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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Film provides unconventional but effective love story

Alex Williams November 11, 2011

Romance has always been hard to nail down in film. Not to say that Hollywood doesn’t try, with what feels like a new Kate Hudson movie every week that inevitably climaxes with an inappropriately...

Beavis and Butt-Head makes triumphant return

Benjamin Smith November 10, 2011

Before Oct. 27, it had been 14 years since new episodes of “Beavis and Butt-Head” last aired. After watching the first four episodes, it’s clear that reviving the series is the best...

Q&A: ‘Harold and Kumar’ director shares challenges of 3D debut

Alex Williams November 7, 2011

In “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas,” the eponymous duo reunite for more slapstick, raunchy stoner humor and encounters with a satirical Neil Patrick Harris. The Daily Texan spoke with...

Q&A: Elizabeth Olsen opens up about lead role

Alex Williams November 4, 2011

A year ago, Elizabeth Olsen was most recognizable for her last name, one she shares with older sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley. Fortunately, Elizabeth skipped the child star route and is now an infinitely...

‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ is a film worth paying attention to

Alex Williams November 4, 2011

Any fan of good alliteration will certainly be excited about “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” but the majority of the film’s buzz is centered around star Elizabeth Olsen and director Sean...

Twists and turns of ‘Tower Heist’ prove to be entertaining

Alex Williams November 4, 2011

Brett Ratner’s name often draws scoffs among filmgoers, as the director tends to ping-pong between lukewarm comedies (“The Family Man”) and overwrought thrillers (“After the Sunset”),...

‘A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas’ trades wit for absurdity

Alex Williams November 4, 2011

The “Harold and Kumar” franchise has long been a reliable source for racially-charged political humor sprinkled in among sharper-than-expected stoner satire. The long wait between sequel “Harold...

Sitcoms tempt the public down a weird road

Aleksander Chan November 2, 2011

The most prevalent trend to emerge from the new fall television season is that, by and large, network sitcoms have made a ratings comeback. Most of the new programs to have been picked up for full, 22-episode...

Interview: Director Roland Emmerich on ‘Anonymous’

Alex Williams October 28, 2011

Roland Emmerich has built his career on disaster film epics such as “Independence Day” and “2012,” but his passion project “Anonymous” is a film of an entirely different...

Film about Shakespeare controversy comes off as pretentious, boring

Alex Williams October 28, 2011

“Anonymous” director Roland Emmerich played a large part in getting the film made, but a man famous for bringing audiences explosion-happy apocalyptic films such as “Independence Day”...

New Criterion Blu-Ray Release of Dazed dazzles

Robert Starr October 27, 2011

Physical media may be dying, but it’ll be a tragedy for the collector if it ever does. Sure, one could go to Amazon and download a digital copy of Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused,”...

‘Jeff Who Lives at Home’ breaks out as best Duplass film yet

Alex Williams October 26, 2011

Jeff Who Lives at Home Jay & Mark Duplass Genre: Comedy Grade: B+ The Duplass brothers started off with 2005’s ultra-mumblecore “The Puffy Chair” and have slowly progressed...

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