Ringmaster

"...Dudikoff, Tangie Ambrose, Nicki Micheaux, Rebecca Broussard and Maximilliana. Ringmaster Jerry Springer is the kind of guy who gives..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dumbo

Another Disney live-action remake, but this one has a little magic

"...to human-scale, now centered around Danny DeVito’s comically hapless ringmaster and the Farrier family in his employ: widower dad..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Water for Elephants

Based on a bestselling novel, this 1930s-set film stars Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, and Christoph Waltz.

"...student, Jacob's animal expertise quickly makes him indispensable to ringmaster-with-rage-issues August (Waltz, in a colorless do-over of his Inglourious..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Circo

A family-run circus that travels the back roads of Mexico is the subject of this documentary which explores the universal theme of filial loyalty.

"...extravaganzas promoted by P.T. Barnum. Tino is this circus' ringmaster/lion tamer/jack-of-all-trades. His mother and father still travel with the..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Plutonium Circus

"...voicing their opinions about it. Pantex is merely the ringmaster at this circus, holding the star attractions together but..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Big Fish

This charming fish tale is small in scale but huge in heart

"...beyond their imagination, bigger than life,” says the circus ringmaster who’s a werewolf to the cave-dwelling giant who becomes..."

June 13, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Happy Feet!

'You listening to the ooold school – KUTX, nine-eight-nine!'

"...the music. All I'm doing is serving as the ringmaster."..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

El Gran Circo: The Aztlan Circus

In the same way that Aztlan Dance Company has revolutionized Latin dance, they take the circus and run with it in their new production, El Gran Circo: The Aztlan Circus

"...back. Then the dancers find the diary of a ringmaster from 1907, and dances are built around its entries...."

March 2, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Film Listings:

"...JOE BLACK ONE TOUGH COP ORGAZMO PLEASANTVILLE PRACTICAL MAGIC RINGMASTER THE RUGRATS MOVIE RUSH HOUR THE SIEGE THERE’S SOMETHING..."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Feature

The Greatest Showman

Don't be fooled by this whitewashed version of the great huckster

"...nice-guy Jackman, a dashing ringleader outfitted in a brocade ringmaster jacket, top hat, and cane? If anything, the movie..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Dog

Dog Day Afternoon is a film about a wildly true bank robbery; as conveyed by John Wojtowicz in this doc, the story gets even nuttier when told from the horse's mouth.

"...and borough residents with the attention-hungry Wojtowicz as its ringmaster. The sideshow ends on the tarmac at Kennedy Airport..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Astro Boy

This American-bred Astro Boy remains true to the heart and soul of the Japanese original but lacks its raw animation and emotions.

"...a pack of Earth-surface moppets and their Fagin-esque adult ringmaster, Hamegg (Lane). Tenma and all the other adults live..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Interactive Bytes

Game Design Competitions recap

"...stable environment while fending off mutants. The idea for Ringmaster came from Jill Taffet's desire to create a multiplayer..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Pinocchio

"...Fairy), and even Regis Philbin as the wily circus ringmaster, which lends the film an even more surreal (and..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beautiful

"...is a pain in the neck. The script, by Ringmaster scribe Jon Bernstein, casts a wide enough net to..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Reeling in '98

The Austin Chronicle Top Nine Films of 1998

"...Stoppard & Marc Norman (Shakespeare in Love) WORST FILM Ringmaster: Why go to the theatre and pay seven bucks..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

"...than a playground, it' a circus and he's the ringmaster. On his Matador debut, Cornelius (aka Keigo Oyamada) has..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Benson Boone, La Sécurité, Ken Pomeroy, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Plus: Lars Ulrich pumps up new Apple Vision Pro experience

"...his sophomore album dropping later this year. A natural ringmaster, the vocalist led call-and-response choruses and belted lines to..."

March 12, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...scaled another Kilimanjaro with Transit Damage. Consider, too, that ringmaster Kevin Russell's Gourds logged back-to-back decades of Band-like roots..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Timbeko, Shinyribs, TC Superstar, an Exquisite Corpse, and more recommended shows for the week

"...Gulf Coast grit and groove. We texted the Shinyribs ringmaster for the lowdown on his 2022-ending carnival. "Oh gosh,"..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Review: Zach Theatre's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

Theatrical elements combine for a "perfect goddamn story"

"...joy to watch as "E.K.O.," the slimy owner and ringmaster of the circus that is THE Wrestling. Danny Zigal..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...his bandmates, he manages to keep control, like the ringmaster of a circus gone kablooey, and that makes songs..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Jon Batiste Closes Down ACL Fest with Musically Elastic, Spiritually Ecstatic Revue

A vibrant soundtrack to life coming back

"...neck with hip-hop, rap, and pop as the grinning ringmaster in his powder silver-blue blazer, matching shorts, and sequined..."

Oct. 11, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In (Again): Kevin Russell Hasn’t Wavered Amidst the Great Wall of Empty Time

Shinyribs Santa closes the questionnaire circle on No. 100

"...On March 25, I emailed Shinyribs ringmaster Kevin Russell five quickly-conceived COVID queries in order to..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...in 3:35. Landing on the flavor of the times, ringmaster Charlie Pierce clears a throat full of Leon Russell,..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Master Pancake Takes on Roar For Alamo on Demand

Movie mockers to savage the world's wildest film

"...Roar is like the movie Born Free,” says MP ringmaster John Erler. “But instead of just one lion, there..."

May 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Review: Lizzo

Aretha Franklin for a new generation

"...by dancers and a DJ, she transformed into a ringmaster of ceremonies, delivering a manifesto of self-empowerment that is..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Old Settler’s Music Fest Resets Behind Biggest Headliners to Date

Second gathering in Tilmon points the way forward

"...Legends providing a stellar opening as Rick Trevino played ringmaster to a Tex-Mex treat behind emeritus genre legends Flaco..."

April 15, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Election Coverage: The Texas Lege: A Tight Squeeze

Texas Dems put incumbents through the wringer

"...to maintain the three-fifths GOP supermajority engineered by right-wing ringmaster Dan Patrick (and sadly maintained by the Democrats' face-plant..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

En Route Productions' *some humans were harmed in the making of this show

CB Goodman's play is memorable for its exuberant satire, but an abrupt hairpin turn toward the serious makes the show even more memorable

"...proclamations with all the drama and self-importance of a ringmaster. The theatrical biography she introduces is essentially a clown..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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