The Short Films of Jane Campion

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. These four 16mm short films were made by..."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sarah Jane’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...Campion's film is full of great performances. It's a quiet..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Sarah Jane

Holy Smoke!

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Pam Grier, Daniel..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Portrait of a Lady

Jane Campion brings her modern sensibilities to this story of Henry James’ 1870s heroine Isabel Archer, a young, sharp-minded, American woman abroad who inherits unexpected wealth and uses it to live as she likes, traveling and rejecting numerous suitors until she falls into an unwise marriage that nearly becomes her ruination.

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Two Friends

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko, Kris Mcquade, Debra..."

June 7, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Double Bind

"...daughter's perspective, the mother's eyes are false lies. Anna Campion's movie, The Audition, is the most immediately familiar and..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2021

Jane Campion's stunning high plains drama The Power of the Dog takes a bite out of our critics

"...Jenny Nulf; and fresh voices Trace Sauveur and Sarah Jane – have given them the honors they so richly..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bright Star

Jane Campion's achingly immediate yet eternal story about the love between tubercular poet John Keats and the literal girl-next-door, Fanny Brawne. It affords the filmmaker another rich opportunity to scratch beneath the surface of female sexuality.

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In the Cut

Jane Campion's erotic thriller In the Cut dulls its cutting edge.

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh,..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Piano

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill and..."

Nov. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Angel at My Table

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh and Karen Fergusson...."

Sept. 20, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Get to the Bottom of 'Top of the Lake'

New miniseries premieres on the Sundance Channel Monday

"...Top of the Lake, the new project from director Jane Campion (The Piano, Bright Star), premieres tomorrow on the..."

March 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

The Power of the Dog

Benedict Cumberbatch is malevolent and magnetic in this High Plains tragedy

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jane and Anna Campion's Holy Smoke: A Novel

"...Holy Smoke: A Novelby Anna Campion and Jane Campion..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Books Review by Barry Johnson

Celebrating Woman Director Awareness Month With Recommendations From Local Filmmakers

From artistic inspirations to personal connections, the legacies of women directors

"...lives in the spotlight. Cinematic Salve: Holly Herrick on Jane Campion..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Screens Feature

An Angel at My Table

This most impolite of directors attacks the most polite of genres in a way that makes it feel like her own creation, and pays tribute to her source by bringing it so ferociously to life

"...During the making of An Angel at My Table, Jane Campion's three-part telefilm of Janet Frame's autobiography, the notoriously..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Review by Spencer Parsons

All Wrapped Up

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

"...the Jewish Baltimore of his youth in Liberty Heights; Jane Campion (The Piano) re-teams with Harvey Keitel in Holy..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists

The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations

"...film this year (well, not quite a year) is Jane Campion's chilly Western The Power of the Dog, starring..."

Jan. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Women Make Movies

"...at the Texas Union Theatre; three short films by Jane Campion (The Piano) and one by Anna Campion on..."

Aug. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coming of Age

"...Try it. All right, who'd you come up with? Jane Campion? Allison Anders? Penny Marshall?..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Reel Women Presents: Women Make Movies

"...4:30pm: Three short films by Jane Campion -- "Passionless Moments," "A Girl's Own Story," "Peel"..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Screens Feature

Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...so many layers and ideas worth exploring here; bravo, Jane Campion. Near Misses..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Screens Top 10s

"...10) 'BRIGHT STAR' Sensuous and voluptuous, Jane Campion's story of the tubercular poet John Keats and..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Power of the Dog, Pig Split Austin Film Critics Awards

Plus, which local movie gets an AFCA award screening at AFS?

"...The two films also dominated in multiple categories. Jane Campion's adaptation of Thomas Savage's brutal 1967 Western took..."

Jan. 11, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

November Previews

"...Mewes, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Bud Cort, Alanis Morissette, Janeane Garofalo...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Richard Whittaker's Top 10 Films of 2021

The Chronicle's Culture desk editor makes his list

"...the murky moral core of a broken man in Jane Campion’s chilling frontier drama. 6) Minari A welcome repost..."

Dec. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...Jane Campion rightfully reclaims her status as a premier filmmaker..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Jenny Nulf’s Top 10 Films 0f 2021

"...Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy), Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog), Paolo Sorrentino (The..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Summer Fun: Some Like It Hot Cold & Dreary

Counterprogramming Gidget: 11 icy, downer movies

"...Director Jane Campion (The Piano) puts the iconic Isabel Archer (played..."

May 19, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Beautiful Creatures

She's a witch, he's a mortal, and they both read Charles Bukowski: Some teens will never make it to heaven.

"...(Englert – who happens to be the daughter of Jane Campion) lives at the decaying Ravenwood mansion with her..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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