Shazam!

DC finally gets to the heart of why we love superheroes

"...across two bodies. Perhaps this is another reason why Penny Marshall’s Big, a frequent touch point for this movie,..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

My First Mister

"...imaginative force in the second half and goes all Penny Marshall on us. It's hard to imagine that this..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A League of Their Own

The story of the short-lived women's baseball league gives Marshall and her cast the opportunity to examine oblique roots of modern feminism and have a darn fine time doing it.

"...Directed by: Penny Marshall. Starring: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty,..."

July 3, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Renaissance Man

"...Directed by: Penny Marshall. Starring: Danny Devito, Gregory Hines, James Remar and..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Riding in Cars With Boys

"...Directed by: Penny Marshall. Starring: Rosie Perez, Sara Gilbert, James Woods, Lorraine..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Preacher's Wife

"...Directed by: Penny Marshall. Starring: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston and Courtney B...."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Blue Like Jazz

Based on the bestseller by Donald Miller, this is the story of a Texas-raised Southern Baptist who finds maturity on the liberal campus of Reed College in Portland, Ore.

"...Directed by: Steve Taylor. Starring: Marshall Allman, Claire Holt, Tania Raymonde, Justin Welborn, Jason Marsden..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Albert Brooks again sallies forth where others fear to tread, although his comic results are more mildly amusing than riotously funny.

"...version of himself, first seen being roundly dismissed by Penny Marshall for the Jimmy Stewart role in her upcoming..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jack

"...a movie that already was a big hit for Penny Marshall not too long ago. One senses with the..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...with being instrumental in the early directing careers of Penny Marshall and several others. Recently, he attended the Austin..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Snapshots From the Fest

Interviews and winners from the Austin Film Festival

"...(based on Beverly Donofrio's memoir) and is directed by Penny Marshall...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Autumn Tale

What Movies Look Like This Fall

"...like in real life. Well, it happened to Donofrio. Penny Marshall (Big, Preacher's Wife) directs. (Oct. 19)... The search..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Working Girls

What do the eight films in the Austin Film Society's latest free series "Dance, Girl, Dance: Women Directors of the 70s and 80s" have in common? They are all works by inherently feminist filmmakers, and the chronological order of the series tracks the growth of American feminist thought during these two decades.

"...works they create? On the surface, directors like A-Listed Penny Marshall and experimentalist Yvonne Rainer seem to have as..."

May 18, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coach's Corner

Coach goes the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Great Western Forum in L.A.

"...second-string L.A. crowd. Observed on the scratchy Jumbotron are Penny Marshall, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Short, Captain Kirk, Rodney..."

April 14, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coming of Age

"...who'd you come up with? Jane Campion? Allison Anders? Penny Marshall?..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...D: Penny Marshall; with Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Frankie & Johnny

"...Directed by: Garry Marshall. Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Kate Nelligan, Nathan Lane,..."

Oct. 18, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup

Dave Not Coming Back, Golden Arm this year's headliners

"...drama The Blue Orchid); Comedy Vanguard ((such as including Marshall Cook's look at the world of indie filmmaking desperation..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival Line-up

Hip-hop tops the two weekends with ladies close behind

"...constitutes a genuine coup. Double platinum sales for September’s Marshall Mathers LP 2 proves he’s still got the public..."

April 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Beginning With the End Director: David Marshall Beginning With the End takes viewers on a profound,..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Food-o-File

Vaca y Vino previews its salute to the cow (and the grape)

"...in the Bridges Ranch pasture, and Chronicle contributors Wes Marshall, Mick Vann, and I were lucky enough to be..."

March 2, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Nancy Drew

Historically, Nancy Drew may be the best teen detective around, but in this new screen incarnation, she is definitely no spy kid.

"...Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tate Donovan, Marshall Bell, Barry Bostwick, Laura Harring and Pat Carroll. Historically,..."

June 15, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Penny Jo Pullus

Texas Platters

"...Penny Jo Pullus My Turn to Howl (Art of Balance)..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Terrence McNally on Art and Commerce

The Tony-winning playwright talks about the business of show

"...The Greek tragedies – no one ever paid a penny to see Oedipus Rex. And now we’re paying $2,000..."

June 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Capital Idea!

On the phone, on the Web, on the farm, or in the store: giving a little Austin to the foodies on your gift list

"...Mick Vann, MM Pack, Rachel Feit, Barbara Chisholm, Wes Marshall, Claudia Alarcón, and I -- has spent the past..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Food Feature

311 Story in Error

"...Joe Valentine, Velma Marshall, Sue Arledge..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

We Have an Issue: Everybody’s a Winner

Celebrating the "Best of Austin" Awards

"...back this week from paternity leave – brought newborn Penny to Monday's virtual News meeting, a whole Zoom room..."

May 14, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...they would say if they ever paid a single penny to a Black artist, they'd look on it as..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...comedy about love and revenge in Austin, Texas. Cast: Marshall Allman, Ashley Bell, Zach Cregger, Sara Paxton, Michael Stahl-David..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Country Mile

Country mile

"...Mike Runnels' pure country on The Tender Years (Lucky Penny), tender-hearted two-step anthems with the occasional border flavor ("Just..."

April 9, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

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