Erin Brockovich

"...Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Peter Coyote and Veanne Cox. Erin Brockovich may well be Julia Roberts' best film to..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Informant!

Soderbergh's corporate whistleblower comedy is tuned in the key of Richard Lester.

"...a representation of Sinclair Lewis’ famous booboisie: middle-class Americans suffering from a self-deluding sense of self-importance. Sadly, that means..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flash of Genius

Based on the true story of Robert Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper only to have his idea stolen by the Ford Motor Co., is a real David and Goliath story.

"...other. Like Tucker: The Man and His Dream and Erin Brockovich before it, Flash of Genius should have been..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Catch and Release

An archetypal date movie with a good heart, Catch and Release is the lightweight story of a widow (Jennifer Garner) who discovers that you never really know a person.

"...is the feature debut of screenwriter Grant (Ever After, Erin Brockovich), and as far as romantic comedies go, you..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In Her Shoes

Even if these Shoes are not perfectly stitched, the fit is nevertheless comfortable and the look is polished.

"...Hanson takes a prosaic and overly schematic script by Erin Brockovich screenwriter Susannah Grant (who adapted from the novel..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta frees her inner dork, with big ups for The Lone Gunmen and BattleBots, among others. Also, a partial Oscar ballot.

"...Erin Brockovich..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Chemical Warfare

Public health advocates organize around a Bill Moyers PBS special on the chemical industry and the hazards it creates.

"...Like Erin Brockovich -- whose personal story provided the screenplay that..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Don Hazen

Don't Drink the Water

While pursuing her masters in film at UT, Laura Dunn spent every semester break in Louisiana making Green, a documentary about the toxic 100-mile stretch along the Mississippi River known as Cancer Alley. The film screens at the Alamo Drafthouse this Sunday.

"...Filmmaker Laura Dunn loved Erin Brockovich. She cried during the movie. Not out of..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Critics Poll 2000

"...Marjorie BaumgartenNear MissesGirl on the Bridge, Erin Brockovich, George Washington, Best in Show, Quills..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival Announces 15 Authors for 2020

Virtual fest hosting Dean Koontz, Julia Alvarez, Kevin Kwan

"...National Medal of Arts recipient Julia Alvarez, environmental activist Erin Brockovich, award-winning novelist Yaa Gyasi, sharp-eyed satirist Kevin Kwan,..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Erin Brockovich

Julia Roberts rises above her oppressive hype to turn in a winsome performance in this Steven Soderbergh film.

"...ERIN BROCKOVICH D: Steven Soderbergh (2000); with Julia Roberts, Albert..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...H.W. Brands, thrillmeister Dean Koontz, novelist Yaa Gyasi, activist Erin Brockovich, NPR host Steve Innskeep, novelist Jonathan Lethem, poet..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Rebuilding Paradise

Ron Howard hides an eco-warning in the story of the Camp Fire inferno

"...It began as a spark flickering from a near-century-old transmission electricity line in the foothills..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Logan Lucky

A different kind of heist film from the Ocean's 11 director

"...Denman, Seth MacFarlane, Hilary Swank, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Katherine Waterston and Macon Blair...."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

From the Vaults: Underneath With Soderbergh

When Steven Soderbergh Came to SXSW ’95 ...

"...their 20th anniversaries – which has many of us wondering where the time has gone. We'll have lots more..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Soloist

Although Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. are terrific in the leads, this drama plays its tune with a heavy hand.

"...by: Joe Wright. Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Tom Hollander, Nelsan Ellis and..."

April 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Full Frontal Preview

"...Steven Soderbergh. Starring: Blair Underwood, Julia Roberts, Nicky Katt, Catherine Keener, David Hyde Pierce and David Duchovny. Soderbergh returns..."

July 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

"...and daughters onscreen took a prickly turn. The masochistic suffering that made Barbara Stanwyck such a good mother in..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

After a Fashion

Our Style Avatar goes to Hollywood (well, via his TV set!) and reports, Oscar style!

"...across the board -- her nude-colored Versace wasn't very flattering … and where, may I ask, did that bustline..."

April 6, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Traffic

"...Tomas Milian, Jacob Vargas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas. The news, earlier this year,..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

28 Days

"...amiability. The screenplay by Susannah Grant (who also penned Erin Brockovich and Pocahontas) is to be admired for its..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Agnes Browne

"...Huston. Angela McCourt, the Irish heroine-mum of Frank McCourt's witheringly sentimental novel Angela's Ashes (as well as Alan Parker's..."

April 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: Staying Present, Preparing for the Future

This week’s cover story looks at how the pandemic is shaping architecture and design

"...weeks. I've stopped thinking of this time of intense sheltering as a pause, a break step in operations before..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

No Hollywood Fluff, Please – We're Polish

Cinema tackles the tumult of history at the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...Sadowska): A Dickensian be-careful-what-you-wish-for drama. Or, Norma Rae meets Erin Brockovich. Single mom Halina, a downtrodden supermarket cashier, gets..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Developing Story

AFF honors Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz

"...for their accomplished bodies of work and contributions towards furthering the art and craft of filmmaking. Previous recipients of..."

July 6, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

"...plans to apply for a BR&EP loan anyway. – Katherine Gregor..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature

Merchant of Death

Director Jason Reitman spins his feature, 'Thank You for Smoking'

"...personified by Aaron Eckhart (In the Company of Men, Erin Brockovich). At one end, he's defending the most often..."

March 31, 2006 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

After a Fashion

Harken back to the days of yore … on the dancefloor, as "After a Fashion" trips the disco ball fantastic in this boogie down Memory Lane.

"...neck leaving the restaurant. The smell of alcohol was overpowering. She was rambling incoherently and, on the way out,..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Transforming Herself

Sissy Spacek's Most Memorable Movies

"...ending in mayhem that has seldom been portrayed more shatteringly than the conflagration at the prom. The split-screen recording..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

True Hollywood Stories

The strange and humorous collaboration between filmmakers Steven Soderbergh and Richard Lester

"...which started with the abundantly popular Julia Roberts vehicle Erin Brockovich and is now ending with Traffic, a scabrously..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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