a joy

"...she in the afternoons. He is obsessed with childlike joy, she with disenchantment. The night before this particular day,..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...Milligan & Lisa Tingle, all-time legends the Bells of Joy, and the Gospel Stars, it sounds like welcome spiritual..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Exhibitionism

Court 6: Bouncing Balls of Joy

"...paradise. Instead, these dancers bounce about a racquetball court much like the little blue balls that usually speed through..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Arts Review

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