'Secuestro Express'

Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on 'Secuestro Express'

"...before the film Secuestro Express premiered in Austin, News Editor Michael King interviewed writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz and his collaborator,..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

The fitful story of how one black woman gets her groove back

"...Helen McCarter (Elise), jumps back in the game and gets her groove back. The characters’ journeys are somewhat different,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Racing Stripes

Just as the titular zebra, Stripes, is not really a horse of a different color, this kids picture is not a movie of a different stripe.

"...a different stripe. Mixing live action (human and animal) with animated animal mouths that make it appear as though..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cold Mountain

Swoony kisses and true grit mark this Civil War epic from the director of The English Patient.

"...Brendan Gleeson, Kathy Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jack White. It takes a lot to make a seated –..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Dear Editor,..."

June 6, 2003 Column

Sexy Beast

With a bold new take on Andre Previn's operatic adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, Austin Lyric Opera has a remarkable opportunity to lead the operatic pack and show the world the stuff it's made of.

"...an aria. Oh, this West Coast-based stage director doesn't literally sing at you, but when he's describing Tennessee Williams'..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Double Take

"...Take “a Trading Places for the new millennium.” Sure, it's got a scene on a train, a prince-and-the-pauper switcheroo,..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Proof of Life

"...gossip on this one because the screen gives off little indication of their ardor. And that's too bad, since..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...for the Austin comedy scene. That's the time of its annual rite of bloodletting and renewal: the Funniest Person..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

"...Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery that had various fruits, vegetables, and whatnot strategically placed in front of Myers'..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

"...kludge together a random handful of market-tested clichés and wait for the checks to start rolling in. So a..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Species II

"...Mars needs women! (Or, at the very least, a better method of conception.) This bracingly inane sequel to 1995's..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

VanScorned

"...a lot more into the response you got from city council staff to your request for predictions, etc., than..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many names and sometimes seems..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Ponette

"...Doillon. Starring: Claire Nebout, Xavier Beauvois, Marie Trintignant, Delphine Schlitz, Matiaz Bureau and Victoire Thivisol. Ponette accomplishes something that's..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

D3: The Mighty Ducks

"...high-school age now and, get this, they all get recruited to be the JV squad at some toney prep..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

Spy Hard

"...Charles Durning, Marcia Gay Harden, Barry Bostwick and Andy Griffith. Filled to the bursting point with witless, sub-Mad magazine..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Peace Hotel

"...else, this latest vehicle for Hard-Boiled star Chow Yun-fat gets off to a terrific start, as the ultra-charismatic Chow,..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Jury Duty

"...and Shelley Winters. The less said about this, the better. The bane of high-brow comedians everywhere stars in yet..."

April 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Totally F***ed Up

Queer New Wave classic tracks six teenagers living in Los Angeles.

"...both as a function of their age and sexual identity. Refreshingly, there's little angst about being queer -- these..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Au Revoir, Mon Amour

"...Directed by: Tony Au. Starring: Anita Mui, Tony Leung, Hidekazu Akai, Carrie Ng and Chui..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beverly Hills Cop III

"...Timothy Carhart and John Saxon. I was wondering what it would take for me to fondly remember Eddie Murphy's..."

May 27, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I'll Do Anything

"...Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Joely Richardson, Tracey Ullman and Whittni Wright. After Terms of Endearment and Broadcast News, two..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black

Hard Boiled

"...cut” which includes several extra minutes deleted from the initial release print. Let's see... that ought to allow at..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Afraid of the Dark

"...have looked something like Afraid of the Dark. This British movie uses common childhood fears and anxieties to create..."

Nov. 13, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Consenting Adults

"...Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey and Forest Whitaker. Wife-swapping plotlines always sound as if they'd be better..."

Oct. 23, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Honeymoon in Vegas

"...find interesting is taking a potentially repugnant subject, slap it on the screen and in the audience's face, and..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Exposure

"...Most of this you've seen before and seen done better. Coyote stars as photographer Peter Mandrake (subtle name, eh?)..."

Jan. 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...was that the small beer industry was so aligned with the desires of its client base that no one..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Angel Has Fallen

An unexpected twist in the franchise is all for the better

"...Starring: Gerard Butler, Piper Perabo, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Danny Huston, Nick Nolte, Lance Reddick and Tim Blake..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

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