Beirut

John Hamm sweats stylishly in gritty, grim spy thriller.

"...Directed by: Brad Anderson. Starring: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Shea Whigham, Larry Pine, Mark..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Journey

Settling peace in Northern Ireland?

"...Directed by: Nick Hamm. Starring: Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Toby Stephens, Freddie Highmore,..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monkeybone

"...Directed by: Henry Selick. Starring: John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Megan Mullally, Dave Foley, Chris Kattan,..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Hopelessness

One of the hardest lessons to learn in life

"...surgery and end up looking like Brad Pitt or John Hamm or Justin Bieber ” Wait a minute …..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

TV Eye

AMC's Mad Men is back, and boy, is TV Eye glad

"...Mad Men's Don Draper (Jon Hamm) is the show's central character, a handsome, Madison Avenue..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

2013-14 Austin Music Awards

"...Waterloo Records owner John Kunz & Garland Jeffries..."

March 13, 2014 Photo Gallery

The Report

Recounting of U.S. torture program investigation is dry as Senate testimony

"...Hall, Tim Blake Nelson, Corey Stoll, Maura Tierney, Jon Hamm, Douglas Hodge, T. Ryder Smith, Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Rhys,..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nostalgia

A life well lived examined in a film uninspiringly made.

"...Directed by: Mark Pellington. Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Jon Hamm, Catherine Keener, James Le Gros, Bruce Dern, John Ortiz..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

TV Eye

'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees

"...Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...Janice, the vitriolic blond bombshell on the balcony in John Patrick Shanley's Italian American Reconciliation. Next up for Catmull:..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

When Artificial Intelligence Meets a Failing Mind

Sci-fi drama Marjorie Prime questions human identity

"...AI serving as Marjorie's companion. The real Walter (Jon Hamm) has been dead for decades, while 86-year-old Marjorie (Five..."

June 29, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Christmas Records

Celtic Christmas Iv

"..."Do You Hear What I Hear"; Whitesnake/Thin Lizzy alumnus John Sykes outdoing Stevens by waiting only a minute and..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Review

Scanlines

"...or a math-building card game called Sum's Up with Hamm, or you can create marble works of art with..."

April 11, 1997 Screens Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Jesse Peretz; with Natasha Gregson Wagner, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert John Burke, Jeannetta Arnette...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: John Waters; with Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wild Mountain Thyme

Twee Irish romance takes forever to end happily ever after

"...Directed by: John Patrick Shanley. Starring: Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Christopher Walken,..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...director, Booksmart; Texas Film Hall of Fame 2019 inductee John Lee Hancock's period crime drama The Highwaymen; and Kathy..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Lee, Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky, Ben Sinclair, Onur Turkel, John Rothman, Louis Cancelmi, Larry Murphy, Sam Seder (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Ring in the New Year With a Binge Watch

12 streaming shows to get you to midnight and beyond

"...British and American funny people (including Chris O’Dowd, Jon Hamm, Paul Rudd, Kathy Burke, Eddie Izzard, Noel Fielding...), Ayoade..."

Dec. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Holiday Viewing: TV Christmas Episodes

Celebrate the season in Sunnydale, the Oval Office, and more

"...making of delightful mishaps. Because Mom Linda (voiced by John Roberts) loves Christmas to bits, she buys her tree..."

Dec. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

Mad Men and the mad men of the Republican National Convention

"...including Associated Press journalists Amy Forliti and Jon Krawczynski, John P. Wise and Alice Kalthoff of MyFox.com, and Amy..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Golden Globes were a big bust, but the new Terminator series opens an impressive can of whup-ass

"...Damages (FX); Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC); and Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC), all won best-actor nods in their..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Fantastic Fest Wave Three Crashes Down

Music and madness fill festival lineup

"...everything goes to hell. Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, and Cynthia Erivo lead an all-star cast..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Drafthouse Films Elects 'The Congress'

Release slate adds new adaptation of Stanislaw Lem sci-fi classic

"...Starring Robin Wright (House Of Cards) Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Harvey Keitel Bad Lieutenant, Reservoir Dogs) and..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

Giving a lot of sweet bouquets (and taking their sweet time doing it)

"...Schooling of Bento Bonchev/The 21 Would-Be Lives of Phineas Hamm/Messenger No. 4/The Aliens/The Materiality of Impermanence..."

June 8, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tuesday-Wednesday SXSW Live Shots

Tuesday and Wednesday night SXSW showcase reviews

"...over a crowd that briefly included Mad Men's Jon Hamm. No surprises there: Hers is an evocative voice that..."

March 25, 2011 Music Feature

Top 10 Sports Retirements 2010

From 'The Big Unit' to 'The Big Hurt'

"...3) Randy Johnson: "The Big Unit”..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

The Day the Earth Stood Still

This dull, unnecessary remake of the 1951 science-fiction classic features Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in a wooden cautionary tale.

"...Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm and Kyle Chandler. When word went..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Watch List

"...disdain for these men? Led by the dashing Jon Hamm as Don Draper, we see a hard-working ad man..."

July 27, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Soccer Watch

"...Cat Reddick. With all respect to the 1992 Mia Hamm-Kristine Lilly team, and the 1987 squad that gave up..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro