I Am Michael

James Franco plays a gay activist who finds God

"...This even-handed biographical film about the transition of Michael Glatze from gay activist to heterosexual Christian pastor is..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

He Said/She Said: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Sell-out lacked only Amy Winehouse

"...Pop music’s enduring statesman, Tony Bennett, with 88 rings on his trunk, and the genre’s..."

April 24, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Bennett's War

Veteran saves the farm off the back of a bike

"...Directed by: Alex Ranarivelo. Starring: Michael Roark, Trace Adkins, Ali Afshar, Allison Paige and Hunter..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review

Every Little Step

This pleasingly meta documentary about the 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line intersperses clips from Michael Bennett's original interviews with key players with scenes from the exhaustive search for a new cast.

"...journey from one show's chorus to another. The choreographer Michael Bennett addresses them: "I think that we're all pretty..."

June 5, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Moneyball

Brad Pitt hits a home run with this film about the inner workings of baseball. It's a film that will appeal to sports fans and nonfans alike.

"...Directed by: Bennett Miller. Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman,..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jigsaw

The Saw character returns

"...Directed by: Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig. Starring: Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell,..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gambler

Mark Wahlberg has one of his juiciest roles ever as a creative-writing professor by day and a compulsive gambler by night.

"...Rupert Wyatt. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jessica Lange, Alvin Ing, Emory Cohen and..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

11/11 EAST Stops

The Chronicle Arts listings editor's recommendations for the 2011 tour

"...Christa Mares, Lisa Crowder, Anne Woods, Edmo Martinez, and Michael Merritt. Michael Bennett..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

King of Kombat II: Full Results

Upsets and quick, decisive victories defined the MMA promotion's second Austin event.

"...King of Kombat cage fight event, local fighter Garret Bennett had talked about how he was a "ground 'n'..."

Nov. 5, 2007 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...CELEBRITY INTERVIEW: TONY BENNETT Austin Convention Center, Thursday, March 13..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...TONY BENNETT..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

SXSW Record Reviews

"...MICHAEL FRACASSO..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Sxsw

"...you're gonna have to make some hard decisions: Tony Bennett, Junior Brown, and Peter Wolf at the Austin Music..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Goldner, Nick Meyer, Screenwriters: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio A charming thief and a band of unlikely..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Foxcatcher

The performances by Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo anchor this drama, which nearly sinks from its weightiness.

"...Directed by: Bennett Miller. Starring: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

APD Commander Gets Job Back

What happens when you don't report a comment you thought discriminatory, and then the comment itself is deemed not discriminatory after all? You get fired – but not for long.

"...sexual orientation yet had not reported it. Arbitrator Norman Bennett concluded that Chief Art Acevedo's decision to terminate Oliver..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Quiet Girl

Irish tale of a lost girl finding hope will break and mend your heart

"...by: Colm Bairéad. Starring: Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett, Michael Patric and Kate Nic Chonaonaigh...."

March 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Sweep Them Out

"...Michael Rieman..."

June 4, 1999 Column

Cruise Central

"...Speed Levitch (l) in The Cruise. In digerati circles, Bennett Miller's new documentary The Cruise is being hailed as..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Public Enemies

Michael Mann's film is a human-scale biopic of the gangster folk hero John Dillinger.

"...Directed by: Michael Mann. Starring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing..."

July 3, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...Sufjan Stevens than anything that might frighten parents. – Michael Bertin MAGNET9pm, 18th Floor @ Capitol Place Otherwise known..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...child "could not only aspire to be the next Michael Jordan ... [but also] become the next Michael Dell."..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...in Scarlet Women with Conspiracy in Belgravia; Robert Jackson Bennett concludes his Divine City trilogy with City of Miracles;..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...Shelter" with the Angels' Alex Maas, is imminent. – Michael Toland..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...of the world...you must first survive each other. Cast: Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren German, Rosanna Arquette, Courtney B...."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and focus our efforts for the coming year." – Michael King..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...most of you doubtlessly thought was d-e-a-d -- the Bennett Tract and the East Side Mall...."

Nov. 13, 1998 News Feature

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...showman. It's like there's that thing that big talent has—Michael Jackson kinda talent—where it's real charisma combined with sensitivity..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

Eastside Community Organizations

"...now El Concilio. The neighborhood's battles against the presumed-dead Bennett mall will go down as a watershed event in..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...For the last month, Austin native Livvy Bennett joined millennial rock icon Clementine Creevy's trio Cherry Glazerr..."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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