The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde's spirited comedy gets a breezy animated resurrection

"...from hearing Fry reunited with his old comedy partner Hugh Laurie as a mysterious gardener. And, as they say,..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice

Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation

"...the hicks don't know is that ginger tom Maurice (Hugh Laurie) is in on the scam with both his..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Year’s Best TV (According to Me)

Star Wars gets gritty as The White Lotus flowers again

"...Branagh and giving all the Agatha Christie adaptations to Hugh Laurie instead: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (BritBox)..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

All My Friends Hate Me

College reunion comedy takes a dark turn

"...(the cinematic launching pad for Stephen Fry, Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, and Emma Thompson), and most recently..."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...Announcing this keynote list, SXSW Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest said, “These acclaimed creatives, along with the Featured..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Dickens’ hero gets a lively and innovative new interpretation

"...Morfydd Clark, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi, Daisy May Cooper, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw, Benedict Wong, Rosalind Eleazar, Jairaj Varsani..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Holmes & Watson

The Step Brothers bros get literary

"...high point in this determinedly lowbrow affair, as is Hugh Laurie’s brief take on Mycroft Holmes, but ultimately it’s..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gary Hart Biopic The Front Runner to Close Austin Film Festival

New films by Yorgos Lanthimos, Asghar Farhadi added to fest

"...Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid, it stars Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart, the seemingly inevitable Democratic nominee..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era Hugh Fitzsimmons III – A Rock Between Two Rivers: The..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Record Review: Bill Kirchen & Austin de Lone

Transatlanticana (Red House)

"...accent English deejays and actors employ for authenticity. (Think Hugh Laurie as House.) Transatlanticana is possibly the first-ever instance..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Tomorrowland

Seeming more like a calculation than a flight of fancy, this adventure tale has both hits and misses

"...Directed by: Brad Bird. Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn,..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coherence

What seems at first a normal dinner party, slyly turns into an eerie and ominous Something Else.

"...(Sterling), hosts Mike (Brendon) and Lee (Scafaria), married couple Hugh (Armstrong) and Beth (Gracen), and Amir (Manugian) and Laurie..."

July 11, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Got My Mojo Workin'

Paul Oscher used to blow harps for Muddy Waters

"...Hugh Laurie, Fox's wonky Dr. House, is in the building...."

June 27, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

More Pachanga Preview

Blurbing Pachanga Fest

"...matter what, the sound is brown. Between jaunts with Hugh "House" Laurie's band, Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno blends Latin..."

May 9, 2014 Music Feature

Der Bestrafte Brudermord

As realized by the Hidden Room, this German puppet version of 'Hamlet' is as much Monty Python as Shakespeare

"...again as Farris' antics in particular bring to mind Hugh Laurie as Prince George in Blackadder...."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

The Luv Doc: I Am a Sexaholic

Several hundred words of highly uninformed and recklessly speculative commentary

"...First of all, Wuzza, the above is not a..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

From the Vaults: 'Please Give' Spouses Swap Partners

Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt trade partners between two movies

"...is half his age. It's an ensemble comedy and Hugh Laurie plays the husband and father who falls for..."

Oct. 6, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Oranges

The great ensemble cast is the highlight of this movie about a 50-year-old man who falls in love with his best friend's daughter, who is half his age.

"...Directed by: Julian Farino. Starring: Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Leighton Meester, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt,..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hop

Some films are saccharine, but Hop is pure sugar – processed sugar.

"...bunny jokes that peak with a voiceover cameo from Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion, that well-known bunny flophouse...."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye: Square Peg in a Globe-Sized Hole

Decoding the Golden Globe noms

"...playbook: Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), and Bryan Cranston..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

TV Eye picks its favorite Emmy nominees

"...Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC); Michael C. Hall, Dexter (Showtime); Hugh Laurie, House (Fox); Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment (HBO); Jon..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Yep, it's another show about a pill-popping health-care professional with chronic pain. But Nurse Jackie gets it right.

"...but I love nurse Jackie Peyton. Yes, I know Hugh Laurie, who plays the title character on House, is..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees

"...Treatment), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors). Again, I..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Street Kings

This new crime drama starring Keanu Reeves is directed by the screenwriter of Training Day and based on a story by crackerjack crime novelist James Ellroy.

"...Directed by: David Ayer. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Martha Higareda, Terry Crews, Jay Mohr,..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Year in Sports, as Pitched to the Head of a Hollywood Studio

"...when everyone has to watch a movie about cricket. Hugh Laurie is the smarmy Scotland Yard inspector who must..."

May 14, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

TV Eye

The overs and the unders

"...Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House on House (Fox): House..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Nom sequitur

"...Order: SVU, Peter Krause, Kiefer Sutherland, and Martin Sheen. Hugh Laurie from House is missing, as were Wentworth Miller..."

July 14, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

What the ...?

"...Legal (ABC), Ian McShane as Al Swearengen on Deadwood, Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House on House, Hank Azaria..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Flight of the Phoenix

Sticking closely to the tone of its predecessor, this remake of Robert Aldrich’s 1965 adventure film lacks the tang of the original, and trades the late-vintage Jimmy Stewart for the shirtless Dennis Quaid.

"...John Moore. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie, Tyrese Gibson, Jared Padalecki, Tony Curran and Jacob..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stuart Little 2

"...Directed by: Rob Minkoff. Starring: Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis and Jonathan Lipnicki. So I'm a..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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