Tina Marsh Tribute Moved to St. James Episcopal Church

CO2's Echoes of the Heart changes location

"...Creative Opportunity Orchestra's tribute to Tina Marsh this evening, Echoes of the Heart: Music in Living..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

The King

First-time filmmaker James Marsh delivers a Texas gothic that stars Gael García Bernal and William Hurt, but the characters lack depth and humanity.

"...Directed by: James Marsh. Starring: Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James..."

July 7, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Art, Stunt, or Punk?

James Marsh on his dizzying documentary, Man on Wire

"...This week, British writer/director James Marsh (The King, The Team) releases his Man on..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Walk

Philippe Petit dreamed it and Robert Zemeckis brings it to life

"...Zemeckis. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, Steve Valentine, César Domboy and..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Riding: 1980

This second installment in a three-part dramatization of dirty dealings in Yorkshire is concerned with the notorious corruption mill that powers the region’s law enforcement.

"...Directed by: James Marsh. Starring: Paddy Considine, Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan, Tony..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Project Nim

The story of a science experiment in which a chimpanzee was raised as a human child is recounted in this heartbreaking documentary.

"...Directed by: James Marsh...."

Dec. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Theory of Everything

Based on Jane Hawking's memoir about her marriage to the scientist Stephen Hawking, this film really shows what goes into a relationship.

"...Directed by: James Marsh. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, David..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliffe jumps from Hogwarts to this movie's haunted mansion where he stars as a young widower under siege from a malevolent ghost.

"...Directed by: James Watkins. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

New Territory

Documentarian James Marsh's first narrative effort, 'The King,' is a dark one

"...James Marsh's documentaries have been called "visually audacious," his subjects..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Only the Brave

Visceral dramatization of the heroic work of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

"...Starring: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch and Andie MacDowell...."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Man on Wire

In a guerrilla act, French wirew-alker Philippe Petit crossed the space between the World Trade Center towers in 1974. His daring and artistry continue to amaze and inspire, as demonstrated in this documentary.

"...Directed by: James Marsh. I vividly recall two newspaper headlines from the..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Starsailor

Music Showcase

"...took the stage, all pretensions were dropped as vocalist James Marsh led the charge into an unaffected, if slightly..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

In Person

P.D. James at Barnes & Noble Arboretum

"...That's Baroness P.D. (Phyllis Dorothy) James, of Holland Park, expounding on her technique for creating..."

May 11, 2001 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Shake Appeal

James Williamson's Raw Power is all in the mix

"...Stooges guitarist James Williamson began life due west of San Antonio, in..."

May 28, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...Bewley, Alex Kingston. Little Birds (Director and screenwriter: Elgin James) — Amidst the stark landscape of the Salton Sea,..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Start Your Week With Magnolia Mondays

Violet Crown season highlights the indie powerhouse

"...to show Man on Wire (March 11 & 18). James Marsh’s exhilarating documentary, which chronicles tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s..."

Jan. 14, 2019 Screens Post by Britt Hayes

Austin Film Festival Unveils Complete Lineup

David Chase's 'Not Fade Away' opens fest

"...Dustin Hoffman (Director) SHADOW DANCER - Tom Bradby (Writer), James Marsh (Director) THE SAPPHIRES - Tony Briggs, Keith Thompson..."

Sept. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

From the Vaults: Chimps Ahoy

"Project Nim" stirs up memories of our Damn Dirty Ape issue

"...famous chimpanzee raised as a human child, is by James Marsh, the Oscar-winning director of Man on Wire...."

Dec. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screens Top 10s

The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year

"...7. Man on Wire James Marsh's highly original documentary about Philippe Petit, the man..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature

Film News

The top stories of 2005

"...premiere as the festival's opening-night film. Other premieres announced: James Marsh's The King, starring Gael Garcia Bernal and William..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

American Cinematheque's Universal Appeal

"...which screens at the Alamo on Feb. 21, is James Marsh's 1999 film adaptation of Michael Lesy's 1973 book..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

A Few Good Men

Melodrama doesn't come more butch than this, and the performances reflect that intensity, although Aaron Sorkin's moral predicaments are given full scrutiny.

"...Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollack, James Marsh, J.T. Walsh and Wolfgang Bodison. As a director,..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Creative Opportunity Orchestra

"...The Creative Opportunity OrchestraSt. James' Episcopal Church, Sept. 11..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

'Slap Noir'

BigBoy Medlin's dark comic novel of West Texas: an excerpt

"...Medical Examiner taking the temperature of a corpse; Detect­ive Marsh and Sergeant Crane standing on the Greens' front porch..."

July 18, 2014 Arts Feature by James BigBoy Medlin

The Rock Pile

"...Rage to Survive by Etta James and David Ritz Da Capo Press, $14.95 hard..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Creem: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine

The true story of the underdog music rag that lived (and died) rock

"...out of the region’s igneous pop, early settlers named Marsh, Uhelszki, Kramer, and Bangs utilized movable metal type, ink,..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Iraqnophobia

Tough Austin tenorman Alex Coke

"...to the local community. Close relationships with vocalist/bandleader Tina Marsh, of whose Creative Opportunity Orchestra (CO2) Coke is a..."

July 22, 2005 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...TINA MARSH & THE CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY ORCHESTRA: Austin-based composer Tina Marsh..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...district cooler plant, by approving a $56,337 contract to James Harper Construction Co. Many Downtown boosters oppose removing the..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Inexpressible

Ferreting out the local avant-garde jazz scene

"...as consistently as the organization's head and founder Tina Marsh would like, CO2 manages at least a couple of..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

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