Intern

Intern isn't a particularly deep movie, but, to paraphrase Karl Lagerfeld, fashion is not the same thing as feeding the hungry and curing the ill.

"...lots of ugly sniping about the fashion business, gay stereotypes, superficiality, etc. But, please, let's get real here. Not..."

June 22, 2001 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

10 in Focus

Alma

"...a result. I think it's kind of a light comedy... no, it's a light sort of look at a..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Review: The Threesome

This modern rom-com takes itself seriously ... but not too seriously

"...decisions, The Threesome embodies the essence of the romantic comedy while never falling into stereotypes or cliché. It’s fun,..."

March 7, 2025 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

Reality Bites: Looking Back at The Real World: Austin

Austin's film community shaped the reality show and vice versa

"...from. The Austin cast was a collection of the stereotypes: Danny, a sweet but clueless hunk; Melinda, an equally..."

July 22, 2024 Screens Post by Paul Stekler

Proms, Humps, and Queerbombs Highlight This Weekend's Events

21 ways to get out of the house

"...do it? Why, through theatre, music, sketch & improv comedy, and dance: elements which blend together and create an..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...and what conduct they had to abide by (the comedy term "blue material" came from the blue envelopes performers..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Music's Hip-Hop Hierarchy

From up-and-comers to rap royalty, 20 key sets to see

"...Giving the middle finger to femcee stereotypes on "Tomboy," Destiny Nicole Frasqueri raps aggressively contemplative on..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

OUTsider Review: Type/Caste

Rotimi Agbabiaka's one-man show on acting while black and queer

"...theatrical elements such as musical numbers, dramatic monologues, and comedy...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

TV in Trumpland

Quality struggles to take one step forward while culture takes 10 steps back

"..."Presidents in general have always been a source for comedy, a source for critique, a source for parody," explains..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Lights, Camera, aGLIFF!

Long-running film fest returns with something for everyone

"...and in their lives, while navigating added obstacles of stereotypes related to sexuality, gender roles, criminal history, race, and..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Amy Kamp

BFFs: Lady Bromance or Romance?

Exploring the gray area between friends and girlfriends at aGLIFF

"...the rom-com on its side,” says Karsian, a romantic comedy fan. Grano, on the other hand, is actually more..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Your Shortcut to FXX’s ‘The Simpsons’ Marathon

Who has time for 552 episodes? Here’s 11 to watch.

"...watch, and the original remains a peak of horror comedy. The three mini-tales of terror were clearly fantasies within..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...York Rubin "Little Horribles" is an uber self-aware, deadpan comedy series following the poor decisions of a selfindulgent lesbian...."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

'Being Ginger' screens at AMC Barton Creek for one night only

"...those cliches. For him, the story is "a romantic comedy. The film's not really about being a redhead. It's..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Disenchanted' Enchants

Austin-based Ren faire sitcom is just as funny as it sounds like it should be

"...or is it more of a caricature of Rennie stereotypes?..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Sing Muse

The cast sings together with ease, but this new work hasn't yet found its voice

"...a desire to rescind Thamyris' punishment; Thalia, muse of comedy, realizes that releasing him from Hades' clutches is the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Before Sunset (Stories)

One last night to see this one-night-in-L.A. romp at SXSW.

"...This big-hearted comedy follows the Family Circus-style pursuit of a lost ice..."

March 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Imperial Bedrooms

The question hanging over this sequel to Less Than Zero: Why?

"...characters has been cut and medicated into predictable L.A. stereotypes; at least the teenage versions of Clay, Julian, and..."

June 18, 2010 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...In the horror-comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, a group of college..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Film News

Local docmaker Heather Courtney heads to Afghanistan, and the 2009 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...harsh, but beautiful. Small-town America is often seen through stereotypes, and she wanted to change that. "As someone who..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

The 'West' Shall Rise Again

A new generation creates its own take on the show that changed Austin theatre

"...of whom had little experience writing). It wasn't all comedy (like that earlier homegrown hit Greater Tuna), but it..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two

Persistence of memory

"...ridiculous, having much more to do with reinforcing lazy stereotypes than with actually understanding culture. "Ignorance of one's own..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...article on Bill Hicks ["Requiem for a Sane Man," Comedy, March 12], I think it's great to keep the..."

April 2, 2004 Column

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"...garrets. The phrase calls to mind all the worst stereotypes of the arts and its practitioners as elitists out..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Resurrection Blvd. may not be the perfect show about the Latino experience, but it's a step in the right direction; also, Sex and the City's third season disappoints.

"...in it and expected of it. If it's a comedy, it can't just be funny, it must be hilarious...."

July 7, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Kent Haruf's Plainsong

"...a 1952 Sears catalog. Plainsong makes use of several stereotypes -- the mean older boys at school, the teacher..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Books Review by Ada Calhoun

Outing Ellen

TV Eye

"...start seeing fully-dimensional gay characters instead of the dumbed-down stereotypes such as Doug Savant's Matt Fielding on FOX's Melrose..."

April 25, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Age Onstage

Getting Specific About Age in subUrbia and Hot Flash!

"...all, it's a farce," stresses Gold. "It's a big comedy about the whole aging process, becoming middle age and..."

April 4, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Staccato Purr of CineFestival

Latino Filmmakers Explore the Middle Class

"...flavor to the mostly straightforward narrative mix. This black comedy is a twisted look at the lives of Raul..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Screens Feature

Reissues

"...the artists themselves may get hung up in folk-music stereotypes once in a while, it never stops being educational,..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

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