Looper

Crackerjack thrills, time travel, violence, humor, and action: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis are characters who share the same morally conflicted core.

"...Looper makes a full-meal entertainment out of piecemealing genres: It..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

FF2012: Rian Johnson Throws Us for a 'Looper'

Director at Fantastic Fest on time travel and the Summer of Joe

"...Sci-fi time-twister Looper may be the kind of genre movie that comes..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets 'Looper' For Second Wave

Stage two sees newbie Joseph Gordon-Levitt join FF veterans

"...star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is bringing his eagerly-awaited time/mind bender Looper to town...."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Let Go

Sci-fi crime drama gives a cop a chance at redemption

"...of emotional truth that made the temporal mechanics of Looper work. In fact, Johnson’s twisting masterpiece is probably the..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Council and the Court

Scalia's death shakes up high court; Council continues Uber battle

"...1999 in Tennessee, Eldridge briefly represented Byron (Low Tax) Looper (he had officially changed his middle name) who was..."

Feb. 15, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

FF2012: Now It's Your Turn For Fantastic Fest Features

'Combat Girls,' 'Vanishing Waves' acquired, more get release dates

"...deal with the big studio releases. Dredd 3D and Looper are both on release now, and we heartily recommend..."

Sept. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

A stellar entry into the beloved franchise

"...since his signature was neo-noir films like Brick and Looper. However, Looper’s second story arc, of a superpowered child..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

No Knives Out for Rian Johnson

Talking whodunnits, character actors, and $2 bills

"...AC: That's part of why Looper is so great, because you set yourself the challenge..."

Dec. 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces Year-End Awards

'Zero Dark Thirty' named Best Film of 2012

"...Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, Looper..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Screens Feature

Comedy, Just in Time, For Other Worlds' James Vs. His Future Self

Catch a Zoom Q&A with director Jeremy LaLonde

"...I think we side closer to Looper in terms of "let's just explain enough so that..."

May 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Knives Out

Cunning if slight murder mystery revives the whodunit

"...The screenplay by director and screenwriter Johnson (Brick, Looper) flips the script to prematurely divulge the howdunit early..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Gemini Man

It's Will Smith vs. a younger Will Smith

"...Gordon-Levitt in prosthetics as a young Bruce Willis in Looper, it’s fair to say we’ll buy any two actors..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

You Be the Judge

Sex, lies, and politics in the 331st District Court

"...representation in the late Nineties of Byron (Low Tax) Looper, who was running at the time for a seat..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

DVDanger: Follow

Owen Egerton on VOD, plus Antibirth

"...Les Liaisons Dangereuses). Here, it's honorary Austinite Noah Segan (Looper, Starry Eyes, The Mind's Eye) as artist Quinn, and..."

Aug. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest Rewind

Before the deluge, a 2014 flashback

"...ever seen, courtesy of another FF veteran. Noah Segan (Looper, Brick, and FF 2015 hot pick Follow) plays the..."

Sept. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2014: Joe Lynch Guns for Everly

Director of Salma Hayek action flick talks sealed-room rules

"...professionals. Previous black-listers include former Fantastic Fest titles like Looper and Reynold Reynolds' Buried, cult favorites like In Bruges..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Show and Tell With Rian Johnson

Revisiting the high school noir ‘Brick’ at AFF

"...writing and directing 2009’s The Brothers Bloom and 2012’s Looper, as well as directing episodes of Breaking Bad.) Johnson..."

Oct. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the Naked Truth

For his first turn in the director's seat, JGL tackles pornography ... sort of

"...light heart. After a string of multiplex starring roles (Looper, The Dark Knight Rises, Premium Rush) Gordon-Levitt admits there..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 list

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10s

"...Life of Pi, Django Unchained, Bernie, Looper, The Grey MOST OVERRATED..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 list

Kimberley Jones' Top 10s

"...Looper, Indie Game: The Movie, The Loneliest Planet, 2 Days..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Local Critics Pick ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Austin Film Critics Association names P.T. Anderson Best Director

"...Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, Looper..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest 2012: Scenes From the Fest

"...Writer/director Rian Johnson was in attendance for 'Looper's Sunday night premiere..."

Sept. 24, 2012 Photo Gallery

The Fall Film Festival Season Takes Flight

Programming updates from AFF, Fantastic Fest, and aGLIFF

"...for horror-omnibus The ABCs of Death, Rian Johnson's time-hopscotcher Looper (starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and Matthias Hoene's..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Hickenlooper vs. Chickenlooper

"...that city leaders – or, specifically, that Mayor John Hickenlooper, is instead employing a strategy of self-righteousness combined with..."

April 13, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

My Gear: Experimental Soundscaper Michael C. Sharp

A look into how the artist makes his Synth Vehicles for Guitar

"...– the digital delay sounds like shit and the looper's real buggy – but one feature is awesome: a..."

July 16, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...Music's opening ceremony unfolds with classical artist Dasom Baek, looper of metal bowls, dripping water, and bamboo flutes. Later,..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...Worlds alumni Gaurev Seth (Prisoner X) channels Flatliners and Looper in this complicated thriller that stars Academy Award winner..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Scare Package

Join us for our live tweet-a-long of the horror-comedy tonight

"...Came Back Again! Part IV: The Final Kill"), plus Looper star and Fantastic Fest fixture regular Noah Segan (making..."

June 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: BettySoo Invents the Corona-Gram™

Inside the beautiful mind of a reluctant livestream breakout

"...David Messier song with a synth sampler pad and looper station. Rosie performed a sultry cover of a Michael..."

May 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Urgent Charity Fundraiser for Local Film Critic

Silent auction includes rare Mondo prints, signed Exorcist script

"...Fantastic Fest 2011. • Martin Ansin's Mondo print for Looper. • Gift certificates to Little Pricks Tattoo, Method Hair,..."

Dec. 2, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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