If I Stay

A mixture of hollow heartache and honest feelings mark this teen drama that stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a cello prodigy caught in medical limbo between life and death.

"...We’re spared the otherworldly garishness and tonal whiplash of Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, but this fusion of milquetoast..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Apes and humans: Why can't everyone just get along?

"...acting, having previously “played” Gollum and King Kong for Peter Jackson). And don’t get hung up on human nomenclature..."

July 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cockneys vs. Zombies

This bloody good zom-com stands out from the crowd of zombies recently invading our screens.

"...up to par with the viscera-drenched loopiness of, say, Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive, well, really, what is? Zombies have..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

West of Memphis

Eighteen years of wrongful imprisonment and four documentaries still don't put to rest the trials of the West Memphis Three.

"...itself. In short, The Lord of The Rings filmmakers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh got involved after watching Paradise..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The special effects in this prequel may be infinitely more elaborate, but they hold little of the charm and "humanity" of the original.

"...look stunningly realistic. In particular Caesar, "played" by longtime Peter Jackson regular Serkis (he also played Gollum and King..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Inkheart

This fantasy adventure, in which characters come to life when the books they're in are read aloud, boasts a strong cast and an ingrained love for reading and the well-told tale.

"...thus Resa vanishes, replaced by the grinningly evil Capricorn (Peter Jackson mainstay Serkis) and his thuggish, illiterate minions –..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Quarantine

An L.A. apartment building is quarantined in this new horror film, and a news crew's videotape may be the only proof of the strange goings-on.

"...zero explanation on the outside. And then there's that Peter Jackson-esque Sumatran rat-monkey thing scurrying around. Yikes. For all..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eragon

Dear George Lucas … It's bad enough that you've cloaked your true identity behind that of the 15-year-old bestselling novelist Christopher Paolini, but did you have to remake Episode IV all over again? With friggin' dragons?!

"...pseudo-medieval, dragon-happy claptrap? Leave that to the pros, like Peter Jackson and his WETA team and keep the Lucasfilm..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where Are They Now?

Cyndi Williams' play 'Where Are They Now?,' based on the Parker-Hulme murder case, is a true crime drama that isn't about who done it but who survives it

"...to base a play upon it, just as filmmaker Peter Jackson had been drawn to it for his 1995..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing the pinnacle of SXSW 2006.

"...Town Lake Stage @ Auditorium Shores This prolific Houston trumpeter/arranger/bandleader was a session musician at fabled Duke/Peacock Records, has..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

'Where Are They Now?'

Cyndi Williams is living a playwright's dream with her play 'Where Are They Now?,' which is being staged for the third time in 15 months

"...Parker-Hulme murder – the same source material used by Peter Jackson for his film Heavenly Creatures – in which..."

March 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

King Kong: You're on the Air, Ya Big Ape!

As 'King Kong' storms into cinemas across the globe, the Violet Crown Radio Players are bringing the simian sovereign to life onstage in a 'lost' radio adaptation of the 1933 film

"...800-lb. gorilla – make that 8,000-lb. gorilla – is Peter Jackson's little remake about the ape that scaled the..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exorcist: The Beginning

Help us, Lucifer. This prequel is cursed.

"...over-the-top exercise in bad taste that even a young Peter Jackson might have found ridiculous. Much more fun to..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Robert Rodriguez vs. the DGA and Paramount

"...postproduction facility here in Austin," along the lines of Peter Jackson's WETA and George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch and Industrial..."

April 16, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Whale Rider

This quietly powerful tale of youthful female empowerment in New Zealand is based on a cornerstone Maori myth.

"...This is, of course, the same exhilarating landscape of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth, but with the stubbornly prideful, patriarchal society..."

June 27, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reign of Fire

"...do is wait for the arrival of Lord Smaug; Peter Jackson, it's all up to you now...."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tomcats

"...dent in my radar with his bizarre turn in Peter Jackson's The Frighteners, is even scarier in Tomcats, playing..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Idle Hands

"...laff-in recalls the early, gooier work of Kiwi auteur Peter Jackson (Bad Taste, Dead/Alive) but with a more Americanized..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

"...D: Peter Jackson(1994); with Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet Fun..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Scanlines

"...D: Peter Jackson; with Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Screens Feature

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...Unicorn is a feature length documentary about outsider musician Peter Grudzien, the one-man musical force behind The Unicorn, possibly..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scary Movie 3

Third outing is 90% chaff, 10% wit, and pure Children of the Corny.

"...Starring: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson, Peter Boyle and George Carlin. Enough already. This third and,..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Legend of Bagger Vance

"...Charlize Theron, Bruce Mcgill, Joel Gretsch, J. Michael Moncrief, Peter Gerety, Lane Smith and Jack Lemmon. Not since Shoeless..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

"...clearly follows in the maniacal tradition of John Waters, Peter Jackson, and (early) Sam Raimi. An action/comedy/sci-fi/horror epic with..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature

Scanlines

"...Keener, Alison Moir, Tina Louise, Nick Cave, Samuel L. Jackson...."

Aug. 11, 1995 Arts Feature

The Bruno & Britney Show Waxes and Wanes

Vegas spectacles reiterate that the show must go on

"...apart in age, but performance-wise, the Hawaiian entertainer born Peter Gene Hernandez and onetime teen star are from different..."

Oct. 22, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 list

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10s

"...Lee Jones (Lincoln), Matthew McConaughey (Magic Mike), Samuel L. Jackson (Django Unchained) ACTING KUDOS (supporting female)..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' in 48 fps

Austin theatres showing the film in 48 frames per second listed here

"...Want to see Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth in the speedy 48-frames-per-second rate..."

Dec. 13, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Latest From Z Zeitgeist

'Pathogen' and 'Zombie Girl: The Movie'

"...films in the fifth grade after being inspired by Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. She learned how..."

June 30, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Monkey Business and More

"...all time: King Kong. "As soon as I heard Peter Jackson was doing a remake, I started imagining menus,"..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Food Feature

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