John Grisham's The Rainmaker

"...Roy Scheider and Teresa Wright. For all we know, John Grisham may have filing cabinets full of unoptioned screenplays..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Pelican Brief

"...J. Pakula. Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard and John Lithgow. All the President's Men meets..."

Dec. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gingerbread Man

"...Man is also probably the most stylish and original John Grisham story on film. Thus, it's odd that the..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Client

"...being willfully stupid! Again!” All through this adaptation of John Grisham's best-selling suspenser, I kept wanting to appeal to..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Chamber

"...Robert Prosky, Raymond Barry and Bo Jackson. Based on John Grisham's 1994 bestseller, The Chamber comes to us hot..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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

A Time to Kill

"...to Kill, the newest legal thriller based on a John Grisham novel, takes a legal issue soaked in lots..."

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Net

"...Net. Conceived as a kind of Alfred Hitchcock meets John Grisham thriller, The Net merely proves what makes those..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Firm

"...in the life-or-death situation, not his client. Based on John Grisham's 1991 page-turner, this movie adaptation clocks in at..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...millionaire have in common? Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, and John Hodgman will all be at the 2019 Texas Book..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Matthew McConaughey: Lone Star Rising

The Luck of the Drawl

"...role in Lone Star, a Texas melodrama from writer-director John Sayles (Secret of Roan Inish, Passion Fish) that jumps..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Screens Feature by Matt Zoller Seitz

The Brethren

"...The Brethren by John Grisham..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Books Review by Barry Johnson

Mickey

Mega-author John Grisham wrote and financed the making of this Little League baseball film starring Harry Connick Jr.

"...Joy. It’s unlikely that Mickey, a peculiar combination of John Grisham’s writing and a Little League storyline, will make..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...have each released screen adaptations of bestselling books -- John Grisham's The Rainmaker and Midnight in the Garden of..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bedside Manner: Hide the Schlock!

Depressing real stuff and trashy TV

"...adjacent wall shelf – only to be replaced by John Grisham's The Confession, for which, I am told, Dow..."

Feb. 20, 2011 Books Post by Jordan Smith

Book Tour Confidential

"...delight I discovered that I had just hit the John Grisham trail, preceding him and his 10 million fans..."

May 21, 1999 Books Feature by Carol Dawson

Adonis Rising

Matthew McConaughey

"...Spacey, and Donald Sutherland, this screen adaptation of author John Grisham's first novel which is, furthermore, directed by the..."

July 26, 1996 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas to Execute Father Accused of Murdering Child Despite Innocence Argument

Will Gov. Abbott allow Robert Roberson to be put to death?

"...John Grisham, the bestselling author of legal thrillers and mysteries,..."

Sept. 27, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

"...gently shoved up to Little Rock. Bought out from John Grisham, that is, perhaps Oxford's most well-known (former) resident,..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Is That a Biography in Your Pocket...?

Film Folios and Screen Prints

"...of Mississippi had sprung from the one-track mind of John Grisham and not been the factual retelling of the..."

March 13, 1998 Books Review

Runaway Jury

John Grisham courtroom thumper marches to a familiar tune.

"...Directed by: Gary Fleder. Starring: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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.

"...since 1997's The Rainmaker, his adaptation of a popular John Grisham legal thriller. And though we're happy to welcome..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...1. The Brethren by John Grisham..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Books Column

Adventures in Backpacking

While traversing the globe in search of enlightenment, writer Mary Fitzgerald finds something altogether different: the steadily growing tribe of the full-time traveler. Outfitted to the teeth with Stussy, batik, Birkenstock, and the latest John Grisham novel, these nomadic wanderers have an entire culture all their own.

"...when they hit the party islands, and the latest John Grisham/Stephen King/Chicken Soup for whatever book. Funnily enough, in..."

March 24, 2000 Features Feature by Mary Fitzgerald

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...6. The Brethren by John Grisham..."

March 10, 2000 Books Column

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...2. The Testament by John Grisham..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Books Column

EDtv

"...a sustained character arc here than in any three John Grisham adaptations. What fails, if that's the correct word,..."

March 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Just One More

Remembering author/songwriter Larry Brown.

"...party in Oxford in the early Nineties,” he recalls. "John Grisham was there. To tell you the truth, I..."

June 4, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...D: Terry Gilliam; with Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Cameron..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...to be executed for a Klan-related murder; original author John Grisham has disassociated himself from this screen adaptation. (Oct...."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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