Ben Wheatley Goes Digging In The Earth

Of mushrooms, men, and subterranean superintelligences ..

"...clearance. Not so fast, explained In The Earth director Ben Wheatley. He'd read a study showing that, when foresters..."

April 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ben Barnes in Heavy Rotation

Old stories become big news in the presidential race

"...news like old news. Thanks to the Web, the Ben Barnes/George W. Bush/GTech tale is circulating once again, after..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Chasing Liberty

A fictional president's daughter (Mandy Moore) skips out on her Secret Service minders (this doesn't remind us of any presidential daughters we know).

"...Directed by: Andy Cadiff. Starring: Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Annabella Sciorra, Jeremy Piven, Mark Harmon, Caroline..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Love Connection

Michael Moore hearts Austin and two of its funniest filmmakers, Bob Byington and Ben Steinbauer

"...Michael Moore is hot for Austin. (But does he know how..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Wonderstruck

Two lives intertwine across time in the latest from Todd Haynes

"...by: Todd Haynes. Starring: Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Cory Michael Smith, James Urbaniak, Jaden Michael,..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

License to Wed

A couple seeks connubial advice from a celibate with an affinity for Popeye impressions.

"...Directed by: Ken Kwapis. Starring: Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Eric Christian Olsen, Christine Taylor, Josh Flitter,..."

July 6, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Song of the Sea

From the director of The Secret of Kells comes this lovely work of animation about the Celtic selkies.

"...Directed by: Tomm Moore...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Everything Changed

Abra Moore returns, younger and wiser, unafraid

"...On the top shelf of a bookcase in Abra Moore's front room is an amber-hued photograph nearly 20 years..."

July 30, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Goodbye Christopher Robin

The story of A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

"...Kelly Macdonald, Will Tilston, Alex Lawther and Stephen Campbell Moore...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seventh Son

Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.

"...Directed by: Sergey Bodrov. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams,..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hatchet

The terrifically retro maniac in this horror film recalls the heyday of Eighties gore films with gleeful abandon.

"...Directed by: Adam Green. Starring: Joel Moore, Deon Richmond, Tamara Feldman, Kane Hodder, Parry Shen, Robert..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Joneses

David Duchovny and Demi Moore star in this partially successful comedy about consumer culture that turns uncomfortably moralistic part way through.

"...Directed by: Derrick Borte. Starring: David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Amber Heard, Ben Hollingsworth, Gary Cole, Glenne Headly and..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chasing the Story of Chop & Steele

Ben Steinbauer and Berndt Mader tell a goofy First Amendment story

"...story they’re telling, but that’s about it. Austin-based filmmaker Ben Steinbauer knows that conundrum well. “I’m always attracted to..."

May 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2000 Maniacs!

"...Gordon Lewis. Starring: William Kerwin, Connie Mason, Jeffrey Allen, Ben Moore, Gary Bakeman, Jerome Eden and Shelby Livingston. One..."

Feb. 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Carpenter, Robert Gossett. (R, 90 min.) From the Lawrence Bender production company A Band Apart (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

In the Earth

Ben Wheatley's unexpected eco-horror is sinister and hilarious

"...Directed by: Ben Wheatley. Starring: Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley..."

April 16, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Happy Accidents

That a car crash of a video shoot turned viral is only half the story. What a long strange trip it's been for Winnebago Man.

"...These are the last words Ben Steinbauer says to me before clicking our two-way phone..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Accountant 2, the unexpected sequel to 2016'sThe Accountant starring Ben Affleck as an accountant who (fortunately for the action..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...min.) Director: Jeremy Konner Featuring: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Ben Stiller, Jon Stewart Regional Premiere..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Bell, Gemma Jones, James Purefoy, Greg Wise, Kenneth Anderson, Ben Chaplin. (R, 118 min.) Not reviewed at press time...."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Bell, Gemma Jones, James Purefoy, Greg Wise, Kenneth Anderson, Ben Chaplin. (R, 118 min.) Not reviewed at press time...."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Head Cook and Bottle Washer

Father's Day cookbooks for the man who gets things done

"...Cooking, Eating, and Living in the New Southby Matt Moore Oxmoor House, 288 pp., $32..."

June 19, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Air

Feel-good history of the Air Jordan centers on the shoe, not the man

"...Directed by: Ben Affleck. Starring: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Chris..."

April 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Cast: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefanko, Ayane Nagabuchi,..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...some deeply intuitive way beyond logic. Artistic director Steve Moore leads the way, generating scripts which do indeed tell..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...impact of a comedy groundbreaker in Being Mary Tyler Moore. Speaking of reappraisal, expect debate around The New Americans:..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Hightower's Hoedown

Jim Hightower's Rolling Thunder Down-Home Democracy Tour kicks off in Austin.

"...stars from the local and national circuits: author/filmmaker/rabble-rouser Michael Moore, Austinite and columnist Molly Ivins, socially responsible ice cream..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...world and North American premieres), how's about some Alan Moore? The man that shook comicdom with Watchmen is back..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tentatively Titled

Austin's Class of 1997

"...inconceivable feat for classmates like David Garza (Atlantic), Abra Moore (Arista Austin), Meg Hentges (Robbins), or Vallejo (TVT). And..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTD: Rob Reiner; with Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, Samantha..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

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