The Beguiled
A steamy and engrossing Civil War thriller
"...who is tended to and then trapped by the residents of a Confederate state boarding school for young women...."
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June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
The battle over NYC's urban planning
"...and for cities that were organically created by the residents who use them. The dichotomies reflected imperial vs. democratic..."
June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Last Men in Aleppo
Picking up the pieces of the Syrian Civil War
"...of the city’s structures and killed or maimed those residents who refused to flee or become homeless refugees. By..."
June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Strange things are afoot in the morgue
"...solve the mystery of the grisly murders of its residents. With a rush order on the autopsy, coroner Tommy..."
Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Everybody vs. Injustice
Using hip-hop to build a just city
"...pressing affordability problem that’s pushed out natives and longtime residents. Communities that once were rich in heritage and culture..."
Oct. 13, 2016 News Post by Annamarya Scaccia
Southside With You
When Barack met Michelle
"...to be the first date between future White House residents Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson, but the setup is..."
Aug. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Dark Horse
True horse saga beguiles with its simplicity and purity of heart
"...grandeur into something even more breathtaking, recounting how the residents of an economically depressed Welsh mining village with no..."
May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Bill to Close Austin State Supported Living Center Dead
House and Senate negotiators fail to compromise on bill
"...have led to the eviction of roughly 200 local residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities died Sunday at the..."
June 1, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma
The Girl
David Riker's indie drama stars Abbie Cornish as a Texas woman, who finds maturity while smuggling Mexicans across the border.
"...also looks at the desperation that underlies immigration from residents on this side of the border. Cornish’s performance is..."
April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Property Tax Deadline Approaching
Monthly payment plans are available
"...Jan. 31 – is coming up quickly. Travis County residents who haven't paid in full by that date will..."
Jan. 24, 2013 News Post by Monica Riese
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.
"...story with fond reminiscences of Tiede from actual Carthage residents (and a handful of familiar Texan character actors), only..."
April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Raid: Redemption
This Indonesian film truly has a nonstop glut of martial-arts action, so don't worry about the minimalist story and characters.
"...on an apartment building where the criminals rule the residents – and their kingdom – from the top floor..."
March 30, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Drill, Balcones Road, Drill
Out in West Austin, they're drinking your milkshake
"...from extremely low water levels, some of Austin's wealthier residents would be damned if they're going to let the..."
July 2, 2011 News Post by Ramon Martinez
Master Bungle
The Residents are still weird
"...and an avalanche of unclassifiable albums, pop deconstructionists the Residents have had no problem reaching "myth" status, eschewing identity..."
Feb. 3, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder
The Stoning of Soraya M.
This impassioned work of persuasion is like a splatter film made for the Lifetime network, a screed against stoning made for audiences who already agree.
"...how relevant this film might be to its modern-day residents (were they allowed the opportunity to see it). However,..."
July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Turn Off Your Sprinklers
Austin Water Utility issues urgent ban after contractor wrecks water main
"...Utility is issuing an outdoor watering ban for Austin residents and businesses that side of the river...."
July 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
He's Just Not That Into You
A Baltimore-set romantic comedy roundelay based on a bestselling self-help book.
"...That Into You charts a loose constellation of Baltimore residents as they date, marry, break up, and make up...."
Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Baghead
Kind of funny and kind of scary, the lo-fi Baghead is not so much a horror movie as a four-character study of relationships and the drive to find meaningful work.
"...mavens quicken their step. The Baghead directors (formerly Austin residents who filmed most of Baghead in this area) applied..."
June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
City Opens Emergency Storm Shelter
Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center to take in citizens without electricity
"...at the Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center, 2608 Gonzales, for residents who have lost power after the storms. The city..."
May 15, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
30 Days of Night
This film's high-concept stroke of genius lies not with its vampire clan but with the setting: a tiny Alaskan hamlet where nightfall indeed lasts all month.
"...the setting: the tiny hamlet of Barrow, Alaska, where residents do indeed experience the title's lengthy nightfall. On the..."
Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Nanny Diaries
An awful lot of good talent was squandered on this by-the-numbers film version of the bestselling tell-all about the child-rearing habits of the rich.
"...about the lifestyles and child-rearing habits of the rich residents of New York's Upper East Side. Last time out,..."
Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Architect
This well-meaning social drama about the intersecting lives of a dysfunctional, upper-middle-class family in suburbia and the residents of a deteriorating public-housing project is flimsy at best.
"...of a dysfunctional, upper-middle-class family in suburbia and the residents of a deteriorating public-housing project is flimsy at best,..."
Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Boynton Beach Club
Although this movie about residents of an “active adult” retirement community in Florida has a certain niche-market appeal, it’s really a movie for anyone who enjoys a solid romantic comedy.
"...Mal Z. Lawrence. This hopeful and buoyant film about residents of an “active adult” retirement community in Florida finding..."
Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Downtown's Tall Order
Where can we put 20,000 new residents?
"...Wynn has set a goal of having 25,000 downtown residents – that's 20,000 more people – by 2015," explains..."
June 23, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Academy Award-Nominated Documentary Shorts 2005
A rare opportunity to see what's considered the best in the field of short docs; plus all four nominees have a socio-political bent.
"...the first atomic bomb destroyed the city and interviews residents there who survived the unthinkable. While these firsthand accounts..."
April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Undead
This Australian horror film arrives at the tail end of a recent and very substantial cinematic zombie overdose. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways to slice the walking dead.
"...too little, too late. The storyline, which has the residents of the backwater Aussie burg of Berkeley taking up..."
July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Kung Fu Hustle
Stephen Chow's chop-socky offering is a manic, hyperentertaining blend of classic kung-fu tropes, special effects, and outrageous comedy.
"...an all-dancing, all-maiming outfit intent on adding the penniless residents of Pig Sty Alley to their swollen rolls of..."
April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Assisted Living
Greenebaum's superstylized first feature attempts to mesh fiction with nonfiction while remaining a narrative, and it attempts to do it almost entirely in the confines of a nursing home, entirely in one day.
"...of a nursing home, entirely in one day. The residents are real. The story, including the documentary footage at..."
April 8, 2005 Movie Review by Shawn Badgley
A Day Without a Mexican
What if Californians awoke one day to discover that all the Mexicans in the state had mysteriously vanished overnight?
"...Melinda Allen. The premise is great: What if the residents of California awoke one day to discover all the..."
Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Italian for Beginners
"...from Denmark that interweaves the lives of several Copenhagen residents. In the midst of a bleak Nordic winter, these..."
