Mumford

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Pruitt Taylor Vince, Alfre Woodard, David Paymer,..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wyatt Earp

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Linden..."

July 1, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Darling Companion

Diane Keaton leads a wonderful cast in this so-so story about a lost dog and its unmoored people.

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest, Richard..."

May 18, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Thrill

Heart of Film Distinguished Screenwriting Award recipient Lawrence Kasdan talks shop.

"...Lawrence Kasdan knows what it's like to succeed in film:..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Grand Canyon

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Mary..."

Jan. 17, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

French Kiss

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton, Jean..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

In the Land of Women

Adam Brody stars in this movie, which also features Kristen Stewart and Meg Ryan, as a young man creeping toward adulthood.

"...Directed by: Jonathan Kasdan. Starring: Adam Brody, Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart, Olympia Dukakis,..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Review: "Last Week at Ed's"

A touching farewell to a neighborhood institution

"...Lawrence Kasdan is a Hollywood legend, the scriptwriter and script..."

Oct. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dreamcatcher

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jason Lee, Thomas Jane, Damian..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Chill

The dashed hopes of idealistic youth and the rationalizations that come with maturity provide rich fodder for a group of old college chums who reassemble for a weekend following the suicide of one of their peers. The Motown soundtrack is a side benefit.

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Orange County

"...Directed by: Jake Kasdan. Starring: Lily Tomlin, Leslie Mann, John Lithgow, Catherine O'Hara,..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The TV Set

David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver star in this dyspeptic drama about the work of creating television shows.

"...Directed by: Jake Kasdan. Starring: David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer,..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Snapshots From the Fest

Interviews and winners from the Austin Film Festival

"...Lawrence Kasdan Sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint that pivotal experience,..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Recognizables

One night, one of a kind

"...actress/director JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist, The Big Chill; inducted by Lawrence Kasdan), actor/director Matthew McConaughey (Dazed and Confused, The Newton..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Steve Uhler

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Should you have a bad feeling about this stand-alone Star Wars?

"...is modern Star Wars? Clearly, producers Kathleen Kennedy and Lawrence Kasdan (who pulls script duty with his son Jonathan)..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Revs Up With Ford v Ferrari

Honey Boy, Motherless Brooklyn in feature lineup

"...ever of Last Week At Ed’s by Meg and Lawrence Kasdan, true-life police brutality narrative The Killing of Kenneth..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wrong Turn

"...when you have the director of The Big Chill, Lawrence Kasdan, filming a Stephen King adaptation about alien slugs..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Tales from the Tarantino trenches

"...11-18) has announced they will be honoring writer/director/producer/Jedi chillmaster Lawrence Kasdan with their Distinguished Screenwriter Award. Other confirmed fest..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

The Bodyguard

"...Sam Peckinpah meets Casablanca. The Bodyguard is one of Lawrence Kasdan's (Grand Canyon, Body Heat, The Big Chill) earliest..."

Nov. 27, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Just Mercy Will Close This Year’s Austin Film Festival

Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx star in true-life legal drama

"...which will be co-presented at the fest by filmmakers Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, The Empire Strikes Back) and..."

Oct. 9, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Chronicle Recommends: Crime and No Punishment

For Crime Month, our favorite films about getting away with it

"...Lawrence Kasdan's debut Body Heat borrows liberally from Forties and..."

July 9, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

September Previews

"...D: Les Mayfield; with Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Dave Chappelle, William Forsythe, Peter Greene, Nicole..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: Lawrence Kasdan; with Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Austin Film Festival to Honor Ed Wood Writers

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski to receive Bill Wittliff Award

"...of scriptwriting. Previous recipients include Buck Henry (The Graduate, Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Frank Pierson (A..."

May 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...an esteemed club that includes Buck Henry (The Graduate), Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Raiders of the Lost Ark),..."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF's On Story Project Gets Major Grant

NEA financial assist will keep unique project rolling

"...season 10, included conversations with Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Guinevere Taylor (Charlie..."

June 26, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces Audience, Jury Awards

Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain takes top award in both

"...Feature: Last Week at Ed’s, directed by Meg and Lawrence Kasdan (read our review here)...."

Nov. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Time After Time

Fest to honor Nicholas Meyer, director of the beloved chrono-romance

"...award is about. “Meyer is to Star Trek what [Lawrence] Kasdan is to Star Wars, involved in all of..."

Aug. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tony Gilroy to Receive Austin Film Festival Honor

Rogue One, Bourne writer to be awarded

"...luminaries and prior winners as Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands), Lawrence Kasdan (Silverado), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea), Nancy..."

May 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Casting Director Toni Brock on 30-Plus Years of Putting Texans Onscreen

The role of a lifetime

"...I helped." The job was pulling talent submissions for Lawrence Kasdan's 1985 Western Silverado, the location casting of which..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

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