DVDanger: 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'

John Barrymore's lascivious trip into the heart of his own darkness

"...As Samuel Johnson allegedly said (and as Avenged Sevenfold quoted), "He who..."

Feb. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Watch it

"...Directed by: Tom Flynn. Starring: Peter Gallagher, Suzy Amis, John C. McGinley, Jon Tenny, Cynthia Stevenson, Lili Taylor and..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Treasure Planet

"...Directed by: Ron Clements and John Musker. Disney here remakes one of its own with..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Muppets Treasure Island

"...bottle of pop! Taking great liberties with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel about pirates and buried riches, Muppet Treasure..."

Feb. 16, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kill the Irishman

The life of Danny Greene, an Irish mobster in Cleveland during the Sixties and Seventies, is recounted in this film.

"...Directed by: Jonathan Hensleigh. Starring: Ray Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Linda Cardellini, Robert..."

April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mary Reilly

"...Directed by: Stephen Frears. Starring: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Michael Gambon, Kathy Staff and Glenn..."

March 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wild Life

An animated spin on Robinson Crusoe

"...well-known literary characters such as Robinson Crusoe and Long John Silver, but without any specific reference to either Dafoe’s..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sherlock Gnomes

Gnomeo and Juliet sequel heads to London. For reasons.

"...Directed by: John Stevenson...."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Halloween'/'Prince of Darkness'/'Eyes Without a Face'

Three throwback horrors for your Halloween pleasure

"...they don't come much more classic or scary than John Carpenter's 1978 frightener Halloween...."

Oct. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"...Don Stevenson: drums, vocals..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

TCB

Changes in the air at the Parish and Emo's, a new label on the horizon, Li'l Cap'n Travis gets a Friday Night Lights close-up, and a Grammy surprise for an old Texas Playboy

"...week. According to Jazz and Parish general manager Chad Stevenson, current owner Matthew Reppert will retain title to the..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Orphans

"...Mullan. Starring: Alex Norton, Frank Gallagher, Stephen Mccole, Rosemarie Stevenson, Douglas Henshall and Gary Lewis. I'm sure there are..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...mystique. That was probably because I had slept with John Cale a bunch of times and was shameless about..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Snake Charmer

Ray Wylie Hubbard survived the crash, recovered the black box, and continues to fly high and get lowdown with 'Snake Farm.'

"...Martin Murphey (a cheerleader at school assemblies) and B.W. Stevenson. The clean-cut folk music of Peter, Paul & Mary;..."

June 23, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Last Horror Movie

The U.S. premiere of this self-reflexive horror film from England is presented in Austin by Fangoria magazine.

"...Directed by: Julian Richards. Starring: Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish, Jonathan Coote and Christabel Muir. Never before..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Blakemore; with Blakemore, Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, Kerry Fox, John Hargreaves. (PG-13, 105 min.) Country Life, the latest film..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...JULIE NEWMARD: Beeban Kidron; with Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Arliss Howard, Jason London,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: Remembering Chet Himes, Johnny Limón, and Riley Osbourn

Three Austin music scene stalwarts passed in late August

"...also worked with Carole King, Joe Ely, and Eric Johnson. Influential studio and live sound pro, Himes, 73, died..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Federal Judge (Temporarily) Blocks Texas From Denying Planned Parenthood Patients Medicaid

Medicaid removal will not take effect until at least Feb. 21

"...Amanda Stevenson, a reproductive health researcher who has contributed to the..."

Jan. 19, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the aforementioned Hammer opus or, God forbid, Robert Louis Stevenson's orginal story... which this film claims to have been..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

The Book of Eli

In a post-apocalyptic time, Denzel Washington is the lone man who carries the world's last remaining Bible.

"...Hughes. Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones, Michael Gambon, Frances de la..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir

'Austin, 1972,' an excerpt from Joe Nick Patoski's new tome, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life

"...Ry Cooder, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart, Taj Mahal, Dr. John the Night Tripper, and Frank Zappa. But there was..."

April 25, 2008 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Shocker: Perry's New Tax Commission Industry Heavy

Whether to tax big businesses more will be decided by ... big businessmen

"...Reform Commission, six weeks after naming former state Comptroller John Sharp to lead the blue-ribbon panel...."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

'It All Leads Back to Texas'

Robert Bryce on the Texas-Washington-international crony network

"...business and politics. Its roots are really in Lyndon Johnson and the Democratic Party, and it ends obviously with..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

At Large in the Hills

Ray Wylie Hubbard's Dangerous Spirits

"...photograph by John Carrico..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...This year’s Velveeta Room bash started with pianist Sultan Stevenson, the Londoner and his rhythm section tackling tunes from..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...ill-remembered tale of New England sorcery. Nan Barlow (Venetia Stevenson) is a coed who travels to the remote New..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Things They Used to Do

Dick Holland assesses two Texas journalists, Gary Cartwright and Jan Reid, whose new collections of articles possess a cautionary wisdom, the kind you acquire when you court danger and danger provides you with a keen view of what lies beyond.

"...Harrigan on a sartorial crisis precipitated by fatherhood, and John Davidson on the drama of wetbacks crossing into South..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

The Memory of Music

Discovering Moby Grape's Skip Spence via his only solo album Oar, and it's new tribute album, More Oar

"...rhythm section of bassist Bob Mosley and drummer Don Stevenson. All five musicians were exceptional songwriters, and together they..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Louis Black

Fall Film Previews

September

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

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

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