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Alexander
Oliver Stone has achieved the impossible: He's made the life of Alexander the Great seem boring.
"...talk of the film’s accurate portrayal of the Macedonian Alexander (Farrell) as a bisexual naïf hurled into conflict by..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You Don’t Have to be Straight With Olly Alexander
Years & Years frontman on coming out and falling for straight men
"...Qmmunity catches up with Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander, and the singer is still mulling over what the..."

Oct. 18, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
This pleasant throwback to the live-action Disney films of yore provides brisk fun for all.
"...do so well. Instead of Freaky Friday, we have Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

“Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler: Giant” at the Blanton Museum of Art
The film is good at showing the fate of the film set of Giant, but it leaves open the question of what’s happened to Marfa
"...film by "Austin- and Berlin-based" artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, features an imagined 1950s Hollywood studio office juxtaposed..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Q&A With Jill Alexander Essbaum
The poet-turned-novelist talks about the intersection of sex and shame and the influence of Madame Bovary
"...This spring, local poet Jill Alexander Essbaum published her first novel: Hausfrau, a beautifully haunting..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Trans Awareness Week: Alexander Danger Celebrates Trans Pride Onstage
Boyz of Austin staple reflects on road to becoming a drag king
"...Drag introduced itself to Alexander Danger, aka Alexander the Great, on Fourth Street –..."

Nov. 16, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Quote of the Week: J. Alexander Lawrence
Attorney for abortion providers explains nonsensical nature of state's fetal burial law
"...– Attorney J. Alexander Lawrence, to the Chronicle, following last week’s trial challenging..."

July 27, 2018 News Column

Hoover Alexander and the Soular Food Garden
A whole new take on soul food
"...Chef/restaurateur Hoover Alexander doesn't make much distinction between food and folk, community..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Food Feature by MM Pack

The Descendants
George Clooney teams up with Sideways filmmaker Alexander Payne for this funny but tender story that's a little too smug for its own good.
"...Directed by: Alexander Payne. Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Nick Krause, Amara..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Just Looking
"...Directed by: Jason Alexander. Starring: Allie Spiro-Winn, Richard V. Licata, Ilana Levine, Amy..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Downsizing
Alexander Payne creates a small word with big ambitions
"...Directed by: Alexander Payne. Starring: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Golly, Olly
Actor Olly Alexander puts aside the weirdos and psychos for the sweetly romantic The Dish & the Spoon
"...Olly Alexander isn't very good at introducing himself. "I'm an actor...."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Punisher: War Zone
Marvel Comics' Frank Castle again comes to the screen as a one-man vengeance machine in this stylishly violent and gory opus.
"...Directed by: Lexi Alexander. Starring: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchison, Wayne Knight,..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sergei's Big Score
Austin Symphony conductor Peter Bay has tremendous regard for both Sergei Prokofiev's score and Sergei Eisenstein's images for the 1938 film Alexander Nevsky, and as he prepares for a live performance of the score as the film is being shown, he talks about this remarkable fusion of image and music and what's involved in performing it live.
"...boast a memorable union of music and visuals was Alexander Nevsky, which paired the influential Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nebraska
Woody is a man of few words who might not be all there, but Bruce Dern is all there and that's more than good enough for us.
"...Directed by: Alexander Payne. Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Screwed
"...Directed by: Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander. Starring: Norm Macdonald, Dave Chappelle, Elaine Stritch, Daniel Benzali,..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Backseat
Two buddies take a road trip to Montreal in this shaggy dog tale that was an Austin Film Festival Audience Award winner.
"...Directed by: Bruce Van Dusen. Starring: Rob Bogue, Josh Alexander, Aubrey Dollar, Mark Rosenthal, Will Janowitz and Helen Coxe...."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth
by Jane Alexander
"...Decades of Hollywood acting roles may have afforded Jane Alexander the opportunity to sustain a lifetime of adventures worth..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Sideways
A sophisticated date movie about male midlife malcontents and the women who love them, from the director of Election.
"...Directed by: Alexander Payne. Starring: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

McQueen
The triumphs and tragedies of the late bad boy of British fashion
"...This documentary about the late British clothing designer Alexander McQueen puts the viewer in the right headspace right..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List
TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more
"...among them Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, Jane Alexander, and Nick Offerman – you're sure to start salivating...."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Green Street Hooligans
The psychotically testosterized world of British football hooliganism, with its crimson tide of fist-in-mouth male bonding and lager-lout bad manners, is captured in this post LOTR Elijah Wood movie.
"...Directed by: Lexi Alexander. Starring: Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam and Claire Forlani. Seeking..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Holdovers
Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti reunite for a Christmas lament
"...Directed by: Alexander Payne. Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

God Help the Girl
Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch's first film is a charming movie musical in the key of Mod.
"...Directed by: Stuart Murdoch. Starring: Emily Browning, Olly Alexander and Hannah Murray...."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Feast of Love
Robert Benton directs this Oregon-set meditation on the permutations of love among a constellation of characters.
"...Benton. Starring: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Jane Alexander, Alexa Davalos, Toby Hemingway, Selma Blair, Fred Ward and..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
This trip through musical Istanbul is a little prettier than it is deep, but it provides a window into the variegated subcultures of a city one musician calls “a bridge crossed by 72 nations.”
"...Directed by: Fatih Akin. Starring: Alexander Hacke. This trip through musical Istanbul – from underground..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

World Without End
The Austin Film Society will be screening all-new 35mm prints in an eight-film retrospective of the work of Soviet filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko.
"...Early Soviet filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko was a committed optimist...."

Sept. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
"...Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Randy Quaid, Robert De Niro, Jason Alexander and Rene Russo. Rocket J. Squirrel (voiced by June..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blankman
"...David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito and Jason Alexander. There is no justice in this world. Robin Givens..."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

North
"...by: Rob Reiner. Starring: Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jon Lovitz, Kathy Bates, John Ritter and..."

July 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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