Gifted

A child prodigy gets caught up in a custody battle

"...father figure and guardian Frank to his 7-year-old niece Mary (the excellent Mckenna Grace). He’s a Florida backwater boat..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All About Steve

Sandra Bullock plays it kooky in this romantic comedy in which she stalks a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper) with whom she's smitten.

"...stalker? By any reasonable standard, there is something about Mary Magdalena Horowitz (Bullock) that is not quite right –..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Another Year

Mike Leigh directs this brilliantly acted film about the loneliness experienced by those shut out of the family circle.

"...they share when their unmarried friend and frequent guest Mary (Manville) refills her wine glass for the umpteenth time...."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Live at the Lege

The Chronicle counts down to sine die

"...the paper for a breakdown of the weekend, and Mary Tuma's Twitter feed for more from the anti-SB 4..."

May 29, 2017 News Post by the News Staff

Sealed With the Sigh of a Commiserating Spirit

Adam Elliot on Mary and Max, his Claymation film about unlikely pen pals

"...I think, however, I will understand and trust you." – Mary and Max..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Tumbleweeds

"...of co-author Angela Shelton. Needless to say, the mother, Mary Jo, is a bit immature and the daughter, Ava,..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lovers

Breaking the doldrums of marriage

"...a duet of quiet despair, spouses Michael (Letts) and Mary (Winger) wander through their disaffected days like a pair..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wedding Planner

"...a surprise revelation: Steve is actually the fiancé of Mary's prized new client, the nouveau riche Fran (a snappy,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Superstar

"...Shannon's popular Catholic schoolgirl character from Saturday Night Live, Mary Katherine Gallagher, would do this movie for all the..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Governess

"...her play-acting skills to don a new identity as Mary Blackchurch (of swarthy Italian descent). It is a world..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The In Crowd

"...Directed by: Mary Lambert. Starring: Susan Ward, Lori Heuring, Matthew Settle, Daniel..."

July 28, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bossa Nova

"...is married in real life to director Barreto) plays Mary Ann, a widowed teacher of English in Rio, who..."

June 2, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Girls, Sex, and Movies

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore

"...of indie film distribution. 1997 saw her feature debut, Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore, play Sundance (where it..."

March 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Chappaquiddick

The car crash that changed America.

"...autopsy – which is ironic because the body of Mary Jo Kopechne never got one. The original script by..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Homesman

Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones point their wagon east while confronting the myths of the Old West.

"...her dead mother. Meanwhile, we are also introduced to Mary Bee Cuddy (Swank), a hard-working frontierswoman, who lives on..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nativity Story

Sadly, this familiar tale is presented with a yawn-inducing neutrality more reminiscent of a community-center Christmas pageant than an epic story of divine humanity.

"...Dogtown) paints her picture from the perspective of young Mary (Castle-Hughes) and her new husband, Joseph (Isaac). The film..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

No Ordinary Folk

Producer Fred Miller remembers the making of this antiwar documentary, which focuses on the music of folk legends Peter, Paul & Mary.

"...swinging into gear and Peter, Paul, and the fair-haired Mary were the soundtrack -- and a good bit of..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Waterland

"...with apathetic students, and a barren, unstable wife named Mary (portrayed by Cusack, Irons' real-life wife). Mary's growing, disturbing..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Comfort of Strangers

"...is a perverse little sado-masochistic drama. Colin (Everett) and Mary (Richardson) are an English couple away on holiday in..."

May 17, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hollars

Domestic dramedy has flashes of magic

"...Kendrick, Charlie Day, Randall Park, Josh Groban, Ashley Dyke, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Mary Kay Place...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl, with Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, is an engagingly sordid meditation on protofeminism.

"...to detail, if not the historical record, Johansson plays Mary, the titular sibling to Anne (Portman), whose socially ambitious..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...Mary Judd, who co-founded the nonprofit with Smith in 2012,..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Saving Mr. Banks

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this story about how Walt Disney convinced the prickly author of Mary Poppins to sell her creation to Hollywood.

"...Walt Disney (Hanks) to sanitize her beloved literary creation, Mary Poppins, on film with the same conviction as the..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Smashed

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul portray a married couple who are plagued by the disease of alcoholism.

"...Directed by: James Ponsoldt. Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

New York Minute

A winking, disingenuous farce from the Olsen twins.

"...Directed by: Dennie Gordon. Starring: Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Darrell Hammond, Andrea Martin..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

In Memoriam: Rhoda Winter Russell

Movement therapy pioneer who knew the greats of dance has died

"...of influential choreographers and dance teachers – most notably Mary Wigman. Then, Russell went on to become a pioneering..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Chronicle Recommends: The Many Faces of Frankenstein

Celebrating the cinematic legacy of Mary Shelley's creation

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

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Shut In

Naomi Watts stars in ho-hum thriller

"...Watts is Mary Portman, a child psychologist who plies her trade out..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dance of the Century

Rhoda Winter Russell reflects on a historic life in dance and the Mary Wigman connection

"..."Rrho-DA" is how Rhoda Winter Russell remembers Mary Wigman addressing her, rolling the "r" and lowering the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

From Prada to Nada

Former Spy Kid Alexa Vega co-stars in this comedy that provides a Hispanic spin on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

"...pair of upper-crust Los Angeles siblings, Nora (Belle) and Mary (Vega) Dominguez. When their wealthy father (Alexis Ayala) is..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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