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The Syrian Bride
This story about an arranged marriage taking place in a remote outpost of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights will be familiar to anyone ever caught in an avalanche of red tape.
"...Roth and Adnan Tarabshi. AFS@Dobie Matrimonial comedies are a staple of the cinema, bringing, as they do, divergent family..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Will Ferrell's Anchorman needs more work behind the scenes.
"...regarding Will Ferrell. The news that the former SNL staple had been cast in A Confederacy of Dunces (from..."

July 9, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips
"...of the operation. Much of the machinery used to staple, bend, and shape the baskets was made before World..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

House of the Dead
Students are stranded on an island of zombies; viewers are stranded by the filmmakers.
"...attempt at filmmaking that could easily become a midnight staple along the lines of Showgirls, as aesthetically frazzled as..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bend It Like Beckham
"...rest of the world (where "football" is a life staple on a par with oxygen and gravity), the most..."

April 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City
Austin Stories
"...Director Dustin Drew's press release: "Hightower has been a staple of Austin radio for years now, and we're very..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Earth
"...Svashenko. Dovzhenko's most celebrated film has long been a staple of greatest world cinema lists. Earth takes its agitprop..."

Sept. 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deuces Wild
"...these cadres of midcentury boys-into-men borough teens are a staple of American iconography. In these times, especially, they represent..."

May 3, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks
Notes on the music scene, the music seen, the music herd, and the music heard.
"...set, I realized that each song had been a staple on my show, including "Sweet Jane." (I will never..."

March 30, 2001 Column

Sweet November
"...-- get out a pair of windshield wipers and staple them to your brow. Perhaps they'll obscure the screen...."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
"...Ramblin' Jack from his 1960s salad days as a staple of folk-music festivals and acknowledged role model for Bob..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Space Cowboys
"...youngsters how the job is really done. It's a staple of the films of Howard Hawks and Sam Peckinpah..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beyond the Clouds
"...L'Avventura, Red Desert, and Blowup, Antonioni became a well-known staple of the burgeoning arthouse film movement of the Sixties...."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reissues
Los Zafiros
"...Cleveland, the Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama, the Staple Singers, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Swan Silvertones, Shirley Caesar,..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature

Big Daddy
"...of kippered herring suddenly becoming a North American dinner staple, but hey, stranger things have happened. Sandler plays Sonny..."

June 25, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Out-of-Towners
"...early scene, we're even treated to that quintessential action-movie staple, the runaway car crashing through a fish market. The..."

April 2, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Lies, All Lies
The Silver Castle
"...being made on a Sunday afternoon. They were a staple of every meal, consistently delicious, and somewhat wondrous. How..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Books Review

I'm Sorry, Yogi
"...all the Nazi symbolism (war imagery is a Kozik staple), and all those portraits of charming Charlie Manson; The..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Larger Than Life
"...of Elliott Davis' cinematography and The Band and the Staple Singers on the score, Larger Than Life has much..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The First Wives Club
"...Academy), based on author Olivia Goldsmith's bestseller, tackles that staple of Hollywood and upper-crust society, the first wife. Midler,..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
"...more prosaic; teen love traumas are a film industry staple and our familiarity with their formulas are a given...."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
"...(This time he does it again, even managing to staple-gun Marv in the face as well as the other..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Magda, Mélat, Madam Radar, and More Crucial Concerts
Recommended shows for the week in Austin
"...Local metal staple plays its farewell show. Vinyls of the band’s final..."

June 28, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Art, Movies, Sober Partying, and a Majestic Ball in This Weekend’s Recommended Events
Get out and get arty
"...Lights; camera; serve! Now an Austin summer Pride season staple, the Majestic Ball returns for the greatest show on..."

June 21, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Elders: Meet Guitarist and Defense Attorney Bobby Earl Smith
From professional musician to professional defender of musicians
"...form Freda & the Firedogs – a Sunday night staple at the Split Rail...."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Oscar Rodriguez

The Verde Report: Yes, Owen Wolff Is the Coach’s Son. No, That Doesn’t Make Him a Nepo Baby.
Plus: Austin will host the All-Star Game
"...Daddy is calling the shots. It’s as much a staple of youth sports as halftime orange slices...."

May 17, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

We're Your Favorite Newspaper? Aww...
"...guy who said, "Do you want to borrow my stapler?" I also have had trouble reading things close to..."

May 15, 2024 Postmarks

The Long Center’s Drop-In Music Series Is Back
22-artist lineup runs from R&B to honky-tonk
"...see country group The Sentimental Family Band and honky-tonk staple Dale Watson & His Lonestars. Austin City Limits alum..."

May 8, 2024 Music Post by Madeline Duncan

The Austin Chronic: Legit THC Seltzers Are on Shelves in Austin. How Many Should I Drink?
Sampling three Texas-made cannabis bubbly waters in one day
"...approaching, these crispy, effervescent beverages will likely be a staple in non-alcoholic coolers at cookouts and pool parties over..."

May 3, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

A Fasten-ating Idea
"...Dear Editor, About the staples: Ditch 'em. You don’t need them. Go staple-free like..."

May 1, 2024 Postmarks

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