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The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas has added to its celebrated holdings with the recently announced acquisition of the archives of screen and stage legend Peter O’Toole. The actor, who died in 2013, became an international star with his breakthrough screen role as T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.

11:55AM Sat. Apr. 22, 2017, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

Ben Wheatley Catches Free Fire

SXSW 2017 saw two of the UK's leading directors arriving with American crime films. Edgar Wright unleashed Baby Driver, which he described as a 90-minute car chase with a 90-second gun fight: With Free Fire, he noted, Ben Wheatley did the polar opposite.

8:00AM Fri. Apr. 21, 2017, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Bullock Museum Screens Bonnie and Clyde

The reaction to Bonnie and Clyde is almost as famous as the film itself. When Arthur Penn’s chronicle of Depression-era gangsterism came out in 1967, critics lined up on both sides, full of both excoriation and praise. It was hailed as a taboo-busting masterpiece by some; others thought its violence a portent of a frightening moral degeneracy.

5:30PM Wed. Apr. 19, 2017, Dougie Gerrard Read More | Comment »

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The Dystopia of Perfection in Teleios

In space, no one can hear you do crunches. In sci-fi thriller Teleios, the crew of a spaceship are supposed to be physically perfect, and that had to be reflected in the cast. Writer/director Ian Truitner said, "Those aren't painted abs. Those are the real deal."

12:45PM Mon. Apr. 17, 2017, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Chronicle Recommends: Baseball Films

Every month, the Chronicle’s film critics select a theme and offer movie recommendations. To celebrate the return of America’s pastime, we pick our favorite baseball films. Play ball!

1:39PM Fri. Apr. 14, 2017, Chronicle Film Staff Read More | Comment »

Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal

It's an early morning for Nacho Vigalondo. Last night he'd been at the Fantastic Fest Karaoke Apocalypse, but the Spanish director had bailed early. "Two years ago, three years ago, I would have tried to do the whole thing, going until really late and then pretending to be a good interviewee." He pauses. "It's like I'm becoming an adult."

8:00AM Fri. Apr. 14, 2017, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

New Season of AFF's On Story Starts Saturday

Local writer-director Jeff Nichols is the first to admit he was not the obvious choice to make a movie about a historic civil rights case.

7:15AM Wed. Apr. 12, 2017, Katie Walsh Read More | Comment »

DVDanger: Officer Downe

There are gonzo comics to adapt into deliberately OTT B-movies, and then there is Officer Downe.

9:30PM Sun. Apr. 9, 2017, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Into The Void

Ask Canadian horror wunderkind Steven Kostanski what his favorite Stuart Gordon movie is, and he bypasses the obvious classics like Re-Animator for a deeper cut. "That's so easy," he said. "Robot Jox. No contest. I've got the poster in my apartment. It's the best.' "That's a wicked movie," added producer Casey Walker.

8:00AM Fri. Apr. 7, 2017, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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