Come Into Focus

Semester's final Focus Group screening features Jonas Mekas

"...Screening Room, a 1970s television series hosted by filmmaker Robert Gardner that focused, in part, on experimental film...."

May 3, 2013 Screens Feature by Matthew Irwin

An Unfinished Life

An Unfinished Life never transcends its simple storyline to charter original ground, but it’s the kind of movie you can’t fault too terribly much, primarily because its heart seems to be in the right place.

"...Directed by: Lasse Hallström. Starring: Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman, Becca Gardner, Josh Lucas,..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Rocker

Rainn Wilson's goofy, puppylike charm makes this comedy about overage, overweight rockers passing on the glories of rock & roll to the next generation a palatable exercise.

"...Burns in Fred Coe's 1965 film version of Herb Gardner's play A Thousand Clowns. (Seriously. Go rent it, and..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live Fire!, Farm to Plate Debut Lineups

Daily Austin food news

"...The Jack Allen's Kitchen team goes fishing, Gardner says goodbye, and more afternoon bites...."

March 2, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Event Menu

It's a week of fundraisers and fests for Austin foodies

"...• Robert Gardner of American Caviar Co. hosts a Best of..."

May 14, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Curse Them Kids, With Their New Technamanology

What does Rick Perry have against Web cams, and the Statesman have against bloggers?

"...fist at modernity. Instead, that award goes to W. Gardner Selby, who warns you can't trust those dang ol'..."

Feb. 5, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Exhibitionism

"...solo stand-up and group sketch comedy. But playwright Herb Gardner has done his bit to keep them alive, and..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Arts Review

Beowulf

The irony inherent in using 21st century motion-control technology to tell a tale approximately 1,400 years old is just one of many bizarrely entertaining aspects of Beowulf.

"...Directed by: Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn,..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...of dueling film subjects to cross the finish line. Robert Towne is, reportedly, working on another Prefontaine bio-picture to..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trial and Error

Questions raised about whether cards were stacked against Davidians in their civil suit against the federal government.

"...their actions. In particular, they denied that ATF agent Robert Rodriguez told them that Koresh had been tipped about..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Matthau and Ossie Davis in I'm Not Rappaport, Julia Roberts and Goldie Hawn in Woody Allen's Everyone Says I..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Narrative Reviews

"...3:15pm, Alamo Village SirenD: Jesse Peyronel; with Vinessa Shaw, Robert Kazinsky (World Premiere)..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature

UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance's In the Red and Brown Water

Multiple storytelling modes make Tarell Alvin McCraney's complex play operate as both theatre and ritual

"...& Dance production, co-directed by Charles O. Anderson and Robert Ramirez. First, there's the kind of storytelling that most..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Food-O-File

The scoop at AF&WF, and sad news for breakfast taco lovers

"...the forefront of the menu at their new restaurant, Gardner, when it opens in the former East Sixth post..."

May 2, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Top 10 Media Stories

The year in print and broadcasting

"...of righteousness when Austin's Viacom-owned KEYE-TV fired sports anchor Robert Flores after he muttered the f-bomb on an outtake..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

WWJD?

Jesse Sublett's insider guide to Bouchercon.

"...(Ranger's Trail). Fan Ghost of Honor, the late Barry Gardner, a prolific reviewer of mystery fiction, will be represented..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...of a milieu, To Die For also has a Robert Altmanesque quality, but one that is stripped of all..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Story By Adam McKay And Jay Martel & Ian Roberts, Screenplay By Jay Martel & Ian Roberts And Etan..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...brought you Glee and American Horror Story (Gomez-Rejon, scripter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and producer Ryan Murphy) is at least intriguing..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Food and Wine Festival Talent Announced

Tickets for foodie fête go on sale today

"...and Paul Qui (ESK Thai-Kun), Terrence Gallivan and Seth Siegel-Gardner (The Pass and Provisions); Jack and Bryce Gilmore (Jack..."

Jan. 21, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Charlie Bartlett

If Ferris Bueller and Max Fischer of Rushmore joined together and had a child, their spawn would most certainly turn out something like Charlie Bartlett.

"...Directed by: Jon Poll. Starring: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings, Tyler Hilton and..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Virtual Footnotes

"...Mnemonic, a great science fiction story that he and Robert Longo made into a cheerfully bad SF film...."

Aug. 2, 1996 Screens Feature

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...and Jeremy Dawson), Best Director (Wes Anderson), Best Cinematography (Robert Yeoman), Best Costume Design (Milena Canonero), Best Production Design..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Wallace Wolodarsky; with Jason Priestley, Kimberly Williams, Peter Riegert, Robert Loggia, Janeane Garofalo. A dry, black comedy whose style..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...role here than usual: that of world-weary professional killer "Robert Rath," an individual well known as the top hit..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Topples The World D: Jeremy Workman Producers: Jeremy Workman, Robert J. Lyons Lily Topples The World follows 20-year-old Lily..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cinema of Dual Citizens

In the upcoming series Driven into Paradise: European Émigré Directors 1933-1950, the Austin Film Society will be screening (at the Alamo Drafthouse) six classic films reflecting the ethical sensibilities and aesthetic innovations of these exiled masters.

"...work and refuge in Hollywood, directors like Fritz Lang, Robert Siodmak, Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger, Max Ophüls, John Brahm,..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...SLEEPERS D: Barry Levinson; with Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt...."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

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

"...control. Cast: Addison Timlin, Ian Nelson, Larry Fessenden, Jeremy Gardner, Stuart Rudin, Nicolette Pierini (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...Code Department Assistant Division Man­ager Robert Alvarado confirmed that Reichert is on his way to..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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