Moontower Review: Patton Oswalt

Stand-up vet delivers a great show talking about his worst one ever

"...show’s gonna be,” comedian and Moontower Comedy Festival headliner Patton Oswalt told the capacity Paramount Theatre crowd moments after..."

April 25, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Patton Oswalt

The semi-cool kid, growing old disgracefully

"...inter-gag breaks to appreciate Johnny Marr blasting Smiths classics. Patton Oswalt, instead, performed an impromptu stealth duet with the..."

Nov. 9, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Patton Oswalt Catfishes His Son in I Love My Dad

And you thought your love life was tough

"...of the fun. Morosini plays estranged son Franklin alongside Patton Oswalt as Chuck, the filmic counterpart to Morosini's father...."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

Oswalt, Reitman: Shut the F#!k Up Already!

Patton Oswalt, Jason Reitman ape Alamo PSA

"...that thing went viral. Longtime Alamomaniac (and constant Tweeter) Patton Oswalt and pal/Young Adult director Jason Reitman also got..."

Dec. 14, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Chewing the Rat

With Patton Oswalt

"...which is sitting on a bed of diamonds," says Patton Oswalt. "Anything that comes from this is just a..."

June 29, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

I Love My Dad

Patton Oswalt embraces the cringe in a comedy of terrible parenting

"...Directed by: James Morosini. Starring: James Morosini, Patton Oswalt, Claudia Sulewski, Amy Landecker, Lil Rel Howery and..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moontower 6: First Comics Announced

Ali Wong, Patton Oswalt, and Ralphie May lead list of 50 acts

"...the humor fest's sixth edition were headliners Ali Wong, Patton Oswalt, and Ralphie May...."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Announces Audience Award Winners

Patton Oswalt's I Move My Dad takes top honors again

"...Time for Patton Oswalt and James Morisoni to clear even more space..."

March 24, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reno 911!: Miami

The gang from the Comedy Central show attend a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break.

"...the show pop up, doing one thing or another: Patton Oswalt as the weaselly deputy mayor, Paul Rudd as..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Moontower 6: More Headliners

Jay Pharaoh, Chris Hardwick, Morgan Murphy join 2017 lineup

"...knew that wouldn't be it. Not that Ali Wong, Patton Oswalt, Ralphie May, and the others weren't plenty to..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Secret Life of Pets 2

The cute critters return, but breaking the pack up means no one has as much fun

"...the voice of Max. However, he's out, replaced by Patton Oswalt as a nervier version of the adorable four-legged..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Big Fan

In this dark new film from the screenwriter of The Wrestler, a New York Giants fan and regular caller to a sports radio talk show snatches rededication from the jaws of disillusionment.

"...Directed by: Robert D. Siegel. Starring: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz and..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keeping Up With the Joneses

Silly cul-de-sac action comedy is a knockoff Mr. and Mrs. Smith

"...Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm, Gal Gadot, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, Kevin Dunn, Maribeth Monroe and Jona..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Puttin' on the Ikkicon

Cosplay at the anime gathering

"...The nerd world has been ablaze with debate about Patton Oswalt's editorial for Wired, mourning the death of Western..."

Jan. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Full Slate

Marquee names include Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Patton Oswalt

"...list includes new features starring Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Patton Oswalt, Emma Stone, and Ryan Gosling, plus a special..."

Sept. 14, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top Comics Announced for Moontower 4

Patton Oswalt, Ron White, Tim Minchin join the party in 2015

"...Oswalt. Sykes. Bamford. Maron. Minchin. Mulaney. Miller & Holmes. And..."

Jan. 20, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Making Tragedy Funny Again at Moontower Comedy

Stand-ups pull punch lines out of personal traumas

"...small number, including but not limited to Barry Crimmins, Patton Oswalt, and Ali Wong, continue to discuss their perennial..."

April 21, 2017 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

Nerd Ascending

Simon Pegg's star trajectory

"...to be avoided. At a time when fellow comic Patton Oswalt has declared geekdom dead due to hellacious pop-cultural..."

June 10, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Stand-up's Best Medicine Show

The Comedians of Comedy provide stand-up's best medicine show

"...Chronicle recently caught up with tour mastermind and headliner Patton Oswalt in advance of his Emo's appearance with tour..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

SXSW Film Review: I Love My Dad

SXSW Grand Jury award winner finds humor in an icky setup

"...tape loop of voicemail messages from his dad Chuck (Patton Oswalt) has already played over the film’s opening credits...."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dirty Secrets Behind Sex Madness Revealed

Exploitation goes meta with a new twist on a vintage sleazefest

"...Morris, played by none other than real B-movie geek Patton Oswalt (Kirk credits his daughter for that casting coup;..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hunting the Golden State Killer in I'll Be Gone in the Dark

How Michelle McNamara tracked a killer before her untimely death

"...Gillian Flynn, who wrote the introduction; and McNamara's husband Patton Oswalt, who wrote the afterword – her intentions sail..."

July 20, 2018 Books Review by Jonelle Seitz

SXSW Expands Film Lineup

'Sleepwalk With Me,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed' added

"...SXSW alum Todd Rohal's latest, Nature Calls, which pairs Patton Oswalt and Johnny Knoxville as warring brothers...."

Feb. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Young Adult

Actors Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt prove as riveting a combo as writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman.

"...Directed by: Jason Reitman. Starring: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Jill Eikenberry..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Love My Dad Director/Screenwriter: James Morosini, Producers: Bill Stertz, Patton Oswalt, Sean O'Grady, Dane Eckerle, Phil Keefe, Daniel Brandt,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Spine of Night

Epic Rotoscoped animation updates Ralph Bakshi’s dark fantasies

"...(voiced by a panoply of recognizable genre-friendly names including Patton Oswalt, Joe Manganiello, Jordan Douglas Smith, and Larry Fessenden)...."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

What’cha Watchin’?

Editorial Intern Charlie Mangan hangs with hit men and heavy hitters

"...the team – which sometimes includes celebrity guests like Patton Oswalt and Macaulay Culkin – watches old tapes from..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Column by Charlie Mangan

Call Me Lucky

Bobcat Goldthwait directs doc about fellow comic Barry Crimmins

"...as Steven Wright, David Cross, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt, Tom Kenny, and more sing his praises in..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moontower Review: Pete Holmes & TJ Miller

A one-two comedy punch from jokers as different as day and night

"...of world-class comedy from the likes of Wanda Skyes, Patton Oswalt, Pete Holmes, and TJ Miller, then congratulations: You..."

April 25, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Moontower 2014, Day 1: Local Laughs

Feeling funny about Austin's Mac Blake and Brendan K. O'Grady

"...Kinane, Paul F. Tompkins, and, maybe most of all, Patton Oswalt with helping him make that jump...."

April 23, 2014 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

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