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Need for Speed
Somewhat fast but seldom furious, this is an adrenaline junkie’s wet dream that stars Aaron Paul.
"...But the problem with Paul’s casting as the film’s rebel with a cause is that he’s an actor, not..."

March 14, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

I, Frankenstein
Aaron Eckhart stars as a modern-day Frankenstein, who faces off against supernatural creatures in this film based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux.
"...wouldn’t, couldn’t, shouldn’t understand: He’s a loner, Dottie, a rebel, although by film’s end, he is Frankenstein and a..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Loreta Velazquez: Secret Confederate Soldier, Union Spy, or Liar?
Friday night detective doc, 'Rebel,' premieres on PBS
"...The rebellious spirit and mysterious complexities of secret solider Loreta Velazquez..."

May 24, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

The Seven Albums Nobody Needs to Own
Our list is definitive: It's defined as a list.
"...Not that you're a rebel, exactly, no. That'd be going a bit too far...."

May 21, 2013 Music Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Dazed and Confused' and Together Again
After 20 years, the gang reunites for induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame
"...films. That designation places it with such films as Rebel Without a Cause, American Graffiti, and The Last Picture..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Total Recall
This Total Recall is fast, furious, and frequently fun, but it lacks the snappy, weirdo vibe of its predecessor.
"...is completely wasted in a hopelessly underwritten role as rebel leader Matthias, and even Biel is short-changed as Quaid's..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Girl in Progress
The roles of mother and daughter get mixed up in this old story told in a smart way.
"...Ansiedad (Ramirez), who, true to her name, decides to rebel in grand fashion against her single, often absent, working..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Friday Showcases
Friday showcases: Stay local (Western Vinyl) or surf Japan Nite, plus reggae Bass Culture.
"...by Ryan Bingham bassist-turned-singer Elijah Ford and underrated Americana rebel Otis Gibbs. Wayne Kramer, JGD co-founder and rock &..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Phil Spector Presents The Philles Album Collection
Box sets as catalog ghetto
"...are the teen queen Crystals (Twist Uptown, He's a Rebel, Greatest Hits Volume 1); soulful Bob B. Soxx &..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
Film scholar Patrick McGilligan explores an auteur's troubled life and career
"...job against a beloved old friend, the director of Rebel Without a Cause, or worse ­– worse being a..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The First Grader
In Kenya, an octogenarian takes the government's promise of an education for all to heart and joins the 6-year-old reciting their ABC's.
"...time as a member of the Mau Mau, a rebel group that rose up against the colonialists after half..."

May 27, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

What's in a Name?
Cinema Club screens Bigger Than Life
"...Natalie Wood on the set of his 1955 hit Rebel Without a Cause; who co-authored iconic, if coded, representations..."

March 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Live Action
Amaze your friends and colleagues when you know everything about all the nominees in this category.
"...travelers is stopped en route by a band of rebel fighters, men with machine guns demand the passengers sort..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Legion
God loses faith in humanity and sends a legion of angels to start the apocalypse.
"...but in Legion he's also a loner, Dottie, a rebel … and – you'll pardon the cliché, but it's..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Nov. 12-19
"...MOLLY IVINS: A REBEL LIFE Join The Texas Observ­er and the ACLU Central..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature

Half-Way Gay
The Fitness Challenge continues...
"...Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl..."

June 11, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Pachanga!
Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más
"...wall to a copy of Ward Albro's Always a Rebel: Ricardo Flores Magón and the Mexican Revolution atop the..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rodriguez confirms latest Austin shoot for June
Speaking at SXSW, Robert Rodriguez confirmed he'll be shooting a new film here in June, about the time his film Shorts hits theaters. Sin City 2? Not so much. But Mr. R. is finally a college graduate!
"...very much by his own sons, Rocket, Racer and Rebel. He said he made his sons audition for the..."

March 16, 2009 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

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.
"...of riding with the Hell’s Angels to the street rebellion outside the Chicago Democratic National Convention in 1968 (where..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Wanted
Based on Mark Millar’s ultraviolent comic-book miniseries, Wanted isn’t so much a movie as it is a parade of fast cars, big guns, heavy metal guitars, exposed cleavage, and tests of masculinity.
"...Fraternity (perfect!), who are descended from a group of rebel medieval weavers and to whom the names of targets..."

June 27, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty
Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month
"...Cage stars in a film about a balding, motorcycle-riding rebel in a leather jacket who travels through time to..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Wish List
Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2
"...Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi camera..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature

Books Gift Guide
A Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years
"...pp., $30 (paper) A Life of Picasso: The Cubist Rebel, 1907-1916by John Richardson Knopf, 512 pp., $30 (paper) A..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Books Feature by Sofia Resnick

When There's Nothing Left to Burn ...
Cinematexas throws itself a Viking Funeral
"...mourners' minds, and – in the case of a rebellious, gritty, student-run movie showcase like Cinematexas – giving its..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Intersection of Personal and Political
AFS Essential Cinema presents a miniretrospective of the films of Philippe Garrel
"...presenting a miniretrospective of Garrel's work, titled French Maverick, Rebel Auteur: Four Films of Philippe Garrel. I say "mini"..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Final Season
A small-town high school baseball team is put to the test in this emphatically inspirational mess.
"...storytelling. Additional plotlines include a love interest (Cook), a rebel (Angarano) who finds his way, and an aging coach..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

HELLYEAH: FUCKNO
"...cowboy from hell. That’s one of the reasons that Rebel Meets Rebel, the collaboration between David Allen Coe and..."

June 29, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The History Boys
If you like your British movies quick, raunchy, reflective, and bittersweet, then The History Boys, based on the stage play, is for you.
"...homosexual, Cooper gives a star-making performance as the cheeky rebel with the bedroom eyes, and as the self-aware Christian,..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Music DVDs
"...Nashville Rebel (Legacy)..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Blood Diamond
This action-packed take on the issue of blood diamonds is an example of social critique masquerading as cineplex fodder.
"...drugged, and brainwashed by the vicious Revolutionary United Front rebel faction, which makes Archer's job more difficult but later..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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