Blue Car

"...Directed by: Karen Moncrieff. Starring: David Strathairn, Agnes Bruckner, Margaret Colin, Frances Fisher, Regan Arnold,..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The River Wild

"...Directed by: Curtis Hanson. Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello and John C. Reilly. There's something..."

Sept. 30, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Uninvited

A generic creeper that does nothing to improve upon the South Korean original.

"...Charles Guard. Starring: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar and Kevin McNulty. Somewhere in this..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harrison's Flowers

"...Directed by: Elie Chouraqui. Starring: Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn, Brendan Gleeson, Adrien Brody, Elian Koteas, Alun Armstrong..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Good Night, and Good Luck

Director and co-screenwriter George Clooney strikes just the right tone of gripping entertainment and understated cautionary tale in this thoughtful portrait of newsman Edward R. Murrow's confrontation with Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: David Strathairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Are Marshall

There are football movies, and then there’s this 800-pound gorilla of a gridiron weepie, which should be penalized for roughing the viewer.

"...by: McG. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian McShane, Kate Mara, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and January..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Lost in Yonkers

"...Ruehl, Richard Dreyfuss, Irene Worth, Brad Stoll, Mike Damus, David Strathairn, Jack Laufer and Susan Merson. Neil Simon here..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Firm

"...Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn, Wilford Brimley and Gary Busey. With The Firm,..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Howl

Howl is a must-see for Beat freaks and poetry geeks but might not be an enriching experience for newcomers to the work of Allen Ginsberg.

"...by: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Starring: James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Bob Balaban and Alessandro Nivola. Although..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nomadland

Story of America's itinerant population wanders too much

"...Directed by: Chloé Zhao. Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Bob Wells, Swankie and Melissa Smith...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Interview With God

God gets interviewed. Surprisingly, not by Oprah.

"...Directed by: Perry Lang. Starring: Brenton Thwaites and David Strathairn...."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro goes into the dark of greedy souls in this noir remake

"...Starring: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, David Strathairn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Perlman, Paul Anderson,..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Devil Has a Name

American oil meets its match in honest farmers

"...Pablo Schreiber, Kate Bosworth, Martin Sheen, Edward James Olmos, David Strathairn and Alfred Molina...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review

Godzilla

These monsters have more audience appeal than their human co-stars – which is good and bad.

"...Watanabe, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Richard T. Jones, Victor Rasuk and Carson Bolde...."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twisted

Ashley Judd thriller is routine at best.

"...Kaufman. Starring: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Garcia, David Strathairn, Russell Wong, Mark Pellegrino and Camryn Manheim. As..."

March 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Map of the World

"...Directed by: Scott Elliott. Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn and Chloë Sevigny. Of all our exalted moral..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Limbo

"...Directed by: John Sayles. Starring: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn, Casey Siemaszko, Kris Kristofferson, Vanessa Martinez, Kathryn Grody..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two

"...are two actresses, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Vanessa Martinez. David Strathairn leaps into the water. The actresses are shaken..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column by Louis Black

Dolores Claiborne

"...Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt, Christopher Plummer, David Strathairn and Eric Bogosian. It's been quite a good..."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sneakers

"...Alden Robinson. Starring: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley, Mary Mcdonnell, Timothy Busfield..."

Sept. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Articulations

Austin helps the Lysistrata Project become the Little Peace Project That Could, the Long Center says "no thanks, after all" to the $25 million in Waller Creek tunnel bond money, and Austin Shakespeare Festival launches a new reading series.

"...Bacon, Kathleen Chalfont, Kyra Sedgwick, F. Murray Abraham, and David Strathairn in one New York event, and Julie Christie,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Page Two

The artistic genius of 79-year-old cinematographer Haskell Wexler is only the beginning of his story; the passion and eloquence of his lifelong political commitment stand equal to his cinematic achievements

"...of their work. Two of the greatest working actors, David Strathairn and Chris Cooper, were among those who spoke..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

Prelude to a column on cinematographer Haskell Wexler – by way of defending the ideological, political, and philosophical passions of John Sayles and Maggie Renzi against the intellectual bankruptcy of most current film criticism

"...Marianne Leone (she plays Christopher's mother on The Sopranos), David Strathairn, director Nancy Savoca, and producer Rich Guay were..."

June 3, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Scanlines

"...D: Taylor Hackford; with Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Strathairn..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Screens Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: David Veloz; with Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, Maria Bello, Janeane..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...to start a family. Cast: Natalia Tena, Oona Chaplin, David Verdaguer, Geraldine Chaplin (North American Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Computer Chess, Jeff Nichols’ Mud, Yen Tan’s Pit Stop, David Gordon Green’s Prince Avalanche, and Hannah Fidell’s A Teacher..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tradition in Transition

Previewing the Austin Jewish Film Festival

"...This year's festival opens on a dark note, with David Gow and Mark Adam's 2006 drama Steel Toes, which..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Film News

Reporting from the starting line of the SXSW marathon

"...you, speakers at the accompanying conference include Charlize Theron, David Cross, Henry Rollins, John Sayles, and Peter Bart. And..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

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