My Man Godfrey

In this Art Deco screwball comedy, a socialite finds a man while on a scavenger hunt and, thinking that this victim of the Depression needs a job, hires him as the butler for her ditzy household. Hugely popular in its day, this is witty romantic comedy with barbed social commentary.

Jan. 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Celebration of Tradition and Change in Miss Juneteenth

Writer/director Channing Godfrey Peoples gives Black Texans back their crown

"...Channing Godfrey Peoples isn't nervous for what the critics have to..."

June 19, 2020 Screens Feature by Selome Hailu

Through the Weeds of Hemlock Grove

Famke Janssen, Landon Liboiron talk going off-book for season two

"...dire. Her character Olivia, the monstrous head of the Godfrey family, was in a body bag, presumed dead, with..."

July 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Microcosmos

"...And ambiance is all-important here; like the films of Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi), Microcosmos is more about reverie than..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Baraka

This New Age tone poem captures images from 24 countries that transcend geographical and language barriers.

"...comes across as a work that borrows heavily from Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi with respect to stylization. Heavy..."

Dec. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Miss Juneteenth

Intergenerational story of life and legacy in working class Black Texas

"...Directed by: Channing Godfrey Peoples. Starring: Nicole Beharie, Alexis Chikaeze, Lori Hayes, Akron..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kingdom of Heaven

Ridley Scott's Crusades epic is a historical spectacle on the order of Gladiator and a dissection of war, as gritty and illuminating as Black Hawk Down, that takes flight when it becomes a canvas for ideas and ideologies in action.

"...death of their infant son. His destiny changes when Godfrey of Ibelin (Neeson), a great knight who has returned..."

May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...1pm, Paramount. I'll Never Forget What's'isname When My Man Godfrey gave us an unforgettable hero of kindness..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Making Waves

Barton Springs Pool in line for a fixer-upper

"...that night. The feisty audience responses to architect Al Godfrey -- who was hired by the city to head..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Longtime SXSW Film & TV Festival Head, Indie Film Icon Janet Pierson Transitions to New Role

Pierson's deputy, Claudette Godfrey, assumes leadership

"...transitioning into a “Director Emeritus” role, with protégé Claudette Godfrey assuming leadership of the film and television festival...."

Oct. 5, 2022 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...conversation between Richard Linklater with Richard Linklater and Channing Godfrey Peoples, director of the rightly-lauded and SXSW-award-winning Miss Juneteenth...."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New South Bathhouse

Needs more scrubbing

"...Architect Al Godfrey has presented some initial proposals for the new bathhouse..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Maps, Balls, and Testifying

The testimony gets mighty strange at the re-redistricting trial.

"...D-Houston, offered to show his balls to H. Lee Godfrey, the Houston attorney questioning him on behalf of Democratic..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Council Watch

sos board votes no on the proposed bradley settlement

"...and attorney Casey Dobson in attendance, SOS attorney Grant Godfrey complained that the impervious cover calculations used in the..."

March 3, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus

Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future

"...One of his longtime colleagues, Charles Godfrey, an in-house engineer for renowned West Texas recording facility..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Moontower Wednesday

"...Made It Weird at the Parish, Andy Kindler and Godfrey hosting back-to-back showcases at Scottish Rite Theater, and a..."

April 19, 2013 Arts Feature

WhozURDoggie

"...contest photo taken of my dog. The photographer, Shelley Godfrey of WhozURDoggie, replied that the photos taken are for..."

Dec. 12, 2007 Postmarks

Priming the Springs

Although last Thursday's official City Council pool-cleaning was postponed by weather, the master-plan tour of the facilities at Barton Springs Pool proceeded despite the gentle rain

"...of Barton Springs Pool, supplemented by plan architect Al Godfrey, city staff, and other Friends members, led city officials..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Love Is a Battlefield

The Austin Film Society presents a new free series on screwball comedy.

"...of class snobbery even further with his My Man Godfrey (which screens Feb. 5). William Powell stars again, this..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Philip on film

UT Performance Arts Center's Philip Glass Series schedule

"...WED, 10/3Powaqqatsi D: Godfrey Reggio (1988)..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Screens Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Yes, that's a real press release headline. No, Grant Godfrey hasn't gone over to the dark side. More like..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Council Watch

City Council considers status of various development-related lawsuits in executive sessions.

"...closed-door agenda, nothing's shaking. SOS Alliance staff attorney Grant Godfrey says he'll try to force the issue presently, and..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Ever After

"...Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Jeanne Moreau, Jeroen Krabbé, Patrick Godfrey, Megan Dodds, Melanie Lynskey, Timothy West, Judy Parfitt and..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Once Upon a Time in Uganda

The true, crazy story of Wakaliwood

"...zero-budget action films by writer/director/brickmaker Nabwana I.G.G., aka Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana, the godfather of Wakaliwood...."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mothering Sunday

Literary adaptation charts doomed romance between classes

"...maid for a wealthy but visibly sad older couple, Godfrey and Clarrie Nivens (Firth and Colman), at a stately..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Awaken

Malick-endorsed abstract world trip finds joy in our world

"...excuse for the Oscars passing up on ever awarding Godfrey Reggio a Best Documentary award (in the annals of..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...directed by Austin Film Society Artist Intensive Fellow Channing Godfrey Peoples (the project itself received support from the society's..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Aquarela

Incredible documentary is a song of the power of water

"...Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (in fact, none of Godfrey Reggio's Qatsi trilogy even scored an Oscar nomination) and..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Alpha

The first-ever boy and his dog story

"...resulting sequences might as well be lifted directly from Godfrey Reggio’s Qatsi trilogy; watching these pockets of pure cinema..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Texas Platters

deEP end

"...Wild Desperation, debut solo EP from B.E. Godfrey, former frontman for exemplary Houston indie band listenlisten, launches..."

April 25, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman

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