Mighty Aphrodite
"...Olympia Dukakis, David Ogden Stiers and Jack Warden. Mighty Aphrodite may take its thematic and structural cues from Greek..."
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Nov. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Aphrodite: a Memoir of the Senses
"...With this thesis in mind, acclaimed Chilean writer Isabel..."
Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature
Letters at 3AM
The prose themes of Willa Cather are timeless
"...The short story "Coming, Aphrodite!" is set in Greenwich Village circa 1906, "almost the..."
Aug. 28, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura
Ever the Spoils
Two University Dramas Tackle Women After War
"...seems to be that the goddesses Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite decided to have a beauty contest. Paris, the son..."
Nov. 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini
Film Reviews
Recommended
"...MIGHTY APHRODITED: Woody Allen; with Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter,..."
Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature
Film Reviews
Recommended
"...MIGHTY APHRODITED: Woody Allen; with Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter,..."
Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature
All Over Creation: Senses and Sensibilities
By engaging our sense of taste during a performance, Voice Dance Company blew our mind
"...hadn't realized was that, this being part of Voice's "Aphrodite Dances" series, food and drink would be served throughout..."
July 20, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Aphrodite Dances: Chocolate
Warm, liquid sweetness flowed through a program of intriguing dance
"...Aphrodite Dances: ChocolateMercury Hall, 615 Cardinal Sept. 28..."
Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz
The Things We Do for Love
One theatre ensemble just can't quit that miss of myth, Psyche
"...off, she was willing to go to his mom, Aphrodite – who had a serious hate on for Psyche..."
June 25, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Late-Season Lonestar Rollergirls Bout: Cherry Bombs vs. Hellcats
"...jammer, Ruby Sioux, was sideswiped by Cherry Bomber Mighty Aphrodite and fell onto the rail, injuring her hand. What..."
April 16, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick
Letters at 3AM: In Greta Garbo's Bungalow
As beautiful as Greta Garbo was, she was something more
"...unleashed nothing less than Greta Garbo's perfect embodiment of Aphrodite as she exists in Sappho's poem (Anne Carson's translation):..."
Nov. 1, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura
'Desperate Housewives of Roland Park'
An abbreviated version of the opening essay from Marion Winik's 'Highs in the Low Fifties'
"...way of gazing at me as if I were Aphrodite...."
June 21, 2013 Arts Feature by Marion Winik
Letters at 3AM: The Return of Our Angel
Marilyn Monroe has returned to us recently in various guises
"..."Deathless Aphrodite of the spangled mind" reads Anne Carson's translation of..."
March 9, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura
re:Psyche
A fine creative team works to reimagine a myth, its own play, and love itself
"...this: Eros has been instructed by his jealous mother, Aphrodite, to make the gorgeous mortal Psyche fall in love..."
July 2, 2010 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam
Clash of the Titans
A messy assemblage of mythic odds and ends, Clash of the Titans takes a nosedive off Mount Olympus.
"...as Zeus, Maggie Smith as Thetis, Ursula Andress as Aphrodite – the film remains most (in)famous for the presence..."
April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Baked Goods
"...Jane (straightforward chocolate and walnuts), Sane Jane (no nuts), Aphrodite (chocolate and rose oil), Zen (chocolate and candied ginger),..."
Feb. 8, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry
The Black Tower
In The Black Tower, the experimental performance company ethos creates another theatrical museum through which audiences may examine living dioramas populated by Greek gods engaged in struggles with each other as old as the human race.
"...opposition to each other: Zeus and Athena, Ares and Aphrodite, Apollo and Dionysos...."
April 25, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires
The Barkers
Barking at the Moon, except not with Ozzy
"..."wine" for what seems an eternity, going chanteuse for "Aphrodite" with Walden's fluid cabaret jazz further embellishing the dusky..."
March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray
Eight Days a Week
"...co-lead role. Russell plays gorgeous, popular Erica, a teenage Aphrodite in clingy tank top and cutoffs, who is the..."
Feb. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Deconstructing Harry
"...Scenes From a Mall, Shadows and Fog, and Mighty Aphrodite. Oh, there have been sparks all throughout, especially visible..."
Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Scanlines
Top Ten Video Rentals of 1996
"...1. Mighty Aphrodite 2. Smoke 3. To Die For 4. Fargo 5...."
Jan. 10, 1997 Screens Feature
Wing Commander IV
"...Mighty Aphrodite D: Woody Allen; with Helena Bonham Carter, Mira Sorvino,..."
Aug. 2, 1996 Screens Feature
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, August 12-18
"...metalworking forge. He created Zeus's thunderbolts, Hermes' winged helmet, Aphrodite's magic bra, Achilles' armor, Eros' bow and arrows, and..."
Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny
SXSW Announces Grand Jury Award Winners
Austinite Iliana Sosa wins twice for What We Leave Behind
"...Christian Nolan Jones) Special Jury Recognition for Outstanding Performances: Aphrodite Armstrong, Kyle Riggs, "West by God" Documentary Short Competition..."
March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
The Show That Never Ends: The Rise & Fall of Prog Rock
"...Crimson, Genesis, etc., seeds acolytes across Europe – Vangelis' Aphrodite's Child (Greece), Focus (Holland), Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (Italy),..."
June 16, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Pleasure of the Paynes 2015
Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards
"...on local theatre companies and artists, it seemed like Aphrodite was running the show...."
Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires
SXSW Film Review: Quitters
"Ward, I'm very worried about the Beaver"
"...perfection by Greg Germann. Academy Award-winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) crafts a deft performance as Clark’s concerned mother, but..."
March 16, 2015 Screens Post by Anne Harris
Playing God – Literally
A smartphone's all you need to let loose your inner Zeus and control the action in Deus Ex Machina
"...a Bacchanalian Buffet, specialty cocktails like Zeus's Thunderbolt and Aphrodite's Delight, a midnight Champagne toast, dancing, special performances, and..."
Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
New York Snapshots
New book by photographer Carter Berg frames the Apple up right
"...overturned pickle buckets. And that is a statue of Aphrodite among the timeworn grays and blacks of concrete and..."
Oct. 13, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Austin Critics Table Awards 2013
Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees
"...Chris Hannon, Aphrodite Dances: Romeo Drive..."
