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The Cure Romances Austin
Friday (the 13th) I’m in love
"...figures – managed several grins across the band’s three-hour performance on Red River...."

May 16, 2016 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Good, The Bad, and The Drag Kings
Austin's newest drag king troupe will make you swoon
"...crowd at Cheer Up Charlies eagerly awaited the inaugural performance of Austin’s only drag king troupe. The smooth, subtle..."

April 4, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Faye Fearless

Race
Perceptive film about Jesse Owens going to the 1936 Berlin Olympics
"...As Owens, relative newcomer Stephan James delivers a stirring performance, and as his coach, comedian Jason Sudeikis turns in..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fluffy Movie
Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias performs in this comedy concert film.
"...The Fluffy Movie is mostly a comedy performance film, although it has a narrative introduction in flashback..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

On My Way
In this road movie, Catherine Deneuve plays a Frenchwoman having an existential crisis on wheels.
"...onscreen can’t help but recall for the viewer her performances in some of the most seminal films of the..."

May 2, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Dom Hemingway
Jude Law, all piss-and-vinegar as the titular safe-cracker, can't light the fuse of this dud.
"...to Tom Hardy in Bronson. Law delivers a riveting performance in this movie that starts strongly enough, but by..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Justin Bieber's Believe
More self-promotion than a film, this doc shows the star in performance and confessing his inner thoughts offstage.
"...enjoy it very much. There is a lot of performance footage of you singing and dancing, and the hyperactive..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blue Jasmine
Class difference and life's shambles are on Woody Allen's mind as he leads Cate Blanchett through a perfectly calibrated performance as a Park Avenue matron brought low by modern finance.
"...which gets an extra boost from Cate Blanchett’s extraordinary performance as a Park Avenue matron brought low by the..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Stand
Arnold Schwarzenegger plunges back into acting in this full-bore action vehicle helmed by the South Korean director Kim Jee-Woon.
"...bones, and reduced nerve, Schwarzenegger still delivers quite a performance in this fun, straight-ahead action film. (This is unlike..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Hyde Park on Hudson
The film gets big points for casting Bill Murray as FDR but its vision gets muddy after that.
"...that Linney, who is usually so marvelous, gives a performance in this film that lacks definition and personality. Mostly..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sparkle
This story about a Motown girl group's rise and struggle also features Whitney Houston in her final screen role.
"...an entire movie could’ve been fashioned around either one’s performance. But Sparks, an acting novice, falters when her character..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bernie
Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey star in Richard Linklater's latest film – an East Texas true-crime story with a comic touch.
"...Gulliver's Travels, among other things) with a subtly quirky performance that's one of his personal best...."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
His, hers, and ours: Outsider artists use plastic surgery to merge as one on the physical plane.
"...artists who become one is an intimate portrait of performance artists sui generis: Genesis P-Orridge, originally Neil Andrew Megson..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Rooney Mara completely nails the role of Lisbeth Salander, and director David Fincher is no slouch either in this perhaps unnecessary remake of the Swedish thriller.
"...feels more forceful. In all, it's a extremely satisfying performance in a role that's as edgy as it is..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All's Faire in Love
Christina Ricci stars in this strained romantic comedy set in the world of renaissance festivals.
"...’66 and light years away from her mesmerizingly sultry performance in Craig Brewer's twisted Black Snake Moan. Even Casper..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: 'Nevermore'
One-man Poe show closes festival
"...did not fall until Saturday and the last Austin performance of Nevermore, horror icon Jeffrey Combs' one-man stage show..."

Oct. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Nic Cage delivers one of his best and most outrageous performances in Werner Herzog's cops-and-iguanas drama.
"...he became an action hero and professional oddball. His performance is constantly surprising, outrageous, controlled, and electric: “cagey” to..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whip It
Drew Barrymore makes her directing debut with this Austin-set story about the modern age of roller girls.
"...central character, Bliss Cavendar, Page demonstrates that her breakout performance in Juno was no fluke and that she has..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Medium Mash
Previewing MALI Women's Film & Performance Arts Festival
"...the Media Arts & Literacy Institute's Women's Film & Performance Arts Festival. Now in its ninth year, the four-day..."

May 15, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Hamlet 2
The manic comedian Steve Coogan plays a high school drama teacher who pens a scandalous remake of the Bard's classic in an attempt to save his Tucson class from budget cuts.
"...dashes off a sequel to Hamlet, hoping that its performance will raise enough money to keep the show (and..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Incredible Hulk
Finally, the Hulk is truly incredible. As of right now, it's Marvel's universe; we just live in it.
"...unnecessarily Jungian subtext (not to mention Nick Nolte's crazy-brilliant performance and the presence of a giant, killer poodle) rendered..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Broken English
Parker Posey gives a lovely, toned-down performance as Nora Wilder, the single, mid-30s Manhattanite at the heart of this romantic comedy.
"...and Josh Hamilton. Parker Posey gives a lovely, toned-down performance as Nora Wilder, the single, mid-30s Manhattanite at the..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ex
Zach Braff and Amanda Peet play husband and wife who deal with a new child and an old flame in this featherweight comedy that never steps outside its comfort zone.
"...is his disabled nemesis, Chip. Bateman scores in his performance as the sweetly sadistic Chip; it's amusing to imagine..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Air Guitar Nation
What other international competition awards points for general "airiness"? This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.
"...champ, who is sent to the world competition. The performances immediately resonate as a strange mix of performance art..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Laboratory of Playmaking
Artists from different realms join forces to concoct new strains of performance in UT's New Works Festival
"...Winship Drama Building becomes one giant laboratory of original performance. Work is made in theatres, classrooms, odd corners of..."

April 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The History Boys
If you like your British movies quick, raunchy, reflective, and bittersweet, then The History Boys, based on the stage play, is for you.
"...a sharply whimsical exploration into the purpose of knowledge, performance, and hormones. Taking the industrial wasteland of 1983’s Sheffield..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Capote
While Capote is a good film, it hasn’t closed the book on the subject, even though the performances are undeniably great.
"...struggle mightily to dislodge the memory of Hoffman’s commanding performance in Capote (an Oscar nod is a foregone conclusion)...."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Gospel
An R&B singer rediscovers his roots in this faith-based drama that successfully captures the ecstatic experience of gospel performance.
"...The Gospel successfully captures the ecstatic experience of gospel performance; instead of shaming and blaming, the film makes a..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The War Within
This fiction film, in which the lead character is but one cog in a plot to detonate a series of bombs in New York City, portrays a terrorist’s point of view in a jarringly matter-of-fact manner.
"...of the great Satan. It’s thanks to Akhtar’s standout performance that The War Within is as electrifying as it..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Callas Forever
While Callas Forever seems sincere in its attempt to pay tribute to the world’s most famous opera singer, it unwittingly disserves her in its bizarre wish-fantasy about resurrecting her voice onscreen.
"...on the stage or not. Famous for emotionally wrenching performances in works such as Norma and Medea, her dramatic/vocal..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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