Notting Hill

Love blossoms between a London bookstore owner and beautiful movie star. Can this relationship survive the obvious hindrances?

"...with a sweetie, or a hearty chuckle with friends. Notting Hill is a veritable pot full of the stuff...."

May 28, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Twice Upon a Yesterday

"...Lena Headey. Two films set in London's quaintly upscale Notting Hill neighborhood within one month (the other being, of..."

June 18, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wimbledon

A terribly tender, good-hearted romantic comedy from across the pond.

"...Neill, Jon Favreau, James McAvoy, Eleanor Bron and Bernard Hill. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and if..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Morning Glory

Well-acted and ingratiating, this rom-com starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, and Diane Keaton should still be tarter than it is.

"...the bulk of Morning Glory is spent tracking Becky's uphill battle to convince Mike to play nice for the..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Wedding Date

Inexplicable Fantasy Romances for the Harried Modern Gal 101 is a more fitting title for this shameless mediocrity.

"...Curtis, the screenwriter behind Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jones's Diary, any one of which..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Enduring Love

This creepy tale of a stalker and the object of his affection is adapted from an Ian McEwan novel.

"...by Ifans, who was also so good in Michell’s Notting Hill and as the apeman in Human Nature). Also,..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mother

From the director of Notting Hill comes this story about a middle-aged woman who reignites her sex life with a much younger man.

"...life with a younger man, but director Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and writer Hanif Kureishi (My Beautiful Laundrette) raise..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Titanic Town

"...Town, an unassumingly impressive new film by Roger Michell (Notting Hill). Based on Mary Costello's novel, it tells the..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Coach's Corner

Coach wrests the TV Room away from the womenfolk to watch college football's "Rivalry Saturday" -- but what a disappointment!

"...women who frequent my house. It's about the movie Notting Hill. I saw this film in the theatre a..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...a couple of romantic comedies starring Julia Roberts -- Notting Hill and Runaway Bride...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The Duke

Jim Broadbent is charming in this socially minded true-crime comedy

"...best known as the director of tepid celebrity vehicle Notting Hill. For British audiences, he’s a more intriguing figure,..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

My Cousin Rachel

Love and murder on the English Highlands

"...possessed Roger Michell, the director of the romantic comedies Notting Hill and Morning Glory, to write and direct a..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

About Time

Love Actually maestro wants to make you cry with this romantic dramedy.

"...has made a career of strong-arming audiences into cuddles (Notting Hill, Love Actually). About Time, so full of compassion..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Danny Deckchair

Aussie import is sweet but as emotionally ethereal as a Splenda meringue.

"...imperfectly handsome Welsh mug into various excellent supporting roles (Notting Hill, The Shipping News, and the upcoming Vanity Fair))..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Changing Lanes

"...Ben Affleck. Roger Michell's previous film, the romantic comedy Notting Hill, gave no indication that the director knew his..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bridget Jones's Diary

romantic fantasy as it is social satire.

"...along with Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill) and Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, Emma), the..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Mickey Blue Eyes

"...winning performances in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, Grant proved a perfect lead for romantic comedy...."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Intro

"...a couple of romantic comedies starring Julia Roberts -- Notting Hill and Runaway Bride...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Everybody's favorite pretty woman descends from Notting Hill to play a down-on-her-luck legal secretary who uses..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

1999 Austin Film Releases

A complete list of all films released for theatrical runs in Austin in the calendar year 1999 and eligible for consideration in the Top Ten.

"...CALIGULApreview(M.B.)12/3/99 THE CASTLE2.0(M.B.)6/4/99 CENTRAL STATION3.5(M.B.)2/12/99 CHALK2.0(M.B.)7/30/99 CHILDREN OF HEAVEN3.5(M.B.)4/30/99 CHILL FACTOR1.5(R.S.)9/10/99 A CHINESE GHOST STORY: THE TSUI HARK ANIMATION2.5(M.S.)10/15/99..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Austin Film Festival Review: Chronesthesia

The time-travel romance you’ve been waiting for (or is it just déjà vu?)

"...of Wellington. Director of photography Simeon Duncombe shoots the hilly seaside cityscape with a romantic fervor that rivals –..."

Oct. 18, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Saturday Interview

Cotton Mather reunites to relive one of Noel Gallagher's all-time favorite albums: 'Kontiki'

"...it, and it was selling at this shop in Notting Hill – Minus Zero Records. I think that's where..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...his first Dylan at age of 14), how the Notting Hill riots in the late Seventies politicized the Clash..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Dan Oko

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...for the group. At a summer carnival in London's Notting Hill, a full-scale race riot broke out, and the..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

After a Fashion

Outré at the Golden Globes.

"...last summer in which she showed up at the Notting Hill premiere with her underarms au naturel... Pants were..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Year of Being John Malkovich

Top 10 Films of the Year, Decade, and Eternity

"...success of not one, but two Julia Roberts' vehicles, Notting Hill and Runaway Bride, and the continued broad appeal..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Splash Party Movie Nights

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

All Done Up

"...we are whisked away on a whirlwind tour from Notting Hill Gate to Covent Garden; Pimlico to the East..."

April 2, 1999 Books Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Mark Knopfler Repaves Telegraph Road

Dire Straits driver dusts up Music City southwest

"...and collaborations with Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris, and the Notting Hillbillies double up on his former group’s numbers, 1978-1995:..."

Sept. 28, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...Afrika Bambaataa) too the genre's commercial breakthrough, the Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight."..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds