The Best Man

Malcolm D. Lee, cousin of Spike, hits emotional pay dirt in this men's-eye-view of marriage, fidelity, and love. ? Marc Savlov.

"...a budding novelist whose first, and as yet unpublished, book has just been picked by Oprah herself as a..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Primed for Some Literary Vibranium?

Readers say, "Austin African American Book Festival forever!"

"...This being the Year of Black Panther hasn't escaped the notice of Austin’s African American..."

June 22, 2018 Books Post by Robert Faires

My Friend Dahmer

A look at the adolescent life of the infamous serial killer

"...office rules about what to expect from a comic book movie, My Friend Dahmer becomes one of the year’s..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lit-urday: Quantum Ops and Sentient Ink

Meanwhile, deep in the vat-grown heart of a dystopian NYC

"...day when you can curl up with a good book – let's call it Lit-urday. Maybe the thing to..."

June 28, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Doug Dorst puts the S. in 'Ship of Theseus' with this JJ Abrams Collaboration

The author presents his new literary creation at BookPeople tonight

"...will be talking about the intricacies of his newest book at BookPeople tonight...."

Dec. 9, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

News/Print

Texas Book Festival is leaking out into other fine events

"...With the Texas Book Festival right around the corner, we're already swimming in..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Bedside Manner

Rules to read by

"...pretty common rule when it came to reading: one book at a time...."

Aug. 20, 2012 Books Post by Josh Kupecki

Freakonomics

The runaway nonfiction book that improbably spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list is now, just as improbably, a movie.

"...Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing. Freakonomics, the runaway nonfiction book that improbably spent two years on The New York..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

Too bad this sumptuously appointed film unfolds on a screen instead of a catwalk.

"...designer Coco Chanel, with her penchant for a dominant black-and-white color palette, would be attracted to Igor Stravinsky, a..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Johnny Got His Gun

Austin-bred actor Ben McKenzie stars in this one-man show of Dalton Trumbo's timeless anti-war novel.

"...and prolific author and screenwriter. Trumbo won the National Book Award in 1939 for this novel before becoming one..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

True Crime?

Why is the Austin American-Statesman in touch with the lawyers for Holtzbrinck Publishers Holdings and its subsidiary Holt, publisher of the critically acclaimed A Death in Texas?

"...explored the 1977 death of Ray Peacock, an 18-year-old black man who had been killed near Jasper, where James..."

June 28, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Jesus' Son

"...by: Alison Maclean. Starring: Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, Greg Germann and..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

At First Sight

"...with a pair of speeding automobiles in Meet Joe Black and now Val Kilmer stumbles around blindly (but not,..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Matilda

"...lamb of a girl into a family of boorish, black sheep. The Wormwoods live in a dark, artificial world..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Captive

Ripped-from-the-headlines movie about a hostage crisis defused by a devotional book

"...I’m not certain of Warren’s purpose – his bestselling book presumably netted him an ungodly amount of money –..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Forget it, Jake; it's Sin City.

"...it could be a frame ripped from a comic book or graphic novel. All back-lighting and heavily inked outlines,..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Somm

Are sommeliers the "new rock stars of the food industry"?

"...Somm doesn’t try to write the book on wine connoisseurship, but it does give good CliffsNotes...."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Growing Tasty Tropical Plants: In Any Home, Anywhere.

Does the avid gardener in your life know how to care for Australian finger limes or Buddha's hand citrons?

"...more excited at my discovery of this nifty little book! The Martins, whose family has owned Logee's Tropical Plants..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Into the Wild

Sean Penn adapts Jon Krakauer's bestselling mystery adventure to the screen with frequently stunning but ultimately unsatisfactory results.

"...chronicled in 1996 by Jon Krakauer in his bestselling book Into the Wild, which spun McCandless’ life of solitude..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The fourth Potter emphasizes the emotional over the gothic

"...the source material – at least in this particular book – is its characters’ passage into adolescence, so he..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Adaptation.

"...their film doesn't wind up lost down some porous black hole of the imagination. Instead, the movie incites cascades..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Barb Wire

"...but Anderson Lee is fine in this over-the-top comic book shoot-'em-up (although the film's recurrent tag line, “Don't call..."

May 3, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Cookbook a Day Keeps the Munchies at Bay

Texas Book Festival showcases seven food books from around the world

"...With the Texas Book Festival rolling into town, there's just one thing on..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Empowering the Syrian Refugee Community One Mediterranean Recipe at a Time

A mother's story of falafel and family

"...that she packed and brought with her was her black recipe book, filled with recipes handed down from generation..."

May 10, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

The Bounce Back

Charming film pits two love gurus against each other

"...The film, a crowdfunded labor of love, features a black ensemble cast that work hard to make this an..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eating the Fudge

Queering the family with Queer Rock Love author Paige Schilt

"...from Dr. Paige Schilt, who’s dressed in a retro black polka-dot dress and red drop earrings, two colorful seashell..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Arts Post by Mary Cantrell

A Hologram for the King

Tom Hanks stars in this seriocomic take on Dave Eggers’ 2012 novel

"...Directed by: Tom Tykwer. Starring: Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tom Skerritt, Tracey Fairaway..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

R.I.P.D.

The Rest in Peace Department of undead police officers is joined by a recently slain cop.

"...R.I.P.D. for the latest outing in the Men in Black film franchise (which is also based on a comic..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Live Action

Judge for yourself among the five films contending for this year's Oscar for live-action short. The five international shorts nominated for Best Live Action Short Film include Patrik Eklund’s “Instead of Abracadabra," Luke Doolan's “Miracle Fish," Juanita Wilson's “The Door,” Gregg Helvey's “Kavi," and Joachim Back’s award-winning “The New Tenants.”

"...The Testimony of Nikolai Fomich Kalugin" in Svetlana Alexievich’s book Voices From Chernobyl, Ireland native Wilson creates a small-scale,..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sin City

This ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.

"...entirely appropriate. Honestly, this ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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