Posts Tagged ‘woman’
Film Shorts
KRISTIAN LINOPENING: Coco Before Chanel (PG-13) Audrey Tautou stars in this biography of the French fashion giant, written and directed by Anne Fontaine (The Girl From Monaco). Also with Alessandro Nivola, Emmanuelle Devos, Benoît Poelvoo...
Aching for Justice
Local jury verdicts show a larger problem in our society.Valda Jean Combs
When an Arlington woman was indicted for manslaughter last year because she lied to her husband, I was concerned, but not much. Surely no jury would convict a woman who did not pull the trigger, while allowing the real killer t...
“You Were Home”
Creepy details make The Strangers a better than average horror flick.Kristian Lin
While so much buzz has been building for that movie opening this week about the Cosmo- and stiletto heel-loving ladies from New York, The Strangers also has generated its own modest share of chatter, thanks to a genuinely creep...
Wedding Crasher
A weak lead performance waters down this farce at a best friend’s wedding.Kristian Lin
All right, somebody needs to explain the whole Patrick Dempsey thing to me.
Nuts
Texas blogger Amanda Marcotte defends the F-word, mostly from the white, Christian, mainly male crazies.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
If the phrase “West Texas feminist” causes your eyebrows to raise, It’s A Jungle Out There isn’t your kind of book.
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights
Listen UpWhen this CD arrived on my desk, I have to admit I wanted to like the music.
Carlene Carter
Listen UpCarlene Carter’s first CD of new material since 1995, Stronger, is an independent woman’s coming-to-terms-with-the-world-of-broken-hearts collection of country and occasionally country-rock songs. There is some heal...
Brian Wright and the Waco Tragedies
Listen UpBrian Wright and the Waco Tragedies’ Bluebird is a lyrically interesting rock CD that leans toward aggressive, energy-filled folk.
Lou Vargo
Listen UpThese days, a CD titled American Disaster might sound like a political statement.
Black Man + White Woman = ?
Amphibian Productions tackles one of Neil LaBute’s grittiest plays.Stage
Playwright-director Neil LaBute generally comes in one flavor — bitterly misanthropic — but his works can be divided between the nasty/grumpy variety and the exhilarating and even moral.