Michael Clayton

This smart and thoroughly entertaining film asks the question of where a lawyer’s ethical responsibility to zealously represent a client ends and the societal interest in achieving justice begins.

"...Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O’Keefe, Denis O’Hare and Ken Howard. “The first thing..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Miss Sloane

Jessica Chastain plays a powerful D.C. lobbyist

"...Chastain, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, Jake Lacy, Alison Pill, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sam Waterston and John Lithgow...."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Duplicity

Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star in this new thriller about schemers and double-dealers.

"...who made his directorial debut with 2007’s terrifically malevolent Michael Clayton, Gilroy is still trafficking in scheming and double-dealing,..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal gives a terrifically fierce performance as a tenacious and delusional self-actualizer.

"...Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton and Michael Hyatt...."

Oct. 31, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

There Will Be Film

"...8) Sicko For just a moment there, Michael Moore had us all in indignant agreement that the..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Graceland

Ron Morales’ hostage thriller is a fluorescent-lit tour of the city’s seedy underbelly.

"...extensive credits as a grip on major movies like Michael Clayton, The Departed, and Spider-Man 3. The writing is..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The Bourne Legacy

This franchise reboot doesn't reinvent Bourne, but it does revive it to great effect.

"...is only his third film as a writer/director, following Michael Clayton and Duplicity. The Bourne Legacy is bedeviled by..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Deception

In this so-called erotic thriller, busy New York City power brokers partake in a decadent sex club that eventually proves fatal.

"...will produce something smart and provocative, like last year’s Michael Clayton, but generally these movies are all the same,..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

There Will Be Film

"...7) Michael Clayton Legal ethics entangle everyone in this slickly plotted..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

There Will Be Film

"...9) Michael Clayton Paranoia filmmaking the way it should be done...."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Deep Water

The documentary Deep Water tells the white-knuckled true story of the first single-handed around-the-world yacht competition.

"...astounding archival footage, and delicate narration (by Swinton of Michael Clayton), the film evokes a visceral understanding of solitude..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...(Father of the Bride, Private Benjamin), and Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton)...."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF to Honor Larry Wilmore

Festival celebrates long impact of writer and comedian

"...receive the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking award; Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, The Bourne Identity), who is this year's Distinguished..."

Aug. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tony Gilroy to Receive Austin Film Festival Honor

Rogue One, Bourne writer to be awarded

"...Cards, writer of the Bourne trilogy, and director of Michael Clayton, he's been omnipresent as a creative force and..."

May 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tilda Swinton and Jim Jarmusch Go Together Like Cream

The actress dishes on ‘Only Lovers Left Alive'

"...Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in the film Michael Clayton, and her harrowing turn in 2011’s We Need..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

A Magic Carpet Ride With Tilda Swinton

Scottish actor talks Derek Jarman and 'Herbie Rides Again'

"...responded with, “corporate lawyer” – the supporting role in Michael Clayton for which she won an Oscar – before..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Sons of Anarchy

'The East' director Zal Batmanglij dishes on life as an anarchist

"...I like smart Hollywood movies. And Hollywood does, too. Michael Clayton is a favorite movie of mine. Fight Club..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Mother's Little Monster

Lynne Ramsay and Tilda Swinton on the complexities of their Columbine-inspired collaboration

"...Benjamin Button, and the duplicitous and cutthroat attorney in Michael Clayton – the role for which she received her..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Insurance Industry Scam

A Q&A with whistle-blower Wendell Potter

"...messaging industry is all either Mad Men or the Michael Clayton thing of corporate conspiracy. But it is increasingly..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

How People More Important Than You Are Voting

McCracken, Leffingwell list prominent prog, small biz supporters

"...The celebrity endorsement game, which my boss Michael King touched on in his last column, went into..."

April 8, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

There Will Be Film

"...NEAR MISSES: Ratatouille, Persepolis, The Savages, Michael Clayton, Eastern Promises..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

"...Directed by: Jim Mallon. Starring: Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and John Brady. In a..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Finding an SBOE Balance: District Roundup

SBOE contests around the state

"...Weath­er­ford's Patricia Hardy). Miller was taken down by George Clayton, a Dallas Independent School District administrator, who's a bit..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Helping Herb

"...there's not a nickel's worth of difference between Nan Clayton and Ann Graham. Where have you been since the..."

March 6, 1998 Column

Postmarks

"...by Louis Black [Vol. 18, No. 10]: Regrettably, Nan Clayton lost the Precinct 3 County Commissioner election. But I..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...Immaculate Director: Michael Mohan Producers: David Bernad, Sydney Sweeney, Jonathan Davino, Teddy..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...shortly after deciding not to run for re-election. – Michael King Jonathan Stickland: The Icky Sticky Icky State Rep...."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

In God's Country

Why U2 is the best band ever

"...proclamations, contradictions, and supplications, neither Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, nor Larry Mullen Jr. would ever entertain the notion..."

March 30, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Naked City

"...• Education Austin leader and Small Middle School teacher Michael Poliakoff has filed a lawsuit against the Austin Independent..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature

Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup

Dave Not Coming Back, Golden Arm this year's headliners

"...world of indie filmmaking desperation in Film Fest, and Michael Lovan's directorial debut, a new twist on the deadliest..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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