My Way

This South Korean epic is a gory and realistic portrait of the horrors of war.

"...the negative connotations of melodrama and a touch of Michael Bay's nationalistic flag-waving (tattered and splattered though it may..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anonymous

Normally a maker of big, explosive movies, Roland Emmerich directs this conspiracy-minded potboiler which questions the veracity of Shakespeare's authorship.

"...very occasionally entertaining melodrama from Roland Emmerich, who, alongside Michael Bay, may well be regarded as the soul of..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Am Number Four

This filmed adaptation of the first book in the proposed Lorien Legacies series follows the tribulations of an alien refugee on Earth.

"...the credits: That move is ripped straight from producer Michael Bay’s playbook...."

Feb. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Middle Men

Middle Men journeys backward in Internet history to 1995 when two coked-up ne'er-do-wells created the first dial-up, porn-on-demand website.

"...occurs. Director Gallo, who previously penned Midnight Run and Michael Bay's two Bad Boys actioners, deftly integrates the histrionic..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Back-up Plan

Jennifer Lopez is back with a new romantic comedy about a woman whose biological clock is out of sync with her life.

"...Directed by: Alan Poul. Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen, Anthony Anderson and Noureen DeWulf...."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bolt

Bolt is a canine who plays a cybernetically enhanced dog on TV but has no knowledge of how to cope in the real world in this new animated film.

"...with the kind of action sequence usually reserved for Michael Bay at his most incendiary. Bolt, a steadfast and..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Guardian

Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher co-star in this action drama about the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, which is a surprisingly engaging character-driven picture.

"...picture: not quite Ingmar Bergman, of course, but not Michael Bay either. The film’s two heroes, Coast Guard legend..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Film News

Austin picks up a 'Hitcher'; Linklater's Cannes deux attitude; and the rest

"...'Hitcher' remakes rides into Austin Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes, the company that puts the re-..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Into the Blue

Reacquaint yourself with one Paul Walker, the Jean-Paul Belmondo of the New Preposterousness

"...a movement in action cinema pioneered by auteurs like Michael Bay and the screenwriter Matt Johnson (of this film..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Screens Review by Spencer Parsons

Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary

Visionary Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin films the Royal Winnepeg Ballet’s rendition of the Dracula story.

"...makes sense to audiences weaned on Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay productions. Maddin’s films appear as time capsules from..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

"...elsewhere on Lawrence's résumé. (Memo to Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay: I haven't forgotten about Bad Boys.) But Lawrence..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Virus

"...then it suffers at the hands of both filmmakers Michael Bay (in Armageddon) and Virus' John Bruno. No wonder..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Murder at Sixteen Hundred

"...by imitating the styles of successful action hacks like Michael Bay and Tony Scott. The story, serviceable though it..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Fighting

This film is set amid the world of underground street fighting where the plays bob and weave for love and respect.

"...Channing Tatum, Zulay Henao, Luis Guzmán, Roger Guenveur Smith, Michael Rivera, Flaco Navaja and Peter Tambakis. On the face..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, Vicki Lewis, Harry Shearer...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Circle Sky

For your resident Head, the Monkees' Michael Nesmith still lassos 'Circle Sky' country-rock

"...regime trumped all as a life investment. Nirvana and Michael Nesmith would just have to wait...."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Inside the Actor's Superego

How Michael Baldwin got here (hint: It involves a showbiz upbringing, Oreo cookies, and shrieking armadas of flying, brain-sucking spheres)

"...heart still quickens at the mention of the name Michael Baldwin, who, at the ripe young age of 11,..."

July 1, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Petrie; S: Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford; with Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Actor/director Norman Blumensaadt, dance artists Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Anuradha Naimpally, and philanthropists Jeanne and Michael Klein join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...Dance Festival, which she founded in 2015. Jeanne & Michael Klein..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2010 Screens Top 10s

"...Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright), The Ghost Writer (Robert Harris, Roman..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Best Title of the Year So Far …

SXSW Film lights up

"...down goes to Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, the followup to 2004's terrific Harold and Kumar Go..."

Jan. 15, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Cat and Mouse, Confined to a Kiosk

Director Joel Schumacher discusses his new thriller, Phone Booth.

"...the supernatural Flatliners and the edgy Falling Down -- Michael Douglas' finest hour...."

April 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: The Hunt for Planet B

We’re gonna need a bigger telescope ...

"...eye out for wayward space objects that could make Michael Bay’s Armageddon look like a, well, a movie, the..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Now Streaming in Austin: Friday the 13th

When Camp Crystal Lake came to the ATX

"...This was the middle of Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes studio remaking classic Seventies and Eighties..."

April 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rollerblades, Saxophones, and Aliens in Max Juren's Latest Film

“Trying to make a Michael Bay movie and I end up with a sub-Ed Wood movie."

"...the disparity,” said Juren, “I’m trying to make a Michael Bay movie, and I end up with a sub-Ed..."

Dec. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Will McCarthy

Review: Sophia’s

Classic Italian eatery needs far less flash

"...become a DJ booth, setting the scene for a Michael Bay-directed Night at the Roxbury. And the lighting changes..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

New Director for Austin Film

Brian Gannon will replace Gary Bond at the Austin Film Commission

"...professionals in the area. That combination is why producer/director Michael Bay shot five films in the Austin area, including..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Facebook Official

A sad attempt at territorial boundary pissing

"...OK, that shit is just wrong. You don’t go..."

April 3, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Help Desk: :( Help!

Human advice for the post-human world

"...the first place. There's one important difference, however. With Michael Bay movies, you can just stay away from the..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

Strange Kids Doing Strange Things

Eighties retro-spoofers Strange Kids Club has real mutant turtles

"...is creating new comics, and then there's the upcoming Michael Bay cinematic reboot (sans Vanilla Ice's "Ninja Rap".) But..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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