Trading Mom

"...nagging mother gone ought to enjoy the logic of Trading Mom. When their working, single-parent mom (Spacek) bugs them..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trading One 'Community' for Another

Dan Harmon is talking to you

"...make them anxious and force them to be my Mommy and say "give it to me now." The circumstances..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...full transcript of our interviews with the cast of Trading Spaces. Managing Editor Cindy Widner and I spent a..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Fred Claus

Awash with amazingly talented actors – Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Kevin Spacey, to name a few – Fred Claus is sadly just an early lump of coal under the tree.

"...If the plot isn’t working, make up another rule. Trading in jolly for neurotic, Giamatti’s Santa possesses a self-deprecating..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Pokémon 4ever

"...so lucky. Based on the mad, bad, and dangerous-to-play trading-card game of the same name, in which kids compete..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cure

"...Decent performances are given all around, with Sciorra's tough-cookie mom being the standout, but the wishy-washy script doesn't really..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Alex Cross

Stretching out of his Madea comfort zone to play James Patterson's FBI profiler is a courageous but misguided move on Tyler Perry’s part.

"...the eponymous creation of James Patterson, the author your mom loves to read, Alex Cross is the third theatrical..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lady Bird

An enchanting coming-of-age tale from Greta Gerwig

"...(Letts, wonderful) has just been laid off and her mom Marion (Metcalf, my early nominee for a Best Supporting..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Altar-nate View

Liven up the boo-ring Halloween season with Día de los Muertos celebrations

"...year," she says. "We have a prayer circle and moment of silence where we honor and remember our loved..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Nutty Professor Ii: The Klumps

"...had Murphy portraying the entire Klump extended family -- Mom, Dad, Grandma, et al. -- at a family dinner,..."

July 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...indiscriminate smoking bans and perhaps have saved a small mom-and-pop diner icon from political correctness...."

Jan. 13, 2006 Column

Opinion: Capitalism Has Failed Americans in This Crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed longstanding structural problems. This is an opportunity to rethink our systems before they collapse.

"...My mom is a travel nurse. She is an older woman,..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Marina Roberts

A Family Affair

Local couple spins traditional kimchi

"...its current form in the 1700s when New World trading opened up spice channels. Korea's national dish is typically..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

What's In Store

The city's self-storage business is changing as corporate giants push mom and pop operations aside.

"...Top Hat office, dividing his time between office chores, day-trading on his personal computer in the back room, and..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Lunch Box Life

Seven Austin chefs dish on school lunch lessons

"...child eaters. "As the child of a single, working mom for a bit, I had some interesting lunches," she..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Help Desk

Is asking your parents to unfriend an ex too much to ask?

"...This year at Easter my mom asked if I'd heard about my ex's new job...."

April 24, 2015 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

Sound Decision

The Austin Film Society Documentary Tour: Hear and Now

"...a seemingly contented life without it almost feels like mom and pop's shocking announcement that they're trading the family..."

July 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

That One Sad One

Second place

"...before leaving for the weekend. "Our love's not a key-trading kind of love," she'd said. "And you don't have..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Will Furgeson

Weekend at Casey's

Thousands converge in the president's back yard to make a stand with Cindy Sheehan

"...with the woman the people now call the Peace Mom. Cindy Sheehan's one-woman protest, supported by Gold Star Families..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Kate X Messer

TV Eye

If we're very, very lucky, a solid TV series comes from all of this pain

"...but two new series hit the small screen, both trading on personal and public crises, delivering rueful, cathartic laughs..."

July 30, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...the boring Goodfellow bowtie I covet every time my mom drags me to Target? Believe it or not, you..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...of her life while trying to be a fun mom for her son…with mixed results. Cast List: Jasmine Cephas..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: An On-the-Ball Housedaddy

Would a moat increase your property value?

"...– Working Mom..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

NBA Star and Music-Maker Chris Bosh Sets Up Shop in the ATX

The future NBA Hall of Fame forward wants it all

"...AC: At what moment in this ongoing music experience did you feel like,..."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Faster Than Sound: Edith Frost Returns

Austinite once again, Edith Frost offers first new songs in over a decade, plus Natalie Jane Hill's debut and Red River Cultural District requests

"..."I'm trading DIY recipes with my mom right now in Animal..."

May 22, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Holiday Viewing: Remember the Night

The key to a merry Christmas is a shoplifter in the house

"...is in her best-known role, that of George Bailey's mom in It's a Wonderful Life, Bondi may be even..."

Dec. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Capital T Theatre's Hir

The Capital T Theatre production of Taylor Mac's absurdist satire puts the front lines of combat inside an American home

"...out the young Marine on mortuary detail was just trading one battlefront for another. The instant he steps inside..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Obscene Beauty

New series Sunday Bloody Cinema makes the weekend transgressive

"...him a VHS copy when it came out ("Thanks, mom!" he said). But while Cannibal Holocaust is widely available,..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...to Midwest mogul Tech N9ne's Strange Music in 2012, trading kamikaze raps about bath salts and a loofah "made..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...a neurologist and undergoes a radical transformation into SLOMO, trading his lab coat for a pair of rollerblades and..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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