Match Point

Unoriginal but pleasantly prosaic, Woody Allen's latest is a diverting story of crime, love, and luck that conducts itself with a refreshing absence of moral judgment and omniscience.

"...Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. With Match Point, Woody Allen has made a perfectly nice little..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Ping Pong' Earns Match Point

Table tennis doc features seriously seasoned champs

"...follows these eight top-tier players through their training and matches at the 2010 Over-80 World Table Tennis Championships. We..."

May 28, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Match Factory Girl

With not even 70 minutes total running time and, seemingly, not more than two dozen total lines of dialogue, The Match Factory Girl spins a compelling narrative, a devastating cultural portrait, and an object lesson in the less-is-more school of storytelling.

"...new heights in Finnish director Kaurismaki's 1990 film The Match Factory Girl. With only 70 minutes running time and,..."

April 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: 'Break Point'

It's not all about the love of the game

"...gives him the boot after they lose an important match. Still wanting to compete and desperate to find a..."

March 9, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Austin FC Earns Ugly Draw In First Road Match of 2024

Driussi still benched with lingering hamstring injury

"...with a line of officially licensed fortune cookies, “A point on the road is a point well-earned” would appear..."

March 3, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Point Austin: Think of the Children!

Health care no match for hot air

"...commission study or interim committee. Plenty of observers have pointed to campaign contributions from Merck (maker of the vaccine)..."

March 16, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...debuts in North Austin mid-June, supporters will demand a prematch spot that will heed the gravity of Austin FC’s..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

'Match' Maker

Deborah Hay's latest dance leads to a new start

"...many independent artists, it burned her out to the point that she was ready to quit...."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Roger Ebert Added a Star to His The Whole Shootin' Match Rating

Last Night at the Alamo restoration revives Eagle Pennell's early promise for posterity

"...start Sundance after seeing Eagle Pennell's The Whole Shootin' Match at the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street in Park..."

March 11, 2016 Column by Louis Black

A Second Shot at 'Shootin' Match'

On the eve of the pending DVD release and Friday night's premiere of the restored and remastered The Whole Shootin' Match, Sonny Carl Davis and Lou Perryman reminisce about the late Eagle Pennell and the films they made together

"...Eagle Pennell's 1978 independent regional feature, The Whole Shootin' Match. This is not just because the film is a..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Austin FC Finds “Turning Point” Moment With Upset Win in Seattle

Finlay, Zardes goals break winless streak

"...in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Vancouver, Portland). The three points could not have come at a better time for..."

May 18, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Point About DemiEpicurious

Wes Marshall evaluates an Austin restaurant according to a legendary master's exacting standards.

"...if he is thin and sad, flee. -- Fernand Point..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Perfect Profile's Perfect Match

With Perfect Profile, old friends Jarrett King and Andrew Cannata try their hand at making a musical

"...site will have a chance to find its own match among the Austin theatregoing set. The Chronicle asked the..."

May 15, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Race-off

Tovo's Place 3 council campaign gets off to a dubious start

"...F1. The fund, says Yznaga, also requires a "local match." "That's been estimated at $4 million," Yznaga said, referring..."

May 6, 2011 News Column by Michael King

DVD Match

Antonioni vs. Bergman from beyond the grave

"...pills making me detect homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's Zabriske Point in that grotesquely attenuated ship-destruction sequence at the climax..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Screens Review by Spencer Parsons

Beside the Point

City Council gets ready to wade in the water (treatment plant)

"...a day pumped out by the plant will barely match the peak demands placed on the system. The operative..."

June 23, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Charlie Wilson's Chair

When the legend becomes fact, endow the legend

"...Temple Foundation (East Texas lumber money, which UT must match), the chair would underwrite a distinguished professorship, said to..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Fantastic Fest Interview: A Fresh Point of View With the Iké Boys

Eric McEver talks anime, obsession, and making friends with cats

"...Austin Chronicle: So what was your entry point anime?..."

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Chartering a New Course

A thumbnail portrait of the proposed City Charter propositions

"...yet met to discuss any of these proposals, so "Point Austin" is speaking entirely on its own.) The Big..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Beside the Point: Solid Waste: Willie Rhodes Slides Sideways

City announces SWS 'reorganization' – Rhodes to head 'Code Compliance'

"...philosophy" will presumably mean a new director-level salary to match or exceed that of Rhodes. In a very lean..."

June 5, 2009 News Column by Michael King

'What I Want Right Now': Title Match

Titling a play can sometimes be a tenuous proposition, as was the case with Tom White's most recent work

"...What I Want Right Now was more to the point, because so much of America is about instant gratification...."

June 27, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Beside the Point: Game Over

How to win friends and influence budgets

"...starters, there's that newscaster I got into a pissing match with over Wal-Mart square footage a few months back,..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Budget Puzzles

Before your eyes glaze over, a few matters for consideration

"...Setting aside for the moment whether all those items match your own notions of "core services," effectively the manager..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Up or Out?

Debates over open space and neighborhoods are the discourse of community

"...steal too much of Dunbar's thunder (see "Beside the Point"), but I do need to begin by eating a..."

June 16, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Whoop, Whoop, Hooray!

When legislators sneeze, Texans catch colds – or worse

"...between the two promises to be a real wrestling match.)..."

March 29, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Can This Code Be Saved?

Plan for a common future, or pretend it just won't happen

"...have been an intensive public engagement into a shouting match over imaginary horrors; their pro-code counterparts have imagined an..."

May 11, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: For Your Consideration

When you enter the poll, make your best choice ... these are ours

"...other duties, so he spends several weeks trying to match candidates with interview schedules that he squeezes in amidst..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Victory Lap

Voters respond to corporate bullying

"...Director Robert Spillar recommended "deregulation" of the cabs to match ride-hailing – the devil will certainly be in the..."

May 13, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Happy Fourth!

Feel good about America, but not too good

"...euphoria than usual. It was an intense and exciting match, but it wasn't entirely the soccer. It was partly..."

July 3, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Firestarter

If you want to protest institutional racism, pick an actual target

"...As one of the shop owners pointed out, this looked and sounded like victim-blaming with a..."

March 27, 2015 News Column by Michael King

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