DVDanger: Ava's Possession

SXSW 2015 horror hits VOD

"...lost weekend. When Jordan Galland starting writing possession-recovery horror-comedy Ava's Possession, he said, "The pitch to myself was Rosemary's..."

March 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: Ava DuVernay Keynote

"Listen to me: I've had the most fucking awesome year"

"...Ava DuVernay strolled into the land of LBJ like she..."

March 15, 2015 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Ava

International espionage with a body count

Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review

Ava DuVernay Keynote

March 20, 2015 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Origin

Ava DuVernay's plainly spoken look at the underpinnings of bigotry

"...Directed by: Ava DuVernay. Starring: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Emily..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ex Machina

Smart, sinister sci-fi film about human error and techno-terror

"...Caleb will be the first outsider to interact with Ava (Vikander), a human-scaled and -shaped artificial intelligence built by..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Middle of Nowhere

In this Sundance-honored film, a woman has to figure out what to do after her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison.

"...Directed by: Ava DuVernay. Starring: Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo, Omari Hardwick, Edwina..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tumbleweeds

"...Mary Jo, is a bit immature and the daughter, Ava, has a wisdom beyond her years. Mary Jo has..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film 2015 Coming Into Focus

Ava DuVernay and RZA to deliver keynote kickoffs

"...Ava DuVernay, the acclaimed director of this season’s Selma, has..."

Dec. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Only Lovers Left Alive

In this hypnotic love story, Jim Jarmusch gives us vampires who are bohemian outsiders and not blood-sucking freaks.

"...black-market blood from hospital blood banks. Until Eve’s sister Ava (Wasikowska) arrives on the scene and stirs up some..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Offseason

Mickey Keating goes to the coast for cosmic horror

"...accept your nightmares and know they're part of you," Ava Aldrich (Melora Walters) warns the audience in creeping cosmic..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Selma

Although it's dramatically uneven, this film is a commendable historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. that sidesteps the common pitfalls of adulatory biopics.

"...Directed by: Ava DuVernay. Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr.,..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Wrinkle in Time

Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the children's classic rarely soars.

"...Directed by: Ava DuVernay. Starring: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

You Are Entering Harlan County

Justified creator Graham Yost exits Kentucky for the ATX Television Festival

"...it's remarkable how the voices of Raylan, Boyd, and Ava in Leonard's story come alive almost exactly in the..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

'Justified' Recap: 'This Bird has Flown'

Ladies have flown the coop and Raylan owns birds worth a goodly sum

"...two women spend the episode dancing around each other. Ava (Joelle Carter) demonstrates that, unlike Boyd (Walton Goggins), she..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...Ava's Man..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Swamplandia!

This debut novel boasts its own exclamation point for good reason.

"...acclaim, and it is from one of these tales, "Ava Wrestles the Alligator," that Swamplandia! moves forward, fleshing out..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Books Review by Kate X Messer

Pearl Cleage Tonight

Pro Arts Collective's presentation of two Pearl Cleage one-act plays delivered this playwright's poetic, often witty dialogue with style and some convincing performances; the only thing missing from this quality production was the audience.

"...play, Late Bus to Mecca, concerns a sometime prostitute, Ava Gardner Johnson, and ABW (a black woman) waiting for..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Offseason

Coastal cosmic horror in the eerie latest from Mickey Keating

"...accept your nightmares and know they’re part of you,” Ava Aldrich (Walters) warns the audience in creeping cosmic horror..."

March 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Human Condition

Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland on robots, sex, and the collaborative spirit

"...judged as human. The test subject is the robot Ava (Alicia Vikander), who takes the form of a comely..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

After a Fashion: The Dish

Your Style Avatar gets all guidance counselory and might have gotten snubbed...

"...Christy Pipkin, and Carla McDonald's absolutely adorable fifth grader, Ava. Ever since I laid eyes on Ava a hundred..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

TV Eye

Timothy Olyphant stars in Justified as a lawman with serious daddy issues

"...by the beautiful women he can't have. First, there's Ava (Wonderland's Joelle Carter), the former high school cheerleader who..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Die Spitz Cut Their Hard Rock Teeth

Childhood friends-turned-bandmates talk new EP and "the best year ever"

"...Halter delivers thunderous basslines with a mischievous swagger, while Ava Schrobilgen, Chloe Andrews, and Ellie Livingston (whom the band..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Vista's New Brews, H-E-B's Celeb-Packed Grill, Mama Kong's Piggy Wings, and More …

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...of course, “Land of the Free.” These will be available at the brewery and the Hill Country Galleria, starting..."

June 30, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Panic Fest Review: An Unquiet Grave

Sorrow swallows a family whole in this supernatural chiller

"...An understated two-hander, A Quiet Grave binds together Ava (Christine Nyland) and Jamie (Jacob A. Ware) over the..."

April 13, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...of the spotlight, with award-winning filmmaker and Hollywood trailblazer Ava DuVernay; the latest version of The Daily Show With..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Wine Experts Rank 48 Canned Wines Available in Austin

Good wine comes in cans, too

"...now myriad single and half-bottle servings of canned wine available at most grocery stores and big-box liquor retailers. This..."

July 12, 2019 Food Feature by Tom Thornton

The Ones Who Will Take Your Dead

Director's real life experiences with gang members inspire horror

"...isolated widower trying to keep his daughter, Gloria (Shazam!'s Ava Preston), safe and living as normal a life as..."

June 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Too Many Exes

Not all exes are bunny boilers

"...– Ava Q...."

March 11, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Peter Serafinowicz, Morena Baccarin and Jude Law..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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