TV Eye

Disappointingly, Julia Louis-Dreyfus' new sitcom didn't prove self-fulfilling -- no one is watching Watching Ellie. "TV Eye" explains why you should.

"...talk about: How wonderful Julia Louis-Dreyfus is and how Watching Ellie is one of the most overlooked new series..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Loving TV's losers.

"...small screen last week. The first is Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Ellie Riggs in the retooled Watching Ellie; the second is..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Town & Country

"...very good life with his wife of 25 years, Ellie (Keaton), and their two startlingly well-adjusted children. But when..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Glass

M. Night Shyamalan's meta-comic trilogy crashes into Earth with a dull splat

"...(McAvoy, hopelessly talented) into the often bewildering proceedings. Dr.-of-something-or-other Ellie Staple (Paulson) has somehow corralled these somewhat super-people into..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

What on TV is bugging "TV Eye"? Pretty much everything.

"...with Wanda at Large, I'm holding out hope for Watching Ellie (NBC), starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, even though it sounds..."

April 11, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

TV Top 10s

"...I found myself wondering which West Wing they were watching. Sure, it was an uneven year, but hardly time..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Review: Alchemy Theatre’s Mack & Mabel

Intimate staging bests Broadway’s Hollywood tragedy

"...Watching a musical, any musical, is always a bit weird..."

May 26, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

TV Eye

In with old, in with the new

"...I thought Louis-Dreyfus was swell in the woefully short-lived Watching Ellie a few seasons back, but I have a..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Are you a Survivor? That's what 300-some Central Texans wanted to know when they auditioned for the CBS reality show.

"...missed the premiere of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' new, real-time sitcom Watching Ellie, an encore airs Sunday, March 3, 9pm, NBC......"

March 1, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

About My Father

Sebastian Maniscalco wastes his paternal comedy material on a bad De Niro flick

"...doesn’t give you the courtesy of the fascination in watching something crash and burn — it’s just resolutely run..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Whale

Brendan Fraser anchors Aronofsky's meditation on faith and fatness

"...The Whale dives in with a shot of Charlie watching gay pornography on his computer, fumbling from shock when..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Austin Film Festival Review: The Whale

Darren Aronofsky contemplates fatness and faith

"...Whale dives in with a shot of Charlie panting, watching gay pornography on his computer, fumbling from shock when..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

The Hands That Feed

The groups that care for Austin's hungry could sure use a few more helping hands

"...At Thanksgiving, a young woman named Ellie worked alongside Stephens-Bell in the kitchen. She sometimes serves..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

In the Mood for a MomRomCom?

The Alamo Drafthouse is serving up It Happened One Night and Sabrina for Mother's Day

"...of Peter Warne, the fast-talking newspaperman who helps heiress Ellie Andrews escape to New York from Miami, was unavailable...."

May 11, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Capital T Theatre's Small Mouth Sounds

This hilarious and moving production reveals near deafening truths with barely a sound

"...Theatre's latest offering, genius actors Zac Thomas, Rebecca Robinson, Ellie McBride, Jason Phelps, Delante G. Keys, Theresa Baldwin, and..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

At the Statue of Venus/Three Decembers

The Butler Opera Center's pairing of these Jake Heggie chamber operas opened up small concerns to an enduring sense of love

"...of the metropolitan sophisticate and warms her to us watching and to the promise of possibility. The work asks..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW handicapping

"..."Just a Touch of Love" and Snoop-sampled stalker anthem "Watching You." Los Angeles boogie ambassador Dâm Funk is hell-bent..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid

A year of notes on The Manchurian Candidate remake's script

"...Aside: Who plays Ellie? ......"

July 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid

A year of notes on 'The Manchurian Candidate' remake's script

"...Aside: Who plays Ellie? ......"

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Following the Fantastic Owen Egerton

Local Renaissance man premieres his feature debut

"...key movie moment of my childhood," recalls Egerton, "was watching black and white movies after everyone else had gone..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...(Jack), Robert Ball (Mime #1), Carmen Phillips (Mime #2), Ellie Walker (Mime #3), Michael Pataki (Mime #4); Jail: Jack..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

The Witch

Madness, mayhem, and witchcraft beset a family in 1630s New England

"...Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett and Sarah Stephens...."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amyl & the Sniffers, Beach Fossils, the Veldt, and More Reviews From Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Standout sets to wrap the Halloweekend music festival

"...ruffled pink gown like a demented Princess Peach, vocalist/guitar-slinger Ellie Livingston unleashed her signature growl on opening scorchers “Slater”..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

A Very Jewish Horror in Attachment

Filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason discusses cultural authenticity

"...by Attachment, the story of a Jewish woman, Leah (Ellie Kendrick), and her Danish girlfriend, Maja (Josephine Park), whose..."

April 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ScriptWorks’ Out of Ink 2022: Unusual Embrace

Short-form showcase spotlights local artists in 10 minutes or less

"...They are directed by Moore, Lowell Bartholomee, Carl Gonzales, Ellie McBride, and Sharon Sparlin. The production incorporates very limited..."

April 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Austin Art & Comedy Events Streaming This Weekend

When I hear the word “culture,” I reach for my mouse

"...you can scratch your inexplicably growing I-wanna-see-some-modern-dancework itch by watching this gorgeous Kathy Dunn Hamrick piece called Parade at,..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Formerly Homeless Find Good Neighbors at Community First! Village

A week’s stay at Austin’s most talked about neighborhood

"...and shoot the breeze. I can hear somebody binge watching Forensic Files as I stroll through...."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...Heat Wave like puberty, only here comes Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, and Jeff Barry's "Then He Kissed Me," tripping..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Hot for House

Exotic real estate in print and on TV

"...having a bit of insomnia, so I've taken to watching the HG network's many addictive home buying, selling, and..."

Jan. 15, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Film News

On the set of 'Grind House,' sort of; plus, updates on 'There Will Be Blood,' 'Dallas,' and more

"...from his Web site, Savini described arriving on set, watching a scene between Josh Brolin (thus explaining recent sightings..."

April 7, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell