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A hotshot movie star learns about small-town virtue in a forgettable romantic comedy.

"...Directed by: Robert Luketic. Starring: Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Ginnifer Goodwin, Gary Cole,..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

90 Minutes in Heaven

Faith-based film taken from bestseller is directed by Michael Polish

"...Directed by: Michael Polish. Starring: Kate Bosworth, Hayden Christensen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Marshall Bell, Dwight..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Straw Dogs

Rod Lurie remakes Sam Peckinpah's 1971 bloodbath-classic about a home invasion and tapping into man's inner rage monster.

"...Directed by: Rod Lurie. Starring: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods, Rhys Coiro, Billy Lush,..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Homefront

This Jason Statham actioner is mostly predictable, but throws a few curveballs and ends up being surprisingly entertaining.

"...Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Rachelle Lefevre, Izabela Vidovic, Kate Bosworth, Omar Benson Miller and Chuck Zito...."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Superman Returns

Superman returns to Earth seeming more like a humbled prodigal son than an invincible superhero.

"...Directed by: Bryan Singer. Starring: Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Parker Posey, Eva Marie..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bee Season

Myla Goldberg’s novel about spelling-bee fever, a family in chaos, and religious/mystic exploration arrives on the screen with all its faults intact but few of its charms.

"...Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross, Max Minghella and Kate Bosworth. Myla Goldberg’s novel about spelling-bee fever, a family..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Blue Crush

"...Directed by: John Stockwell. Starring: Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake, Matthew Davis, Mika Boorem..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...big city. Cast: Juno Temple, Kay Panabaker, Leslie Mann, Kate Bosworth, Kyle Gallner. The Loved Ones (Director and screenwriter:..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Still Alice

In an otherwise tepid film, Julianne Moore delivers a terrific performance as a woman beset by early-onset Alzheimer's.

"...Wash Westmoreland. Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth and Hunter Parrish...."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Short Cuts

Will McDonald's be part of our post-SXSW, prehibernation meal?

"...DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, Kate Bosworth, and Jaime King as having been "targeted" for..."

March 26, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

House of Darkness

Neil LaBute takes a smart bite out of the vampire drama

"...Directed by: Neil LaBute. Starring: Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Gia Crovatin and Lucy Walters...."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Warrior's Way

An Asian assassin seeks refuge in a small town in the American Badlands where ninjas and cowboys duke it out.

"...Directed by: Sngmoo Lee. Starring: Jang Dong-gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston, Tony Cox, Ti Lung,..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beyond the Sea

More "Splish" than "Splash," this biopic about the life of pop crooner Bobby Darin is practically a one-man Kevin Spacey show.

"...Directed by: Kevin Spacey. Starring: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Greta Scacchi,..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wonderland

Dull take on real-life murder mystery has one titillating factor: the involvement of former porn star John Holmes.

"...Directed by: James Cox. Starring: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Josh Lucas, Franky G, Tim Blake..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Horse Whisperer

"...Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, Ty Hillman and Kate Bosworth. I detect the scent of a golden statuette..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Immaculate Room

Sci-fi claustrophobia drama with a couple stuck in a featureless space

"...Directed by: Mukunda Michael Dewil. Starring: Kate Bosworth, Ashley Greene, Emile Hirsch and Alex Sgambati...."

Aug. 19, 2022 Movie Review

Wild Indian

Searing and brutal tale of two Indigenous men bound by bloodshed

"...Starring: Michael Greyeyes, Phoenix Wilson, Chaske Spencer, Julian Gopal, Kate Bosworth and Jesse Eisenberg...."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Devil Has a Name

American oil meets its match in honest farmers

"...Edward James Olmos. Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Pablo Schreiber, Kate Bosworth, Martin Sheen, Edward James Olmos, David Strathairn and..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Statewide updates since Gov. Abbott's "Open Texas" order

"...Rock” Johnson Straw Dogs (2011), starring James Marsden and Kate Bosworth Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008), starring Martin Lawrence..."

May 5, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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Kevin Spacey plays Mephistopheles to a cadre of M.I.T. whiz kids, who do a better job of counting cards at the Vegas blackjack tables than counting their loot.

"...Directed by: Robert Luketic. Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Liza Lapira, Josh Gad,..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Films Are Alive ...

Dispatches from the Toronto International Film Festival: No. 3

"...to another teen idol, Sandra Dee (charmingly captured by Kate Bosworth), Darin died in his late 30s, and his..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rules of Attraction

Roger Avary does Bret Easton Ellis.

"...Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, Kip Pardue, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Kate Bosworth, Fred Savage and Eric Stoltz. Ugh. The Rules..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Remember the Titans

"...Directed by: Boaz Yakin. Starring: Kate Bosworth, Craig Kirkwood, Kip Pardue, Hayden Panettiere, Nicole Ari..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Greg Beets' National Top Ten

"...Kate X Messer's National Top Ten 1. Patti Smith, Gone..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature

She Stoops to Conquer

Austin Playhouse brought out the impudence of this comedy of manners through a shared vision of sincere simplicity

"...highly comedic interactions with each other, as did Andrew Bosworth and Claire Grasso as lovebirds Charles Marlow and Kate..."

March 13, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...to crack your head open. (Room 710, 10pm-1am) -- Kate X Messer..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

Bedside Manner: Sharing Shelf Space

My parents' Kindle library and me

"...set in Eighties-era England. (Of the latter, the many Kate Bush references don’t track with either of our generations...."

June 22, 2016 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Platters

"...There is love... more than mere vestiges. 3.5 Stars-- Kate X Messer..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Review