Reel Paradise

This documentary shows what happens when famed producer’s rep/author/gadabout John Pierson convinces his family to move with him to Fiji, where, if all goes according to plan, he can leave behind the indie-film rat race, immerse himself in a completely foreign culture, and, best of all, screen all sorts of movies for the natives.

"...muddle through. Freshly minted Austinite and famed producer’s rep/author/gadabout John Pierson (his résumé includes key assistance to the early..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Christmas With the Kranks

Holiday pap and circumstance.

"...director Joe Roth, screenwriter Christopher Columbus, and attorney-turned-cottage industry John Grisham, upon whose novel (Skipping Christmas) this film is..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Riding Giants

A creative wipe-out from the director of Dogtown and Z-Boys

"...Peralta overcome the redundancy of some of this movie’s early footage. Still, the essential organizational problem that befalls Riding..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Love is never having to say "I erased you."

"...accepted the seventh-and-a-half floor in his script for Being John Malkovich or his maybe-he’s-there-or-maybe-he’s-not brother in Adaptation. This film..."

March 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

San Francisco in South Austin

Finding dim sum and Cantonese seafood, early birds and all-nighters, at Marco Polo

"...the way up to far North Lamar for their early morning fix of top-notch Cantonese seafood...."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2004

The boys are back for their annual ’toon fest, highlighting the best of the rude and lewd.

"...theme. "Heavy" by Kell McGregor and "The Mousochist" by John Dilworth come to mind, as does the hilarious "Tinky..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Piglet's Big Movie

"...accidentally inhaled some honey through the wrong orifice). Remarkably, John Fiedler – the original Piglet – is still on..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

"...a script by professional oddball Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) revolves around the minor-league, legend-in-his-own-mind television provocateur Chuck..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Auto Focus

"...Willem Dafoe and Greg Kinnear. There's a telling moment early on in Auto Focus, the accomplished film about Sixties..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Detroit 9000

Blaxploitation classic re-released in 1999 by Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder distribution company.

"...crack the seemingly uncrackable case. Tossed together in the early Seventies racial hotbed of department politics, the pair have..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gloria

"...Joan Crawford in one of her films from the early 1950s. (Relish the thought of Stone in an updated..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Big Hit

"...Miss, this grade-Z action parody looks like a second-rate John Woo cast-off (Woo and longtime partner Terence Chang produced..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gonin

"...to have had their fill of the works of John Woo, Tsui Hark, and other Hong Kong action directors,..."

April 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An American Werewolf in Paris

"...13th sequels in less than half that time. But John Landis' hip, gruesomely inventive American Werewolf in London made..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Thousand Acres

"...Jason Leigh and Colin Firth. Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize-winning, Lear-on-a-John Deere novel has reached the screen with its bleak..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Fortunate Son

The Return of John Fogerty

"...sky, not much rings in higher for 1997 than John Fogerty's new album, Blue Moon Swamp. EPMD are Back..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Scream

"...waiting years. The stalk 'n' slash gorefests of the early to mid-Eighties may be a distant crimson glimmer in..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Outta the Garage and Into the Tool Shed

John Croslin

"...Looking at John Croslin, the last mantle you would likely assign this..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Music Feature

Demolition Man

Stallone and Snipes blow things up real good.

"...only hope is to unfreeze his 20th century nemesis, John Spartan (Stallone). As with the great comic books of..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Good Shepherd

Matt Damon abandons the cat-and-mouse theatrics of his Bourne identity to play the reserved fictional functionary whose life serves as the prism through which this film examines the early years of the CIA.

"...by: Robert De Niro. Starring: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, John Turturro, Alec Baldwin, William Hurt, Billy Crudup, Joe Pesci,..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faster Than Sound: Taylor Wallace Takes Over KUTX Morning Show

KUTX replaces morning show mainstay John Aielli with Taylor Wallace after the iconic ATX deejay suffers a stroke.

"...Beloved eccentric John Aielli famously held the drive-time slot with Eklektikos, a..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Point Austin: Watching the Races

Yes, it’s early – but Austin voters can start boning up now

"...U.S. Senate race – to challenge three-term Republican incumbent John Cornyn – took an interesting turn this week, as..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal

Combining the mediocre and cosmic with the creature feature director

"...It's an early morning for Nacho Vigalondo. Last night he'd been at..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Obsession: Bob Byington Dials in to the 555

Austin filmmaker shares his love for new sketch comedy series

"...555 is always two actors (John Early and Kate Berlant, both great), in cahoots or..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Screens Column by Bob Byington

SXSW Comedy: An Above Average Evening with the Upright Citizens Brigade

"...John Early..."

March 16, 2015 Photo Gallery

Food-O-File

Looking ahead to the most anticipated restaurant openings of early 2014

"...Supper Club to be open there in the spring. John Bates says they plan to move into the new..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

UPDATED: Lehmberg Released From Jail

Will now seek treatment

"...County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg was released from jail early this morning, after serving 20 days of a 45-day..."

May 9, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

AFF Honors Chris Carter, Announces First Wave

Outstanding TV Writing Award for 'X-Files' creator

"...Christmas comes early for Austin sci-fans...."

Aug. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

And They're Off!

City Council May ballot set

"...that's actually happening when originally scheduled – and the early news is: Place 5 is very popular...."

March 6, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Powers of Tenn

Talking Tennessee Williams' genius with critic John Lahr

"...sense of Williams as intensely prolific reviser comes through clearly in the Harry Ransom Center exhibition "Becoming Tennessee Williams,"..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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