No Hollywood Fluff, Please – We're Polish

Cinema tackles the tumult of history at the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...Let us now praise Polish film. Or, let me. Having just watched the last..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

On Polish Screens, the Past Stays in the Picture

Films from the past and present screen at the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...The ninth annual Austin Polish Film Festival promises to be yet another terrific and..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Everything's Coming Up Polish

Highlights from the fifth annual Austin Polish Film Festival

"...oft-told history? Make a rabbit the lead. That's what Polish filmmaker Bartek Konopka did in his masterful "Rabbit à..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Polish Wedding

"...Daniel Lapaine and Rade Serbedzija. First-time writer-director Theresa Connelly's Polish Wedding is a shotgun affair. This scattershot movie mixes..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Agnieszka Holland on Polish Cinema

Further thoughts on the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...is the opening night film of the 2011 Austin Polish Film Festival, which starts tonight. The Chronicle recently exchanged..."

Nov. 3, 2011 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Polish Film Festival Breaks New Ground and Keeps Up With Tradition

The 14th fest focuses on the media's responsibility and the perspectives of women

"...Now in its 14th year, the Austin Polish Film Festival remains one of the under-the-radar gems of..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Polish Film Festival Goes Hybrid for 2020

The extended festival takes a virtual look at Warsaw

"...Every fall, Austin Polish Society hosts the annual Austin Polish Film Festival –..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Screens Feature by Naomi Brady

From Łódź With Love

Previewing the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...psyche and the sensibilities of the country's filmmakers. Today, Polish cinema – much of it since 1948 made by..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Northfork

"...Directed by: Michael Polish. Starring: James Woods, Nick Nolte, Claire Forlani, Duel Farnes,..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twin Falls Idaho

"...Directed by: Michael Polish. Starring: Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Michele Hicks, Lesley Ann..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Past Casts a Long Shadow

History is now at this year's Austin Polish Film Festival

"...film genres. The past's long, always thought-provoking shadow on Polish film and contemporary Polish life is evident, once again,..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Dziekuje Mr. Wrona

Q&A with Decapitated survivor 'Vogg' Kiełtyka

"...Two Polish metal bands prompted me to Poland last October. On..."

April 27, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Astronaut Farmer

This note-perfect film by the Polish brothers almost could be a relic from another age, an inspirational drama about staying true to one’s dreams no matter the social, economic, or emotional cost.

"...Directed by: Michael Polish. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jackpot

"...Directed by: Michael Polish. Starring: Jon Gries, Daryl Hannah, Garrett Morris, Anthony Edwards,..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

With a History Like That …

The Austin Polish Film Festival delves into the country's complicated past

"...Time, once again, to raise a glass to Polish cinema. In its 12th year now, the Austin Polish..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

ATTN: Nail-biters, Color Lovers, and Toe Suckers

SpaRitual comes to the rescue with healthy, long-lasting color

"...need acrylic nails or the constant reapplication of nail polish in a never-ending attempt to axe the disgusting habit..."

Aug. 3, 2010 Design Post by Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Double Vision

The Polish brothers share their indie insights

"...Michael and Mark Polish, the identical-twin filmmaking team responsible for the films Twin..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pain, Pathos, and Prescience: The Work of Agnieszka Holland

AFS and Austin Polish Film Festival celebrate the Polish pioneer

"...bit fuzzy or possibly clueless about the films of Polish director Agnieszka Holland, this week could remedy all of..."

Oct. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

White

"...and Jerzy Stuhr. White is the second part of Polish filmmaker Kieslowski's three-color trilogy. Based on the French Tricolor..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Double Life of Veronique

Kieslowski's movie is told not so much in customary narrative structures, but in glimpses, hints, and intimations. On the same day in 1968, two women are born, one in Poland, the other in France. Though the two share many characteristics, they live worlds apart. Yet each senses the other and has intuitive knowledge of the other's presence.

"...and has intuitive knowledge of the other's presence. The Polish Veronika has an unsettling feeling of not being alone..."

March 6, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cold War

Love and history in the ruins of post-World War II Europe

"...along with their Communist handler (Szyc), are scouring the Polish countryside, à la Alan Lomax in North America, in..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Demon

This astute Polish ghost movie is an instant genre classic

"...Polish import Demon is, hands down, not only an instant..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Innocents

Polish nuns raped by soldiers during WWII trigger wider moral issues

"...imagines the unimaginable: the rape and impregnation of several Polish nuns by Russian soldiers in a rural convent outside..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Immigrant

Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix star in James Gray's latest New York opus, a story about a woman turned out from Ellis Island to fend for herself on the mean streets of New York.

"...This particular immigrant, an unmarried Polish woman named Ewa (Cotillard), arrives at Ellis Island in..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Equinox Knocks

"...the new star quarterback … who sports red nail polish and stares an awful lot at the other boys..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

What Could Be Worse Than Essie Hot Pink?

A J Crew Ad shows a mother/son painting toenails. The world falls apart.

"...a sweet mother and son, both playing with nail polish...."

April 14, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Teen Spirit

Pop fable never feels like a smash hit

"...you can read the signs. Violet is from a Polish immigrant family, and the dreams of fame are no..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Polenta Is Just Fancy Porridge

Why chefs love polenta, or, how to polish a turd

"...Like all great civilizations, they figured out how to polish a turd. Skip ahead to the modern American dining..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Food Feature by Danny Palumbo

Past Life

Avi Nesher's film is a thoughtful examination of forgiveness

"...(Rieger) is approached after a concert by an older Polish woman who is visibly distressed. Sephi doesn’t speak her..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ouija: Origin of Evil

This horror sequel is vastly superior to its cheesy precursor

"...eyes roll back white, she begins automatically writing in Polish, and the dark secrets of their sunny, suburban, SoCal..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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