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At an age when most men have resigned themselves to their accomplishments and failures, Godard is still out for blood

"...The set opens with Godard's most famous picture, 1960's Breathless, which, by this point, has moved beyond its reputation..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Dreamers

The NC-17 rating is revived for Bertolucci's fervent ode to cinema and the idealism of youth.

"...movie love by re-enacting scenes from A Band Apart, Breathless, and Queen Christina (real footage from the films is..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

L.M. Kit Carson: Film Frontiersman

The 2015 Texas Film Awards induct L.M. Kit Carson posthumously into the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...McBride's David Holzman's Diary; helped McBride remake Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless; birthed the USA Film Festival in Dallas; wrote The..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Book of Clarence

Uneven attempt to both resurrect and spoof the biblical epic

"...shots that take us right into the middle of breathless chariot races and brutal crucifixions. There are miracles and..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

The Boy and the Heron

Miyazaki's gorgeous but oddly obtuse return to animation

"...inside. Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli crew execute this breathless introduction with bravura, capturing the moment’s physical adrenaline and..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Never mind the plot: Tom Cruise is back in life-risking action

"...a footnote to the rest of the film: a breathless blast of an action-adventure summer blockbuster that consistently reinvigorates..."

July 14, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...earlier adventures) except how to retain any sense of breathless energy...."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

A stunning portrait of the life of activist Nan Goldin

"...remarkably powerful, a film that’s sure to leave one breathless as the credits roll, an utterly effective snapshot of..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, a handful of Halloween shows, and more live music to see

"...of majority local $10 Levitation shows.  – Rachel RascoeCerise Dream/Breathless by Temple of Angels Bill CallahanFar Out Lounge, Saturday..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Sex and satire in this Romanian polemic comedy

"...so in such a way as to leave you breathless. It’s the comment section of any regional news website..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Julia

The life and love of the woman who changed the American kitchen forever

"...by her late husband Paul Child, there was a “breathless quality” about her. Likewise, Cohen and West’s mountain of..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

In the Heights

An explosion of dance and song in this vibrant stage-to-screen adaptation

"...the theatre, and In the Heights can leave you breathless, especially after the boisterous, nonstop opening act before the..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

City Hall

Frederick Wiseman's epic dive into Boston politics is your new West Wing

"...boring city council meeting, the film is at times breathless, hilarious, and more poignant than anything scripted in the..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Dickens’ hero gets a lively and innovative new interpretation

"...the film clips along with a breezy (and sometimes breathless) air. Here’s young David (Varsani), born from a widow..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Host

Screenlife horror is more than a ghost in the machine

"...back to the absolute minimum. The result is a breathless but rounded sub-one-hour drama that feels real because it..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shadows of Freedom

Fascinating if brief documentary about the overlooked Algerian Jewish Resistance

"...Sicily, no road to Rome or Berlin) is often breathless, having to cram a huge amount into 65 minutes...."

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Vast of Night

Jaw-dropping reinvention of the UFO scare genre is audacious and brilliant

"...rehash, or take any safe decisions. Instead, it is breathless and breathtaking, a complete rebuild of an American classic..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Seberg

Prosaic bio-drama of the radical starlet never shines like she did

"...performance in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 French New Wave classic, Breathless. But Seberg’s early European career is not the concern..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Passion inflamed in this study of women repressed and resurgent

"...slowly, concluding with a stunning sequence that is all breathless remembrance and self-satisfaction that is both wordless and impalpable...."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Les Misérables

French drama keeps the name and spirit of Hugo’s classic

"...is amazing, especially the third act, which can be breathless at times. What Ly and his team have created..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Uncut Gems

Sandler and the Safdies take a roller-coaster through the NYC Diamond District

"...he keeps running, running, running, scamming, scamming, scamming. It’s breathless and breathtaking all at once...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Promare

DayGlo anime explosion makes firefighters cool and kinetic

"...dumps, and revelations crammed into Promare, which is so breathless as to often be choking. Fortunately, Imaishi knows to..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

10 Free Week Acts to Watch This Weekend

Keep an eye out for these musicians in 2019

"...bed of heavy beats and effects, the singer moaning breathless and poetic angst into first singles "Nights" and "Bloomer"..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 1

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 4-8

"...Mondo Belmondo: Breathless Another French Revolution was launched when Jean-Luc Godard put..."

July 4, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Quest of Alain Ducasse

Adoring profile of great chef is oddly flavorless.

"...and slavishly hagiographic – is set in a literally breathless introduction narrated by de Maistre, as if making a..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

YA dystopian trilogy finally comes to a close

"...we feel bad for delighting in The Death Cure’s breathless action scenes? And what if the action is one..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beside the Point: What’d You Expect?

On immigration and elsewhere, best to have a plan

"...to stop this." The Travis County GOP issued a breathless statement accusing "Sanctuary Sally" of "needlessly" endangering the public..."

July 28, 2017 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

R.I.P. Jimmy LaFave

Songwriter passes days after legendary performance

"...LaFave offered that night. “I’m not worried about being breathless from the cancer. I’m breathless from all the love.”..."

May 22, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Now Hiring: Austin Music Office

Austin’s top governmental job in music is up for grabs

"...concert Friday at Threadgill's. "I'm not worried about being breathless from the cancer. I'm breathless from all the love."..."

April 28, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Frantz

A bitter-sweet romance in the aftermath of WWI

"...one of rebirth. The final shot will leave you breathless...."

April 7, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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