Austin Film Festival Review: Brave New Jersey

Orson Welles' alien-invasion broadcast turns a town upside down

"...on Earth. That’s what the good residents of Lullaby, N.J., believe on the eventful night of Oct. 30, 1938...."

Oct. 17, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dead Man Walking

Sarandon won an Oscar for her performance as Sister Helen Prejean in this nuanced story about capital punishment.

"...Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Celia Weston, R. Lee Ermey, Raymond J. Barry, Robert Prosky, Peter Sarsgaard and Missy Yager...."

Feb. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Interview With the Assassin

Despite its initial promise and Raymond J. Barry's worthy performance as the supposed second gunman, Interview With the Assassin never surmounts its clever concept to achieve something transcendental.

"...menace. Name: Walter Ohlinger; occupation: many, but one odd job sticks out. Walter (played by character actor Raymond J...."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

The Purge: Election Year

The third entry in this nasty series adopts a political bent

"...Directed by: James DeMonaco. Starring: Elizabeth Mitchell, Frank Grillo, Mykelti Williamson, Raymond..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

TV Eye

Timothy Olyphant stars in Justified as a lawman with serious daddy issues

"...times but never seen in the pilot episode of Justified, which premiered Tuesday on FX...."

March 19, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

K2: The Ultimate High

"...Directed by: Franc Roddam. Starring: Michael Biehn, Matt Craven, Raymond J. Barry and Patricia Charbonneau. If you like mountain..."

May 8, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Frank Gorshin, Jon Seda. (R, 130 min.) Terry Gilliam may be the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

The Image Formed

Previewing the 12th Austin Film Festival

"...W-D: Brian Jun; with John Heard, Thomas Guiry, America Ferrera, Clayne Crawford,..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Little Children

A modern Emma Bovary and her should-have-been Mr. Right discover that while their suburban American lives may yet have a second act, it could well end up as a tragedy.

"...Directed by: Todd Field. Starring: Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Jackie Earle Haley, Phyllis Somerville, Noah..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flubber

"...Mayfield. Starring: Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Raymond J. Barry, Ted Levine and Wil Wheaton. The odds..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Ref

"...Directed by: Ted Demme. Starring: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Glynis Johns and Raymond J. Barry...."

March 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Southern Destroyer

Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute

"...storefronts and everything -- by the torches of Gen. A.J. "Whiskey" Smith's 14th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1864...."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica Reisman..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this year's film festival, but..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...They're just part of today's list of films added to the..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF Announces Film Lineup

Black Swan! Meek's Cutoff! Blue Valentine!

"...The Austin Film Festival just announced its film lineup mere minutes ago. Had you..."

Sept. 21, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

East Austin Studio Tour Map

"...8: Barry George Sculpture Studios..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...Kong action fare. The screening of Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris (June 17-20) complements the AFS screening of two other Tarkovsky..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...experimental, and immersive with today's wave of Midnighters, VR projects, and short bite stories...."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...and there are plenty of familiar names, like Spike Jonze (with the locally shot 30-minute Arcade Fire short "Scenes..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Founding Editorial Board: Nick Barbaro, Louis Black, Joe Dishner, Ed Lowry, Sarah Whistler, Jeff WhittingtonEditorialScreens Editors: Jennifer..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Luke Quinton (classical music/visual arts), Claire Spera (dance), and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (arts) and the Chronicle's Elizabeth Cobbe..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Partisan

"...you're aware of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney; Gary Johnson (L) and Jill Stein (G) have less visibility, plus..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Barnes (arts), Claire Canavan (theatre), Clare Croft (dance), and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (arts); ... might be good's Claire..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: A Cheating Top 10

An introduction, then a list of lots of cool things, shoved into 10 slots, that are not necessarily related to 2008

"...is a list of many different things that I enjoyed this year, force-fitted into 10 slots. This is by..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Wrapped and Ready

"...the kids include Babe: Pig in the City, Mighty Joe Young, and Jack Frost...."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten