Mistress

"...Then the phone rings. On the other end is Jack Roth (Landau), a down-and-out movie producer who used to..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Youth Without Youth

After a 10-year absence, Francis Ford Coppola has come in from the vineyards, but his Youth Without Youth is a self-satisfied bore that fails to connect with the audience.

"...Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola. Starring: Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz and André Hennicke. Once..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The House With a Clock in Its Walls

Eli Roth swaps gore for delightful childlike Gothic wonder

"...Directed by: Eli Roth. Starring: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Swissmissing in Action

Heart Tina Roth Eisenberg? Wear it on your sleeve.

"...Tina Roth Eisenberg, aka swissmiss, the graphic designer who grew up..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky, Ben Sinclair, Onur Turkel, John Rothman, Louis Cancelmi, Larry Murphy, Sam Seder (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Occupy England

UK drama Us and Them takes on class warfare

"...Danny (played by the talented Jack Roth, son of noted actor Tim Roth) is thoroughly..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Somebody Get Me a Shot

"...than anything else and we knew it. David Lee Roth, in leather bell bottoms and little else, swigged from..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Till Death

Someone forgot that their marriage vows don't count after death

"...Megan Fox, Callan Mulvey, Eoin Macken, Ami Ameen and Jack Roth...."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review

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"...of local doctor Peter ÒMaxÓ Askey (Neill) and AlexanderÕs brother-in-law Jack (Hargreaves). The turmoil caused by her father and..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Kars: The Movie

Ron Mann on 'Tales of the Rat Fink'

"...legendary automotive artist and SoCal mainstay Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who, in the wake of World War II, turned..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...another collaborative project from director Bob Rafelson and actor Jack Nicholson...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Incredible Hulk

Finally, the Hulk is truly incredible. As of right now, it's Marvel's universe; we just live in it.

"...by: Louis Leterrier. Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell and Christina..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...Alan Roth: Robotics..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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: Pedro Almodóvar; with Cecilia Roth, Eloy Azorín, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jigsaw

The Saw character returns

"...power, outlasting rival franchises Final Destination, Paranormal Activity, Eli Roth’s Hostels, and maybe even Insidious. Saw’s thematic and character..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man With the Iron Fists

Wu-Tang Clan firebrand RZA branches out into directing a martial arts film.

"...is a loving, accurate homage to the legendary Shaw Brothers films that first inspired the chopsocky-mad lad to bring..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Buried

Buried takes place entirely inside a coffin where a man is buried alive.

"...Shock SuspenStories, like the Saw series and everything Eli Roth has ever done (most memorably his faux Thanksgiving trailer..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Exorcism

This faux documentary pulls few punches in its fresh look at what happens when religion and the secular world collide.

"...ramshackle, moldering manses of southern Louisiana. Produced by Eli Roth and the trio of producers behind Children of Men..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...A young deluded Cuban communist, whose brother is in constant trouble with the authorities for his..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Showcases Linklater, Cumberbatch

First round of films announced mixes world and Texas premieres

"...tale with a Lone Star State connection. Oscar-winner Vanessa Roth (American Teacher) returns to the classroom and the court..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity. Cast: Jackie Van Beek, Josephine Blazier, Hannah Diviney, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Reynolds in Albert Brooks' Mother, Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet, Jack Lemmon and James Garner in My Fellow Americans, Walter..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...Duplass will be on hand to present the Duplass Brothers Indie TV Showcase, featuring four pilots produced under their..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sxsw

"...Will & Charlie Sexton are the sure thing. The brothers are currently label-shopping for their first collaboration together, and..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...effects coupled with borderline transgressive snarkisms (à la Eli Roth's Cabin Fever and Hostel films), is there any place..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two

"...John Landis, plus screenwriters Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential), Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), and Randall Wallace (Braveheart)...."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column by Louis Black

DVDanger: 'Scum'

What's scarier than Ray Winstone? A young Ray Winstone.

"...up, sign up and apply muscle for good as Jack Reagan in the sadly under-seen film adaptation of The..."

June 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Women and Children First

An old Van Halen playlist on the occasion of their new LP

"...be told, they weren't very good. Frontman David Lee Roth played drunk with his giant inflatable bottle of Jack..."

Feb. 21, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Southern Destroyer

Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute

"...comes from, which is originally Clinton, Miss., in between Jackson and Vicksburg, and then Arkansas -- where he earned..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Picks to Snicker

Rich Man, Poor Man, Funny Man, Stephen Root

"...the hamlet of Arlen, Texas, from Bill Dauterive to Brother Timmy. It was chance that led fidgety programming execs..."

April 2, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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