Pandemic Production: Martin Jones, Austin Studios

"Everything keeps sliding. End of June, Fourth of July."

"...Martin Jones, Director, Austin Studios..."

July 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Martin Jones, Studio Director, Austin Studios

"Walker season 1 finished, hallelujah! And season 2 confirmed."

"...it was a passing with a personal connection for Martin Jones. During the industry lull, the director of the..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pandemic Production: Martin Jones, Austin Studios

"Everything keeps sliding. End of June, Fourth of July."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Announces Jenny Slate, Leslie Jones, Jay Pharoah, and More for Its Just for Laughs Festival

Samantha Bee, Ziwe, Monét X Change, and many more added to lineup

"...irresistible. The two-week festival announced the addition of Leslie Jones, Jenny Slate, Jay Pharoah, Samantha Bee, Ziwe, Monét X..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Arts Post by James Renovitch

Jones: Rights and Responsibilities

"...Aug. 6] until I saw the hysterical letters from Jones' defenders attacking it. It was ill-advised to call Jones..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Postmarks

Martin Luecke's "Campaign to Save Humanity"

Independent eyes Congressional District 25

"...That’s the message borne by Martin Luecke, the latest potential entrant in the November Congressional..."

June 12, 2018 News Post by Michael King

New Head at Austin Studios as the Facility Enters a New Era

Martin Jones leads the Austin Film Society-run facility into the next decade

"...you make films in Austin, and you don't know Martin Jones, don't worry – you soon will. This week..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFS Hires Production Veteran to Run Austin Studios

Community media expert Martin Jones to oversee new era

"...has just announced that production and studio management veteran Martin Jones will be the new director of Austin Studios,..."

Dec. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Diane

Mortality has never seemed more pressing or vibrant than in this tale of small-town aging

"...Directed by: Kent Jones. Starring: Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Deirdre O’Connell, Estelle..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mask of Zorro

"...Directed by: Martin Campbell. Starring: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unknown

In this psychological thriller, a man awakens after a car accident to find his wife doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity.

"...by: Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz and Frank Langella. An optimist..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Go behind the groundbreaking book of interviews; a must for cinephiles

"...Directed by: Kent Jones...."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Def Jam's How to Be a Player

"...Directed by: Lionel C. Martin. Starring: Bill Bellamy, Natalie Desselle, Lark Voorhies, Mari Morrow,..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Portrait of a Lady

Jane Campion brings her modern sensibilities to this story of Henry James’ 1870s heroine Isabel Archer, a young, sharp-minded, American woman abroad who inherits unexpected wealth and uses it to live as she likes, traveling and rejecting numerous suitors until she falls into an unwise marriage that nearly becomes her ruination.

"...Starring: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelley Winters, Richard E. Grant, Shelley Duvall, Christian..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Some Came Running

"...Directed by: Vincente Minnelli. Starring: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. Of course we all recognize Vincente..."

July 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...which – including Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, and Rashida Jones – will all be in attendance at the festival),..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Fugitive

Flinty Tommy Lee Jones is the best thing about this otherwise standard chase film.

"...Directed by: Andrew Davis. Starring: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward and Joe Pantoliano. One of the first..."

Aug. 6, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Make Your Mama Proud

The Gospel According to Bill "The Mailman" Martin and Chester Baldwin

"...Bill "the Mailman" Martin and Chester D.T. Baldwin can speak to this firsthand...."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Sommersby

"...Jon Amiel. Starring: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, James Earl Jones and Bill Pullman. Sommersby is an updated American adaptation..."

Feb. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...of Austin Studios, and one that newly-hired studio director Martin Jones will help forge. An industry veteran, he sees..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bringing Down the House

"...Directed by: Adam Shankman. Starring: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Jean Smart, Kimberly..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pandemic Production: One Year Later ...

The Austin film and TV scene has come back strong, but can that return be sustained?

"...Austin Studios Director Martin Jones put the situation positively but bluntly. "It cost..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Quintessence

Quincy Jones has lived a career that would make his hero, Duke Ellington, proud

"...children come up in conversation. All the work Quincy Jones does – his initiatives to teach kids about American..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Film Festival Showcases Linklater, Cumberbatch

First round of films announced mixes world and Texas premieres

"...gathering, with new movies starring Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, James Franco, and (calm yourselves) Benedict Cumberbatch. Plus, Austin's..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Year

Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson co-star in this comedy about competitive birdwatchers.

"...Directed by: David Frankel. Starring: Jack Black, Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, Rashida Jones, Rosamund Pike, Kevin Pollak, Joel..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Day at the Beach

"...by: Nick Veronis. Starring: Nick Veronis, Patrick Fitzgerald, Neal Jones, Catherine Kellner, Jane Adams, Joe Ragno and Martin Shakar...."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Moontower 5: More Comics Announced

David Cross, Leslie Jones, and Colin Jost join the fest fun

"...28 acts announced last fall – among them headliners Martin Short and Kevin Smith – now add David Cross,..."

Jan. 21, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Take Me to the River

Memphis and Stax Records music artists from an earlier era mentor a younger generation in this ambient documentary.

"...Directed by: Martin Shore...."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

AFCA Anoints 'Hugo'

Austin group hands 'Take Shelter,' 'Drive' multiple awards

"...Hugo as its best film of the year. The Martin Scorsese-directed picture, set in 1930s Paris, combined 3D family..."

Dec. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Opie on Top

AFF to honor Ron Howard's extraordinary contribution to filmmaking

"...But the sentimental fave has to be Parenthood: Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen, so funny and believable as exhausted..."

July 14, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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