ACL Interview: Grace London

The rise and return of the local classicist and prodigy

"...with my good friend and 13-year-old rising star Grace London was in 2012 – right after she moved to..."

Oct. 1, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Something for Everyone... Jack's Back... and It's Hell

"...-- in the September 29, 1888 issue of the London magazine Punch. Victorian London was a city of disturbing..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Books Feature

The Call of the Wild

Buck the dog makes another trip to the Yukon, this time with CGI assistance

"...This domesticated adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novella tempers the brutality of the book’s..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Arctic

Mads Mikkelsen follows in the wilderness steps of Jack London

"...no one has ever reached beyond the shadow of Jack London. While other authors of the age of empire..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

White Fang Two: Myth of the White Wolf

"...thrill. When this sequel to Disney's recent version of Jack London's novel focuses on its titular hero racing through..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

American Heart

"...week-old dirt under its fingernails. Bridges is impressive as Jack, the ex-con who can't quite shake his deceiving ways..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Charles Stites' New One-Man Show Straitjacket Is Fun – Scary Fun

Charles Stites has another one-man show, and this time he's climbing into a Straitjacket for fun. Scary fun.

"...Charles Stites is putting himself in a straitjacket. Voluntarily...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Xenophobia?

International Acts at SXSW

"...GOUGE (London, U.K.): Once again, shame on England. This time for..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

'What Is Justice?'

A state program that enables offenders and their victims meet face-to-face has helped Andrew Papke take full responsibility for the drunken driving-related deaths of Beth Early and Daniel London.

"...daughter Beth, killed -- along with her boyfriend, Daniel London -- by a teenage drunken driver in 1996. In..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

The Designated Mourner

"...Clueless) and mounted with great success last year in London with this same group of principals. Acclaimed actress Miranda..."

July 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Martin Eden

Bafflingly relocated Italian adaptation of Jack London's novel skates by on charm and cheekbones

"...young Martin Eden (Marinelli) in this Italian adaptation of Jack London’s relatively obscure 1909 novel bearing the protagonist’s name,..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Last Night in Soho

Edgar Wright travels through time into London's sleazy history

"...reflection of her mother, who died after moving to London. When Ellie follows in her footsteps out to Soho..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...needed to avoid foreclosure on the Banks family’s cherished London home, approximately two or so decades after Mary Poppins..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Spider

"...to pop up quite a bit like some grubby Jack-in-the-Tarn – they’re oddly humorous stories, with intricate moral centers...."

May 2, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Victor Frankenstein

This version of the Frankenstein tale is told from Igor's perspective

"...the theft of various mammalian body parts from the London Zoo, and also the recent demise of a circus..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cockneys vs. Zombies

This bloody good zom-com stands out from the crowd of zombies recently invading our screens.

"...Matthias Hoene. Starring: Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan, Jack Doolan, Georgia King, Ashley Thomas, Alan Ford, Honor Blackman..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sherlock Holmes

This movie reinvents the chilly, brainiac sleuth as a tortured genius and occasional backroom brawler, and Robert Downey Jr. almost makes the character work.

"...year prior to the emergence of the very real Jack the Ripper. Fittingly, both fictional man and factual monster..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fever Pitch

Don’t go into the Farrelly brothers’ Fever Pitch seeking an adaptation along the lines of the merely Yankified remix of the Nick Hornby novel High Fidelity: This is not that – not even close.

"...Farrelly. Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Lenny Clarke and Jack Kehler. Die-hard fans of Nick Hornby’s first, best novel,..."

April 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wonderland

"...Directed by: Michael Winterbottom. Starring: Peter Marfleet, Jack Shepherd, Kika Markham, Ian Hart, John Simm, Shirley Henderson,..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer

"...Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, Zora Neale Hurston, Jack Kerouac, Jim Thompson, Nelson Algren, Sherwood Anderson, and so..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

Fremont

Eccentric dramedy about an Afghan immigrant who works in a fortune cookie company

"...therapist (Turkington) who likens her plight to that of Jack London’s White Fang, she is quick to volunteer the..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Music Review: Jazz re:freshed Outernational Blows Down Abbey Road

Downstairs at the old Emo’s on Sixth and Red River in spirit

"...straight at South by Southwest, Tuesday night’s collaboration between London Record label Jazz re:freshed, whose co-founder Adam Moses hosted,..."

March 16, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Wolf Totem

The director of The Bear is back for this human-and-wolf-cub story

"...and 1997’s Seven Years in Tibet; he’s modern cinema’s Jack London, frequently pitting man against nature against man...."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

127 Hours

An unrelenting tour de force thanks to Simon Beaufoy's clever script, Danny Boyle's inspired direction, and James Franco's amazing performance, 127 Hours is primarily an unforgettable examination of the human spirit under extreme duress.

"...an archetypal tale of man vs. nature vs. himself (Jack London would've loved this). Ralston, after a pleasant morning..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Yellow Handkerchief

Based on an 800-word story by Pete Hamill, this small-scale relationship drama stars William Hurt, Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello, and Eddie Redmayne.

"...and Eddie Redmayne. Despite its shared title with a Jack London story, The Yellow Handkerchief is based on a..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Seraphim Falls

A morality play without the morality, Seraphim Falls demands its protagonists (Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Anjelica Huston) resign themselves to their loneliness and brutality.

"...who is everything Brosnan’s Bond wasn’t. Bearded like a Jack London hero, weather-beaten, uncouth, detached, and all but indifferent..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Wine of the Week

An old reliable

"...four price levels of red wine: Sonoma Series, Reserve, Jack London, and Artist Series. The last is a blend..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Food Column by Wes Marshall

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

A United Kingdom

A film on love, race, and royalty

"...Directed by: Amma Asante. Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Laura Carmichael and Tom Felton...."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Untold Verve Rules Empire Control Room

Londoner sifts decades of UK bass culture for Chaos in Tejas

"...Jack Dunning, aka Untold, took the stage at Empire Control..."

June 2, 2014 Music Post by Conor Walker

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    11 »