Lone Survivor

A SEAL team mission in Afghanistan goes very wrong in this intense combat film with a bang-up cast.

"...been depicted in films with the intensity conveyed in Lone Survivor, written and directed by Peter Berg, who here..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF: Sole Survivor

A film that depicts the aftermath of surviving a plane crash.

"...to go on forever. Austin Film Festival’s documentary Sole Survivor explores stories from lone survivors of commercial plane crashes..."

Oct. 30, 2013 Events Post by Camille Morell

Lone Star Grammy Nominations 2002

"...Best R&B Vocal Performance: "Survivor," Destiny's Child..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

This Japanese mind-twister from Shion Sono screams with madness and mayhem.

"...but one of the nattily dressed home invaders. The lone survivor is Ikegami (Tsutsumi), who is caught on film..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Catching Up With Jerry Ferrara

The 'Entourage' co-star has a host of new projects on his plate

"...Empire State, and in Battleship, which led me to Lone Survivor...."

Nov. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Patrick Courtney

Mile 22

Wahlberg and company get bloody as a CIA black ops team

"...with Marky – er – Mark Wahlberg, beginning with Lone Survivor in 2013, moving on to oil-spillsploitation Deepwater Horizon,..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

TV Eye

For those of you yawning through The Mole and gagging through Temptation Island, Survivor is back, here to remind us what we liked (and loathed) about "reality TV" in the first place.

"...episodes of The Mole (ABC), the second season of Survivor: The Australian Outback premiered this week. And none too..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Playback: Later Chumps!

Chumps say, 'So long, sucker,' while Trent Reznor says hello to Explosions in the sky.

"...which hits music retailers in August, they've also scored Lone Survivor for director Peter Berg, who they worked with..."

June 14, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Dead

The sun-drenched locales of Ghana and Burkina Faso provide the backdrops for this original zombie apocalypse.

"...Shifting back several days, the lone, living Murphy finds a tentative ally in another military..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chaos Walking

Interstellar YA adaptation brings a new gender twist to the formula

"...of the Divine. Into this drops Viola (Ridley), the lone survivor of a scouting ship crash, the vanguard of..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Zane Holtz is a Hunter Killer

Austin transplant on going Hollywood and AFF in the same week

"...of modern war films are based on real stories. Lone Survivor, American Sniper, they're all factual, real stories, but..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Patriots Day

The hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers

"...Following 2013’s Lone Survivor and 2016’s Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day marks the..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 List

"...8. Lone Survivor The reality of war with all its bloodshed,..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marc Savlov's Top 10 List

"...12 Years a Slave (John Ridley), Lone Survivor (Peter Berg), Captain Phillips (Billy Ray)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

This Week's Waste of Time: Fantastic Arcade Edition

Free versions of exhibiting games

"...style get used for anything but relentless cuteness, but Lone Survivor manages a creepy and slow-paced intensity. There a..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Unbreakable

"...a man who has recently gained notoriety as the lone survivor of a disastrous train derailment. Not only did..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Comedy: Doug Loves Movies Podcast Recording

Doug Benson and friends give South By a fond, filmic farewell

"...easy joy of a couple of friends joking over Lone Stars and a campfire. The first iteration may have..."

March 18, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...screening this year, including two categories dedicated to the Lone Star State...."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...the Napoleonic Wars. The monkey, which was the ship's lone survivor, was dressed in a French military uniform and..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Other Worlds SF Festival Is in The Honeymoon Phase

Project Greenlight title will be closing night film

"...dead on the scene, including the mother of the lone survivor – a child – James Odin. Seven-year-old James..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Compose Like a Pro

Graham Reynolds teaches musicians how to score ... film

"...Al Pacino vehicle Manglehorn and Peter Berg's war epic Lone Survivor. The work of both homegrown acts continues to..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Other Worlds Goes Into The Black Hole

Disney cult fave for SF fest, plus final lineup

"...D: Mathieu Turi, USA, 83min Texas Premiere Juliette, a lone survivor of an apocalyptic era, fights to survive against..."

Oct. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty Soaks in 40

Heartbreaker’s biggest surprise was a show-stealing Gary Clark Jr.

"...anniversary tour. Eight shows into 46, Oklahoma to London (lone European date), Tuesday’s two-hour worship at a rafters-stocked Frank..."

May 3, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...D: Tommy Wirkola, Norway-Icelans, 2014, 100 min. Texas Premiere Lone survivor Martin must enlist help from America to battle..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Horizon disaster through the eyes of oil executives, explosion survivors, and Gulf Coast residents who were left to pick..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Feast Your Eyes

Introducing the banner crop of 2013 films

"...Jan. 10 (along with two other awards contenders – Lone Survivor and August: Osage County)...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Thoughtfulness

What do you get for someone who has everything?

"...That’s easy, Thoughtless, just get her what she wants:..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

News Ticker: October 30

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott, who will also not..."

Oct. 30, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Les Misérables

It's the small, personal moments in Zach Theatre's staging that make this epic musical sing

"...her love; Andrew Cannata as that man, Marius, the lone survivor of his student army, bitterly noting his comrades'..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...of pink and blue, peels at most corners. The lone survivor of the Borscht Belt grand resorts, Kutsher's offers..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

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