Groundhog Day

The delightful romantic comedy is back … again.

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott and..."

Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Orange County

"...pop up in supporting roles: Chevy Chase, Kevin Kline, Harold Ramis, a wonderfully deadpan Ben Stiller, and Jane Adams,..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

In the Army Now

"...certain death. A loose rip-off of the early-Eighties Bill Murray/Harold Ramis vehicle Stripes, director Petrie, Jr. (Toy Soldiers) apparently..."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Multiplicity

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: Michael Keaton, Andie Macdowell, Harris Yulin, Richard..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Ice Harvest

Instead of an action comedy that’s as slick as ice, Harold Ramis’ sardonic new comedy is more like an uncongealed river of slush.

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen,..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Analyze This

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: Joe Viterelli, Chazz Palminteri, Lisa Kudrow, Billy..."

March 12, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Stuart Saves His Family

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: Al Franken, Laura San Giacomo and Vincent..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Year One

Jack Black and Michael Cera are comic wanderers through the biblical era.

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, Christopher..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Analyze That

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Cathy Moriarty-Gentile,..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bedazzled

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Orlando..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

At the Austin Film Festival

Harold Ramis and Mike Judge receive awards; plus, go to www.austinfilmfestival.com for a list of film competition winners

"...power of the film Ghostbusters, said writer and co-star Harold Ramis (above right), who received the Distinguished Screenwriter Award..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Ghostbusters

Controversy aside, this reboot fails to hit the mark

"...kinda sorta. In 1984, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis (the latter two also wrote the script) weren’t..."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Vacation

Rude and crude; make other vacation plans

"...Lampoon’s much-loved jaunt from 1983 (which was directed by Harold Ramis from a script by John Hughes, two of..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film News

Under Tim McCanlies' Spell; plus, accolades aplenty all over Austin

"...House (formerly Cheer Up). See it at www.sonypictures.com/movies/manofthehouse/index.html... And Harold Ramis is directing Owen Wilson in a comedy? Sweet...."

Dec. 10, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

"...careers not only of Levy, but also John Candy, Harold Ramis, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, and other familiar names..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: Films of Love

Romance is in the air in this month's movie picks

"...Harold and Maude (1971)..."

Feb. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Chronicle Recommends: Back to School

Seven of the best movies about edumacation

"...Based (one can only hope very lightly) on screenwriter Harold' Ramis' experience time pledging Zeta Beta Tau at Missouri's..."

Sept. 11, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

BBC Names Top 100 Comedies of All Time

Film critics poll picks Some Like It Hot for top slot

"...3) Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977) 4) Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) 5) Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933) 6)..."

Aug. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Fest: Brian Helgeland Honored, More Panelists Announced

Annual fest spotlighting writers teases out a few more names

"...writer/director Brian Helgeland joins past luminaries James L. Brooks, Harold Ramis, and Lawrence Kasdan (plus many others) as this..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Film Flam

Roundup of upcoming Austin film events

"...Henry, Ron Howard, David Milch, Jeff Nichols, Sydney Pollack, Harold Ramis, John Ridley, Matthew Weiner, and Larry Wilmore...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Screens Column

Two Weekends Again Demands Multiplicity!

"...with Lorde headlining week two only, another bit of Harold Ramis genius comes to mind: Multiplicity. For the first..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Wal-Mart, Cookie Monster, and more

"...According to Animal House co-writer Harold Ramis, John Belushi's character, Bluto, was equal parts Harpo..."

March 26, 2010 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Developing Story

AFF honors Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz

"...participants include John Milius (Apocalypse Now), Sydney Pollack (Tootsie), Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day), Barry Levinson (Diner), Robert Altman (Nashville),..."

July 6, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tough Crowd

The setup: 21 depressives, neurotics, and social misfits walk into a book. Meet comedy's all-stars.

"...comedy greats from past and present, including Buck Henry, Harold Ramis, Mad magazine's Al Jaffee, and The Simpsons' George..."

July 3, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

In Heaven Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatre

An unconventional examination of one experimental artist's life and untimely death

"...of artists, musicians, comedians, and filmmakers, including David Lynch, Harold Ramis, and Chevy Chase, all revolving around New Wave..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Books Feature by Yvonne Georgina Puig

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Taking cues from Ray and Walk the Line, this comedy biopic spans 70 years in the life of its hero, the fictional music legend Dewey Cox.

"...Besser, David Krumholtz, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Jason Schwartzman, Harold Ramis, Martin Starr and John Michael Higgins. The creative..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Knocked Up

Although it’s extremely funny in bursts, Judd Apatow's new comedy flirts once too often with schmaltz before toppling into melodrama in its third act.

"...Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr and Harold Ramis. The attraction that exists between wisecracking, hirsute Jewish..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Starting From Something

After an eight-year break, Shane Black is back with 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang,' taking himself in a different direction

"...And Albert Brooks. I just looked over and saw Harold Ramis walk by. It's a place where I come..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Indelibles

What to see at the 2005 Austin Film Festival

"...we didn't mention some of this year's big-name attendees: Harold Ramis, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman, Jessica Bendinger, Judd Apatow,..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Feature

Festival Express

Summer's almost gone, which – with apologies to South by Southwest and Cine Las Americas – means Austin's film-festival season is about to get going

"...27, AFF will offer screenings of new ones from Harold Ramis (there'll even be a Ghostbusters retrospective) and Neil..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

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