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Crossover
The story of the friendship and contrasting paths to success of two natural ballplayers, both of whom appear to be too old to be playing teens, Crossover tries hard but never makes the leap.
"...filming a basketball game, he shoots mainly air balls. Crossover tries hard but never makes the leap...."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia
The Empire Builders
"...music. The secret to their phenomenal success? A reverse crossover that has taken La Mafia to the top of..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Last September, Late Iron Age Sonic Architect Wade Allison Spoke About Composing a Crossover Metal Standard
Eighteen days after the death of Power Trip frontman we uncover an unseen interview with the late guitarist

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Crossover Artist
Rocker Ryan Bingham on his Crazy Heart acting debut and Golden Globe songwriting nod

Jan. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spider-Man: No Way Home
The multiversal smackdown you’ve been waiting for!
"...reality. Marvel has always been about setting up big crossovers, but if you thought 11 years and 23 films..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Overboard
Unexpected remake of the Eighties' most questionable rom-com
"...vehicle to further introduce Mexican movie star Derbez to crossover North American audiences, the new Overboard fulfills this purpose..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Touching documentary captures Campbell's final tour, which is made more poignant and brave because of the musician's worsening Alzheimer's.
"...This documentary about the final concert tour of country-music crossover legend Glen Campbell that was undertaken while the singer-songwriter..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection
No luck: Madea doesn't assume a new identity and disappear. Instead the old gal takes in Eugene Levy, playing an investor implicated in a Ponzi scheme.
"...Perry steers his latest film toward some racial crossover by forcing Madea – the towering, take-no-guff matriarch played..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lottery Ticket
Bow Wow stars in this comedy about a guy with a winning lottery ticket who must protect it over a long weekend.
"...the film isn’t a serviceable little laugher. All-grown-up music crossover star Bow Wow heads this cast as Kevin Carson..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Aura
A sure winner for arthouse audiences with crossover appeal, Fabián Bielinsky's The Aura spins a purely enjoyable web of intrigue within a meditative, dreamlike setting.
"...enamored of the new Argentine cinema, but it has crossover appeal for venturesome viewers in search of a good..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Quinceañera
Don't confuse this Sundance charmer with My Big Fat Mexican Debut, for its farcical scenes of high hair and waltzes form a genial, light-comic prism for watching race, age, class, and sexuality collide in one of America's most economically and ethnically complex cities.
"...a wonderful choice for older teens and has considerable crossover appeal for adult audiences...."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Promise
This fantastical story from the Chinese director Chen Kaige mixes battles, magic, romance, and mistaken identities for a lovely but unsatisfying blend.
"...that seems to want to follow in the recent crossover footsteps of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and House of..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

La Mujer de Mi Hermano
Soap melodramatics masquerade as high art in this south-of-the-border drama about a love triangle and marital infidelity.
"...central characters into likable personalities. The likelihood of U.S. crossover success for La Mujer de Mi Hermano will rest..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Adam & Steve
It’s an honest, refreshing comedy about love – gay, straight, or both – and is a date movie for all occasions and persuasions.
"...but good-hearted tone recalls 1997’s Kiss Me, Guido, a crossover cult hit co-starring Chester in the plum part of..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Pauly Shore Is Dead
Born and bred L.A. narcissist Pauly Shore turns auteur for this comedy film outing about … himself.
"...but this patchy film will hardly deliver Shore the crossover breakout he so sorely desires nor the admiration due..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Climb
"...and Coleman is likely to give The Climb the crossover appeal it seeks. Expert solo climbers Derrick (George) and..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Amor Prohibido
Selena's Crossover Dream
"...Her death on March 31, 1995 precipitated a posthumous crossover, but as her Lake Jackson elementary school classmate and..."

June 28, 1996 Books Feature

Rock and Roll Cop
"...tension among both governments due to the ever-approaching 1997 crossover. Wong's world view is far from pretty: Under his..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

A Better Tomorrow
Woo's crime drama is one of the signature films of the Hong Kong cinema.
"...isn't quite as finely polished a gem as his crossover smash, The Killer, nor is it as stylistically compelling..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

RTX 2023: Is RWBY Still a Cliffhanger?
Surprising news about Rooster Teeth’s biggest series
"...online leviathan Rooster Teeth without talking about its anime crossover smash, RWBY. But there was some surprising news today..."

July 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Number of Republicans Voting in Travis County's Democratic Primary Up Significantly
So far, nearly 1 in 5 have recent Republican voting history
"...full days of voting, including Election Day, for the crossover voter numbers to change. In fact, Wick’s analysis shows..."

March 1, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Good News at Rockdale
Theatre is helping to heal the community of Rockdale, and theatre artists with Austin ties are playing a part
"...pastor at Rockdale's First Christian Church, to found the CrossOver Theatre Company of Rockdale, Texas. In March, the company..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Parallel Universe
Ruben Ramos: El Gato Negro's
"...of those radical edges. The magic word then was "crossover," and RCA, which signed the band in 1981, was..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Twitch Phenomenon Ninja Discusses Streaming in the Mainstream
Turning subscribers into fame
"...media powerhouse continues to not only amaze, but produce crossover personalities into other forms of entertaining. Twitch’s most followed..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Derek Udensi

Kacey Musgraves
"...Kacey Musgraves could've been Swiftified or Cyrused. The country-pop crossover star is a cultural phenomenon familiar enough to border..."

May 4, 2018 Music Review by Abby Johnston

A Conversation With Steve Stoute & Dan Charnas
"...a thing or two about the power of the crossover...."

March 2, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

'No Compromise' on Gerrymandering Travis
State refusing to back down on shattering Travis
"...Legislative Caucus et al say that CD-25 is a crossover district. That means that while it is not a..."

Feb. 13, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sustainable SUV Challenge Kicks Off at Freescale
Designing the SUV that's fuel-efficient and marketable
"...Thursday to inaugurate the first phase of Challenge X: Crossover to Sustain able Mobility. During the three-year program, 17..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

For the Good Times
The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.
"...artistic and commercial successes for Price -- his 1970 crossover hit with Kristofferson's "For the Good Times" is the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

Change of Hart
Pam Hart Stretches Out
"...of smooth jazz, it's because of the glut of crossover acts that blur the lines between pop, R&B, adult..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

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