A Life Less Ordinary

"...Directed by: Danny Boyle. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lives Less Ordinary

The Austin Film Society's neorealism and Beyond: Italian Cinema, 1948-1970

"...Amid the rubble of World War II, a new cinema..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Highs and Lows of Houston Life in Lot: Stories

Bryan Washington depicts residents with warmth and discernment as they live, fight, work, and love in a city that can be both a home and a challenge

"...The idea of a city, a location, being a character in..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Movie Titles for 1997

"...Compiled by Marjorie Baumgarten (M.B.) with reviews by Hollis Chacona (H.C.), Steve..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Ordinary Seamen and Ordinary Nobodies

New and Noteworthy

"...The Ordinary Seaman Atlantic Monthly Press, $23 hard The number of..."

April 11, 1997 Books Feature

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

"...Directed by: Michael Gottlieb. Starring: Thomas Ian Nichols, Joss Ackland, Ron Moody..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

A Star Is Born

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga headline this remake of a remake of a remake

"...Directed by: Bradley Cooper. Starring: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Andrew..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Catch a Fire

Phillip Noyce explores the havoc and repercussions caused by white interlopers toward indigenous peoples in this straightforward account of real-life black South African activist Patrick Chamusso and the white Boer police agent, who hunts him.

"...Directed by: Phillip Noyce. Starring: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Sithembiso Khumalo and..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Progressive Pilgrim’s Progress

Robert Jensen's new memoir is an extended meditation on his tentative return to the Presbyterian church of his youth.

"...missed Robert Jensen June 9 for his scheduled Bookpeople reading, it’s not surprising – it’s been postponed until July..."

June 10, 2009 Books Post by Michael King

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to a sudden..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene Has a Few New Dimensions He'd Like You to Meet

The universe-explainer brings his 'Hidden Reality' show to Austin

"...Dr. Brian Greene isn't just a mildly popular scientist...."

Jan. 16, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Diva's Best Friend

Stuart Moulton knows what becomes a legend most. Just ask Carol or Charo or Eartha or Elaine ...

"...Manhattan need not be worried that Austin is about to..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Sense of Place

The focus on regional studies at Southwest Texas State University pays off with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

"...Two years ago, Mark Busby was looking forward to the day..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Struggling to Connect With My Downtown Life Through Virtual Reality

Immersing my avatar in SXSW XR

"...British people are talking loudly in the balcony of the historic Paramount..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...Lauren Johnson knows what it's like to be booked into..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

A Work in Progress

How technology is shaping the way we tell stories

"...The media climate is and has been rapidly changing, and there..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Point Austin: A Tale of Two States

How you see Texas depends on where you're standing

"...They might as well have been talking about different places...."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Column by Michael King

A Medication-Assisted Therapy to Treat Opioid Abuse

Sponsors unveil new partnership at CommUnityCare clinic

"...Austin gets spared most disasters, both natural ones like earthquakes..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Moonspell Q&A

Portuguese metallurgists never bathe in the same water twice

"...Hailing from Lisbon, Moonspell has combined doomed romanticism, brooding atmosphere,..."

April 23, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

Desperado HoursFor a Few Dollars More

"..."Just add a few zeroes." That could very well summarize the..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beach

"...Directed by: Danny Boyle. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Living Out Loud

"...Directed by: Richard LaGravenese. Starring: Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah, Martin..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Slumdog Millionaire

Danny Boyle's crowd-pleasing Slumdog Millionaire may be drenched in the saffron and violet palettes of its Mumbai setting, but it plays like a classic Hollywood rags-to-riches love story.

"...Directed by: Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan. Starring: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor,..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alien Resurrection

The franchise's fourth outing

"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

There's Something About Mary

A classic from the kingpins of comedy.

"...Directed by: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. Starring: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In the Realms of the Unreal

The strange artwork and life of primitivist Harry Darger is given dimension by master documentarist Jessica Yu.

"...Directed by: Jessica Yu. Say you have a neighbor – a “very..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Scanlines

"...("Scanlines" wishes to thank Encore Movies & Music, I Luv..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Screens Feature

Control Freaks

Film Top Tens

"...Boogie Nights Say it loud and say it proud: In these here..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Flame & Citron

In this Danish film, two men track down and kill Nazi collaborators in the waning days of the German occupation.

"...Directed by: Ole Christian Madsen. Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Christian Berkel, Stine..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man Push Cart

A small gem of a film about a small man doing small things in a very, very, very large world.

"...Directed by: Ramin Bahrani. Starring: Ahmad Razvi, Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval,..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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