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Pee-wee's Christmas Special

"...Toy Story Toy Story D: John Lassater; with the voices..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Screens Feature

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

The Autobots get wild as their animal counterparts join the fight

"...to run rampant – the facade of a multibillion-dollar toy franchise as the conduit for the intuition of an..."

June 9, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Five Events to Help Give Back to Your Community

Donate your money, your time ... your toys?

"...Texas Toy Museum..."

May 19, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Ron's Gone Wrong

Number Five, er, Ron is alive in this animated tech fable for kids

"...whatever form; a robot, a monster, a rat, a toy, a bug … put it in a cartoon and..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Qmmunity: Gifting Here to Keep Austin Queer

Plus, Bulimianne Rhapsody's Holiday Horror and more queer cheer

"...Austin Pride is back with Kelly Kline's Pink Santa Toy Drive (www.austinpride.org/pink), and the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Come Away

Maudlin melding of Peter Pan and Alice is a misreading of both

"...century, with father Jack (Oyelowo) making a living carving toy sail boats for the wealthy, and mother Rose (Jolie..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Trolls World Tour

Too many notes make for a flat CG-animated sequel

"...Every mediocre, inspired-by-a-toy, CG-animated, kid-friendly musical franchise gets the sequel it deserves..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

30 Years of “Best of Austin”

Some of the stories behind 10,484 awards

"...K, Precision Camera & Video, Strait Music Co., Terra Toys, Toy Joy, University Co-op, Waterloo Records..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Sweet Ritual Expands Its Thriving Vegan Ice Cream Location on Airport

Bigger and better from the ground up

"...and the Soup Peddler and the newest incarnation of Toy Joy adding fresh glory to its cluster of clever..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity

Queering tradition

"...annual Pride festivities just asks that you bring a toy to donate to drag star Kelly Kline's Annual Pink..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Queer holiday joy

"...her 2017 farewell tomorrow (see Friday) and collecting for Toys for Tots with a stellar lineup accompanied by DJ..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Austin's Four Vegan Frozen Dessert Shops

We all scream for (dairy-free) ice cream

"...Yummi Joy. It's owned by the same folks as Toy Joy, so you know the atmosphere is going to..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Food Feature by Alisha McDarris

Austin Monuments to Pop Culture

Fiji mermaids, vintage toys, and a Cathedral of Junk

"...bottle of red rain from India to a yeti toy, donated by a female rabbi. At least that’s what..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Carol

Everything about this Fifties lesbian romance is sublime

"...us to Therese Belivet (Mara), a shopgirl in the toy department of a large Manhattan department store at Christmastime...."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gay Place: The Big 3-0

Allgo resists the urge to call it the first anniversary of their 29th birthday

"...NAUGHTY OR NICE TOY DRIVE Bring a new toy for a kid. Who..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Column

Gay Place: Hop, Bop, Shop

Nothing like gifts for the fam made by your other fam ...

"...would be so much nicer with you. Bring a toy! A nice one, not a naughty one (and certainly..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Thank You

Thanks, gays

"...SEX TOY RECYCLING Read the requirements to participate in Q Toys..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

DVD Watch: Wreck-It Ralph Ultimate Collecter's Edition

A four disc edition, but a solid charmer deserves more

"...flaws, Wreck-It Ralph has some of that. Yes, it's Toy Story for arcade games. And, yes, it's one more..."

March 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pop Culture That's a Keeper

Browsing the collectibles at Guzu Gallery

"...kinds of art. Screenprints, books on art, and designer toys and urban vinyl."..."

May 18, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hugo

Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.

"...from the station’s cafe and tools from the depot’s toy store. But right after the magnificent tracking shot that..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Transformers

What matters most about Transformers isn't subtext (this is Michael Bay after all), but what happens when big, loud, heavy things bang into other differently colored big, loud, heavy things.

"...front I was never a fan of Hasbro's Transformers toys. Cheap plastic compared with their sometime toy-store rivals –..."

July 6, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

Harrold's Model Train Museum in Tyler is the greatest collection of model trains in the state

"...turning around to go see the private collection of toys...."

Feb. 23, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The People Have Spoken: Here are your icons

The results of our "Icon or Eyesore?" contest are in

"...high end are the Hole in the Wall and Toy Joy...."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...else entirely, a world unto itself, made up of toy-box discards, swirls of acrylic and neon-gaudy temperas, dust storms..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Everyday Whimsy

Remembering the late, beloved artist Tré Arenz through her warm and playful ceramic sculptures

"...Tré's artwork frequently features the imagery of toys, of play, as you can see at Women &..."

March 5, 2004 Arts Feature by Jacqueline May

Big in Austin, Big in Japan

If a holiday gift trend is big here this year, chances are, it was already big over there

"...Kid parties, for instance, have become karaoke havens, and toy market lords are responding in sweet harmony. Specialty chain..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...TOY STORY 2..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...  – Lina Fisher “Gabriele Galimberti: The Ameriguns & Toy Stories”..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Celebrate 50 Years of the Village With Alamo Drafthouse

Parties, Disney classics, and a Wes Anderson retrospective

"...six-legged wonder A Bug's Life, and the first two Toy Story movies...."

Jan. 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Best of Austin Originals

Winners from our first BOA issue, 33 years ago, that are still kicking today

"...and galleries remaining part of Austin's cultural life. Terra Toys..."

June 16, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

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