Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Nicolas Cage, albacore tuna, remote viewers, and the Shah of Iran

"...secret project was Operation Sun Streak, then the Stargate Project.Nicolas Cage owns a Lamborghini that used to belong to..."

June 24, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Film News

Robert Rodriguez and the come-hither look of 'Rambo 4'

"...(Nine Lives with Wesley Snipes and Back Up with Nicolas Cage) teaches a writing-intensive class Saturday and Sunday in..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Something More Than Just Cerebral

This is a different Kaufman, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind marks a different kind of picture for the writer

"...famously difficult as the onscreen version of himself that Nicolas Cage played in 2002's Kaufman-scripted Adaptation. But this is..."

March 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Wish You Were Here

Snapshots from the 2002 Austin Film Festival.

"...Spider-Man draft "like bad Chekhov"), and cheeky impersonations of Nicolas Cage, Ving Rhames, and Christopher Walken. As for tricks..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...Shakespeare in Love, based on Louis de Bernières' novel. Nicolas Cage plays an Italian army officer stationed on a..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Blood Feast

Shadow of the Vampire isn't just an imaginative riff on the making of F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu. "It is an allegory of an aspect of what cinema is at its heart," says director E. Elias Merhige. "It's this dangerous, mad kind of science."

"...of having seen a tape of Begotten that producer Nicolas Cage placed the Shadow of the Vampire script in..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...with a spider-web storyline about jewel thieves and boxers... Nicolas Cage takes a break (thank god) from high-octane actioners..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...Of course, pinning down such a cagey and smart rhetorician isn't easy. But after all her..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

What's the Buzz?

Guide to Summer Films

"...what could prove to be the ultimate motion picture, Nicolas Cage plays leader of the pack to a car-jacking..."

May 26, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...awards being presented by Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, Nicolas Cage, Kevin Spacey, and John Waters (!!). Just in..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Autumn Tales

The fall 1999 film season looks to be busier and noiser than ever.

"...John Malkovich from video maestro Spike Jonze; thesp couple Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette turn paramedic for Martin Scorsese's..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Raising Arizona

The Coen brothers sealed their place in film history as more than just a novelty act with this demented comedy about an infertile couple who steal a baby. The family values here are arresting.

"...Directed by: Joel Coen. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman, William Forsythe,..."

June 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Academy Leader

"...(and nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and cousin of Nicolas Cage), he landed his role in this project through..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

Picking Apples

The Art and Commerce of Product Placement

"...Travolta -- our nation's other favorite Scientologist -- and Nicolas Cage, and the Thanksgiving thriller Jackal, starring Bruce Willis,..."

May 16, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film Sense and Sensibilities

1995 in Review

"...for Sense and Sensibility; best actor and actress were Nicolas Cage and Joan Allen, for Leaving Las Vegas and..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Screens Feature

The Society of Texas Film Critics 1995 Awards

"...Best Actor: Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas)..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...other. John Landis' American Werewolf in London and the Nicolas Cage vehicle Vampire's Kiss are the exceptions that prove..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...other. John Landis' American Werewolf in London and the Nicolas Cage vehicle Vampire's Kiss are the exceptions that prove..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Fear and Loathing at the Jourgensen Compound

"...various people watched a slasher flick on cable featuring Nicolas Cage's face being shoved into a deep fryer. Amongst..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Music Feature

Wild at Heart

In love and on the lam – David Lynch-style.

"...Directed by: David Lynch. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini,..."

Jan. 11, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bronson

Tom Hardy delivers a searing performance as Britain's so-called "most violent prisoner."

"...Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring: Tom Hardy, Matt King, Amanda Burton..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

New World Pioneer

"...are joking. The Big Doll House, The Big Bird Cage, Switchblade Sisters,and Coffy are not on most people's lists..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...notorious jails. Cast: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringar, Panya Yimmumphai, Nicolas Shake (North American Premiere)..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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