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The Match Factory Girl
With not even 70 minutes total running time and, seemingly, not more than two dozen total lines of dialogue, The Match Factory Girl spins a compelling narrative, a devastating cultural portrait, and an object lesson in the less-is-more school of storytelling.
"...reaches new heights in Finnish director Kaurismaki's 1990 film The Match Factory Girl. With only 70 minutes running time..."

April 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Factory Girl
Sienna Miller nails Edie Sedgwick's gamine naivete in this biopic, but the film feels far too pat for its own good.
"...this generation's It Girl? And does it deserve one? There's an argument to be made for Paris Hilton, whose..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?
Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river
"...deal with Tesla, selling it a 2,000-acre site on the banks of the Colorado River in Southeastern Travis County..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

FOMO Factory Does It for the Gram
The new, colorful “immersive selfie space” arrives
"...Pop-Tarts, tabs of acid with cartoon characters printed on them, and I don't think I'm the only person for..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Emily Beyda

First Look: The Obamas Become Producers With American Factory
Upcoming Netflix documentary finds culture clash within global trade
"...What’s the American Dream if not pliable? On its best days,..."

June 17, 2019 Screens Post by Sam Russek

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Burton and Depp's screen version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book is truer to the source material and generally splendid, artful, and often sinister, yet it doesn't completely displace the earlier screen version.
"...Bucket (Highmore) wins one of five golden tickets and thereby an invitation to visit the chocolate factory of reclusive..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good Boss
Spanish workplace comedy shows the perils of imbalance
"...Blanco (Bardem), the titular boss of an industrial scales manufacturer in El..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Lina Fisher

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away
The Chronicle at 35
"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

A Walk on the Dark Side
An interview with Karen Bernstein, producer of Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart (playing at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 10), a breathless, soundtrack-shaped romp through Reed's career so far
"..."American Masters" producer Karen Bernstein thinks the sweetest moment in the adventure that was the making..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Sushi Bar Stays, the Field Guide Festival’s Foretold, Meanwhile Gets Dough Boys, and Who’s Gonna Win Free Breakfast For a Year?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

July 14, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Building the Perfect Beast
Building the perfect acoustic (and soon, electric) guitar - by hand
"...fan. And as a guitar enthusiast who believes that the best acoustic instruments in the world are built by..."

July 14, 2006 Music Feature by Andy Langer

'The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs'
Monologist Mike Daisey takes a slightly different bite of the Apple
"...In his compelling one-person theatre piece, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

The Bourne Legacy
This franchise reboot doesn't reinvent Bourne, but it does revive it to great effect.
"...The overthinking man’s filmmaker, Tony Gilroy may be too damn..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Over the Wall
Echo & the Bunnymen's guitarist Will Sergeant didn't much care for Donnie Darko.
"...The Merseyside port of Liverpool languished with one of the..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Michoacana Connection
Paletas on the streets of Austin, paletas on the streets of Mexico!
"...share of paletas, Popsicles made from fresh seasonal fruits. The fruit is sometimes blended with milk or cream to..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Le Placard (The Closet)
"...Dustin Hoffman's red spangly Tootsie dress for Daniel Auteuil's leather chaps and condom beanie-hat, and you've got the basic..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cine Las Americas 2022 Review: El Buen Patrón (The Good Boss)
Workplace comedy is more Succession than The Office
"...Blanco (Javier Bardem), the titular boss of an industrial scales manufacturer in El..."

June 23, 2022 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

They All Start Out the Same
Guns and the law
"..."The gun has always been a fascinating item for Americans,"..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bog Bodies, Blood Pulling, and Muppets: Making the Monster of Boys From County Hell
How Chris Baugh raised the evil of Irish vampire
"...Vampires are vile. They are not your exciting friend, they are not sparkly,..."

May 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Demons & Delights – The Art of Billie Buck
Local illustrator makes “Hot Soup” at the relocated Austin Museum of Popular Culture
"...On a rainy weeknight, Billie Buck is behind the counter at Antone's Record Shop. Enter a stonery young..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Gilded Eternity: The Return of Loop
Seminal UK outfit returns to U.S. expressly for Psych Fest
"...a smoke-obscured, atmospheric monster that all but abandoned traditional songsmithery for tuneful stasis. A Gilded Eternity, the band’s 1990..."

May 1, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

'The NFL Beat': Week 8
It's not you, it's Cam Newton
"...seasons, we have little time for useless chatter or the exchange of half-hearted pleasantries. It's not you. It's me...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

A Bread Factory, Part Two
Part two of Patrick Wang's esoteric examination of art in Upstate New York
"...Where to end with Patrick Wang’s two-part A Bread Factory? This dense but nimble story of an art collective,..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Capital Factory Announces Merger With Station Houston
Startup hub is also partnering with Rice University and the Ion
"...Austin tech incubator and collab space Capital Factory has been busy in its mission to encourage innovation..."

Jan. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Sofia Tafich

A Bread Factory, Part One
Part one of Patrick Wang's epic satire of small-town art life
"...(well, maybe opus is more suitable)? Let’s begin with the idea of quirkiness as a filmic device. You often..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Hightower Report: Life Is Beautiful in MittWorld
In which Mitt Romney lives in fairy land
"...Recently, I was astonished by a letter to The New York Times that expressed the writer's astonishment that..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Making of an Endorsement
"...legislation by referendum, and I don't see why, if these payments are optional anyway, that people can't just apply..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Dancer in the Dark
Björk goes goes to the death chamber in musical interludes.
"...Directed by: Lars Von Trier. Starring: Björk, David Morse, Catherine Deneuve, Peter Stormare, Vincent Paterson, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour,..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Samsung-Adjacent Affordable Housing Complex Is Probably Not Cheap Enough for Factory Workers
What does “affordable” really mean?
"...A new affordable housing development adjacent to the massive Samsung chip factory will bring 537 units to..."

Oct. 16, 2023 News Post by Mae Lackey

Last Week in Live Music: Modest Mouse, the Smile, She Wants Revenge, and More
"...Robert Stillman at the Factory in Deep Ellum on Dec, 8, 2022..."

Dec. 12, 2022 Photo Gallery

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