Serenity

Matthew McConaughey's beach thriller drowns in red herrings

"...Serenity stars Matthew McConaughey as Baker Dill, a down-on-his-luck fisherman who’s been marinating in rum..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hyde Park Theatre's The Flick

Annie Baker's drama movingly shows us that the drama in a movie theatre isn't only on the screen

"...But playwright Annie Baker knows that to stare only at the screen is..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Norwood Trial: Morton Murder at Stake Monday

Judge to determine whether or not to allow testimony of second killing

"...Mark Norwood’s trial for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker should come Monday morning. Prior to the jury’s 10am..."

Sept. 19, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Tina Fey becomes a war correspondent in her new comedy

"...change the character’s name from Kim Barker to Kim Baker – presumably to create more creative distance between the..."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Not Forgotten

This unusual U.S.-Mexico border film is a thriller starring Simon Baker and Paz Vega, and it's screening in Austin prior to its national release.

"...Directed by: Dror Soref. Starring: Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Chloe Moretz, Claire Forlani, Michael DeLorenzo, Ken..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sex and Death 101

This serial-killer comedy, which screened during Fantastic Fest, is a self-indulgent, snarky, scattershot affair.

"...Directed by: Daniel Waters. Starring: Simon Baker, Winona Ryder, Leslie Bibb, Tanc Sade, Patton Oswalt, Mindy..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Three Women Abroad

Tuesdays, April 4 through May 16, Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

"...Essential Cinema series will feature star turns from Wong, Baker, and Brooks, three actors who were all but exiled..."

March 31, 2006 Screens Feature

Andrew Does the Book of Luke

The Wilson boys are back in town with their 'Wendell Baker Story,' which took one an eternity to write and the other a month to shoot

"...same can be said for their film, The Wendell Baker Story. Well, at least the good and evil part...."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

Mighty Joe Young

"...rendered stop-motion Joe Young has been replaced by Rick Baker's too-realistic animatronics and the computer wizardry of Industrial Light..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flesh and Bone

"...who debuted four years back with the captivating Fabulous Baker Boys. Kloves has traded in the merely seedy textures..."

Nov. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Southwest Theatre Productions' Trade With Klan

In Donald E. Baker's new drama, the utter plainness of an Indiana small town makes its devotion to the KKK all the more shocking

"...they are. A conspiracy exists through the entire town – racism and exclusion – all in the guise of..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Ground Floor Theatre's Dex & Abby

In this premiere production of Allan Baker's play, the bond of love between canines and humans is tenderly expressed

"...of unique storytelling that drove me to attend Dex & Abby, but if I'm being honest, it was because..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Fire Chief Goes Easy on Accused Harasser

Wrist-slap for captain’s rude, sexist “horseplay”

"...three months into his tenure, Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker’s handling of a harassment case has been called into..."

Feb. 9, 2019 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Indicted Former Firefighter's Court Hearing Postponed

Jim Baker's court appearance rescheduled for Jan. 17

"...Jim Baker, the former Austin firefighter accused of setting up a..."

Dec. 19, 2017 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Drafthouse Eyes New Corporate Campus

Film company has eight figures, no renderings yet for AISD's Baker Center

"...The Alamo Drafthouse has offered Aus­tin ISD $10.6 million to buy the old Baker Center..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Norwood Trial: Retracing the Morton Murder

Testimony admitted, attorneys begin deliberations on second killing

"...Mark Norwood’s trial for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker should last at least two and a half days..."

Sept. 20, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Gemma Bovery

Flaubert's heroine gets a modern spin, courtesy of Posy Simmonds’ comic strip

"...Bovery. Who wants to read subtitles when a French baker is rolling out such pliant, such pokeable, such heavenly..."

July 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Alleged Morton Killer Indicted for Unsolved Austin Murder

Norwood charged with 1988 murder of Debra Baker

"...Nearly 25 years after Debra Baker was found bludgeoned to death in her Austin home,..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Men in Black 3

Josh Brolin's spooky good impersonation of the younger Tommy Lee Jones is the only fresh thing happening in this sequel.

"...Well, at least Rick Baker had a blast. The Academy Award-winning special make-up effects..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Boots and Suits, Scheming and Dreaming

The Wilson Brothers on The Wendell Baker Story

"...Not after last night's premiere of The Wendell Baker Story, the brothers' genial comedy more or less about..."

May 18, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Men in Black II

"...MIB II is for Oscar-winning make-up effects artist Rick Baker's fantastic and relentlessly inspired menagerie of aliens that give..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gook

An unlikely friendship develops in 1992 Los Angeles

"...Directed by: Justin Chon. Starring: Simone Baker, Justin Chon, Curtiss Cook Jr., David So, Sang Chon..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Person to Person

The New York ensemble subgenre gets some fresh air

"...Dustin Guy Defa. Starring: Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera, Philip Baker Hall, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Bene Coopersmith and Tavi Gevinson...."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Michael Agresta

Hyde Park Theatre's John

In playwright Annie Baker's fun twist on haunted house tales, you learn what it is to be watched

"...A bed & breakfast at night, near a former battlefield. A strange..."

March 17, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Norwood Trial: Verdict – Guilty

Mark Norwood sentenced to life for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker

"...this afternoon for the January 1988 murder of Debra Baker. Twelve jurors reached their decision after just under two..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Bringing the Art of Bread to Austin

Easy Tiger helps launch new cookbook

"...talented group of food artisans. One such artisan is baker Zachary Golper, whose Bien Cuit Bakery in the Boerum..."

Nov. 17, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Valerie & Stephanie Schuster

Upper Crust Bakery is a sister act

"...in the kitchen. Neither of them considers herself a baker, but their Upper Crust Bakery has been one of..."

July 15, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Joysticks

"...Directed by: Greydon Clark. Starring: Joe Don Baker, Leif Green, Jim Greenleaf, Scott McGinnis and Jon Gries...."

Sept. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Simply Irresistible

"...Mark Tarlov. Starring: Larry Gilliard Jr, Betty Buckley, Dylan Baker, Patricia Clarkson, Sean Patrick Flanery and Sarah Michelle Gellar...."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Happiness

Solondz uncovers suburbia's dirty secrets.

"...Directed by: Todd Solondz. Starring: Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, Jared Harris, Philip Seymour..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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