A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"..."I can see them swarming you," Lawrence Wright said across the little outdoor table. His words..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid

In his account of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the New Yorker writer reports the killers are off the leash

"...That means that Lawrence Wright's informative and insightful The Plague Year: America in..."

June 4, 2021 Arts Feature by Michael King

Silver Linings Playbook

David O. Russell finds finds another family in distress; Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence kept it consistently fun.

"...Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher,..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Life

"...Directed by: Ted Demme. Starring: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, Rick James, Bokeem Woodbine, Clarence Williams III,..."

April 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Martin Lawrence revisits his FBI undercover alter-ego, Big Momma.

"...Directed by: John Whitesell. Starring: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Jessica Lucas, Portia Doubleday, Tony Curran,..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mother!

Jennifer Lawrence on the brink of madness

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Liam Neeson has taken to shooting at bad guys again in this slow-burning Matthew Scudder mystery.

"...character in this slow-burning adaptation of a novel in Lawrence Block’s popular Matthew Scudder series. As Neeson plays him,..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No Hard Feelings

Refreshing sex comedy lets Jennifer Lawrence show her raunchy side

"...Directed by: Gene Stupnitsky. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick...."

June 23, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Film News

Updates on Robert's and Rick's adaptations, Texas on TV, and 'Dot' plays L.A.; plus, have you ever considered a double bill of 'Tarnation' and 'Mrs. Doubtfire'?

"...Mrs. Doubtfire: In the oddest film news of late, Matthew Lawrence, star of Mrs. Doubtfire and TV's Boy Meets..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Gods and Generals

"...whose battle scenes have no more life than a Matthew Brady photo. Full of windy speeches about honor, god,..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ATX Television Festival Red Carpet

June 6, 2013. 30 photos.

"...Betsy Randle, who played Amy Matthews in Boy Meets World, walks the red carpet at..."

June 7, 2013 Photo Gallery

Public Notice

A Side of Hummos to Go

"...Matthew and Hummos photograph by Amanda Redmond..."

July 2, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Double Take

Austin Scribe Lawrence Wright Tackles Noriega -- Twice

"...Screenwriter Lawrence Wright and General Manuel Noriega are both eligible for..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

McConaughey and Korine Make Stoned Magic With The Beach Bum

Harmony’s latest exercise in no seatbelt-style filmmaking moves fast

"...There’s a moment in The Beach Bum where Matthew McConaughey’s character, Moondog, smokes a joint in a hammock,..."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

Film News

The Legislature's $20 million in proposed incentives to lure more film projects to Texas is emphasizing jobs and aiming to boost rural areas as well as larger cities like Austin; plus, Wes Anderson's next movie

"...But first, Luke is working on a project with Matthew Lawrence set in Florida. Meanwhile, Owen Wilson spilled the..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Castle in the Sky / Kiki's Delivery Service

Miyazaki conjures a pubescent fable out of whole cloth that both kids and adults will enjoy immensely. Castle in the Sky, from 1986, isn’t Miyazaki’s finest, but that’s like saying Jackson Pollack’s Panel With Four Designs isn’t as good as his Lavender Mist.

May 2, 2003 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

The Hot Chick

"...Anna Faris, Rachel McAdams, Robert Davi, Eric Christian Olsen, Matthew Lawrence, Melora Hardin and Angie Stone. Even when decked..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X-Men: First Class

The origins of the bad blood among Marvel's mutants is explored in this new film from the franchise.

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Rose..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Recognizables

One night, one of a kind

"...hobnob with former Gov. Ann Richards, Lyle Lovett, and Matthew McConaughey in an airport-hangar-cum-soundstage-cum-pavilion?..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Steve Uhler

Peace Officer Puts a Face on Police Militarization

Film details a former sheriff's search for answers

"...on Peace Officer in 2012 after meeting William “Dub” Lawrence, the movie’s central character. Lawrence, a former Utah sheriff,..."

March 20, 2015 Screens Post by Amy Kamp

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Ron Howard; with Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Sally Kirkland,..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Griffin Dunne; with Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston, Tcheky Karyo, Maureen Stapleton...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exhibitionism

Clay Angels: The Mystery of Brotherly Love

"...-- Robi Polgar Works By Annette Lawrence: Mortality in Brown Paper..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Arts Review

Steve Davis' Top 10 List

"...the late Seventies is an actor's paradise, particularly Jennifer Lawrence in the year's most original performance...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

SXSW Film: The Beach Bum Red Carpet

"...Martin Lawrence..."

March 10, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Nick Offerman for small-town scandal drama Frances Ferguson; then Matthew McConaughey gets back to the urgent business of taking..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Tetris Director: Jon S. Baird, Producers: Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Vaughn, Len Blavatnik, Gregor Cameron,..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: King Set to Die for James Byrd Lynching

Last-minute appeal seeks new trial as King maintains his innocence

"...classes. And in 2009, Barack Obama signed the federal Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act...."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Nonfiction? Check. Austin's favorite New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright (The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...No Think, Total Unicorn, Tres Bourbonnais, Ume, Uncle Lucius, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Victorious, Redd Volkaert, Patricia Vonne, Warm Soda,..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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