Checking In: Shinyribs’ Frontman Kevin Russell Keeps His Fingers Crossed & Washed

Concern in a quarantine for Austin’s pied pipers

"...to more people than usual for sure,” agreed Kevin Russell by email. In a town with the sound suddenly..."

March 27, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Larry had a slackened look. "I'm afraid they ain't sellin' yet, Will."..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

Whore

"...Directed by: Ken Russell. Starring: Theresa Russell, Benjamin Mouton and Antonio Fargas...."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wittgenstein

In his highly stylized fashion, Derek Jarman explores the mind of the 20th century Viennese philosopher.

"...unlike any other film biographies (except, perhaps, those of Ken Russell, for whom Jarman, early in his career, worked..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

"...of unmitigated artistic self-indulgence since the Seventies heyday of Ken Russell. So why am I feeling humbled? Probably because,..."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Desperate Remedies

"...through sheer force of set design: it's as if Ken Russell had taken time off Lair of the White..."

July 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Burn, Witch, Burn

The Pope still loathes Ken Russell's 'The Devils,' and with good reason

"...a near-complete cut of the late UK filmmaking provocateur Ken Russell's unspeakably controversial 1971 film The Devils was, as..."

Sept. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Altered States

In this uneasy blend of the extreme visuals of director Ken Russell and the bloated dramaturgy of writer Paddy Chayefsky (who disowned this adaptation of his novel), Hurt plays an agnostic psychophysiologist who’s willing to try anything to find life’s answers: sensory deprivation tanks, mushrooms, you name it.

"...Directed by: Ken Russell. Starring: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles..."

Dec. 2, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amazing Journey

Six from Britain's bad-boy directors

"...Ken Russell's ongoing l'amour fou affair with the altered states..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Tommy

"...Directed by: Ken Russell. Starring: Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey, Elton John..."

June 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brothers of the Head

An astonishing twinning of wild imagination and drop-dead realism, Brothers of the Head is simply the most poignant and exciting mockumentary about (conjoined) sibling rivalry, revelry, and reversal of fortunes ever made.

"...Treadaway, Luke Treadaway, Bryan Dick, Sean Harris, Howard Attfield, Ken Russell, Tom Bower, Tania Emery, Diana Kent and Jonathan..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Believe Me

In this faith-based comedy, frat boys create a fake charity to pay back tuition bills.

"...Directed by: Will Bakke. Starring: Alex Russell, Zachary Knighton, Johanna Braddy, Max Adler, Christopher McDonald, Sinqua..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Eyes Wide Shut

Kubrick's final work gets sexual

"...Completely taken aback by his wife's confession of not-quite-infidelity, Harford spends..."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Love Is

Writer/director Callahan keeps his characters talking from the first frame to the last – and like all great chatterers their preferred topic is love and all its variations.

"...up there with His Girl Friday for most words spoken per minute. Of course Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Who will win this epic new battle royal as Godzilla faces King Ghidorah?

"...Dougherty. Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins and Charles Dance...."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tesla

Ethan Hawke illuminates the electrical genius

"...is clear. As Morgan – played with heartbreaking and heartbroken grace by The Knick's Hewson – notes, look him..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Robin Hood

This umpteenth iteration of He Who Steals From the Rich to Give to the Poor puts its dumbness front and center

"...close-quarter archery while Robin pines for Marian (Hewson), who’s taken up with man of the people Bernie Sanders, uh,..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Novitiate

An original take on a crisis of faith

"...Monty Python, first-wave L.A. punk band Catholic Discipline, and Ken Russell’s The Devils may want to steer clear of..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Conjuring 2

Semi-retired ghost hunters make a comeback in the second installment of James Wan's spooky series

"...Esposito, Patrick McAuley, Benjamin Haigh, Simon McBurney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Delaney and Franka Potente...."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Field in England

The most enticingly original film to come out of the UK this year is told in crisp, trippy, black and white.

"...England feels like a film both Ingmar Bergman and Ken Russell could drool over...."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Splice

Splice is a twisted little update of the Frankenstein story, as well as a thriller, love story, and meditation on the possibilities of science.

"...all, very much a teenager when she began writing Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus in 1816, while spending a..."

June 4, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Mistress

The latest titillation from French provocatrice Catherine Breillat is a period piece starring the ever-alluring Asia Argento.

"...is as outrageously costumed and art-directed as any of Ken Russell's more enduring period escapades. It wouldn't feel out..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Adapted from Patrick Süskind's heretofore unadaptable cult novel about an olfactory vampire in 18th-century France, Perfume is a gorgeous but woefully overlong and ultimately misguided mess.

"...exact point Tykwer handed over the directorial lash to Ken Russell and, more importantly, why star Whishaw chose to..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Score Is Born

UT midwifes a new symphony by John Corigliano

"...new song cycle, whose first film score was for Ken Russell's trippy Altered States, after the director told him,..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Cremaster Cycle: Part 3

Despite its numeric designation, Part 3 is the concluding installment of Barney's art cycle. It fuses mysticism and modernism and was filmed in New York's Chrysler Building and Guggenheim Museum, among other places. Barney plays the apprentice who endures torture and travails while ascending each building.

"...recalls everyone from that previously mentioned Canadian director to Ken Russell, Peter Greenaway (especially the formalist nature of Barney..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Goya in Bordeaux

"...noted director Carlos Saura had morphed into a Spanish-style Ken Russell, pursuing wild artist biopics that emphasize the lure..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Instant Classic

Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Series

"...D: Ken Russell; with William Hurt, Blair Brown, Charles Haid, Bob..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chronicle Recommends: The Many Faces of Frankenstein

Celebrating the cinematic legacy of Mary Shelley's creation

"...200th anniversary of the first publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, we celebrate the many stories of cinema's greatest monster,..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

DVDanger: 'The Vincent Price Collection'

The master of horror at the height of his Poe powers

"...here, rather than another AIP title. Three years before Ken Russell pioneered arthouse horror with The Devils, this quietly..."

Nov. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Devil Times Five-ish

'A Field in England' might remind you of a field in Bastrop

"...England feels like a film both Ingmar Bergman and Ken Russell could drool over. Indeed, Wheatley introduced a screening..."

Sept. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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