Father of the Bride

June 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Son of the Bride

In this Argentinean film, a single dad and businessman struggles to keep his personal life afloat while undergoing a midlife crisis.

"...Natalia Verbeke and Gimena Nobile. Argentina's Campenella directed 1991's The Boy Who Cried Bitch, which got a nod from..."

May 3, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pluck of the Irish

AFS Essential Cinema hand-picks four nights of rare Irish filmmaking

"...Ireland has produced one long bumper crop of storytellers – "an Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination,"..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Michael Madsen, Last of the Warrior Poets

Mr. Blonde on poetry, hats, and 'Reservoir Dogs'

"...Ask Michael Madsen about the toughest part of filming Reservoir Dogs, and it wasn’t..."

Dec. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shades of the Past

Austin's ghosts, from pioneer times to the present

"...Maybe the souls who lived here in the distant past, even..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature

Sister of the Groom

Stilted rom-com is clueless about what to do with its star

"...Scott, Mathilde Ollivier, Mark Blum, Julie Engelbrecht and Jake Hoffman...."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Sometimes the Bride

Greezy Wheels vocal point Lissa Hattersley steps out

"...Outside Mother's Cafe in Hyde Park on a soft May morning,..."

June 12, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Taming of the Shrew: Indeed a Revel

Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin

"...State Theater, through September 19..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...The Gates of the Alamo: A Novelby Stephen Harrigan..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

The Parent Trap

"...Walter, Simon Kunz, Elaine Hendrix and Ronnie Stevens. In the sunny, innocent years that preceded the scourge of adolescence,..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Intern

Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro star in savvy but irksome film

"...Is it disrespectful to want to greet this icon of American cinema with a snuggle and a tumbler of..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...Austin Film Festival is bringing home a leviathan: The Whale, the new feature from Black Swan director Darren..."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Season of AFF's On Story Starts Saturday

KLRU series about creative process leads with filmmaker Jeff Nichols

"...Local writer-director Jeff Nichols is the first to admit he was not the obvious choice..."

April 12, 2017 Screens Post by Katie Walsh

A Tall Drink of Water

Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

"...Some film actors work from the outside in: They wear a prosthetic, adopt a mannerism,..."

May 16, 2014 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

The Syrian Bride

This story about an arranged marriage taking place in a remote outpost of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights will be familiar to anyone ever caught in an avalanche of red tape.

"...and Adnan Tarabshi. AFS@Dobie Matrimonial comedies are a staple of the cinema, bringing, as they do, divergent family members..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Paramount Theatre Summer Film Classics

"...6/12 8:00 The Dirty Dozen..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

"...Here's more than you'd ever want to know about the late, not-all-that-great Ed Wood. Tim Burton's biopic a few..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

End of Days

"...Rod Steiger, Derrick O'Connor and Miriam Margoyles. To paraphrase the old soldier's saw, I know I'll go to heaven..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Piece of Eden

"...Tyne Daly, Robert Breuler, Rebecca Harrell and Marc Grapey. The Tredici family, late of Corsica, has settled in the..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Best Man

Lundgren and Wilson wasted in shoddy action flick

"...his established ensemble as a thinly disguised (and highly profitable) way to get a studio to pay for their..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: The Many Faces of Frankenstein

Celebrating the cinematic legacy of Mary Shelley's creation

"...Every month, the Chronicle's film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...Every Northern European culture knows that Robert Frost was wrong. The..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Four Trailblazing Tequilas Reinvigorating the Spirit’s Reputation

When it comes to the tequila renaissance, sip it, don't shoot it

"...renaissance. Always known as an enchanting elixir in Mexico, the rich history and diverse array of nuanced flavors were..."

July 7, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...by William Leach..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

The Capital Grille Steaks Its Claim on Fourth Street

And, boy howdy, does it come through with flavors flying

"...Yes: The Capital Grille, in the heart of Downtown, right where..."

April 30, 2014 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...by Turk Pipkin, Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

Pop Goes the Western

Bob Boze Bell Gets Graphic About the Old West

"...alternative media such as books on tape, CD-ROMs, and the Internet are about to kick books (you know, the..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

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