Richard III

Last Act Theatre's all-female production takes this drama from the doldrums to dynamite for Women Who Act

"...It cannot be argued that Shakespeare's Richard III hasn't been historically one of those plays for..."

July 21, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

UCLA Villains Loom in Latest Longhorn Page-Turner

Every chapter a cliffhanger

"...from their opening 38-34 loss to Houston. Backup quarterback Richard Brehaut was so-so in a win over outmanned San..."

Sept. 15, 2011 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Dealt

The remarkable life of a blind card mechanic

"...don’t call the compulsively driven and obsessively motivated sixtysomething Richard Turner – the subject of this captivating documentary –..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Meet the Greatest Playing Card Mechanic in Dealt

Austinite Luke Korem spotlights magician Richard Turner

"...Richard Turner trades in the impossible. Armed with just Bicycle..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

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

Food of Love

"...Geraldine McEwan. Adapted from David Leavitt’s novel The Page Turner, Food of Love dips its toes – albeit ever..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Tom Cruise isn't having any fun in this boilerplate actioner

"...he’s tasked with clearing the name of Major Susan Turner (Smulders), accused of espionage, and then his own, once..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Graduation

This high school bank-heist caper flunks out.

"...prompt some kind of soul search – à la Richard Dreyfuss in American Graffiti – it kicks off a..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Queen and Country

John Boorman's follow-up to Hope and Glory observes the same boy who's now a young man

"...Directed by: John Boorman. Starring: Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, Pat Shortt, David Thewlis, Richard E...."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Straus 85: Now It's 88

How the numbers break down, and full list of Straus supporters

"...have joined the original 85: Speaker Pro Tem Sylvester Turner, D-Houston; Representative-Elect Angie Chen Button, R-Richardson; And Rep. Ryan..."

Jan. 4, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Split Screen: Reanimated

John Pierson's Split Screen begins streaming on FilmStruck

"...new subscription on-demand service from The Criterion Collection and Turner Classic Movies...."

Dec. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...So here comes Infinity War, as reviewed here by Richard Whittaker, and, after more than a dozen big-screen spectacles,..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor

Turner Classic Movies offers 24 hours of Liz

"...weeks will fly by fast before it's time for Turner Classic Movies' 24-hour Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, set for..."

March 23, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Your Weekend in Film

Time of our lives

"...One of magic’s finest, the 62-year-old blind card mechanic Richard Turner, is spotlighted in this documentary. Steve Davis: “Austin-based..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...from local Austinites. Sandra Adair is best known as Richard Linklater's longtime editor, but she finally makes her directorial..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lesson

Plagiarism noir is too derivative to be a real page-turner

"...Directed by: Alice Troughton. Starring: Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack, Stephen McMillan and..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Drafthouse On the Brain and John Wayne Resurrected

"...• Dealt, a movie about Richard Turner, the greatest card magician in the world –..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...with Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Arliss Howard, Richard Schiff, Pete Postlethwaite, Peter Stormare, Richard Attenborough...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

The council listens for four hours as proponents and opponents of the doomed motion to change Rosewood Avenue to Dorothy Turner Avenue make their case; the motion failed for lack of a second.

"...to rename Rosewood Avenue for controversial Eastside activist Dorothy Turner quickly veered from a debate over changing the name..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The Gavel Comes Down on Redistricting A-Go-Go

The Lege returns, and the gentlemen start their engines.

"...gaveled the House to order, Speaker Pro Tem Sylvester Turner offered a resolution formally announcing the return of the..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...directorial debut of Eva Longoria, with Jesse Garcia as Richard Montanez, the man who revolutionized the snack game with..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Closing Time? Attorneys Call for Justice's Head

Public cries foul over Keller's killer instincts

"...filed Sept. 25 on behalf of condemned inmate Michael Richard. Keller's decision to close the courthouse doors before Richard's..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Tone-Deaf D: Richard Bates, Jr. Two generations collide with terrifying results in..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fluffer

"...Directed by: Richard Glatzer and Wash West. Starring: Debbie Harry, Guinevere Turner,..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...received the following information from a friend of the Turner family: A memorial service is scheduled for Randy "Biscuit"..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Column

DVDanger: Blackness And Shadows

Period piece "The Black Torment" and the world's end in "Dead Shadows"

"...an indeterminate moment in the early 18th century, Sir Richard Fordyce (British TV actor John Turner) returns from his..."

May 3, 2014 Screens Post

Loving Liz and Lana

"...There are better act-resses, certainly. There are bigger stars,..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Fantastic Voyage

For 'The Odyssey,' composer Graham Reynolds goes on a journey with Austin Children's Choir

"...Baba Yaga for Salvage Vanguard Theater; the soundtrack to Richard Linklater's film A Scanner Darkly; country & western ballads..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two

There is no other place in the country, outside of New York and L.A., with the same quality and quantity of filmmaking and filmmakers as Austin

"...our love and best wishes). Tim McCanlies' Secondhand Lions, Richard Linklater's The School of Rock, and Marcus Nispel's 2003..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Louis Black

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