Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...your share of zombie flicks. You were weaned on George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead? You can quote..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...Jack Keller, performed by Little Eva; "Kyrie Eleison" by David Axelrod, performed by The Electric Prunes; "Flash, Bam, Pow"..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

To Mars, With Love

Reinventing the romantic comedy, to infinity and beyond

"...he counts among his influences: Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man, David Byrne's True Stories ("an underrated masterpiece"), and the films..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Election Results

State and local tallies

"...Sage13,03237.3% *Mindy Montford15,88445.5% Eve Schatelowitz Alcantar1,5774.5% 331st District Judge David Crain23,83778.5% Keith Lauerman6,54621.5% Judge, County Court at Law No.3..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...in the Heart, Alexandre O. Philippe’s The People vs. George Lucas, Shane Meadows’ Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee, Steven Soderbergh’s..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Drawing Focus

Ola Podrida principal David Wingo soundtracks Belly of the Lion

"...but 35mm perspective comes naturally to Ola Podrida leader David Wingo. The Dallas native and longtime Austinite first garnered..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...in the evening. If we were lucky, it was Gordon Lightfoot, sundown. Time to take a load off, either..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Barnes (arts), Clare Croft (dance), Erin Keever (visual arts), David Mead (music), Joey Seiler (theatre), and Jeanne Claire van..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"..."Folding House" by Sheila Gordon. A real estate auction, a stroke victim, and 9/11..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Screens Top 10s

The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year

"...Revolutionary Road (Justin Haythe), Elegy (Nicholas Meyer), Snow Angels (David Gordon Green) WORST FILM..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature

Brothers in Arms

Jeff Nichols' Southern Gothic family saga, 'Shotgun Stories'

"...of North Carolina School of the Arts, between you, David Gordon Green [George Washington], Craig Zobel [Great World of..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Enter the Funnyman

Danny McBride's improbable ascension via a bootlegged, no-budget tae kwon do comedy

"...feature by arthouse director (and McBride's former film-school classmate) David Gordon Green (George Washington, Snow Angels)...."

June 6, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Bomb the Bass

Who says the guitar is sexier than bass? Not Return to Forever's Stanley Clarke, and hopefully not Beyoncé either.

"...SC: There's Chick, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, and Hank Jones, Elvin Jones' brother. Those are..."

May 23, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

His Dark Materials

David Gordon Green shines a light on love and loss in Snow Angels

"...David Gordon Green's voice is low, with a soft Southern..."

April 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Snow Angels

Filmmaker David Gordon Green guides his cast, headed by Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, through a fumbling world of nursed grudges and blown opportunities.

"...Directed by: David Gordon Green. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano,..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...promptly fined $4 million by National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern and placed on the Anti-Defamation League’s Gentiles to..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Half-Brother Against Half-Brother

Jeff Nichols on 'Shotgun Stories'

"...of a documentary he worked on with college friend David Gordon Green, Nichols the screenwriter "likes trouble on page..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Keep on Growing

Derek's main Domino Bobby Whitlock settles in his legend in Austin

"...For starters, he and the other Dominos were George Harrison's core band on All Things Must Pass. Hardly..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Edmond

William H. Macy stars in this film penned by David Mamet about one man's long night's journey of the soul.

"...Directed by: Stuart Gordon. Starring: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Documentary about Lennon's political activism and time spent in New York basks in the legend's presence but offers little new on the subject.

"...Directed by: David Leaf and John Scheinfeld. Keeping company with the memory..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When Hollywood Met Steve Collins

... and other Austin stories from the L.A. Film Festival

"...George Lucas was there. Harrison Ford hosted a party. Angelica..."

July 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Harriman (music), Erin Keever (visual art), Sondra Lomax (dance), David Mead (music), Tommy O'Malley (theatre), Joey Seiler (theatre), Jeanne..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Big Pitch

A horror film starring UT students aiming for the big screen

"...of self discovery," says the auteur, who worked on David Gordon Green's George Washington. The panel cometh: The producer,..."

May 19, 2006 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Election Donors

"...& Julie BeecherlDallasBeecherl Companies$400,335 Geoffrey RaynorFort WorthQ Funding, LP$395,000 George & Amanda RyanDallasRyan & Co. P.C.$371,368 Charles C. ButtSan..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Navasky & Barsamian

Former editor of The Nation discusses the role of the alternative press

"...the media these days. According to Victor Navasky and David Barsamian, both of whom will be in town this..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

ATL

Wicked smart examination of black kids in modern Atlanta features talented young actors navigating the circuitous path to adulthood while spending their downtime at the local roller rink.

"...Long, Jason Weaver, Albert Daniels, Lauren London and Keith David. An urban drama featuring talented young actors navigating the..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Undertow

Cross-pollinate the arthouse film with B-movie backwoods gothic, and you get something like Undertow’s peculiar fusion of high and low culture.

"...Directed by: David Gordon Green. Starring: Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Devon Alan,..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Vision and Focus

In the 'Undertow' with director David Gordon Green and first-time screenwriter Joe Conway

"...Undertow, has been directed by the hot young director David Gordon Green (George Washington, All the Real Girls), and..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Saw

Saw is indeed a horror movie, but not necessarily in the manner the filmmakers intended.

"...of anticipation was well-nigh on a par with any George Lucas project. Advance word had it that Wan’s film..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...of his act, and The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell's account of the living and working conditions of..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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