Saving Emily Dickinson From History in Wild Nights With Emily

Molly Shannon and Madeleine Olnek revise the poet's life and loves

"...another woman.” This, in a nutshell, is what Olnek’s Wild Nights With Emily hopes to set straight – or..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Deuces Wild

"...kingpins. That said, the new Fifties gang picture Deuces Wild gets the look and the period trappings right, but..."

May 3, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Days of Being Wild

One of Wong's first international hits, this stylish film is an atmospheric drama about a playboy who's stringing along two women while also learning that the prostitute who raised him is not his biological mother.

"...its cast of intriguing characters, The Days of Being Wild is a beautifully realized picture – in many ways,..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Wild

Reese Witherspoon stars as Cheryl Strayed in this autobiographical trek of expiation.

"...familiar, are typically tricky to translate into a movie. Wild is the rare film to catch the interior life..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wild America

"...Scott Bairstow and Frances Fisher. Suggested alternate title: The Women Don't Know, But the Little Boys Understand. This second..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Wild Nights With Emily

Molly Shannon breaks the myth of the staid Emily Dickinson with this vibrant biopic

"...writer/director Madeleine Olnek’s sublime re-examination of Dickinson’s life in Wild Nights With Emily, which also has the distinction of..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Where the Wild Things Are

The 2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival features more female athletes, more mindfulness, and more emotion

"...An identifiable wild streak runs through the films. "Desert Ice" features breathtaking..."

April 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland

Back in September 2005, Vaughn decided to try his hand at the impresario game and Gathered together four young stand-up comedians for a 30-day bus tour of the heartland.

"...his success and mile-a-minute patter. As emcee of the Wild West Comedy Show, he took to the stage every..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Cards Are Wild

More Wild Card categories to add to my Top 10 list

"...Here are a few more Wild Card categories that struck me while reflecting on the..."

Jan. 6, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Video Premiere: Wild Bill & the Lost Knobs

Romance escapes lovable goofball on ‘She Don’t Say No’

"...Wild Bill just can’t catch a break. The mustachioed Austin..."

July 28, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Week of Wild Tennis in Austin

The first ever ATX Open was a smashing success

"...matches, big crowds and a bright future. The brand-new Women's Tennis Association event was a big opportunity for Austin..."

March 8, 2023 Sports Post by Rod Machen

Into the 'Wild' and Back

Cheryl Strayed is having a hell of a year

"...rise to mind-scrambling success courtesy of bestselling summer memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature by Jessi Cape

Assembling a Community of Women Talking

Director Sarah Polley and producer Dede Gardner on faith and building an ensemble

"...Yet they are the core concern of ensemble drama Women Talking. Writer/director Sarah Polley explained, "The film is about..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

The ancient art of foraging for food is aged to perfection

"...items I learned to pick and savor during childhood: wild Wisconsin blueberries, enough Texas pecans to fill a belly..."

April 4, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Something Wild

AFS Essential Cinema: Hong Kong New Wave Cinema

"...second generation HK filmmakers, Wong Kar-wai. Days of Being Wild was Wong's second film, following As Tears Go By,..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Wild Bunch

"...When I first saw The Wild Bunch in El Paso in 1969, my reaction was..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Screens Feature by Charles Ramirez Berg

Wild Men

Absurdist comedy goes into the woods to hunt for masculinity

"...issues. The oddly oblivious protagonist of Danish social comedy Wild Men, he's taken to the mountain life surprisingly well,..."

June 17, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir by Edie Windsor

The life of a same-sex marriage hero sparkles in this collaborative memoir

"...I have to confess that I came to A Wild and Precious Life biased in its favor. Edie Windsor's..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

Page Two: Wild and Delirious

A columnist's lament, by way of some favorite cultural touchstones

"...his sex life and his thoughts on the different women he had known (unfortunately, it frequently included elaboration on..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"..."Women were required to take drugs causing extreme sedation. ......"

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Smart Women, Dangerous Men

Dracula and Fur Tempt Females With the Dark Side

"...(l to r) Elaine Williams, Stephanie Swenson, Martin Burke Women pine for him. Still, he slouches in the corner,..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

That Wild Man

Gary Cartwright: The mad, mad, mad life of a Texas wordsmith

"...iconic Texas scribe whose life has been way more interesting/wild/chaotic than yours? Use his words...."

June 26, 2015 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Page Two: Earth, Stones, and Thorns of the Wild Ground Growing

The poetry of the right-wing soul: an appreciation

"...Earth, stones, and thorns of the wild ground growing ..."..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Desert Door Goes Wild, Les Dames Get Board, Dry Creek’s End Is Nigh, and What’s All This About a Pickled Severed Human Toe?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Perhaps this: Desert Door Sotol is hosting its first Wild event series of three custom-curated meals and experiences in..."

Sept. 29, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish

"...Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fishby Jesse Griffiths; photos by Jody Horton,..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

A Walk on the Wild Side

Sundance fave Tangerine is loud and proud

"...rarely seen in Hollywood. The film stars two transgender women of color played by – get this – trans..."

July 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Dead Women Owned His Soul

An Interview with James Ellroy

"...cleaned up his act but his fantasies continued. Dead women owned him. He started writing his fantasies down on..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

aGLIFF Review: Wild Nights With Emily

If only all poetry lessons were this hilarious and fun

"...writer/director Madeleine Olnek’s sublime re-examination of Dickinson’s life in Wild Nights With Emily, which also has the distinction of..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

A Less Wild Side to Argentina

AFS Essential Cinema: More Than Buenos Aires: Film Renaissance in Argentina

"...The two women couldn't be more different, and though their curious intertwining..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

SXSW Music: Ruled by Women

10 from indie rock’s new fem-led gen

"...pulls inspiration from nature and news stories, "Peter the Wild Boy" sympathizing with a feral child, and "Elvis Is..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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