Jimmy's Hall

Ken Loach film is based on an episode in the life of Jimmy Gralton

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Barry Ward, Francis Magee, Aileen Henry, Simone Kirby, Aisling Franciosi,..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Extra Ordinary

Irish supernatural comedy is a cracker

"...by: Mike Ahern and Edna Loughman. Starring: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, Emma Coleman, Claudia O’Doherty, Risteárd Cooper,..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fantastic Fest Review: Falling Stars

Witchcraft in the desert as a chillingly minimalist road trip

"...hunting traps, and to lay down valerian root to ward off evil like they'd hang cougar piss to scare..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...a faded rock star, and a hysterical performance by Barry Ward as affable and unfortunately-named widower Martin Martin (read..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Maeve Higgins Makes SXSW Ghost Comedy More Than Extra Ordinary

Comedian and podcaster takes on the afterlife

"...a possessed pothole. However, when affable widower Martin Martin (Barry Ward) arrives in her life at the same time..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...pact that will reignite his fame. Cast: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, Claudia Doherty (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...(The Great Invisible) returns with her Sundance Film Festival award winner Descendant...."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Creem: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine

The true story of the underdog music rag that lived (and died) rock

"...Produced by JJ Kramer, son of owners Barry and Connie Kramer, and premiering (as Boy Howdy: The..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Music News: Luke Torn, Ed Ward, Ken Lieck..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...are reserved for the movies most likely to generate award nominations. Of course, this is a generalized outline, and..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

10 in Focus

Alma

"...With the Academy Awards only a couple of weeks off, the Oscar-nominated director..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature

Young Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is the original Spy Kid in this Chris Columbus-penned story about the master sleuth in a youth. The more one knows about Holmes lore, the more the film's foreshadowings of future cases will be evident.

"...Directed by: Barry Levinson. Starring: Susan Fleetwood, Anthony Higgins, Sophie Ward, Alan..."

Jan. 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Shades of Black

How do you define film noir?

"...The American film community's start and stop, jerking forward and backward focus on film noir finally evened out..."

July 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Beautiful People

"...by a tremendous cast and some glorious camerawork by Barry Ackroyd and score composer Garry Bell, whose work here,..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of writer Ayn Rand..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Page Two: A Cheating Top 10

An introduction, then a list of lots of cool things, shoved into 10 slots, that are not necessarily related to 2008

"...1) Lynd Ward Ward was a woodcut artist whose work illustrates many..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...conflict of interest with one of your theatre reviewers, Barry Pineo. If he is an ethical man, he will..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...SLEEPERS D: Barry Levinson; with Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman,..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...a post economic collapse America, a woman travels alone towards the promise of a utopian dome on the horizon...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Mr. Brody, Keith Maitland's follow-up to his SXSW 2015 award-sweeping Tower, makes its local premiere after debuting at the..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Manuel SotoScreenwriters: Sherman Payne, Chris Boyd, Kirk Sullivan, and Barry Jenkins A young boy joins a dirt bike gang..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Best Austin Music Controversies of 2017

The year in quarrel

"...$125,000 for an overhead speaker system that shoots noise downward at the Nook. Caroline Silences Chulita..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The 25th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2017 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...and ranked. My heartfelt gratitude to: Nick Barbaro, Brian Barry, Wayne Alan Brenner, Katarina Brown, Jessi Cape, Mark Fagan,..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...(Hackman and Wilder), and won Estelle Parsons an Academy Award. Badlands..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bardot, Buñuel, Handy Manny, and Home Run Derby

"...be damned. She's at her most alluring as a wayward nightclub dancer in 1956's Naughty Girl -- which preceded..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends

"...years, veering from the blues bars in the Fifth Ward to soul spots wherever we could find them, big..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...poem "Shaman Hisses You Slide Back Into the Night"), Barry Hannah, and Dylan himself...."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Shawn Badgley

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...lush orchestrations overlaid with a throbbing beat. Songs by Barry White and Love Unlimited offered an alternate approach to..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Road Trip

"...Amy Smart, Tom Green, Rachel Blanchard, Andy Dick, Fred Ward, Paulo Costanzo, D.j. Qualls, Seann William Scott and Breckin..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reissues

"...gospel groups, McPhatter became the lead singer for Billy Ward's Dominoes in 1950, and appeared on such important records..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

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