Monty Python and the Holy Grail

In their second feature film, the wacky Brits do a number on Arthurian legend and the Middle Ages.

"...Directed by: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Starring: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman,..."

Aug. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Monty Python's Spamalot'

The debonair leading man sheds his suavity to play the comically clueless King Arthur

"...If you know him as The Thorn Birds' tortured Father Ralph de Bricassart or the..."

March 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Monty Python's Spamalot

With Eric Idle's screen-to-stage musical spoof, Summer Stock Austin makes the Knights of the Round Table so very enjoy-able

"...Musical theatre fans will recall the classic Camelot, Lerner and Loewe's..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Monty Python's Spamalot

The cast has talent, but the Georgetown Palace version of this Python musical suffers from a lack of smooth execution

"...The Austin area seems to be enjoying its fair share..."

May 15, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Long-gestating commentary on fantasy and delusion is Terry Gilliam at his most Gilliamesque (for better or worse)

"...Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Joana Ribeiro and Óscar Jaenada...."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Cable Guise

Carrey, Quaid, and the IFC

"...Add to the long list of 20-year overnight successes in show business..."

June 14, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

Canadian comedy troupe hits the big screen with this movie about the humorous side effects of a new drug.

"...McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, Paul Bellini and Brendan Fraser. Eagerly awaited by almost everyone (with the..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Season of the Witch

Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play 14th century knights commanded to transport a witch believed to be the source of the Black Plague.

"...Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Stephen Campbell Moore, Stephen Graham and Christopher Lee. Granted, it is indeed as cold as..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Thirteenth Warrior

"...Omar Sharif, Clive Russell, John Desantis, Neil Maffin, Daniel Southern, Dennis Storhoi, Vladamir Kulich and Antonio Banderas. Not nearly..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gift Guide 2015: The Joy of Watching, Reading, and Feeling

Holiday offerings for the pop-culturally minded

"...Is there a more obsessive lot than the pop-culture nerd? Meticulously..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Storytelling, a Book Trail, Markets, and More Arts Events

Get reading, go shopping, or just enjoy a gala this week

"...Storytelling and Fantasy Worlds: Ehigbor Okosun With Ali Hazelwood..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

A dystopian future meets a pop-culture obsessed past in Ready Player One

"...Ernest Cline's North Austin home, it's easy to imagine the man inside living an ordinary life. But once the..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Books Feature by James Renovitch

Clip and Save

The 2005 Paramount Summer Film Classics series

"...Admission for screenings is $6 before 6pm and $7 after (seniors, college students, and children always $5),..."

May 20, 2005 Screens Feature

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...especially now, when it's not even necessary to leave the house for groceries. But for someone who must have..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Between the Lines

"...Joe Morton, Lane Smith. VHS Home Video Encore Movies and Music, 8820 Burnet..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Screens Feature

Moontower 2018 Reviews: A Comic a Day

A schooling in stand-up from Notaro, Haddish, and more

"...education. I mean, I did my time rabidly quoting Monty Python and the Holy Grail in middle school, and..."

April 24, 2018 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

TV Eye

A new six-part IFC documentary cracks the code on that wonderful crackpot Monty Python troupe

"...I so wish you could hear Sonia Jones sing the title music to the new, very, very serious documentary..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Musicals Mocking Musicals

Hits like 'The Producers' and 'Bat Boy' have their singing, dancing cake and spoof it, too

"...Fourteen Tony nominations for Monty Python's Spamalot – if we needed any more evidence..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Super Troopers 2

Vermont's finest return, and this time they're Canadian.

"...Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar. Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter,..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Timeline

Time-traveling archeologists can't make the time pass quickly enough.

"...Butler, Billy Connolly, Anna Friel, Ethan Embry, Marton Csokas and David Thewlis. Based on a Michael Crichton novel that..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Perry, White Tied

Echoes of Jan Brewer as gov dodges debate and press

"...Another day, another poll in the race between Republican Governor..."

Sept. 7, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Penfold Theatre's Henry V

This production in the park makes Shakespeare’s epic history into a satisfying show for a summer evening

"...Henry V is onstage, and it's time for war. Six actors make up the..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Adrianne Palicki, Your Newest Disney Princess in Quasi

The Austin actor teams up with Broken Lizard for their new comedy

"...Palicki is finally a Disney princess. "Every child's dream," the Friday Night Lights star sighed...."

April 21, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sue's Turn

After years of thwarting the singing kids on Glee, Jane Lynch takes the stage to belt some tunes herself

"...Remember the bit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when..."

March 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Access of Evil

It's a conspiracy! Defending Austin from the music network.

"...Just when I thought the interminable soap opera of the Austin Music Network couldn't..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Reissues

"...Monty Python..."

June 15, 2007 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Broadway's Back (but that's not all)

"..."Broadway, that's what fills up [Bass Concert Hall] the most." So says April Holmes, interim director of the..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...A large percentage of the budget for Monty Python and the Holy Grail was..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

"...The Paramount summer series runs through August at the Paramount..."

May 31, 2002 Screens Feature

Oh, Ho, Oslo!

Norwegian spotlight

"...year's spotlight nation at Fantastic Fest may not have the cinematic cachet of some of its Scandinavian neighbors (hey,..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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