The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963

Local music journalism pioneer takes on all of rock & roll

"...on the world as Vol. 1 cuts off in 1963. Huge in scope, this is Ed Ward's masterpiece. (TBF..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Review by Tim Stegall

LISA DAVIS 1963-1995The Moon Is Blue...

July 21, 1995 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Remembering JFK

Archives offer insights gleaned 50 years since JFK's assassination

"...as well as the traumatic events of November 22, 1963...."

Nov. 24, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Set Me Free

"...The story of 13-year-old Hanna (Vanesse) is set in 1963 Montreal and it is told without cataclysmic life revelations..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

LBJ

Harrelson dons prosthetics for this complicated biopic

"...as compelling. Using the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, to frame a series of flashbacks depicting LBJ’s frustrated..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

I Am Not Your Negro

A stunning doc on the civil rights era

"...Jr., which occurred over the course of five years (1963-68). As Baldwin wrote to his literary agent in his..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Napoleon Solo and and Illya Kuryakin don't transition well to the present

"...with KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Hammer) in East Berlin 1963, as they both attempt to extract Gaby Teller (Vikander),..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Help

Based on a bestseller, this Southern civil-rights era story about white women and their black maids is saved by the film's deeply moving cast.

"...its anodyne interpretation of the civil rights struggle of 1963. As in the source novel, The Help alternates perspectives..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

13 Assassins

The prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike takes a turn toward the truly epic with this classically styled samurai picture.

"...Internet Movie Database!) is a remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film of the same name. It's not your typical..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where the Wild Things Are

This very special film is the rare children’s offering that isn’t coded for adults or made corny and flip for kids.

"...but tonally and aesthetically true adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s book. Jonze, in collaboration with co-screenwriter Dave Eggers,..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Flash of Genius

Based on the true story of Robert Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper only to have his idea stolen by the Ford Motor Co., is a real David and Goliath story.

"...true story of engineer Robert Kearns – who, in 1963, invented the intermittent windshield wiper, only to see his..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Bubba Ho-Tep

Elvis Presley and JFK (played brilliantly by Campbell and Davis) fight a soul-sucking mummy in this twisted sci-fi horror film loaded with generous chunks of cheese.

"...is JFK (Davis), who’s been alive and kicking since 1963, only he’s black (the CIA dyed him, you see),..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Nutty Professor Ii: The Klumps

"...The original Murphy vehicle (itself a remake of the 1963 Jerry Lewis film) managed to resuscitate the star's flagging..."

July 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Haunting

"...much, much louder audio track than Robert Wise's superlative 1963 version. Debuting screenwriter David Self has altered a few..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Contempt

"...stab at the business of filmmaking (originally released in 1963, this is a restored version from a newly struck..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The House of Yes

"...the Pascal clan history, apparently, came on November 22, 1963, when both their literal father and their mythic father..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghosts of Mississippi

"...the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963 is a curious film. Like Alan Parker’s Mississippi Burning,..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lovers

"...ten times previously; the most popular version is the 1963 Cantonese classic Love Eterne. Carefully walking a line between..."

June 30, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Shelf Life

"...on the growth of the individual. On November 22, 1963, a typical nuclear family is watching TV and, upon..."

Nov. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Perfect World

Shot in and around Austin, Eastwood's first film after his Oscar-sweep with Unforgiven is a taut, occasionally touching chase film that pits a prison escapee/kidnapper (Costner) against a Texas Ranger (Eastwood) in 1963 Texas.

"...pits prison escapee/kidnapper Costner against Texas Ranger Eastwood in 1963 Texas. Having broken free from the Huntsville pen along..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Line of Fire

"...guilt(?), remorse(?), self-doubt(?), confusion(?) regarding his role in the 1963 assassination of JFK, is a classic creation. The script..."

July 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Field

"...point of arrival on that fateful day in November 1963. Lurene (Pfeiffer -- who is nominated for a Best..."

Feb. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

"...Bound: The Incredible Journey. A remake of its own 1963 version, this journey gives individual expression to its animal..."

Feb. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Hours and Times

"...Ian Hart and Stephanie Pack. Imagine... In April of 1963, a few months before full-scale Beatlemania seized the world,..."

Aug. 7, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dogfight

"...film, succeeding because of characters rather than story. In 1963, a group of marines, ready to ship out and..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Thirty-Five Up

"...as those in this movie requires some accommodation. In 1963, a group of seven-year-olds from various backgrounds were chosen..."

March 20, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

SXSW Film Review: The Lady Bird Diaries

The first lady and her tumultuous times, in her own words

"...Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson during her husband’s presidency from 1963 until 1969, Dawn Porter’s doc provides an immersive tour..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Betty Harris Understands

Soul singer finally gets her due

"...native Betty Harris cracked the R&B Top 10 in 1963 with a slowed-n-throwed take on Solomon Burke’s “Cry to..."

March 29, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Half a Century of the Carousel

Austin's beloved BYO club celebrates 50 years

"...locals the same drinks after 50 years. Is it 1963 or 2013? In here, it's hard to tell...."

July 10, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nate Jackson

Happening

Stunning French tale of a woman seeking an abortion is depressingly timely

"...the personal journey of a young university student in 1963 who seeks to end her unwanted pregnancy. Abortion was..."

May 13, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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