National Treasure

Odd casting and unimaginative, workmanlike direction make the painfully overlong National Treasure an exercise in mediocrity.

"...Directed by: Jon Turteltaub. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

He Makes What He Loves and Then They Consume It

YouTube phenom Jon Cozart is more than just Ariel/Belle/Jasmine/Pocahontas

"...Answer: Jon Cozart...."

May 3, 2013 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Better Living Through Circuitry

"...Directed by: Jon Reiss. Starring: Scanner, Frankie Bones, Dj Spooky, Roni Size,..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Double Down

Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn goof around and discuss the making of Made.

"...It's still early on a Saturday morning when Jon Favreau walks into the room, his hair wet, his..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Baby Driver

A heist goes wrong for a music-loving getaway driver.

"...Edgar Wright. Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Eiza González, Jon Bernthal, Flea and..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

21 & Over

Some clever moments rescue this fall-down-drunk comedy from its baser instincts.

"...Directed by: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Starring: Miles Teller, Skylar Astin,..."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Elf

Will Ferrell's Elf is a new way to spell fun.

"...Directed by: Jon Favreau. Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Made

"...Directed by: Jon Favreau. Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen, Sean..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Out of Bounds 2015: Squirrel Buddies

Nothing nuts about this improv duo; "Buddies" says it all

"...under way. Kicking things off this year is the Jon Bolden/Roy Janik improv duo Squirrel Buddies. They actually sought..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Break-Up

Thirtysomething icon Jennifer Aniston grieves a failed relationship in one half of the movie, while thirtysomething icon Vince Vaughn grows up in the other.

"...Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams, Cole Hauser, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Judy Davis and Justin Long. As..."

June 2, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Moonlight and Valentino

"...Elizabeth Perkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathleen Turner and Jon Bon Jovi. Perhaps it's only because both films are..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sara Hickman and Darden Smith

A new-album roundtable for two

"...Sara Hickman’s Shine came out yesterday, while Darden Smith’s Love Calling sees the light of day next week. I..."

July 24, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

A Night at the Opera

Jon Else's Sing Faster, showing this Wednesday as part of the Texas Documentary Tour, shows us opera Like we've never seen it before from the stagehands' perspective.

"...find it hard to sit through -- much less love. After watching Jon Else's truly hilarious, Emmy- and Sundance-awarded..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Pearl Harbor

"...Directed by: Michael Bay. Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr, Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin, Ewen Bremner, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity: Party On, Queers

Jon-Erik Garcia, aka the Glitoris, talks about his own TuezGayz story, plus more queer events

"...together. The child of Barbs and Swan Dive co-owner Jon-Erik Garcia, better known to most as the Glitoris, this..."

May 13, 2022 Column by James Scott

Lord, Save Us From Your Followers

Dan Merchant seeks to uncover why the gospel of love is dividing America.

"...platform. He wants to know why the gospel of love is dividing America. Merchant sees a collision of faith..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It Came From the Back Yard

House of Torment's yearlong scare tactics pay off in Halloween screams

"...that makes the haunt wail and lunge at customers. Jon Love, the business manager, runs the front of the..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Accountant

Math, mayhem, and murder abound in this somewhat confusing thriller

"...Gavin O’Connor. Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, John Lithgow, Jean Smart,..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Notes From the Bear

Austin's big brown bear of a singer-songwriter-Stratocaster, Jon Dee Graham, doodles his wife, real-life concerns, and ardor

"...Love Notes From the Bearby Jon Dee Graham 52 pp.,..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Like a Moth to the Flame …

Barry Bonds, Jon Lovitz, and Bud Selig: A Match Made in Heaven

"...him to succeed because it may be the tough love karma slap baseball needs for allowing Mark McGuire and..."

Aug. 4, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

David Garza Recounts a Few of the 10,000 Stories Behind Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Texan muse and former Austinite relocated production to El Paso

"...“It’s a true labor of love,” wrote back David Garza on Friday when queried about..."

April 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Pompeii

A gladiator slave must rescue his secret love before Vesuvius erupts.

"...art thou, Steve Reeves? Kit Harington (Game of Thrones' Jon Snow) is adequate as Pompeii's brooding Celt Milo, enslaved..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have good reason to squeak: Girl chipmunks enter the picture.

"...my mind), working from a script by returning screenwriter Jon Vitti and Kung Fu Panda scribe Jonathan Aibel, does..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Just Like Heaven

This romantic comedy about a winsome, charming ghost and the man who loves her sidesteps abundant potential clichés through sheer dint of the acting skills on display.

"...Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Spybey, Ben Shenkman, Jon Heder, Ivana Milicevic and Rosalind Chao. Forget that tired..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scary Movie

Keenen Ivory Wayans' broad spoof of the horror/comedy Scream series.

"...Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Regina Hall, Kurt Fuller, Jon Abrahams, Anna Faris, Carmen Electra and Shannon Elizabeth. Andrew..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Q&A With Comedian Tig Notaro

Showtime documentary airs Friday

"...as she travels around the country with fellow comic Jon Dore, performing in backyards, small living rooms, and cornfields...."

April 15, 2015 Screens Post by Andy Campbell

A Decade of Aggression at the House of Torment

Austin's top-rated Halloween haunt looks back on 10 years of scares

"...Jon Love, House vice-president and McCullough's longtime right-hand man, was..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Enigma

"...Saffron Burrows, Jeremy Northam, Tom Hollander and Robert Pugh. Jonathan Mostow's recent U-boat battle film U-571 was a mediocre..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rise of the House of Torment

Austin's biggest home haunt is now a national phenomenon

"...the Asylum. McCullough's vice president and longtime business partner Jon Love said, "Who knew? Haunted houses, right?"..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Flavor of the Month

A Q&A with the Posies' Ken Stringfellow

"...with a band that includes Posies Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer...."

Nov. 24, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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