Trumbo

Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is essayed by Bryan Cranston

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Louis C.K., Elle..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Campaign

A wan political comedy guaranteed to offend no one.

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Meet the Parents

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Phyllis George, Owen Wilson, Jon Abrahams, James..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mystery, Alaska

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Adam Beach, Michael Buie, Maury Chaykin, Colm..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Verne Troyer, Michael..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bombshell

Finding sympathy in Fox’s #MeToo moment by ignoring everything else about Fox

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dinner for Schmucks

Corporate climbers get their schadenfreude on in this new Steve Carell comedy.

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Jemaine..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Meet the Fockers

You can Fockerize Meet the Parents all you want, but this new movie is a lame sequel to the comic hit of 2000.

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman,..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Powers in Goldmember

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Mike Myers, Michael Caine, Beyoncé Knowles, Verne..."

July 26, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Robert Faires

October Previews

"...D: Jay Roach; with Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack, Lolita..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Recounting Recount

Laura Dern's outrageous "Kitty" Harris hits the mark.

"...his passing, the torch went to Austin Powers' director Jay Roach. Roach was an interesting choice, and under his..."

June 18, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME D: Jay Roach; with Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Elizabeth Hurley, Robert..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Seven of the Best With Owen Wilson

From small-town crook to the ultimate speedster, the most unmissable roles of the Texas actor's career

"...In Jay Roach's slapstick romantic comedy of discomfort, it's clear that..."

April 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

ALSO PLAYING

"...and Blythe Danner) turns into a weekend from hell. Jay Roach (Austin Powers) directs... Sylvester Stallone stars as a..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Screens Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...(Joan Baez I Am A Noise), jazz legend Max Roach (Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes), and the queen..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Further Lost Austin fallout and enviro-rhetoric from our readers.

"...Thanks for publishing Jay Trachtenberg's "Jazz's Generational Divide" (Feb. 2). As a musician,..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...The shores of Town Lake will be rockin'! – Jay Trachtenberg..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Critics Poll

"...Jay Trachtenberg Road to Austin, Auditorium Shores Best Roadshow..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...those collecting the growing catalog of research into nonpharmacological approaches to mental-illness treatment: everything from movement and dance, to..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...3 stars -- Jay Hardwig THE FENCE CUTTERS..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...are rendering it in splendid fashion. 4 Stars - Jay Trachtenberg..."

June 6, 1997 Music Review

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...campaign for Sheriff of Aspen, CO, in 1970. Cast: Jay Bulger, Cheryl Hines, Amaryllis Fox, Laird Mackintosh, Maxwell Loeb..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: Second List

243 + 171 = as many acts as the last two ATX fests combined

"...Ghost Magnet Roach Motel (Tijuana, Mexico)..."

Nov. 18, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW 2013 Round Two: More Bands Announced

Big year for Bogota bands with a heavy playlist from Colombia

"...Murder By Death (Bloomington, Ind.) Malena Muyala (Montevideo, Uruguay) Jay Nash (Hartland, Vt.) New Ivory (London, England) Nguzunguzu (Los..."

Dec. 5, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Donors

"...Kenneth P. BanksSchulenburgInternational Muffler Co.$157,000 Cary PattersonTexarkanaNix Patterson & Roach$154,530 Ray L. HuntDallasHunt Consolidated, Inc.$153,500 James L. HuffinesDallasHuffines Auto..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Lipstick Traces

Pretenders

"...For artists who defy categorization, the only way to approach an album is to dazzle 'em with diversity. At..."

July 16, 1999 Music Review

Reissues

"...the complete work of several key artists, it rightfully approaches soul as a singles-driven medium, which means no matter..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

The Tools of the Trade

Southwest Texas State's Jazz Program

"...Jay Fort, a local saxophonist who's toured with Artie Shaw..."

June 13, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...the whole area: Doug Sahm and the Pharaohs, Sammy Jay and the Tiffanaires, Eddie Luna. You had Mexicans, blacks,..."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman