One in a Crowd: Pioneers of African-American Cinema

Kino Lorber to curate remarkable historical document

"...of early filmmakers their due respect with Pioneers of African-American Cinema, a four-disc retrospective of a little-known part of..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'American Mary'/'Ninja III: The Domination'

The changing POV of the female revenge flick

"...potboiler Ninja III: The Domination and Canadian psycho-surgical creeper American Mary, she has finally started to control her own..."

June 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: How Fantastic Fest Got Twisted Up By 'American Mary'

Jen and Sylvia Soska are the new twins of evil

"...the latest film from the Canadian film making duo, American Mary, deals with body modification, their dentine difference is..."

Oct. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Fantastic Fest Flicks From the American Genre Film Archive

AGFA Creative Director Joseph A. Ziemba goes bugnuts with this year’s restorations

"...The American Genre Film Archive – AGFA to its friends –..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Adding to Austin's Asian-American Cinema

Huay-Bing Law on his new short "June," now on HBO

"...there's a blindspot in the discussion. The position of Asian-Americans has often been a strained one, and their historic..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Roots: Music of the Moravians

This concert of music from the pacifist community offered a meaningful alternative to the usual July Fourth celebration

"...endured much dislocation and persecution before settling in the American colonies in 1735. Their two primary communities were established..."

July 4, 2014 Arts Review by Natalie Zeldin

Page Two: Masters and Commanders

Meditations on moving forces

"...Dazed and Confused, I felt that it was in American Graffiti country, even though I thought some people might..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Bush and Cheney – Flip-Flop Masters

"...a president would have a good reason for sending American troops to die. Bush has eight of them, so..."

Sept. 22, 2004 Postmarks

Louis Black Takes Richard Linklater Doc to PBS

dream is destiny airs on American Masters

"...premiere on Friday, Sept. 1, as part of PBS's American Masters series, such a thought has by now become..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...There's plenty to do to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Walk on the Dark Side

An interview with Karen Bernstein, producer of Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart (playing at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 10), a breathless, soundtrack-shaped romp through Reed's career so far

"..."American Masters" producer Karen Bernstein thinks the sweetest moment in..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Brings the Legend’s Legacy to AFS Doc Days

Biographical documentary captures the transformational jazz genius

"...Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice for PBS' American Masters series: With passion for Davis as a subject..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Page Two: Dream Is Destiny

Louis Black finds himself at Sundance – a Jersey kid from Texas, a writer slipped into filmmaker

"...two years ago, Karen Bernstein approached me about pitching American Masters on a documentary about Richard Linklater. Karen boasts..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Our Brand Is Crisis

Sandra Bullock shines in David Gordon Green's political comedy

"...David Gordon Green’s semi-comedic, overtly cynical drama about soulless American political strategists spinning a Bolivian presidential election into a..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

El Cid

"...Now, new prints have been struck from the original masters. Also, the original magnetic soundtracks were unearthed and re-recorded..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Wiener-Dog

Todd Solondz sets a pup in a world of humans who are all bark and more bite

"...Solondz may be the original Peck’s bad boy of American independent cinema, an uncompromising filmmaker with a perverse gift..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Great Beauty

An Italian writer and bon vivant reflects on his life in this walkabout with Felliniesque touches.

"...of this Italian film by one of the modern masters of cinema, Paolo Sorrentino. Heretofore Sorrentino has been best-known..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pokémon: The First Movie

"...a Japanese video game to trading cards, to an American TV series, and now, to a film franchise. (Rest..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Grandmaster

Visual master Wong Kar-Wai tells the story of the legendary martial-arts practitioner and teacher Ip Man.

"...It’s a tale of two masters that can’t be told without footnotes or what-might-have-been frustration,..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Adrenaline Drive

"...and Masanobu Ando. So much of what passes for American pop culture in the movies these days -- from..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Campaign

A wan political comedy guaranteed to offend no one.

"...Night Live-meets-FunnyOrDie.com castoff than an actual comedic commentary on American politics...."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Your friendly neighborhood web-head goes beyond Peter Parker

"...Morales was a 13-year-old kid from Brooklyn with an African-American father and a Puerto Rican mother...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hostiles

The closing days of the old West, and the legacy of the Indian Wars, bloodily examined

"...places it just after the raging fire of the American Indian Wars has died out, and America’s aboriginal people..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Men Only

It’s only rock & roll – except for women

"...Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 18th Annual Music Masters Series, Oct. 21-26, in Cleveland. While it’s well-deserved, the..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Inside Job

This documentary, which is narrated by Matt Damon, illuminates the U.S. economic crisis with detailed yet engaging analysis.

"...and history, and showcasing his clear-eyed perspective of the American people as the victims of academic and Wall Street..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Moving Forward by Falling Backward

Keep on keeping on

"...VOD by IFC Films. It will air on PBS's American Masters in 2017.]..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The Man Without a Past

A man, beaten into amnesia, builds a new life in this Oscar-nominated Finnish film.

"...Coen brothers, David Lynch, and Wes Anderson – our American masters of idiosyncrasy – Kaurismäki has a limited appeal...."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving

"...is the opening episode of the longtime PBS series American Masters set to air on October 2 (check local..."

Aug. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart

"...Directed by: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Produced as part of the American Masters series on PBS, this documentary about musician Lou..."

Jan. 11, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Interview: Cheetah Chrome

Dead Boys guitarist releases first solo studio disc

"...guitarist for Cleveland’s Dead Boys, Cheetah Chrome remains an American punk legend. Dubbed by Rolling Stone’s Charles M. Young..."

March 15, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

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