Country Boys and Redneck Women

Girls who love boys who love girls

"...the first edition, these updated essays focus on women's roles in songwriting narratives. How, exactly, do Dolly Parton and..."

June 17, 2016 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Fantastic Fest 2014: Force Majeure

Perversely funny Swedish film asks: Are you man enough?

"...another couple for a second, more comical referendum on male-female relations. (That said, I couldn’t buy a third-act twist,..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'Joan Thinks I'm Funny, So I Better Keep Going'

Oddball Festival's Whitney Cummings on the craft of comedy

"...lines on the subjects of sex, relationships, and gender roles. From her Los Angeles home, the 32-year-old comedian and..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Antony and Cleopatra

Poor Shadows of Elysium boils this powerful Shakespearean tragedy down to its essential elements

"...to two hours and the 16 actors assuming 39 roles, Falocco and company are surprisingly successful at engaging their..."

May 16, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

The Odd Couple

City Theatre's revival suffers from being neither a replica of the original nor a fresh interpretation

"...might have helped the dialogue seem adorably kitsch. When female characters Gwendolyn and Cecily come to call for dinner,..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

After a Fashion

Top 10 celeb quotes: Stephen takes the stinky feet out of celebrity mouths long enough to want to put them back in

"...can hurt a Hollywood superstar's chances of landing big roles, limiting him or her to bit parts. OK, Dr...."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Metamorphoses

Aerialists add theatrical magic to the myths here, but a Texas twang sounds off

"...court to try to put a stop to an all-female production of Waiting for Godot. And if you try..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Mondo Mink

Mink Stole on life with John Waters and death in the new horror-comedy All About Evil

"...in nearly all of Waters' films; frequently cast in roles that were both repellent and inexplicably attractive, she made..."

May 14, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Talent for Deception

When Joey Hood is onstage, you want to buy whatever he's selling

"...is, a fact noted by many an audience member, female and male, to the point that it's almost a..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Miser

While director Karen Sneed's vision for this Moliere comedy is clear, it's not always consistently presented

"...by classical columns, items of clothing, both male and female, fly onto the stage. A shirt, boots, a dress...."

Nov. 30, 2007 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Anton in Show Business

Jane Martin's Anton in Show Business satirically skewers everything in modern theatre, and the Vestige Group's production will have your cheeks sore from laughing

"...and a "critic" materialize in the audience as a female hipster in her 20s with a small notepad and..."

April 27, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

How Does an Artist Get a Passport?

Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'

"...decided to compare the pay scale between male and female performers. They broke down the data about roles on..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature

Dangerous Liaisons, Jennifer Eight

"...-- Malkovich has performed in only a handful of roles people remember. Maybe this one rings a bell: 1993's..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

Kids' Books Grow up Teach Your Children Well

"...to read - ones that don't reinforce negative sex roles and stereotypes, or ones that promote good values without..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Arts Feature

Scanlines

Mothering Heights

"...these images, perhaps logically, puts the accent on flamboyant roles - the kind that are larger than life and..."

May 12, 1995 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...bills. Indeed, prior to Confessions his biggest onscreen acting roles were as an uncredited extra in The Howling (“Porn..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Keynote: Olivia Wilde

The director applies her Booksmarts to making films

"...With this all-female panel (which included writer Katie Silberman, producer Jessica Elbaum,..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Shalavé Cawley

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...path with Darlin'. That makes her one of three female first-time directors in the Midnighters, alongside British filmmaker Abigail..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

MFA and Prevenge Give the Revenge Genre a Feminist Spin

Vengeance is hers

"...killers on the big screen. Rarer yet are the roles that combine both...."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Saying 'Eff You' to the new administration by raising money for women's organizations

"...Platter honors Nasty Women. Friday's show will be an all-female drag revue featuring local lovelies Arcie Cola, Kitty Buick,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2016

"...Park Chan-wook wasn't just paying lip service to the female gaze. 5) American Honey..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Handmaiden's Tale

Sex, lies, and secrets in the U.S. premiere of Park Chan-wook's latest

"...is dependent on the class divide between the two female protagonists, but – as was a constant in Victorian..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dream Makers

Indie Meme Film Festival spotlights South Asian films

"...this year features women as filmmakers or in lead roles. Opening night film, Lyari Notes, an "Indo-Pak collaboration," has..."

April 15, 2016 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSWedu: Steady as She Goes

Women's rights advocates push for educational equity

"...into a significant increase for women leading in executive roles. On the contrasting storylines of schoolchildren being kidnapped and..."

March 16, 2015 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

The Good Eye: Boyhood, Girlhood, Personhood

Lorelei's girlhood in dad's Boyhood

"...type this, men are expressing their disgust over the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters; higher up the brow, a friend..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

DVDanger: 'Ginger Snaps'

The Fitzgerald sisters unleashed in the werewolf classic

"...by film critics and theorists about its position in female body horror, and puberty terrors in particular. Yet this..."

Aug. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Frank's Wild Years

The back roads of Ramsay Midwood

"...himself, but his cart was driven by a uniformed female guard packing heat. The exercise yard of the Del..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Aeolus String Quartet

Former graduate string quartet at UT has graduated to teaching and a bustling career

"...self-taught Beach became one of the first professionally successful female composers, though her work was less well-known and performed..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Then There's This: A Pioneer Among Women Architects

Celebrated designer Natalie de Blois helped plan Austin's future

"..."architecture's 'Mad Men' era" – de Blois played key roles in the design of corporate skyscrapers during her time..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

To Be Real

Kelly Kline's 'Drag Survivor' rethinks the art of illusion

"...men. The runner-up, Chanel Andrews, is a transgender woman. Female illusion was decidedly not the point. As Kline said..."

Jan. 28, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

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