New York, I Love You

The central thesis in this ominibus of short films is that New York is not its landmarks or its landscape; New York is its people.

"...Matteo, Ethan Hawke, John Hurt, Irfan Khan, Shia LaBeouf, Cloris Leachman, Rachel Bilson, Christina Ricci, Olivia Thirlby, Eli Wallach,..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

Texas-set comedy riffs on Lysistrata

"...Horatio Sanz, John Michael Higgins, John Heard, Lauren Bowles, Cloris Leachman, Katherine McNamara, Fernanda Romero, Christine Estabrook, Kevin Conway,..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scary Movie 4

What's new in this fourth edition of the popular-culture spoof machine? Well, Shaquille O'Neal and Dr. Phil, for starters.

"...Craig Bierko, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Leslie Nielsen and Cloris Leachman. Witnessing the malingering demise of a franchise can..."

April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Improvising Every Second

The secret history of Austin Circle of Theaters director Latifah Taormina, from Second City to the Committee and beyond

"...her that she was his second choice for the Cloris Leachman role in The Last Picture Show; she was..."

March 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

Day Trips

"...the highway east of the courthouse. The house that Cloris Leachman lived in was in the nearby town of..."

March 1, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Hanging Up

"...Starring: Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau, Cloris Leachman and Adam Arkin. So you young 'uns thought..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Ready or Not

Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy

"...(an undoubted north star for the whole film) or Cloris Leachman's inimitable Frau Blücher. Similarly, while Wynonna Earp lead..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

I Can Only Imagine

MercyMe's hit song gets its own biopic.

"...Carroll, Trace Adkins, Priscilla C. Shirer, Dennis Quaid and Cloris Leachman. Not reviewed at press time. The true story..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

The 2010 Paramount Summer Film Classics

"...The film made stars of its brilliant cast, including Cloris Leachman, Eileen Brennan, and Ellen Burstyn, but it was..."

May 21, 2010 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two

When Gravity Fails: Notes on the influence of Ed Lowry, 'Crazy Mama,' and not sweating the small stuff

"...the room are Cheryl (Linda Purl), her mother, Melba (Cloris Leachman), her mother's mother, Sheba (Ann Sothern), and her..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black

After a Fashion

Where and with whom did Stephen sally forth this Fourth of July? And what else happened in town on this party weekend.

"...such as James Dean's oil-drenched costume from Giant; and Cloris Leachman's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in The Last..."

July 8, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Scanlines

The Flintstones

"...with Jim Varney, Cloris Leachman, Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Lea Thompson, Lily Tomlin..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Screens Feature

Now and Then

Set predominantly in the summer of 1970, this film tells how four 12-year-old girls save their money to buy a room of their own in the form of a treehouse from Sears.

"...smaller roles played by Janeane Garofalo, Bonnie Hunt, and Cloris Leachman provide entertaining distractions. However, less effective are the..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

A Troll in Central Park

"...by: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. Starring: Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Phillip Glasser and Tawney Sunshine Glover. Most of..."

Dec. 30, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Comedian

De Niro plays an aging insult comic

"...Falco, Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone, Veronica Ferres, Cloris Leachman, Billy Crystal, Charles Grodin and Hannibal Buress...."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Beerfest

The jokes in this latest film from the Broken Lizard comedy troupe are about as potent as near-beer.

"...Jay Chandrasekhar. Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Will Forte, Kevin Heffernan, Cloris Leachman, Steve Lemme, Mo'Nique, Eric Christian Olsen, Paul Soter..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Sky High

An adolescent superhero can't find his niche.

"...Lynda Carter, Dave Foley, Steven Strait, Kevin McDonald and Cloris Leachman. It’s been a long time since The Computer..."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Longest Yard

Sandler and Rock keep the ball in play for this old prison football gem, although they fail to score any new points.

"...Fichtner, Michael Irvin, Bill Goldberg, Brian Bosworth, Steve Austin, Cloris Leachman and Courteney Cox. 1974 was a good year..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Music of the Heart

"...Charlie Hofheimer, Jay O. Sanders, Josh Pais, Gloria Estefan, Cloris Leachman, Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep. In..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Sweat Lodge

Scenes from a cinematic teepee

"...The nuclear family played by Ann Sothern (grandma Sheba), Cloris Leachman (daughter Melba), and Linda Purl (granddaughter Cheryl) has..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Martin on the Road

"...for Harper's pal from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cloris Leachman. At first Martin was -- how can one..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Arts Column

Lez Bomb

Happy ever after in this sweet Thanksgiving queer rom-com

"...Directed by: Jenna Laurenzo. Starring: Jenna Laurenzo, Caitlin Mehner, Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Kevin Pollak and Brandon Micheal Hall...."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity

What now?

"...short will open the night. And did we mention, Cloris Leachman stars alongside Laurenzo? Hilarious. Wed., Nov. 14, 7:30-9:30pm...."

Nov. 9, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

aGLIFF Review: Lez Bomb

Jenna Laurenzo's movie proves that sometimes coming out is funny

"...the film) and features a spectacular supporting cast including Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, and Kevin Pollack among others, tackles..."

Sept. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Zach Theatre's Buyer and Cellar

A funny and surreal solo show by Jonathan Tolins

"...sourpuss of a manager at the Streisand compound: "Picture Cloris Leachman right after she found out that Phyllis was..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Boys Scouts save town from zombies

"...Directed by: Christopher Landon. Starring: Tye Sheridan, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wedding Ringer

Kevin Hart and Josh Gad crank out this aggressively dumb and un-embarrassingly sophomoric wedding comedy.

"...Josh Peck, Affion Crockett, Jorge Garcia, Dan Gill and Cloris Leachman...."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Louis Black

ATX Television Fest: Fox Comedy Block

'The Mindy Project,' 'Raising Hope,' and 'New Girl' stars speak

"...On working with costar and screen legend Cloris Leachman, Neff said, “I kind of think it’s like..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Thanks for the Memories: ‘The Pioneers of Television’

Season 3 debuts tonight on KLRU with focus on ‘Funny Ladies’

"...White, Tiny Fey, the often-overlooked Pat Carroll, Carol Burnett, Cloris Leachman, Joan Rivers, and Margaret Cho. Phyllis Diller did..."

Jan. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Anne Harris

From the Vaults: When Shirley Clarke Met Roger Corman

Shirley Clarke was to direct "Crazy Mama"

"...both love with a giddy passion. Crazy Mama, starring Cloris Leachman as a matriarch in a tiger-print dress, was..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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