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.

"...Alan Alda, Mitch Pileggi, Bill Smitrovich and Aaron Abrams. Flash of Genius, the directorial debut of producer Abraham (Children..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Music Mo'nday: Dark Parts with Perfume Genius

Rob chats with Mike Hadreas about drugs, Whitney, and more.

"...In this age of artifice, honesty in art can be elusive. Music and..."

March 26, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...laugh, maybe make you cry or rage on behalf of the characters and situations therein? Here are five recent..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pages And Pages of Free Comics

Flicking through this year's Free Comic Book Day comics

"...Saturday, May 7. We've read the free issues on offer from your local stores this year, and here is..."

May 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Mutant Genius

Greg Falcon makes very funny "fanimutation" -- animation in the style of "Web celeb" Neil Cicierega, some kid from the 'burbs who also happens to be very funny.

"...actually titled "Give Me a Laser"? Well, that's kind of what's going on with fanimutation. Except in a fanimutation,..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...that his groundbreaking group the Stooges plied a version of the blues aimed at disaffected white teens. Pity he..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Filmworker

Leon Vitali, Kubrick's right-hand man, forever in the maestro's shadow

"...at him, but instead at those on the periphery of his illumination. Last year there was S for Stanley,..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Joyeux Anniversaire, Serge Gainsbourg!

Serge's birthday

"...Serge-years -- and we're toasting him with a fistful of Gitanes and a bottle or ten of cheap Merlot..."

April 2, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

Even though 2002 was an exceptional year for American cinema, American art has never been more marginalized, ghettoized, and controlled, than it is today.

"...Our "best-of" lists in the last Chronicle concurred that 2002 was..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Cars and Speed and Flight

Just prior to his appearance at SXSW Film for a retrospective of his work, Monte Hellman talks about a career in film.

"...Outside of film circles, the name Monte Hellman is more likely..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Eric's World

The Many Fanastic Colors of

"...probably pay him no mind. His greeting comes in soft tones...."

Sept. 27, 1996 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Martin Lawrence revisits his FBI undercover alter-ego, Big Momma.

"...what you get," as Flip Wilson's drag alter-ego Geraldine often pointed out. Outfitting the male of the species in..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Basquiat

"...Willem Dafoe and Tatum O'Neal. Basquiat gives the appearance of being a film biography of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hummingbird Project

Who knew you could tell a character story about laying fiber-optic cable?

"...old wisdom goes, can be lost in the blink of an eye. Technology has made that redundant, as the..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Fifth Estate

It's the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks before they became household names.

"...and suppressed information available – unedited – the workings of business and government will be exposed to the public,..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

The notorious life of Serge Gainsbourg is whimsically re-created onscreen.

"...The life and times of France's other national treasure, Serge Gainsbourg, a one-man Department..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The King's Speech

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter act up a royal storm in this movie about King George VI of Great Britain overcoming his speech impediment.

"...Directed by: Tom Hooper. Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Guy..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Powers in Goldmember

"...good. Series creator, writer, producer, and the titular man of mystery, Mike Myers, is back doing what he does..."

July 26, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pootie Tang

This is a nutty story about the life of the fictional ghetto hero Pootie Tang, whose struggles against corporate America after selling out become the stuff of legend.

"...Venus …”), this inexplicable foray into the comic vacuum of a denuded Chris Rock is actually derived from one..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Claydream

The dueling feuds that overshadowed the career of Will Vinton, innovator of claymation

"...The idea of art ending up in lawsuits is always distressing. Part..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

The also-rans are as good as this year's animated nominees

"...about a bunny who comes to understand the pleasures of communal living. It has the joyous, soft feel of..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Red Joan

Based-on-true-life spy drama can keep its secrets to itself

"...KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin handed over a treasure trove of classified material to British Intelligence – including the names..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jupiter Ascending

The Wachowskis' space opera starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum is a visual dazzler but a narrative splice-and-dice.

"...Lana and Andy Wachowski, directors/writers/fabulators of the Matrix trilogy and Cloud Atlas return with an..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...- on the big screens and in the company of others. This summer two Austin film series, the Austin..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

The Ransom Center's Hidden Riches

The UT History department continues their "welcome back" festivities.

"...Per our continuing coverage of the UT history department’s welcome-back-to-Garrison extravaganza, last Friday we..."

Feb. 4, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

Luv Doc Recommends: Cinematexas 9

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Thursday, September 23, 2004

"...is the revolution. Every second that ticks by, millions of pixels pop into existence, flash and burn their cubist..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Gotta Get Up

Harry Nilsson, the Pussy Cat who roared

"...The armchair psychology of musicians, especially those we ascribe genius status to, used..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Medicine Man

Up a Tree With Greg Ashley

"...The Kosse Cafe is one of two diners in the small Texas town two hours..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Page Two: More Stars Than There Are in Heaven

Honoring those who helped create, and now tend, the legacy of Clifford Antone

"...week was a broken, from-my-heart moan over the loss of Clifford. When I finished writing it, I had almost..."

June 2, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Born in the Barn

How Shakespeare at Winedale spawned some of Austin's – and the country's – best theatre

"...James Ayres didn't set out to create an army of ardent theatre makers. All he was trying to do..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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