Black Sea

This undersea actioner stars Jude Law as a submarine captain leading a team of Brits and Russians in the recovery of a sunken fortune.

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald. Starring: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Tobias..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

State of Play

Starring Russell Crowe, this American redo of a great BBC miniseries about investigative journalism and nefarious institutions neither embarrasses the original nor is superior to it in any way.

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald. Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mauritanian

Gitmo torture drama can't decide on head or heart

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald. Starring: Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Twin Town

"...Directed by: Kevin Allen. Starring: Dougray Scott, Dorien Thomas, Rhys Ifans, Llyr..."

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Eagle

This sword-and-sandals epic is an old-fashioned boys' adventure tale about Roman warriors in the second century.

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald. Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whitney

Another glimpse behind the curtain at the late musical legend

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald...."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last King of Scotland

Forest Whitaker becomes dictator Idi Amin in a ferocious performance that often dwarfs the more ordinary aspects of this picture.

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald. Starring: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marley

Stir it Up: Finally, there's an authoritative film biography of Bob Marley.

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald...."

April 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stir It Up

'Marley' remembers the reggae king

"...time. Jonathan Demme started filming but never finished. UK filmmaker Kevin Macdonald wanted to do a project centered around Marley's..."

April 20, 2012 Screens Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

One Day in September

Recipient of the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary, this film unfolds the gripping drama that occurred on September 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympics, when eight armed Palestinian terrorists took 11 members of the Israeli delegation hostage.

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald. Recipient of the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Touching the Void

Two glacier climbers face the worst and live to tell about it in this harrowingly intimate documentary report.

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald. Starring: Brendan Mackey and Nicholas Aaron. Touching the..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...MARLEY (UK / USA) Director: Kevin Macdonald The definitive life story of Bob Marley -..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Life in a DayFestival Favorites D: Kevin Macdonald; with thousands of people..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trainspotting

Unrepentant Scottish junkies are observed with a mordant eye.

"...Boyle. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald. Two young men..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Summit

One of mountaineering's worst disasters remains a deadly mystery despite this documentary's attempt to learn more.

"...Unlike Kevin Macdonald’s superior film Touching the Void and author/adventurer Jon..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Growing Up in War Zones

The magic of cinema inspires kids in a Kurdish village to take camera in hand

"...contain little dream sequences and touches of surrealism. When Kevin Macdonald and I did our book Imagining Reality, the..."

July 8, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Trailer Hitch, 3/11

Nick Offerman, man about town

"...UK filmmaker Kevin Macdonald may be best known for his 2006 narrative..."

March 11, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...literally follows three men as they chase each other.Documentaries Kevin Macdonald's One Day in September tells the harrowing story..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

SXSW Film First Wave Announced

Jonesing for Joss Whedon? He'll be here shortly

"...MARLEY (North American Premiere) Director: Kevin Macdonald The definitive documentary on the life, music, and..."

Jan. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Such Great Heights

The agony and ecstasy of Powell and Pressburger pictures

"...Emeric Pressburger: The Life and Death of a Screenwriter, Kevin Macdonald, grandson to Pressburger and a filmmaker himself (The..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...Christopher Guest; with Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...TARZAN D: Kevin Lima and Chris Buck; voices of Tony Goldwyn, Minnie..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...plays Red Sea and Repetitions, and fellow playwright Marla Macdonald (Street Noise, The Last Days of Paradise Park) take..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...songwriting guides the country melodies, the vocals of both Kevin Karg and Richard Kaufman giving apt treatment to the..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Brooks targets his jokes more toward images of masculinity than Sherwood Forest denizens.

"...Maid Marian the way Nelson Eddy did to Jeanette MacDonald, while his Merry Men watch their silhouettes, their own..."

Aug. 6, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Kiefer Sutherland; with Sutherland, Mykelti Williamson, Kevin Pollak, Vincent Gallo, Kim Dickens...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

September Previews

"...D: Rose Troche; with Kevin McKidd, Tom Hollander, James Purefoy, Hugo Weaving, Simon Callow...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Better Than Chocolate

"...Directed by: Anne Wheeler. Starring: Marya Delver, Kevin Mundy, Peter Outerbridge, Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer and Christina..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

November Previews

"...D: Kevin Smith; Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, George Carlin, Linda Fiorentino,..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...and beat the tar out of his best friend Kevin. Problem is, the district attorney wants to put Wayne..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

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