August: Osage County

Plates are broken and egos are trampled on in this wonderful ensemble rendition of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

"...Already a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tracy Letts (Bug, Killer Joe), August: Osage County was adapted for..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Killer Joe

Matthew McConaughey's Killer Joe is sociopathy incarnate; William Friedkin adds visual punch to the venality within Tracy Letts' screenplay.

"...the very best characters of his career. Bongos? He don't need no stinkin' bongos. He does just fine with..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Clash

Record Review

"...made about them. After all, in the person of Don Letts, they had their own music video guy in-house...."

June 14, 2002 Music Review by Kent H. Benjamin

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...Cabin in the Woods Director: Drew Goddard, Screenwriters: Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard Five friends go to a remote..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Where the Heart is

"...this tedious exercise in emotional manipulation. Based on Billie Letts' bestselling novel, Where the Heart Is rockets the schmaltz..."

April 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

A daughter recalls growing up with a punk icon mum

"...speak off-camera. So do such punk luminaries as filmmaker Don Letts, journalists Vivien Goldman and John Robb, and musicians..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

The Filth and the Fury

"...archives and other films of the era such as Don Letts' cult gem, The Punk Rock Movie...."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Revolution Rock

At the crossroads of the Clash and the great state of Austin, Texas.

"...the point, they brought their incendiary live show (watch Don Letts' Westway to the World DVD, whew!) to the..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Music Feature

Little Women

Relish the contemporary touches in this new version of Alcott’s classic

"...Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper and..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...an average Joe punching a time clock somewhere. Topper Headon's appearance is downright startling; he's shriveled like an old..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Clash City Rockers

Unexpurgated Clash box set review

"...a DVD featuring archival footage from Julien Temple and Don Letts, unreleased live footage, and every promo clip. All..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

DVDnds

"...follows up, dealing 22 live shots spanning 1977-83. Producer Don Letts of Big Audio Dynamite pulled much of the..."

April 25, 2008 Music Review by Dan Oko

Punk: Attitude

Gift guide

"...Originally aired on IFC, Don Letts' fast-paced documentary on the history of punk rock..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Not Your Average Joe

William Friedkin on serial killers and 'spandex movies'

"...audience sympathy. The Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Tracy Letts (August: Osage County) wrote the screenplay, which he adapted..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

August: Osage County

Zach Theatre makes you feel right at home with Tracy Letts' epic family drama

"...are very few things in our lives that we don't have the power to change. Don't like your appearance?..."

April 22, 2011 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Bug

Capital T's return to Tracy Letts territory hasn't the buzz of 2009's Killer Joe

"...Tracy Letts writes some ugly plays. He writes about people on..."

June 11, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

ACL Music Fest Sunday Interview

Don't drink the Kool-Aid

"...as many live instruments as possible," offers guitarist Christian Letts from the band's home base in Los Angeles. "No..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Wiener-Dog

Todd Solondz sets a pup in a world of humans who are all bark and more bite

"...DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Kieran Culkin, Tracy Letts, Zosia Mamet and Connor Long...."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

He Happy Is

For Mark Pickell, Capital T Theatre is a source of joy

"...in a pile of sand, to Killer Joe, Tracy Letts' over-the-top tale of trailer-trash sex and murder; from boom,..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

French Exit

Pfeiffer embraces her zaniness in this tale of the ugly Americans in Paris

"...by: Azazel Jacobs. Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots and Danielle Macdonald...."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Framed against the rich backdrop of modern-day London, this film by Bosnian filmmaker Jasmin Dizdar catalogs the..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Examining the Sins and Virtues of Hypermasculine Theatre

When is violence in theatre too much?

"...has been taken up by the likes of Martin McDonagh (The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Pillowman), Tracy Letts (Killer..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 List

"...play's three-act origins in his shift to filmmaking, Tracy Letts shows that he is the Eugene O'Neill of Oklahoma...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Drops 20th Anniversary Lineup

'Inside Llewyn Davis' takes center stage

"...Forté in attendance • August: Osage County – Tracy Letts (writer), John Wells (director) • Mandela: Long Walk to..."

Sept. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

All Over Creation: Home-Cooked Art

You can't beat the taste of a concert or play reading made in your own home

"...make work in homes almost any old time, you don't have to wait for someone else to throw the..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Killer Joe

It won't warm your heart, but this tour de force of dark humor ought to thrill you

"...written by Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts, is a tour de force of dark humor. Chris,..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Theatre Critics Table Nominations 1997

"...Gravy G. W. Bailey, The Dead Presidents' Club Dennis Letts, The Dead Presidents' Club Jim McQueen, Sylvia Marco Perella,..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature