SXSW Film Review: 'Wild Canaries'

Laughs aplenty with this Brooklyn murder mystery

"...her exploits by their hot roommate Jean (Arrested Development’s Alia Shawkat), simultaneously stalking the dead neighbor’s son, Anthony (Kevin..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...and Barcelona – can love survive 6,000 miles? Cast: Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Another Notch in the Chastity Belt

Getting busy with UT alumna Maggie Carey's 'The To Do List'

"...love of Beaches, which Brandy watches with her besties (Alia Shawkat and Sarah Steele), is real...."

July 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

What a 'To Do'

Maggie Carey talks about improv, Clinton, and her daughters' convent

"...Supporting cast members Bill Hader, Rachel Bilson, Johnny Simmons, Alia Shawkat, and Sarah Steele maximize the comic potential of..."

July 25, 2013 Screens Post by Amy Gentry

ATX Television Festival Red Carpet

June 6, 2013. 30 photos.

"...(l-r) Alia Shawkat and Mae Whitman, who play Maeby Fünke and..."

June 7, 2013 Photo Gallery

Cedar Rapids

A wonderful cast turns Cedar Rapids into a semisweet charmer that fluxes between edgy comedy and palpable pathos.

"...Jr., Anne Heche, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Root, Kurtwood Smith, Alia Shawkat and Rob Corddry. Although the ads pitch it..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Tatum O'Neal...."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Whip It

Drew Barrymore makes her directing debut with this Austin-set story about the modern age of roller girls.

"...Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Andrew Wilson, Alia Shawkat, Eve, Zoe Bell, Jimmy Fallon, Daniel Stern and..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amreeka

In this delightfully human and sweetly comic ode to the contemporary immigrant experience in a post-9/11 “Amreeka,” a Palestinian mother and son create a world of possibilities.

"...Starring: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Alia Shawkat, Daniel Boiteau, Jenna Kawar and Selena Haddad. Too..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Hecker Cast: Williams H. Macy, Cheryl Hines, Steve Kaplan, Alia Shawkat, Jon Polito Regional Premiere..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Deck the Halls

It's like Neighbors, except with more Christmas lights and Danny DeVito.

"...Starring: Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, Kristin Chenoweth, Alia Shawkat, Dylan Blue, Sabrina Aldridge, Kelly Aldridge, Jorge Garcia..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

TV Eye

Why 'Warm Springs' is one actually worth watching

"...But like the glib Maeby, played so deliciously by Alia Shawkat, who managed to get herself a Hollywood executive's..."

April 29, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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