Zoolander

"...inanities of the film. So good in Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket, and even better in the otherwise unremarkable Jackie..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shanghai Noon

"...it” instead. Anyone who's seen Wes Anderson's first feature Bottle Rocket will recognize the allusion to Wilson's map-happy character..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Minus Man

"...role since his warm, quirky debut in Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket. What's not to love? Despite the heavy themes..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Haunting

"...offers precious little credibility here, though Texas native Wilson (Bottle Rocket, co-writer of Rushmore) provides a nice reality check..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anaconda

"...left to carry on, as is Dallas native Wilson (Bottle Rocket), annoying Brit Hyde, and ex-MTV shill Wuhrer, plus..."

April 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From Script to Screen

"...filmmaking counterparts (the Linklaters and Rodriguezes) to boot. Their Bottle Rocket follow-up, Rushmore, is absolutely exquisite. Everything about this..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

The Oral History of ABGB

Pils to wake, pils to sleep

"...what Swifty was doing over at Uncle Billy's with Bottle Rocket. It won some awards so people around town..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...A Bottle Rocket in Our Midst..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Column

Review: Photokem, Half Ton Pet

Layered experimental rock EP swells to quizzical excitement

"...of Photokem again and again swells to quizzical excitement. Bottle rocket whirs, acoustic guitar, and isolated orchestral instruments shoot..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Wow. It's Owen Wilson on the Cover (Finally).

In this week's issue, Austin's adopted son discusses his new IFC Films comedy about the joy of painting

"...Wilson called Austin home – famously, he met his Bottle Rocket collaborator Wes Anderson in a playwriting class at..."

April 7, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Fancy New Foxtrot Opens, Jo’s Celebrates the Austin Marathon, Olamaie Offers a Southern Exposure, Austin Craft Beers Win a Mess o’ Medals, and More

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

"...Honest Ice Creams, Teddy V. Pâtisserie, Toasty plant-based dips, Bottle Rocket Hot Sauce, Chop Chop ramen, and more) and..."

Feb. 15, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luke Wilson Plays a Long and Lonely Game in 12 Mighty Orphans

The story behind the period drama about Texas' most unlikely high school football heroes

"...my brothers and Wes Anderson making our first movie [Bottle Rocket]. The crew people were so nice to us,..."

June 11, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 2

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 8-14

"...Bottle Rocket The film that launched the careers of Wes..."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...Press do is the difference between shooting off a bottle rocket and landing a mechanical rover on Mars. In..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...first film Say Anything..., as well as Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket, along with being instrumental in the early directing..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Forest Fires!

Blue hair is flammable. Don't let any geezer tell you different.

"...see a geriatric try to run away from a bottle rocket after attempting for an interminable amount of time..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Food-o-File: Weekend Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...off with the Barn Burner on Aug. 1; the Bottle Rocket Shrimp comes along Aug. 8; then there's the..."

Aug. 1, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Gazing at the Texas Film Awards Through a Crystal Ball

The Texas Film Awards celebrate the state's best filmmaking

"...in the films of fellow Texan Wes Anderson, including Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and The Royal Tenenbaums, Wilson has also..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Luke Wilson, Tommy Lee Jones to Recieve Texas Film Awards

Hollywood heavyweights, indie icons, and an honorary Texan lauded

"...he produced Dallas native Luke Wilson's breakthrough role in Bottle Rocket. That was the beginning of a career for..."

Jan. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trailblazer Reaches End of Road

Texas filmmaker L.M. Kit Carson has passed away

"...Owen Wilson turn their short film into the feature Bottle Rocket. He was also a frequent guest at SXSW..."

Oct. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wes Anderson Just Out-Wes Anderson'd Himself

Here's what you missed from the capacity event at the Paramount

"...a complex about screenings in Austin, after his first Bottle Rocket screening in UT's Hogg Auditorium ("before most of..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Cinema Club Deconstructs 'The Royal Tenenbaums'

Matt Zoller Seitz hosts at the Alamo Ritz

"...Anderson's expertly curated features to date – from debut Bottle Rocket to last year's Moonrise Kingdom...."

Nov. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Playback: Golden Years Wagoneers

Wagoneers ready a resurgence

"...The Wags' initial career was a bottle rocket, launching fast, burning bright, and quickly self-destructing. The..."

April 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Beer Flights

Local brews make good

"...• Silver, kellerbier or zwickelbier: Bottle Rocket Lager, Uncle Billy's Brew & Que Lake Travis..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Luv Doc Recommends: Michael Ventura 'If I Was a Highway' Booksigning

BookPeople, Friday, April 22, 2011

"...of extra crispy. You may have to postpone your bottle rocket war as well. After all, desperate times call..."

April 22, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Mothers of Reinvention

White Denim's Fits of maximum R&B

"...in the summer of 2005 but led by a bottle rocket named Lucas Anderson, who went by the stage..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Hightower Report

Republicans on Health Care; and Wall Street's Gas-Pump Robbery

"...Like a Fourth of July bottle rocket, our gasoline prices are shooting upward. However, tongue-clucking..."

July 3, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Best of the Best (With Qualifications)

"...behind those early great Anderson movies – Rushmore and Bottle Rocket – must have been Owen Wilson. I remember..."

Oct. 15, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Conversations in Film Series Continues With Polly Platt

"...Show and Paper Moon. She was also instrumental in rocketing Wes Anderson and the Wilson boys to acclaim with..."

July 11, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Flowers: A Novel

Dagoberto Gilb's latest novel takes readers on a startling and inevitable journey

"...of the book, making the narrative flare like a bottle rocket. Upon reaching The Flowers' end, the reader is..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Books Review by Belinda Acosta

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