This Is Who We Are #8: Performance Encounters' Home Entertainment 2009

A daily affirmation of Austin’s creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...the name of the company that has produced it: Performance Encounters. Through this show, we’re given a chance to..."

May 15, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Love in the Time of Cholera

Funny when it’s supposed to be serious and awkward when it’s supposed to be romantic, every twist in this Gabriel García Márquez adaptation is a near miss, except for the performance of Javier Bardem.

"...for Old Men). Sadly for moviegoing audiences, the former performance cannot save what is otherwise a painful mess. Adapted..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Gimme Shelter

Vanessa Hudgeons stars in this bland exercise in very serious and meaningful young-adult drama.

"...reliable Dawson, though here she gives a thudding one-note performance of rage that emanates from her ravage and ruin...."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Homefront

This Jason Statham actioner is mostly predictable, but throws a few curveballs and ends up being surprisingly entertaining.

"...life. Alas, that is not to be as he encounters a meth-crazed redneck (Bosworth), her speed-manufacturing evil brother –..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Edge of Seventeen

"...doesn't flinch in its unsexy depiction of Eric's initial encounters with other men, his erratic and self-destructive behavior, or..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Paulie

"...a job at an unnamed university animal lab, he encounters a conversational parrot who proceeds to tell him his..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Night Stand

"...visit his old friend Charlie (Downey, Jr.), an HIV-positive performance artist, Max meets Karen (Kinski). She's a beautiful, somewhat..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Love You, I Love You Not

"...film is based, appears to have suffered from serious performance anxiety, troweling on enough leaden symbolism and gratuitous schmaltz..."

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Wild America

"...species in their natural habitats. Their adventures include life-threatening encounters with grizzly bears, gators, moose, whitewater rapids, army missiles,..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Dom Hemingway

Jude Law, all piss-and-vinegar as the titular safe-cracker, can't light the fuse of this dud.

"...fucking Hemingway!” which is odd, because most everyone he encounters in the film already knows he’s Dom Hemingway. Nevertheless,..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Bringing Out the Dead

"...can be seen as reflections, since numerous scenes and encounters are similar. Over the course of two days and..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lean on Pete

Equine tale is a lot deeper than the cheesy subject suggests.

"...all wrapped in and coiled around a devastatingly pure performance from Charlie Plummer. His character takes your breath away...."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Proud Mary

Taraji P. Henson picks up her guns but shoots blanks as an assassin with a conscience

"...isn’t, despite a killer soundtrack and a game lead performance from Henson, of Empire and Craig Brewer’s infinitely more..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Infamous

It's another Truman Capote picture about how the author wrote In Cold Blood – and it stands solidly on its own merits.

"...British actor Jones from also turning in a marvelous performance as the distinctive writer. Director McGrath has based the..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Although the film hasn't the distinctive fingerprints of Eternal Sunshine director Michel Gondry, Chappelle's party is nevertheless a fun blast of impromptu musicmaking, filmmaking, and comedy.

"...a concert film, although it does feature some great performances by Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Kanye West, Dead Prez,..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Butterfly Kiss

"...us never even knew existed. Hers is a brave performance; here she creates a thoroughly dislikeable life force --..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Seduction

"...jarring within the context of the characters' other sexual encounters. In general, though, The Last Seduction is a carefully..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Home Entertainment 2009

A lovely, loving tribute to the Eastside's Blackland neighborhood and playtime past

"...the name of the company that has produced it: Performance Encounters. Through this show, we're given a chance to..."

June 5, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Groundhog Day

The delightful romantic comedy is back … again.

"...6am, Sonny and Cher come on again and he encounters the same stranger on the stairs, the same proprietor..."

Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

My Little Pony: The Movie

A rainbow-hued acid trip for 8-year-olds

"...the feisty show-off Rainbow Dash (Ball), whose spectacular aerial performance of kaleidoscopic color is a Gay Pride flag on..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Best Year of Her Life

After her hellish 2012, comedian Tig Notaro is feeling great

"...“Do Not Disturb” signs and her sequence of chance encounters with ephemeral Eighties pop star Taylor Dane. Those bits..."

Oct. 14, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...ultimate dry spell. For others, a bizarre series of encounters made more awkward than usual. But for Katie Folger,..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Sharon Marroquin Benefits

The dance community rallies around one of its own to help with medical expenses

"...Tapestry Dance Company, Spank Dance Company, Austin Dance India, Performance Encounters, and Wicked Cricket Dance Theatre. It was Wicked..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Place To Land

With 'A Place To Land,' dancer Leticia Rodriguez realizes a longtime dream of producing an event that encompasses the idea and meaning of home inside an actual residence

"..."This also is the premiere of a new company, Performance Encounters, committed to works that integrate creative initiative, spiritual..."

June 9, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Flora and Son

Joseph Gordon-Levitt steals the show in this Irish musical drama

"...connect over music. The most sublime of these astral encounters occurs when the two duet a song they’ve co-written..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The high fantasy game rolls a critical hit with a boisterous adaptation

"...path to the end is through a series of encounters, each their own quest. Yes, you have to get..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Swan Song

Meandering story of nearing death flies on Udo Kier’s wings

"...Swan Song is a spectacle for Kier. His performance is quiet but fabulous, a real showcase of a..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Jumbo

True love this wild and weird romance between a woman and her fairground ride

"...to the experience of seeing the UFOs in Close Encounters of the Third Kind for the first time. Jumbo..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

OUTsider Begins

Hold on to your manties, Austin's premier queer fest is here

"...and their work from all disciplines – film, theater, performance art, music, visual art – from across the globe...."

Feb. 18, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

Further Reflections

"...take advantage of this gorgeously filmed setting to craft performances that are subtly interwoven and distinct. Now, as any..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

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