TV Eye

At this year's Emmy Awards, cable won, and reality lost. Sorry, Heidi.

"...Some will blame it on the writers' strike, but let's face it: Some of the best TV..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Beauty Queen of Leenane

This Beauty Queen is harsh but effective, gritty as a sandpaper shamrock

"...is lost in the pauses that fall between each strike, as the actors work back up to their reactions...."

June 20, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

TV Eye

TV without a net ... or at least a script

"...When the writers' strike began, there was speculation that TV would be filled..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Rain, Broken Glass, and a Dead Body in the Dumpster

Fourteen hours of Elizabeth Reeder's A Very Bad Day

"...The guys rehearse scene No. 39 while the women strike the office set and return Test Prep Guy's lounge..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Kafka's Dick

Somewhere between Alan Bennett's strictly surface script and Lisa Scheps' direction, the Coda Project's production of Kafka's Dick falls flat

"...of the dead men, overcomes it well enough to strike up an aggressive flirtation with Kafka...."

April 20, 2007 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

La Víctima

The passionate revival of the 30-year-old Chicano Movement classic La Víctima has to be Teatro Vivo's strongest production to date

"...husband), when she is taken from a huelga, a strike, into a combatant interrogation. Sammy's reaction is atomic, reacting..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Point Austin: What Molly Wrote

Ivins and her kind

"...Two things strike me today about this work of reporting. 1) I..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Column by Dave Denison

Open Festival Season

Taking aim at Banff and Blowin' Up a Spot

"...the former NBC videographer decided to jump ship and strike out on her own in the name of women's..."

April 28, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

From Austin to Neptune

Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas on the rise of his career-making cult favorite

"...By 1999, Thomas strikes a four-year development deal with 20th Century Fox "for..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Captive Audience

How a homegrown kidnapping thriller became the most popular film in Venezuela – and angered the Chavez administration in the process

"...shot on location in Caracas – during a general strike that both heightened the atmosphere of cultural paranoia and..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

After a Fashion

Stephen 'courts' the United folks and their roadkill, shares his dishy Internet source bookmarks, and finds out which red and which white go with huntin' and fishin'… monarchs and gossip and bears, oh my!

"...STRIKE A POSE The new face on Austin's modeling scene..."

July 9, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Scott Appeals Conviction in Yogurt Shop Case

A recent Supreme Court decision may undercut both verdicts

"...the defense – District Judge Mike Lynch tried to strike a balance, allowing prosecutors to introduce only portions of..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Our Man in Cannes

UT filmmakers and mo(o)re

"...artists have their own union and the right to strike...."

June 4, 2004 Screens Feature by Russell Cobb

TV Eye

The line between titillating and tawdry is always moving, and women rarely get to decide when and how far it moves

"...Bingham. Not only do these folks hope lightning will strike twice, they go chasing it waving wire coat hangers..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Cabaret

Theater at the J's production of Cabaret makes good use of the large hall at the Dell Jewish Community Center, creatively weaving the cabaret's musical shenanigans into the more serious larger story, in which the central characters fend off the accelerating horror of Nazi Germany by choosing not to see it.

"...story so well. And McKee's Bowles and Laform's Bradshaw strike few sparks. He's all bright-eyed wonderment, and she appears..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Holiday in San Antonio

The birth of Austin's punk scene: the Sex Pistols at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio, 25 years ago this week.

"...geeks. We were rock & roll terrorists, primed to strike. My band, the Violators, tried to snag the opening..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Short Cuts

Ron Howard helms The Alamo no mo'.

"...due to lengthy production delays and a desire to strike while his A Beautiful Mind Oscar-laden iron is still..."

July 12, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Fuddy Meers

Different Stages' production of Fuddy Meers never quite manages the chaotic verve of a Warner Bros. cartoon to which it seems to aspire, but there are laughs to be had from David Lindsay-Abaire's consistently inventive and surprise-filled script and from these actors' handling of it.

"...it up with the criminal element, so it might strike some viewers as the Anti-Memento. Where Christopher Nolan's movie..."

April 5, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...things. In that case, how does the following statement strike you? "I don't understand Sam Cox. But I don't..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to profit from those actions. We can no longer strike out blindly for our own personal gain if we..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column

Two Weeks in Another Town

The Toronto Film Festival was bifurcated by news of crisis; festival attendees reacted with the rest of the world and questioned the relevance of film in the face of events.

"..."Trash, Art and the Movies," but the following sentiments strike me now as more true than ever: "A good..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Will Rogers Follies

More than the life of Will Rogers, The Will Rogers Follies is about production values, singing, dancing -- entertainment with a capital "E" -- but with its poorly executed set, distracting costumes, problematic lighting and sound, the 43rd annual Zilker Summer Musical production is unable to deliver.

"...The tepid material is a strike against it starting out, but there's more than just..."

July 20, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Short Cuts

To auteur or not to auteur, a fabulous gay movie awards ceremony, kraut-rock!, and now boarding for Lonesome Dove.

"...hate it, for the most part -- the recent near-strike by the WGA took aim at the popular "A..."

June 29, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: Kevin Smith gives center stage to the lovably..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

Just in time for Valentine's Day -- or to celebrate it being over -- Belinda Acosta offers her take on a few modern-day dating games.

"...will go, particularly with the upcoming actors and writers' strike, I believe -- I have to believe -- that..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

A look at four new reality-based series trying to beat Survivor 2: Australian Outback to the punch. Good luck. Also, the latest twists on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

"...unaired episodes (in preparation for the actors and writers' strike looming on the horizon), and because I'm just darn..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Coach's Corner

Ratings, schmatings! Why the big obsession about how many people are watching which sporting events on TV?

"...It was during the strike year NBA Finals, similarly filled with breathless, gloomy ratings..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

It's Valentine's Day, and Mavericks fans are in love with Dennis Rodman. But it'll pass.

"...keep from committing suicide on V-day, cruelly timed to strike just when the un-coupled are starting to recover from..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Neighborhood Watch

"...graduate, Nixon invaded Cambodia, so we all went on strike. Never got my degree...."

Aug. 13, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Thing Unspoken

"...AC: Did these themes strike any chords in you?..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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