Wes Anderson Just Out-Wes Anderson'd Himself

Here's what you missed from the capacity event at the Paramount

"...In Wes Anderson's charming romp The Grand Budapest Hotel, the narrative unfolds..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Laurie Anderson

The musical pioneer reveals multiple facets of her artistry in multiple visits to Austin

"...If it seems that Laurie Anderson's name has been popping up in Austin a lot..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Richard Kern's Daydream Nation

Richard Kern and Thurston Moore bed up together … again

"...Richard Kern won’t be winning an Academy Award anytime soon...."

Feb. 7, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...on to something Austin’s known all along – that Richard Linklater is a pretty terrific filmmaker. He’s just earned..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Liebestraum

"...Directed by: Mike Figgis. Starring: Kevin Anderson, Pamela Gidley, Bill Pullman and Kim Novak. Moody and..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Submarine

This British film is a bracingly deadpan coming-of-age story that proudly wears its Wes Anderson influences on its sleeve.

"...Directed by: Richard Ayoade. Starring: Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, Sally..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Meet Me in Montenegro

Real-life couple and co-directors explore whether love is better the second time around

"...Kiss, and Saasen (Montenegro’s co-writer, -director, and -editor) play Anderson and Lina. (Holdridge and Sassen are also a couple..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up in..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Night at the Roxbury

"...Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Molly Shannon, Dan Hedaya and Richard Grieco. Like all movie fans, I'm awed by Hollywood's..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

How Robin Got His Groove Back

Musicologist Gillian Anderson has come to the rescue of Robin Hood, taking the 1922 Douglas Fairbanks film Robin Hood and restoring its original score. It's one of two dozen films from the earliest era of motion pictures for which Anderson has recovered, restored, or reconstructed the scores.

"...must spring into action to protect the subjects of Richard the Lionhearted. And off he goes, bounding onto horses,..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Go behind the groundbreaking book of interviews; a must for cinephiles

"...Rolodex to thumb through – Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Richard Linklater, Arnaud Desplechin, Wes Anderson, and James Gray are..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Event Horizon

A spaceship returns to Earth after seven years in limbo.

"...Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson. Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson,..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Best of the Best (With Qualifications)

"...else would be in the running? Let’s see: Wes Anderson hasn’t written a good script in nearly 10 years,..."

Oct. 15, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Eye of God

"...Directed by: Tim Blake Nelson. Starring: Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Hal Holbrook, Nick Stahl, Richard Jenkins, Maggie Moore and..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Gets the Geek Stamp of Approval

Wizard World Comic Con brings Lando, Lee, and the Centipede three to town

"...is the trifecta of Lee Majors, Lindsey Wagner, and Richard Anderson, aka the Six Million Dollar Man, the Bionic..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera Takes Aim at the Election With Its Adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate

Composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell shoot to thrill in their opera based on Richard Condon's Cold War classic

"...of the closeness of Election Day. AO Artistic Director Richard Buckley has spoken of his desire for the company..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Film Awards Announce More Stars

Timothée Chalamet, Thandie Newton to present awards

"...Timothée Chalamet, while Thandie Newton will present Paul Thomas Anderson with the inaugural Jonathan Demme Award...."

March 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stealing Harvard

"...McCulloch. Starring: Seymour Cassel, Chris Penn, John C. McGinley, Richard Jenkins, Megan Mullally, Dennis Farina, Leslie Mann, Tom Green..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Unleashes The Same Storm

The French Dispatch, C’Mon C'Mon headed to fest

"...Austin Film Festival, with the addition today of Wes Anderson's eagerly awaited newsroom comedy The French Dispatch and the..."

Sept. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: Keeping Up With the Jareckis

Nicholas Jarecki, the Arbitrage helmer, joins the Jarecki juggernaut

"...As if keeping up with the filmmaking Andersons wasn't confusing enough – what with this week's releases..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Society Spotlights Ethan Hawke

Richard Linklater chats with Hawke on his illustrious career

"...Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater are two names synonymous with Austin. Their work..."

Feb. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Liveblogging the Lege Part Three

"...the previous entries below, if you will. Thanks to Richard for blogging in my absence. So for those of..."

Jan. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Ourshelves

What does an atheist / war buff / microbiologist do for a living? Brew beer, of course. What does he do when he's not brewing? He reads: books on World War II, sociobiology, and beer.

"...Turner. Next to this sits Hitler's Last Gamble by Richard Anderson, and Battle of the Bulge by Hugh Cole...."

Oct. 3, 2003 Books Feature by Kate Cantrill

Southern Exposure

The 'Renaissance' of Far South Austin Pushes Upscale Development South of Stassney

"...in its natural state, as the nondescript centerpiece of Richard Linklater's Suburbia? Because this land of aging strip centers,..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Schedule

"...Jessie Holmes, Gaye Shannon-Burnett, Ronnie Bell, Dennis Kemper, Sy Richardson, Frances Nealy...."

Jan. 15, 1999 Screens Feature

DVDanger: Death Race 2050

Plus jungle Sacrifice! and street punk Parasites

"...is nothing at all to do with Paul W.S. Anderson's 2008 Death Race, or its prequels, or even 1975's..."

Feb. 4, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Police Say 'No' to Immigration Enforcement

Localizing immigration enforcement is harmful

"...El Paso Co. Sheriff Richard Wiles is not impressed, at all, by the spate..."

Feb. 17, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Astros Invade the Dell Diamond Next Thursday

"...practice shagging fly balls. On that note, the great Richard Hidalgo Experiment, though noble, seems doomed for failure as..."

March 22, 2007 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Kitten With a Whip

John Waters must have loved this movie.

"...Douglas Heyes (1964); with John Forsythe, Ann-Margret, Peter Brown, Richard Anderson, Skip Ward, Diane Sayer...."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

The Glass Shield

In this often overlooked film by Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep With Anger), a black cop in an all-white police station confronts racism from his colleagues and incredulity from his family and community

"...Starring: Michael Boatman, Lori Petty, Ice Cube, Elliott Gould, Richard Anderson, Don Harvey, Michael Ironside, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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