West Beirut

"...under warped and difficult conditions and will no doubt bear the lifelong scars of their interrupted educations and thwarted..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Erin Brockovich

"...and compelling to view; she's the ultimate backwoods mama bear, spitting acidic barbs every step of the way. It's..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Natural Selection

This locally shot black comedy examines the bizarre feedback loop that exists among celebrity psychopaths, the increasingly tabloidized mainstream news media, and, not least, our own bad selves.

"...working at cross purposes with director of photography Rhet Bear, whose fiendishly inventive conjury of classic creepo flicks by..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Head On

"...in a ricocheting counterpoint. It's almost too much to bear, at times, but then that's Ari's wonderful, horrible life...."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Haunting

"...up being about as tantalizing as a desiccated Gummi Bear. Bah, humbug...."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

"...to believe that certainly Ellroy is not your average bear. He's been marked by a life growing up in..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eye of God

"...burden Eye of God with weights it cannot comfortably bear. Such narrative conceits are the type of mortal flaws..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mon Homme

"...one day when Marie encounters a bedraggled, unkempt homeless bear of a man (Lanvin) nestling in the trash bins..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Portrait of a Lady

Jane Campion brings her modern sensibilities to this story of Henry James’ 1870s heroine Isabel Archer, a young, sharp-minded, American woman abroad who inherits unexpected wealth and uses it to live as she likes, traveling and rejecting numerous suitors until she falls into an unwise marriage that nearly becomes her ruination.

"...Angel at My Table) bring their modern sensibilities to bear on this story of James’ 1870s heroine Isabel Archer,..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ransom

"...This is the act of a man who can't bear the thought of losing, a man who will turn..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Suite Sixteen

"...we don't care. No motivational history is brought to bear on the perverse psychological events we witness. Postlethwaite (In..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hunted

"...brief affair with a mysterious local (Chen), only to bear witness to her execution a short time later, which..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Women From the Lake of Scented Souls

"...Scented Souls, which was the co-winner of the Golden Bear at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival. Xiang (Gaowa) is..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bodyguard From Beijing

"...the line of duty. Although the plot and title bear resemblance to a certain American Kevin Costner vehicle, Li..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Babyfever

"...of them are firm regarding their desire not to bear children. The others are all uncomfortable with their decisions..."

May 20, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Father the Hero

"...comic flair that eases him into the paunchy papa bear role. If only Miner (Forever Young) & Co. had..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

"...the only female on the planet still able to bear children in the wake of a global nuclear war...."

Jan. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man's Best Friend

"...to splice the genetic codes of a tiger, a bear, a chameleon, and assorted other animals with that of..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Silent Enemy

"...from the opening half-hour when an Indian kills a bear, then skins her and makes a sack out of..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Mr. Baseball

"...On his series Magnum P.I., Selleck played a teddy bear who looked like the Marlboro man. Mr. Baseball affords..."

Oct. 9, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Boy Who Cried Bitch

"...their ferocious main character as a sort of teddy bear kid gone awry, for inexplicable reasons. This film shocks,..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Until the End of the World

Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.

"...Dommartin is out of money, and a determined Russian bear animates a program that searches for missing or fugitive..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Voyeur

"...mother (Zuiderhoek) protects him as if he were her bear cub. In one extraordinary scene she even licks him...."

Jan. 24, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Gift Guide: Bobby Bare

Bobby Bare Sings Shel Silverstein Plus (Bear Family)

"...of Silverstein's songs on eight discs, packaged in exquisite Bear Family fashion. The accompanying book offers a definitive documentation..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

ACL Fest Interview: Pink Sweat$

Teddy bear R&B pop quietician skyrocketed from the bedroom to festival stages

"...start a trend," declares Pink Sweat$, a 27-year-old teddy bear of a singer who cribbed his stage name from..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Recap: aGLIFF’s Annual Queer Filmmakers Brunch

Lisa Donato announced as aGLIFF 2019 Breakthrough Award recipient

"...queer filmmakers and SXSW-goers alike filled up the Iron Bear Saturday morning during aGLIFF’s annual Queer Filmmakers Brunch. Festivalgoers..."

March 10, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

XBRMNT's Top 10 for the Week of Oct. 18

New blogger Nakia gets Chain Drive's Manic Monday DJ XBRMNT's Top 10.

"...that The Chain Drive is Austin's only leather n' bear bar, or that they have a big fat patio..."

Oct. 19, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

Sessy Bearss

Walter van Beirendonck's Summer collection is all about the bear pride

"...So when a call for "bear" models started to circulate this past Spring, we knew..."

June 30, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Dunbar Strikes Again

Board of Education member has book out attacking public education

"...creation of public schools is unconstitutional, and "the Scriptures bear witness to such an institution’s lack of proper authority..."

Dec. 4, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Soul-ar System

The indie rock race issue comes to town.

"...the always relevant discussion of race and music to bear on the indie rock scene, especially in the barrage..."

Jan. 24, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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