In Memory of Dennis Hopper

'A walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction'

"...maverick, actor, writer, director, photographer, artist, and collector Dennis Hopper died from complications resulting from prostate cancer on May..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Restless

Gus Van Sant hits a rare discordant note with this story about two death-obsessed teens that is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid.

"...Directed by: Gus Van Sant. Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryo Kase, Schuyler Fisk and Jane Adams...."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

"...Directed by: Chuck Workman. Starring: Viva, Dennis Hopper, Ultra Violet, Tom Wolfe, Holly Woodlawn, Taylor Mead, Sylvia..."

Aug. 2, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jesus' Son

"...Maclean. Starring: Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, Greg Germann and Will Patton...."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fade In

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference & Festival

"...having public screenings with people like Oliver Stone, Buck Henry, Bud Shrake, and Dennis Hopper doing intros and Q&As,..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...Directed by Dennis Hopper. Produced by Peter Fonda. Written by Peter Fonda, Dennis..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

The Pen-Ultimate Fest

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference & Festival

"...Free-for-all with Dennis Hopper, Bud Shrake and Oliver Stone photograph by Minh..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...D: Mervyn LeRoy; with Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Warden, William Hopper...."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Letters at 3AM

All the tumult, all the culture, all the relentless historical brouhaha, has not changed the irreducible loneliness that haunts us.

"...When Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817, John Adams and..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

1997 Austin Film Festival Schedule

"...11:15pm Q&A with Neil Mandt and Henry Thomas..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature

1997 Austin Film Festival Schedule

"...11:15pm Q&A with Neil Mandt and Henry Thomas..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Screens Feature

Just Can't Get Enough

More Summer Reading

"...author's legendary father and famous sister are featured prominently. Henry Fonda is remembered alternately as a neglectful and a..."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature

Screamlines

"...D: Tobe Hooper (1986) w/Caroline Williams, Dennis Hopper..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Basquiat

"...Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Courtney Love, Parker Posey, Elina Lowensohn, Paul..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...(B) Katherine Anne Porter and William Sydney Porter (O. Henry); (C) Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, and Cabeza de Vaca;..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

A League of Their Own

"...Sydney Porter, later known as the bestselling author O. Henry. Taking note of the visual effects sometimes created by..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Instant Classic

Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Series

"...D: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper; with Fonda, Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Luke Askew. (R, 94..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two

"...and provocative of contemporary filmmakers, Oliver Stone and Dennis Hopper. (Count me as one of those who likes Hopper's..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Column by Louis Black

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...In late January, Lounge owners Mike Henry, Jay Hughey, and Mark Shuman announced that if things..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Back in the Saddle Again

Long considered a lost film, Peter Fonda's The Hired Hand gets its long deserved due at SXSW.

"...in Cuzco, Peru, shooting the wrap party for [Dennis] Hopper's The Last Movie ... and the wrap party was..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Steve Uhler

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...life together. Cast: Tom Cullen, Tatiana Maslany, Suzanne Clement, Henry Czerny, Mark Rendall, Deragh Campbell, Nancy Palk (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Baize Buzan, Allison Torem, Austin Pendleton, Corey Hendrix, Tim Hopper, Ann Whitney, Keith Kupferer, Guy Massey, Lance Baker, D'Wayne..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...can't say whether Martine Dugowson read those words of Henry Brooks Adams before beginning the script for this fanciful..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Short Cuts

Film on, as resistance.

"...to and through Baghdad continues apace, local filmmaker/activist Kyle Henry has returned with a ripped-from-the-headlines collection of short films..."

April 11, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...over (some notables include Amanda Plummer and Chainsaw-master Tobe Hopper, as well as New Zealand's Anthony Timson of The..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...Jr., Selma Blair, Ashton Kutcher, Shawn Hatosy, Julia Stiles, Henry Winkler...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...let us do hip-hop shows. It was only Mike Henry at Electric Lounge; Angela Tharp at Flamingo Cantina; and..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Nine Records That Inspired Austin Author Fernando A. Flores' Valleyesque

From Pauline Oliveros to Big Boys, sounds behind the surreal South Texas-rooted story collection

"..."Chad Hopper is still one of the most prolific underground musicians..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Other Side of the Wind

Should Orson Welles' last film have stayed lost?

"...Random, Peter Bogdanovich, Oja Kodar, Susan Strasberg, Claude Chabrol, Henry Jaglom, Lilli Palmer and Dennis Hopper...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Conference Adds Christine Vachon, Ryan Gosling

Also added: Amy Schumer, Sally Field, Henry Rollins

"...Trainwreck, the Judd Apatow-directed comedy screening as a work-in-progress; Henry Rollins (He Never Died); and writer/director Jeff Nichols and..."

Feb. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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