Crazy Horse

Paris' famed erotic showcase at the Crazy Horse saloon is profiled in this Frederick Wiseman documentary.

"...the perfectly sculpted, infinitely chic sensuality of the place. Far from being the Parisian equivalent of the many, often..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Secret World of Arrietty

This new animated film from Japan's Studio Ghibli is based on The Borrowers, a story about 4-inch-tall people who live undetected among their human hosts.

"...favorite, but The Secret World of Arrietty is by far the most magical and striking we've seen yet, due..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...it was becoming more and more difficult to explain away mounting evidence suggesting that prosecutors and Austin police had..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When the Whip Comes Down

‘Some Girls Live in Texas,’ ravished by the Rolling Stones

"...on “Star Star,” wafts pedal steel on country bumpkin “Far Away Eyes,” and fights off the singer during Richards’..."

Oct. 19, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Trip

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon co-star as best friends on a road trip in Michael Winterbottom's colicky, melancholy, and very amusing comedy.

"...offer on American TV, which would necessitate a move away from his two children. It weighs on his mind,..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Building Hope

Activist Turk Pipkin's documentary looks at the process of building of a secondary school in Mahiga, Kenya.

"...2009's One Peace at a Time, wherein Pipkin traveled far and wide uncovering what people were doing to better..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

127 Hours

An unrelenting tour de force thanks to Simon Beaufoy's clever script, Danny Boyle's inspired direction, and James Franco's amazing performance, 127 Hours is primarily an unforgettable examination of the human spirit under extreme duress.

"...that Franco gives the performance of his career (thus far, and I'm obviously discounting his stony-cool turn in Judd..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Piranha 3D

Finally, 3-D is being put to its optimum use. Who cares how it holds up as a remake?

"...blood, breasts, and way, way more blood. It's by far the most over-the-top genre offering since Peter Jackson's Dead..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amelia

Hilary Swank stars as Amelia Earhart in Mira Nair's big-budget biopic.

"...writ so large you see it coming a mile away – those anecdotes cum inspirational stories, the wild animals..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Astro Boy

This American-bred Astro Boy remains true to the heart and soul of the Japanese original but lacks its raw animation and emotions.

"...but honest to Tezuka's original). Crushed, Astro Boy jets away and ends up falling in with a pack of..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The General Specific

AFS Essential Cinema: Love on the Largest Continent: Ten Asian Films

"...in to a movie what you may ultimately take away...."

May 29, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

State of Wonderment

The Texas Biennial's first outside curator describes what he saw in Lone Star art

"...helpful to remember that Austin never seems to shy away from fulfilling a vision or challenge. Major cultural events..."

March 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...the film examines issues of race, class and animal welfare in the U.S. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Wrestler

In the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, Mickey Rourke rips his tattered name from the dustbin of history with his portrayal of an aging professional wrestler.

"...Barry, Wass Stevens, Judah Friedlander and Ernest Miller. As far as I’m concerned, you can keep your Sean Penns..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: Spinning Tales

The GOP masterfully weaves a tapestry of deceit

"...time" or "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away," the Republican story is delivered with a..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The new version of this Jules Verne classic provides gentle fun, but without the 3-D visual effects "comin' right at ya," this journey's center will not hold.

"...big-screen tricks up their sleeves that can lure us away from our home-entertainment consoles), the filmmakers have paid little..."

July 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Book Expo America: Where Books Go to Party

Book Expo America

"...guys were behind the curtain from our booth Hoovering away. My guess is book people like to keep it..."

June 3, 2008 Books Post by Joe O'Connell

Under the Same Moon

The film's parallel stories of a mother and son seeking each other across geographical divides is never more than one small step away from mawkishness and cliché – but as a sociological study, it’s fascinating.

"...geographical divides is never more than one small step away from mawkishness and cliché, and oftentimes less. But as..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: Searching in Dreamland

Where music takes us

"...are some simple truths about life. There are also far more complicated ones; still, for the most part, life..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Mr. Not So Frivolous

Wallace Shawn bares all about writing, why he does theatre, and that play with all the sex in it

"...As far as confronting people goes, that's not a word I..."

May 11, 2007 Arts Feature by Spencer Parsons

Arbitrary Justice at TYC

Joseph Galloway – one of first inmates released from troubled Texas Youth Commission system post new oversight – files federal suit, names as co-defendants the guards who allegedly assaulted him during his incarceration, the guards who failed to protect him, and TYC

"...19-year-old's family members are asking why Galloway was locked away for so long so far from home and now..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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.

"...you to pump your fist and cheer your grief away, no exceptions. Consider by comparison another movie about a..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

F*ck

Like the very word this documentary examines, F*ck can be found all over the place.

"...religion, and linguistics. Anderson's documentary attempts to marshall the far-flung uses, abuses, excuses, and muses of this loaded word,..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

So Much for a Brick Wall

"...up to Pittsburgh and allowed Willie Parker to conjure breakaway images of Barry Sanders as the first running back..."

Nov. 13, 2006 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

The Last Kiss

You could say Paul Haggis' The Last Kiss is something of a Garden State redux, but Zach Braff's character here is less fanciful, less melodramatic, and far more prone to doing the thoughtless things men tend to do.

"...L'Ultimo Bacio, has an ensemble cast of late-twentysomethings reeling away in horror at the approach of their dreaded, triple-decade..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Plays Well With Others

Why Michelle Schumann is meant to be running the Austin Chamber Music Center

"...This is what I do." That attracted me right away, because I'm a musician 24 hours a day. There's..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Unknown White Male

The ambitions of this intriguing documentary about one man’s amnesia far outweigh its accomplishments.

"...ambitions of this intriguing documentary about one man’s amnesia far outweigh its accomplishments. When it’s at its best, Unknown..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ballets Russes

Majestic movie about once celebrated, now long defunct ballet company that changed the face of modern dance.

"...Russe. That’s a dry summation for history that plays far livelier in Geller and Goldfine’s terrific doc. Deftly mixing..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

BloodRayne

This video-game-to-movie adaptation of BloodRayne poses no threat to German filmmaker Uwe Boll's reputation as the modern-day Ed Wood.

"...there as Boll’s abilities as a producer and fundraiser far exceed the quality of his finished product. The reigning..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Monkey Time

How communing with the apes inspired the artists of the Texas Monkey Project

"...and legal action was pursued. Ultimately, the case "went away," according to Cockrum, but his dormant fascination with monkeys..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Arts Feature by Cindy Widner

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