The Gay Deceivers

"...errors ensues. This pre-Stonewall relic is full of limp-wristed stereotypes and anachronistic comedy, but its perspective on camp humor..."

Feb. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Our readers talk back.

"...to have great symbolic meaning in our society: negative stereotypes of self-indulgence, laziness, and lack of self-control. Applying these..."

May 19, 2000 Column

Riders on the Storm

With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.

"...cultural transformation: language, aesthetics, politics, economic need, pop culture, stereotypes, the desire to assimilate. From their own lives, these..."

May 5, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Passing Through

"...politically and aesthetically rebellious films that challenged Hollywood's black stereotypes, as well as blaxploitation chic. (He is not to..."

April 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...Smith's article, not all transsexual females border on subhuman stereotypes. I am well-educated, have a fantastic job, and I..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Dark of the Moon: Gotta Slop Them Hogs

Local Arts Reviews

"...lengthy discussions about moonshine and squirrel meat, and more stereotypes than you can shake a stick at, I reckon..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Bill and Karen: An American Love Story

"...and a white woman couple who struggle against racial stereotypes while keeping their family together. The film follows them..."

Nov. 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Will a brown-out really change the way Latinos are portrayed on television? Also, only a few quibbles about the surprisingly promising premiere of Angel, starring Buffy's David Boreanaz.

"...conception of Latinos as something other than the aforementioned stereotypes...."

Oct. 1, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

State of the Slam

The 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team barely missed making the finals of the recent National Poetry Slam in Chicago, but after the trials and tribulations of the past few months (which continue into the present), the team was just happy to be there.

"...Windy City and unvexed by the most insidious of stereotypes here at home -- indeed, questioning and confronting those..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

Waking Ned Devine

Despite its blarney, Waking Ned Devine has some wonderful turns, and is directed with a sure hand that makes the most of the Isle of Man's gorgeous geography.

"...At its worst, it reinforces those hoary Emerald Isle stereotypes of the scheming, drunken Irishman; at its best, it's..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Closed Doors

"...her early twenties, Sherman was looking to undo female stereotypes. She modeled her subjects after the weepy B-movie characters..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Let's Talk About Sex

"...Lena (Ingerman). All three of the women are familiar stereotypes: Jazz, the unfulfilled professional who has trouble committing herself..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Can't Hardly Wait

This better-than-average teen sex comedy looks at a bunch of seniors on the night of high school graduation.

"...not busy being obnoxious and pointing out the obvious stereotypes everyone in high school gets rammed into from time..."

June 12, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Darien Gap

"...of earnestly cornball symbolism, it's shot through with Gen-X stereotypes, yet blessed with a disarming self-awareness that helps you..."

July 11, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Pin Gods

"...how these three would-be champs frequently fit the game's stereotypes, there's something more going on in Pin Gods. What..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Heart of The Beast

Can Donald Byrd Make Art of True-Life Violence?

"...issues with The Minstrel Project, an exploration of racial stereotypes that gave Slattery her first opportunity to work with..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Back to the Baths?

Return of Bathhouses Sparks Debate

"...want to have anonymous sex?" Orta says, pointing to stereotypes of gay men as sexually irresponsible or, worse, as..."

Jan. 24, 1997 News Feature by Dan Quinn

The First Wives Club

"...Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton reduced to plotting, scheming stereotypes? The latest film by director Hugh Wilson (Guarding Tess,..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Sunset Park

"...own dreams as well as break out of social stereotypes. While some of the dialogue in screenwriters Seth Zvi..."

May 3, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Celluloid Closet

This award-winning 1995 movie, based on Vito Russo's 1981 book, delightfully debunk the widely held belief that images of gays and lesbians were absent in Hollywood movies.

"...exposed were the images themselves -- the codification of stereotypes, the visual and verbal cues, the marginalization, the censorial..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Quiz Show

"...could argue that Quiz Show only further perpetuates the stereotypes it implicitly denounces; even if true, it's a necessary..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tuff Turf

"...but he relies too much on disturbingly typical teenage stereotypes. Most of the girls here look like Madonna: lots..."

Jan. 25, 1985 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Pop, Metal, Jazz, and Some Unclassifiable Crucial Concerts

Your guide to the week in live sound

"...Pom Pom Squad isn’t here to reinforce stereotypes; they’re here to break them. Indie rock frontwoman Mia..."

March 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Ivan Cornejo, Steve Wynn, Cardinals, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Sonic dispatches from Ireland, Mexico, and the Afro Diaspora

"...instrument in a memorable, character-building way, dodging pub band stereotypes while giving the band’s rock stylings a distinct flavor...."

March 14, 2025 Music Post by Kyra Bruce

The Unforgiving Lens: Lucy Lawless Makes Her Documentary Debut With Never Look Away

Actor turns director for life of war photographer Margaret Moth

"...at the beginning, is not to focus on the stereotypes of the combat zone journalists, to make them almost..."

March 13, 2025 Screens Post

SXSW Offers Brain Chips for Depression

Depression isn’t just sadness, and brain implants aren’t just for Parkinson’s, panelists say

"...and unfortunately, the media has reinforced many of those stereotypes and negative attitudes that exist around mental health conditions.”..."

March 14, 2025 News Feature by Mattea Gallaway

SXSW Film Review: The Threesome

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

"...essence of the romantic comedy while never falling into stereotypes or cliché. It’s fun, thoughtful, and heck of a..."

March 7, 2025 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

We Give Two Thumbs Up to These Weekend Events

Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...Robert Townsend as an aspiring actor navigating the racial stereotypes abundant in American film, TV, and entertainment at large...."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Review: The Draft!

Indonesian metahorror takes a loving stab at tropes

"...up to the audience to pay attention – to stereotypes, music choices, why the title card for The Draft!..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

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