The Austin Chronicle

  • author

    ARCHIVES

YEAR

marjorie baumgarten 3,372 results

From the Vaults: One From the Heart

This underrated Coppola flop is my favorite film from the Summer of 1982

Screens Blog, May. 18, 2012 1:30 PM

The Dictator

Sacha Baron Cohen opts for scripted comedy this time and lands many good jokes and new offenses, but the target is soft and unmissable.

Film Review, May. 18, 2012

Darling Companion

Diane Keaton leads a wonderful cast in this so-so story about a lost dog and its unmoored people.

Film Review, May. 18, 2012

From the Vaults: Tim Burton & Johnny Depp

Reviewing our reviews of the 8 Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaborations

Screens Blog, May. 11, 2012 4:55 PM

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

A troupe of top-tier British thesps raises this crowd-pleasing pap into something enjoyable,

Film Review, May. 11, 2012

Dark Shadows

Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.

Film Review, May. 11, 2012

Monsieur Lazhar

In a Montreal classroom, adolescent students and their Algerian substitute teacher help one another cope with grief. The film was an Oscar nominee.

Film Review, May. 4, 2012

Sound of My Voice

This festival favorite marks an impressive film debut for its director and star, but its sum total is less satisfying than its parts.

Film Review, May. 4, 2012

From the Vaults: 'Bernie' Kills

Linklater's latest delivers his biggest opening weekend

Screens Blog, Apr. 29, 2012 10:20 PM

The Pirates!: Band of Misfits

Whether it's Pirates or Wallace and Gromit or Chicken Run, Aardman's stop-motion animation delivers the goods.

Film Review, Apr. 27, 2012

Think Like a Man

This romantic comedy is based on comedian Steve Harvey's book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man."

Film Review, Apr. 27, 2012

Damsels in Distress

Greta Gerwig stars in Whit Stillman's new film that's full of awkward artifice and – dance.

Film Review, Apr. 27, 2012

Texas Two-Step

Richard Linklater and Matthew McConaughey on their true-crime comedy, 'Bernie'

Screens Feature, Apr. 26, 2012

From the Vaults: Jamaican Homegrown

Homegrown Jamaican films are scarce commodities

Screens Blog, Apr. 23, 2012 5:00 PM

Marley

Stir it Up: Finally, there's an authoritative film biography of Bob Marley.

Film Review, Apr. 20, 2012

From the Vaults: Bully x 2

"Bully," the 2001 film by Larry Clark, has been overshadowed

Screens Blog, Apr. 16, 2012 12:40 PM

The Cabin in the Woods

Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.

Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012

Footnote

The usual strife between fathers and sons charts an uncommon course through academia in this laceratingly comic and award-winning Israeli film.

Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012

The Kid With a Bike

This latest film from Belgium's Dardenne brothers is a towering achievement, perhaps all the more so because of its deceptive simplicity.

Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012

October Baby

This faith-based film soft-pedals the Christianity while playing to the anti-abortion faithful.

Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012

Blue Like Jazz

Based on the bestseller by Donald Miller, this is the story of a Texas-raised Southern Baptist who finds maturity on the liberal campus of Reed College in Portland, Ore.

Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012

Spring Screening

New on DVD: 'No Man of Her Own'

Screens Feature, Apr. 12, 2012

Boy

Set on the eastern New Zealand coast in 1984, Boy is a wisp of a story, but originally told by the director of Eagle vs Shark.

Film Review, Apr. 6, 2012

The Salt of Life

This Italian import by the director of Mid-August Lunch addresses the concerns of aging men who realize they are no longer attractive to young women.

Film Review, Apr. 6, 2012

Undefeated

This Oscar-winner for Best Documentary tells a rousing and heartwarming tale of a West Memphis high school football team overcoming the odds.

Film Review, Apr. 6, 2012

Innocence Network Honors "Incendiary"

"Incendiary: The Willingham Case" doc wins journalism award

Screens Blog, Apr. 2, 2012 2:15 PM

The Raid: Redemption

This Indonesian film truly has a nonstop glut of martial-arts action, so don't worry about the minimalist story and characters.

Film Review, Mar. 30, 2012

Being Flynn

Robert De Niro and Paul Dano play the troubled Flynn father and son.

Film Review, Mar. 23, 2012

Sound of Noise

Unique to a fault, this Swedish film is a daft police procedural and an absurdist comedy about musical terrorists.

Film Review, Mar. 23, 2012

TBAs No More

SXSW Film Audience Awards announced, Saturday's TBA screenings set

Screens Blog, Mar. 17, 2012 11:56 AM

South by Southwest Film Festival 2012

There are a few days left, filmgoers; don't start slacking now.

Film Review, Mar. 16, 2012

Casa de mi Padre

Will Ferrell commits 100% to this goofy, all-Spanish-language soap opera-cum-horse opera.

Film Review, Mar. 16, 2012

21 Jump Street

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum go back to high school in this new take on the old TV series.

Film Review, Mar. 16, 2012

A Silent Pearl Pops With New Sound

Screens Feature, Mar. 14, 2012

The Path to Enlightenment

Screens Feature, Mar. 14, 2012

'Francine'

Screens Feature, Mar. 14, 2012

'Beware of Mr. Baker'

Screens Feature, Mar. 14, 2012

'God Bless America'

Screens Feature, Mar. 14, 2012

'Compliance'

Screens Feature, Mar. 14, 2012

Back to the Future Again

The 'Safety Not Guaranteed' cast talks up time travel

Screens Blog, Mar. 12, 2012 9:56 AM

« BACK
« FIRST   Page 1 of 85   LAST »
NEXT »
Chrontourage