Read My Lips

In this startling thriller, a mousy but frustrated office worker and an unrepentant thief pull off a heist that depends in equal measures on quick thinking and creative choreography.

"...Audiard. Starring: Emmanuelle Devos and Vincent Cassel. No, Read My Lips is not a biography of Bush the Senior..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Mysteries Unraveled

Part two of Louis Black's interview with novelist John Irving

"...1970. It is Windham College in Putney, Vt. Your first semester there you heard that there was a published..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by Louis Black

My Life's in Turnaround

"...Using Sarah's contacts as an agent, Splick and Jason “take” a variety of meetings designed to get them their..."

Aug. 29, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Two Guys, a Girl, and a Puzzle Piece

UT grad Mark Duplass returns to Austin with director Charlie McDowell and their elusive take on the indie rom-com

"...Sundance and South by Southwest film festivals with their first feature, The Puffy Chair. The University of Texas alumni..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Screens Feature by William Goss

Emily Hagins' Unsucky Movie Career

Austin's zombie girl taps into vamps for her third feature

"..."Hi," she says. "My name is Emily Hagins, and I'm really excited about..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scary Movie Two

"...after soaring into blockbuster history with a $260 million take, the esteemed producers at Dimension Films (the action-movie arm..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Comedian Chris Cubas Gets His 'Movie Interruption' On

The stand-up star leaves Austin for the Alamo Drafthouse Kansas City

"...big bearded guy, and 2) we've got Cubas' own take on the situation...."

Nov. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...last sentence again: "jet-pack-wearing stags!" Our minds are all squirmy in anticipation...."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Two of a Kind

Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh, Austin's new George and Tammy coupling, more or less

"...of kids who have never listened to George and Tammy or John and June or Conway and Loretta," says..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...On our desert island, a two-story bungalow faces the lagoon, and goats, donkeys, and rabbits..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Dream Is Destiny

Louis Black finds himself at Sundance – a Jersey kid from Texas, a writer slipped into filmmaker

"...There the battering smashing twirling ideas inside my head were, if not subdued, at least calmed for..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters

The remarkable journey – and uncertain toll – of Steve Bilich's 'Native New Yorker'

"...every life has a history, but rarely do the two commingle to such a fantastic and phantasmagoric degree as..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Song for My Father

An epic and personal reminiscence of Don Walser and what he meant to Austin

"...went out right about the time of George Strait's first Top 10 hit. By the time I got here,..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

How The First Omen Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...There are scenes in The First Omen that will restore your faith in studio horror...."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Spin and Cinema

An understanding of the U.S. Constitution by way of Robert Thom

"..."And my dinner partner: 'My name is Rita Hayworth.'..."

May 16, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: In This World

The all-consuming genius of Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth

"...and his brilliance hit a cement wall after the first half-dozen albums. Just a few paragraphs into it, I..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Column by Louis Black

How I Spent My Last 20 Years

Gretchen Phillips pays her last respects to the Hole in the Wall

"...the Drag that had been there since 1974. I first started going to it in 1983 when this woman..."

July 19, 2002 Music Feature by Gretchen Phillips

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...belt; and from raucous laughs to nerve-jangling terror, the first wave of films for Fantastic Fest 2017 (Sept. 21-28)..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Love and Badges

The last 'Page Two' on SXSW 09 (probably)

"...some criticism or vindictive attack. Praise just shorts out my system...."

April 3, 2009 Column by Louis Black

First Authors Announced for Texas Book Festival

Marquee names run the gamut from Amis to Ziggy

"...On Wednesday, the Texas Book Festival announced the first slate of marquee authors for the 2014 edition, and..."

July 25, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...This land is your land, this land is my land..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...doesn't begin a project thinking no one will ever take notice of it, that his work will all be..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...V. First issue of The Austin Chronicle was published in September..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

What Is This Miracle Called Movie Music?

Making movie-music magic 'Infamous'

"...likes to sing in? That's precisely where I found myself the first week of January 2005...."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Mark Rubin

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...and with all of them needing to come in first at the box office in order to remain viable..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Nia Vardalos’ fossilized sequel to a sequel still has its charms

"...This second sequel to the 2002 monster hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding – believe it or not,..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Double Take

Austin Scribe Lawrence Wright Tackles Noriega -- Twice

"...(Felicia's Journey), will also air on the Showtime Cable Network beginning Sunday, April 2. Wright, a reserved 52-year-old screenwriter..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

Home Movie

Joss Whedon follows 'Avengers' with a Shakespearean labor of love filmed at his house

"...when you're in the midst of making the biggest, highest-stakes Hollywood blockbuster of the year, the thing you want..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Knocked Out, Loaded

On the limits of imagination, the brilliance of ACL Fest, and the purifying power of The Hottest State

"...unlimited contempt for what we do, miss the point. First and foremost, such slings and arrows make for great..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Not Another Teen Movie

UT grad Catherine Hardwicke and Thirteen

"...to Austin to screen Thirteen at the Paramount, the first-time filmmaker spoke with the Chronicle by telephone about the..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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