Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney puts the famed journalist, icon, and myth Hunter S. Thompson before his lens and comes away with a telling portrait of the man and his era.

"...cigarette holder, and a typewriter; the self-proclaimed and self-invented “Gonzo journalist” – Thompson tells an interviewer: “I’m really in..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Luv Doc Recommends: SXSW Film Regional Premiere of 'Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson'

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Saturday, March 8, 2008

"...test by hosting the regional premiere of Alex Gibney’s Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson...."

March 7, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Long-Winded, Psychotic, Gonzo, Reactionary, Pandering yet Honored Whore

"...the late, great Hunter S. Thompson. The good doctor's gonzo style must come from the heart if not a..."

Dec. 27, 2006 Postmarks

Gonzo Gone-So

Breaking news: US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales quits.

Aug. 27, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bedtime for Gonzo?

Please, please resign!

March 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Muppets From Space

"...meaning of life as seen through the eyes of Gonzo (Goelz), who, in the prologue, is seen screaming awake..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Getting Your Head Around (and Hands on) the Art of Abraham Cruzvillegas

Conceptual artist brings "Hi, how are you, Gonzo?" to the Contemporary Austin

"...In Abraham Cruzvillegas' "Hi, how are you, Gonzo?," now at the Contemporary Austin, visitors are encouraged to..."

May 3, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

The legend of the gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson abides in the performance of Johnny Depp.

"...sensation. The film is amazingly faithful to Thompson's presciently gonzo tome in which a journalist's assignment to cover a..."

May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Everybody suddenly wants to take credit for commuter rail.

"...To be fair to Gonzo, he's not the only one riding the rail to..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Promare

DayGlo anime explosion makes firefighters cool and kinetic

"...this is everything Imaishi maniacs can ask for: a gonzo DayGlo adventure that will never let up and never..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ma

Octavia Spencer subverts expectations and racist tropes in this fun horror

"...Spencer’s character feels less subversive and more like a gonzo Annie Wilkes from Misery; it’s clear that the filmmakers..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

For No Good Reason

The artist Ralph Steadman, best known for his illustrations of Hunter S. Thompson's books, is profiled in this documentary.

"...writer Hunter S. Thompson, illustrating the majority of Thompson’s gonzo journalism, in fact basically visualizing that early-Seventies movement. So..."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Croods

Animated cave dwellers are stealth charmers.

"...That world is a riot of color and gonzo imagining, as if the animators took their cue from..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beauty Is Embarrassing

You may not know his name, but you know Wayne White's artwork from Pee-wee's Playhouse or his MTV award-winning design work.

"...White was a major creative force behind the Eighties gonzo kiddie show Pee-wee’s Playhouse (we have him to thank..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Ambassador

With daring, gonzo filmmaking, this documentary film penetrates the blood-diamond trade in the Central African Republic.

"...train wreck that high-echelon, African graft becomes. It's daring, gonzo filmmaking (produced by Lars Von Trier's Zentropa and released..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kung Fu Hustle

Stephen Chow's chop-socky offering is a manic, hyperentertaining blend of classic kung-fu tropes, special effects, and outrageous comedy.

"...year: part chop-socky battle royale, part Chuck Jones-and-Buster Keaton-inspired gonzo romantic comedy, and part MGM musical run amok. It’s..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Asian Connection

"...Sure, the story is boilerplate: A couple of lovably gonzo detective buddies (Danny Lee and Michael Chow) from Hong..."

Jan. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Highlander: Endgame

"...of your lowbrow convictions and get back to the gonzo, unapologetically senseless mayhem that made this saga so much..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Beyond the Mat

"...classic example of carpe-diem capitalist enterprise by the Federation's gonzo CEO/wrestling star Vince McMahon. Under McMahon's inspired leadership, the..."

March 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Nightwatch

"...career. It's gritty, nasty, predictably meat-and-potatoes suspense, but genuinely gonzo fun nonetheless...."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Kung Fu Cult Master

"...score, and some breathtaking sets courtesy of the film's gonzo (by Hong Kong standards) production values. Nevertheless, Jing's energetic..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Gonzales and the WMDs

US Rep. Waxman condemns former AG over intelligence abuses

"...made torture OK: Now Congressional inquiries are circling around Gonzo about how CIA intelligence was abused in the run-up..."

Dec. 22, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Great Crusader

Nobody's safe from man-with-a-camera Alex Gibney

"...of South by Southwest, but for his recently released Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson,..."

July 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hunter S. Thompson

"...Hunter S. ThompsonThe Gonzo Tapes: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S...."

Dec. 12, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Big in Yemen

Bob and Tucker Livingston conquer the Middle East through songs not arms.

"...Martin Murphy, Jerry Jeff Walker, and his own Lost Gonzo Band. And yet, there's very little that can prepare..."

May 2, 2003 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record Reviews

"...LOST GONZO BAND..."

July 7, 1995 Music Review

Live Music Illustrator Amitai Plasse Captures the Energy Onstage

The artist behind the grackle-packed 2022/23 Austin Music Awards poster

"...2017 he decided to pursue his art full time. Gonzo Viz, his company named after Ralph Steadman's "gonzo" journalistic..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Katie Karp

Steady As He Goes

From cosmic cowboys and Americana to punk rock and legacy acts, Freddie Steady Krc keeps the beat

"...up back at the first band he experienced live. Gonzo Compadres & Children of the Night..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonD:..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Viva Belize!

You may have to fly to Belize to see Jerry Jeff Walker perform these days; just don't call out any requests

"...wander around and play what crosses my mind." Casa Gonzo..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Feature by Kevin Brass

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