DVDanger: Mad Max

Before we hit Fury Road, the original revs up

"...Trek. And an unexpected little Australian underdog, the Mad Max movies...."

May 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

The life and impact of the jazz drumming pioneer

"...Decades in the making, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes had its unveiling in..."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Max's Wine Program

Max's Wine Dive has a few wine programs in place that spell savings for the careful consumer

"...Max's Wine Dive's spicy comfort foods are just half the..."

July 17, 2009 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

A documentary fitting for the groundbreaking jazz drummer

"...Decades in the making, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes celebrates the groundbreaking jazz..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

Gamer comedy isn't for casual players

"...Then you're probably the target audience for gaming comedy Max Reload and the Nether Blasters, which throws itself with..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bent

"...disturbing as all that. Based on the play by Martin Sherman, Bent is the story of Max (Owen), a..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

Tank Girl

A movie that combines Busby Berkeley chorus lines with killer mutant kangaroos and the wildest female action hero this side of La Femme Nikita.

"...Kober. A glorious, spastic mess. Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin's neo-underground cult comic book Tank Girl comes to life..."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Taking Woodstock

The director of Brokeback Mountain looks for peace and love in another decade and finds it at the legendary festival through the story of one key participant.

"...Directed by: Ang Lee. Starring: Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman, Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Liev..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected (starring Jeff Goldblum), videogame adaptation/fanboy-bait Max Payne (from local screenwriter Beau Thorne), and James Gray's..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Lucie Aubrac

"...Directed by: Claude Berri. Starring: Marie Pillet, Jean Martin, Bernard Verley, Heino Ferch, Eric Boucher, Jean-Roger Milo, Patrice..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What We're Listening to Right Now

Medellin Collection, Kady Rain, David Ramirez, Slomo Drags, Whitmore Sisters, and User Unauthorized

"...riot grrrl punk, electro-synth ballad "Lovestruck" warbles like a Max Martin radio earworm, and the acoustic "Take Me Home"..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Sine

"...pleather, opener "Communion" sears with the cyberpunk heat of Max Martin's work for Taylor Swift's "...Ready for It?" Reared..."

May 3, 2019 Music Review by Christina Garcia

Mobley

"...hooks and mathematical equations-turned-lyrics by Scandinavian lab-coat producers like Max Martin. Not so with Austin's Mobley, whose songs are..."

May 11, 2018 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

ACL Review: Tove Lo

Swedish sensation bares all

"...surprise considering the singer’s Swedish illuminati status in hit-maker Max Martin’s songwriting collective, Wolf Cousins. Tove Lo’s list of..."

Oct. 15, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Britney Spears Oops... I Did It Again (Jive)

"...Losing those annoying dancers works wonders by letting co-producers Max Martin and Rami's robo-funk take over, though "Don't Go..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Alex Bach, Zach Spicer, Joy Jorgensen, Miranda Kahn Rayelle Martin, a commercial cleaning woman in Gary, Indiana, stumbles into..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...in this unsettling psychological thriller. Cast List: Andrea Riseborough, Martin McCann, Jonjo O’Neill, Eileen O’Higgins (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Men Who Would be Mayor

Scrambling for Money, Consensus, & Power

"...Potter It's a weeknight in March and Ronney Reynolds, Max Nofziger, and Kirk Watson are sitting before a neighborly..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Baez (Joan Baez I Am A Noise), jazz legend Max Roach (Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes), and the..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Angela Pope; with Martin Donovan, Sam Bould, Joely Richardson, Jason Flemyng, Ian Hart...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Off The Bookshelf

Revolutionary Romanticism

"...edited by Max Blechman..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Books Review

From Script to Screen

"...Rotten Scoundrels he got into an argument with Steve Martin over whether a particular visual gag was funny. Martin..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Cape Fear

"...Directed by: Martin Scorsese. Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange,..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...is bidding city hall adieu to work for Don Martin Public Affairs, whose clients include the likes of Texas..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

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

"...right until it all went wrong. Cast: Emilie Piponnier, Martin Swabey, Chloe Boreham (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Edge of Darkness

This thriller marks a middling comeback for Mad Mel Gibson

"...Directed by: Martin Campbell. Starring: Mel Gibson, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts, Danny..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...a death in her family, struggling LA-based comedian Emily Martin returns to Austin. There she finds herself in the..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good, The Bad, and The Drag Kings

Austin's newest drag king troupe will make you swoon

"...BOIZ 4 NOW, founded by Ali Martin and KT Crouch in October, combines traditional drag performance..."

April 4, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Faye Fearless

Postmarks

MUD Myths

"...big money candidates. But instead you choose to bash Max. Are you going through some sort of mid-life identity..."

April 18, 1997 Column

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