Oliver & Company

"...There's a lot right with this updated version of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, in which abandoned kitty Oliver (Lawrence)..."

Nov. 18, 1988 Movie Review by Marie Mahoney

Oliver Twist

Some may doubt the need to once more bring Dickens’ tale to the screen, but Polanski’s deft adaptation proves that there’s still life in that well-worn story of a boy who beats the odds.

"...and Mark Strong. This faithful and unsentimental adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved novel Oliver Twist may initially seem an..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Take

Take, with a very good performance by Minnie Driver, is a dreadfully misguided movie whose story of redemption is utterly irredeemable.

"...Directed by: Charles Oliver. Starring: Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Bobby Coleman and..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man Who Invented Christmas

How Charles Dickens created Ebenezer Scrooge

"...gets the origin-story treatment. In the fall of 1843, Charles Dickens (Stevens) was in a slump: Three failed attempts..."

Nov. 21, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Invisible Woman

The woman who must remain invisible in this drama is Nelly Ternan, an actress who's not only the mistress of married Charles Dickens, but also 27 years his junior.

"...British drama The Invisible Woman depicts the relationship between Charles Dickens and his young mistress, Nelly Ternan, a fledgling..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Three to Tango

"...Directed by: Damon Santostefano. Starring: Oliver Platt, Dylan Mcdermott, Neve Campbell and Matthew Perry. Smart-ass..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

'Boys Will Be Boys'

Jeff Pearlman's new book exposes the excesses and successes of the Nineties Dallas Cowboys

"...rebuilt with the kind of characters usually sequestered for Oliver Stone films. The antics of Irvin are just the..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...is a star alumnus of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Charles Ludlam's fabled New York stage troupe, which built its..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...I understand that Charles Rector is scheduled to be executed by Texas on..."

March 26, 1999 Column

Diana

The simplification and beatification of Diana, Princess of Wales, is perpetuated in this movie.

"...Directed by: Oliver Hirschbiegel. Starring: Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Douglas Hodge, Charles..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Twisted Olivia

You might not expect a New York drag queen to transport you into the pages of a 19th-century English novel, but that's precisely what happens in Twisted Olivia: A Meditation on Oliver Twist, a new solo show by Everett Quinton which keeps audiences alternately laughing and spellbound in a parade of wonders.

"...precisely what happens in Twisted Olivia: A Meditation on Oliver Twist. In this new solo show, receiving its world..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Das Experiment

"...Directed by: Oliver Hirschbiegel. Starring: Justus von Dohnanyi, Maren Eggert, Wotan Wilke..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

13 Minutes

A plot to blow Hitler up goes wrong

"...Directed by: Oliver Hirschbiegel. Starring: Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Oliver!

Despite some fine performances, consistently lush and well-executed chorus numbers, and stunning sets and costumes, the Austin Musical Theatre production of Oliver! leaves one wanting more.

"...Oliver!: More, Please..."

May 11, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...McQuirter, A War of the Worlds, Penfold Theatre Company Charles P. Stites, Straitjacket: Variations on a Theme of Horror,..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Articulations

Ridiculous Theatre Company's Everett Quinton comes to Austin to do a "twisted" version of Oliver! for Zach, Ballet Austin gets in touch with New York, and honors for painter Michael Ray Charles and Austin Babtist Women.

"...The show is a new one-man play based on Oliver Twist (!), created and performed by Everett Quinton, the..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Stompy Jones

"..."Charles turned me on to him."..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Election Ticker: Travis County Races Heat Up

Noises from the March 2020 primary

"...TX-25 (San Marcos to Fort Worth), where Democrats Julie Oliver and Heidi Sloan are facing off to challenge deep-pocketed..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

The Sun Is Also a Star

Is it destiny that brings these two lovers together, or the bland demands of a YA adaptation?

"...Directed by: Ry Russo-Young. Starring: Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, John Leguizamo, Jake Choi, Camrus Johnson, Gbenga Akinnagbe,..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Charles Dickens Masterworks Collection

Muck and maggots and food slopping down chins, or: The World According to the Original Chuck D

"...The Charles Dickens Masterworks CollectionBBC Warner, $119.99..."

June 19, 2009 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Indie rock music festivals could learn a thing or three from the Montreal Jazz Fest

"...from all over the world – was halfway over. Charles Lloyd, Charles Lloyd with tabla king Zakir Hussain, Wayne..."

July 12, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America

"...at the news of Baker's death. Baker's superior, General Charles P. Stone, was arrested and jailed for his incompetence,..."

June 8, 2001 Books Review by Roger Gathman

Reissues

"...but stunning, fare from Smokey Robinson, Al Green, Ray Charles, and the Impressions, as well as a chunk of..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...FATHER OF THE BRIDE PART IID: Charles Shyer; with Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...material (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown); Oliver Stone uncovers football's front-office conspiracies in Any Given Sunday;..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unhappily Ever After

Three of the newest books about the Princess of Wales, Margaret Moser writes, are by people who played roles of varying degrees of intimacy in her life; they paint a more accurate, more vibrant picture of her life than the spate of cockeyed conspiracy theories, endless photo collections, and soggy coattail remembrances that traditionally make their appearance around the summer anniversary of her death.

"...needed further credentials, Edwards actually attended the wedding of Charles and Diana...."

July 14, 2000 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

The 50-year relationship between a legendary writer and his editor

"...an on-camera, apparently out-of-focus interview), Joseph Heller, Nora Ephron, Charles Portis, Katharine Hepburn, and Robert Caro. That last name..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Tree of Palme

It's the Pinocchio story filtered through the prism of cyberpunk animé.

"...oddball assortment of enslaved mutant ragamuffins straight out of Oliver Twist (if it had been penned by Neal Stephenson..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...D: Jasmin Dizdar; with Charlotte Coleman, Charles Kay, Rosalind Ayres, Roger Sloman, Heather Tobias, Danny Nussbaum,..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...Closer "Badlands (Charles Starkweather & Caril Fugate)" bears total and no relation..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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