Ben-Hur

We're (unfortunately) off to the chariot races again

"...Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov. Starring: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The mash-up title just about says it all

"...Starring: Lily James, Sam Riley, Lena Headey, Matt Smith, Jack Huston, Charles Dance, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote and Suki..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Other Side of the Wind

Should Orson Welles' last film have stayed lost?

"...Directed by: Orson Welles. Starring: John Huston, Robert Random, Peter Bogdanovich, Oja Kodar, Susan Strasberg, Claude..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train is quite literal and not just the train of thought in his head.

"...Anderson. Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston, Amara Karan, Wally Wolodarsky, Bill Murray and Irfan Khan...."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kill Your Darlings

Daniel Radcliffe stars as Allen Ginsburg in this sweet and sour story about the loves and collegiate years of some of the Beat writers.

"...Krokidas. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, David Cross, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Elizabeth..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cheap Eats for Austin Students

From Huston-Tillotson to St. Ed's to UT and even Texas State

"...cheap near the campuses of the University of Texas, Huston-Tillotson, St. Edward's, and Texas State. For the most part,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Antebellum

Time-mangling racism allegory can’t be saved by its good intentions

"...Eric Lange, Arabella Landrum, Tongayi Chirisa, Achok Majak and Jack Huston...."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Yellow Birds

Iraq War veteran's novel gets a sadly uninspiring adaptation

"...Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Tye Sheridan, Toni Collette, Jason Patric, Jack Huston, Jennifer Aniston and Lee Tergesen...."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Their Finest

How to make a propaganda film in World War II England

"...Lone Scherfig. Starring: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Helen McCrory, Rachael Stirling, Richard E. Grant, Henry..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shrink

A well-chosen cast props up this otherwise shallow story that stars Kevin Spacey as a therapist who turns to pot in the wake of a personal crisis.

"...Starring: Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Keke Palmer, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Pell James, Laura Ramsey, Dallas Roberts, Robert Loggia,..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...real monsters? Cast: Natalia del Riego, Benny Emmanuel and Jack Huston with Angela Sarafyan (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Year

Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson co-star in this comedy about competitive birdwatchers.

"...Directed by: David Frankel. Starring: Jack Black, Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, Rashida Jones, Rosamund Pike,..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Book Review: The Big Goodbye

The making of Chinatown gets its full due in Wasson's chronicle

"...producer Robert Evans, screenwriter Robert Towne, and leading man Jack Nicholson – is back and then some...."

Feb. 25, 2020 Arts Post by David Gaines

Austin Filmmakers Announced for Sundance

Several local filmmakers chosen to compete at Sundance 2017

"...Kevin Powers. The Gulf War-set drama stars Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Patric, Toni Collette, and Jennifer..."

Dec. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Longest Ride

It's the latest romancer from Nicholas Sparks' by-the-numbers playbook

"...Tillman Jr.. Starring: Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Alda, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin and Lolita Davidovich...."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

American Hustle

It's all about the hair, the performances, and the grift and graft in this unpredictable new offering from David O. Russell.

"...Louis C.K., Robert De Niro, Michael Peña, Elisabeth Röhm, Jack Huston and Alessandro Nivola...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Not Fade Away

Five years after the end of The Sopranos, creator David Chase directs his first movie, which takes him back to New Jersey in the Sixties.

"...Directed by: David Chase. Starring: John Magaro, Jack Huston, Will Brill, James Gandolfini, Bella Heathcote, Molly Price,..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Oughta See the Pictures

Hollywood forever: New film books reviewed

"...Watch Me: A Memoirby Anjelica Huston Scribner, 400pp., $27.99..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Screens Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...After: A Cinderella Story with Drew Barrymore and Angelica Huston update and rework some timeless classics...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE CROSSING GUARDD: Sean Penn; with Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, Robin Wright, Piper Laurie,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Save Yourselves!

Affable alien invasion comedy is really a lightweight relationship story

"...Directed by: Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson. Starring: Sunita Mani and John..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...Wine) will present a 45th anniversary screening of John Huston's hard-hitting boxing drama Fat City...."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Edge of Darkness

This thriller marks a middling comeback for Mad Mel Gibson

"...Campbell. Starring: Mel Gibson, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts, Danny Huston and Ray Winstone. Adapted from the six-episode BBC television..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Art School Confidential

This follow-up to Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes’ transcendent Ghost World is too scattershot to be truly great, but their smarty-pants campus yarn is on fire with satire.

"...Sophia Myles, Matt Keeslar, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Anjelica Huston and Joel Moore. Ultimately it’s too scattershot to cohere..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...D: Stephen Frears; with John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Marc Busey, Ben Carr, Joelle Carter,..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters @ 3AM

Snippets of conversations about movies from the Filmcraft collection

"...John Huston: "You don't have to be the thing itself to..."

April 11, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

X Games Austin 2015

"...Nyjah Huston..."

June 9, 2015 Photo Gallery

Letters at 3AM

America's ideal of liberty shaped the country's finest authors

"...– God and Nature disappeared, pretty much, except for Jack London (1876-1916), who felt them hostile to us. Fitzgerald..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

All Wrapped Up

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

"...D: Anjelica Huston; with Huston, Marion O'Dwyer, Ray Winstone, Arno Chevrier...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screamlines

"...D: Nicholas Roeg (1990) w/Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

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