Death to Smoochy

"...Directed by: Danny DeVito. Starring: Robin Williams, Danny DeVito, Edward Norton, Harvey Fierstein, Catherine Keener, Jon..."

March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Backward 'Spin'

Catherine Berry explains how to reverse engineer your very own musical

"...best option is to make one yourself. That's what Catherine Berry did. After six years as primarily a singer-songwriter,..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider

"...Directed by: Catherine Warnow and Regina Weinreich. Starring: Nick Rafter, Shirley Knight..."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fireproof

God helps a firefighter, played by Kirk Cameron, to repair his marriage.

"...McLeod, Stephen Dervan, Eric Young, Harris Malcom and Dwan Williams. Let’s just come out and admit already that Hollywood..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Review: Our Town

City Theatre’s safe staging of the classic embraces nostalgia

"...to the overriding innocence delivered by Eli Berke and Catherine Williams in their thoroughly engaging portrayals of neighborhood playmates..."

Feb. 27, 2019 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Vulcan (Video) Mind Meld

Staking out the store’s new North Loop location

"...the rental magnate’s French/Spanish film wall like a privateer. Catherine Deneuve, Penelope Cruz, Agnes Varda – my ransoms. With..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

Garden District

Despite some flaws, Different Stages mounts two Tennessee Williams' dramas in riveting and entertaining fashion

"...is the title of this evening of two Tennessee Williams plays, produced by Different Stages and directed by Artistic..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Screamlines

"...D: Tony Scott (1983) w/Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, David Bowie, Cliff DeYoung, Dan Hedaya..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Ulu Grosbard; with Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Jonathan Jackson, John Kapelos, Ryan Merriman, Whoopi Goldberg...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...D: Tom DiCillo; with Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley, Bridgette Wilson...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

The Foreigner

What makes this production of The Foreigner such a joy is seeing those familiar faces from the Greater Tuna franchise working together so sharply for such an appreciative audience

"...this touring production, led by local theatre luminaries Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, who play Charlie and Betty Meeks,..."

April 9, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...John Leguizamo, Lisa Marie, Debi Mazar, Harry Hamlin, Clarence Williams III...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...and the performances of Ken Bradley, Josh Meyer, and Catherine Berry) and the State Theater Company production of The..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

October Previews

"...D: Gary Halvorson; with Kevin Clash, Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Billy Crystal, Bruce Greenwood, Natassia Kinski, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Robin Williams...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: Dean Parisot; with Drew Barrymore, Catherine O'Hara, Luke Wilson, Jake Busey, Shelley Duvall...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...a Room” (USA, 80 min.) Writer/Director: Brian Hecker Cast: Williams H. Macy, Cheryl Hines, Steve Kaplan, Alia Shawkat, Jon..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Spin

'Spin' can be described as a one-woman cabaret with one woman who performs several one-woman exposés

"...very tall feather sticking straight up to the heavens. Catherine Berry sings about being overdressed with nobody having warned..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Wrapped and Ready

"...Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty, written by Scream scribe Kevin Williamson and starring a bevy of today's hottest young TV..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Role Models

In this collection of prose portraits of some of his cultural heroes, the legendary filmmaker regularly reveals more about himself than his subjects

"...as singers Johnny Mathis and Little Richard, writers Tennessee Williams and Ivy Compton-Burnett, Commes des Garçons fashion designer Rei..."

July 9, 2010 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 10 Performances of 2004 That I Ruminate Over After the Dust Has Settled

Heather Barfield lists her favorite stage performances of 2004

"...2) Catherine Berry in Spin (Refraction Arts Project) Berry was engaging,..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

Not Your Father's Musical (Or Your Kid's, For That Matter)

Three local shows show breaking into song ain't what it used to be

"...Singer/actress Catherine Berry is also going the solo route on Spin,..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Cyndi Williams, OrangeActor, Drama..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hotly Anticipated

The 12th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest results are here!

"...Honorable Mentions: Garet Galster, Deborah Vogt (Georgetown), Catherine Solomon, Leah Salina, Jeff Schulz, Chris Haight, Lance Brauckman,..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

More Than Just the Facts, Ma'am

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibition on Davy Crockett features a short stage show with the hero of the Alamo appearing live and in person. The two Austin actors who alternate in the show describe how they bring that King of the Wild Frontier to life day in and day out.

"...stage. The woman who hired them -- their director, Catherine Berry -- acknowledges the importance of their precision. "It's..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Metamorphosis

Capturing the creepy power and tone of Franz Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis, in which a man awakes one morning to find himself turned into a giant beetle, in a stage production may be as difficult as capturing the rare Megolaponera foetens. Still, the Refraction Arts / Public Domain co-production of The Metamorphosis is a valiant attempt, and possible required viewing for any Kafka aficionado.@META_Category_arts: Review

"...Director and playwright Ron Berry and assistant director Cyndi Williams (who also helped with the script) have taken some..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...abundance during these weeks. Topping the list are Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, each of whom is featured..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Emilio Estevez; with Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams...."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Get Out

A stellar racially charged horror comedy

"...Directed by: Jordan Peele. Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Betty Gabriel,..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Baxter

Director Showalter (Comedy Central's Stella) misses a terrific opportunity to pull back the curtain on "the other guy" – the Baxter is the lead man's second fiddle in your standard romantic comedy – and ends up making a pretty good case for why the sad sack never gets the girl.

"...by: Michael Showalter. Starring: Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, Zak Orth, Michael Ian Black, Catherine Lloyd..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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