Me and Miss Jones

Shirley Jones looks back at playing against type.

"...Family to hot-blooded grandmother in 2006’s Grandma’s Boy, Shirley Jones is one of the coolest 73-year-olds still working. She’s..."

Sept. 12, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

From the Vaults: Robert Rodriguez's Early Years

"Ismael Jones and the Eyes of the Devil" debuts and "El Mariachi" at 20

"...It was 20 years ago this summer that Robert Rodriguez filmed El Mariachi. To celebrate the occasion, the..."

Sept. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gospel According to Jones

(Or five observations from the Moody Theater last night)

"...Let’s get one thing straight. George Jones is a legend. George Jones is one of the..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Moontower Announces Jenny Slate, Leslie Jones, Jay Pharoah, and More for Its Just for Laughs Festival

Samantha Bee, Ziwe, Monét X Change, and many more added to lineup

"...irresistible. The two-week festival announced the addition of Leslie Jones, Jenny Slate, Jay Pharoah, Samantha Bee, Ziwe, Monét X..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Arts Post by James Renovitch

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...One fundamental story, two plotlines, three basic tales, five..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Emperor Jones

"...photograph by Kenny Braun David Jones stands onstage, listens, watches. An elegant figure, almost regal,..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Carmen Jones

"...former film critic for The Austin Chronicle."Otto Preminger's Carmen Jones is one of the most uncompromising portrayalsof black America..."

July 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Robert Therrien"

The sculptor invites viewers to reconsider physical space with objects much larger and smaller than normal

"...The Contemporary Austin's Jones Center, 700 Congress www.thecontemporaryaustin.org Through Aug. 30..."

July 24, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

The Ballad of Davy Jones

Hickoids guitarist keeps breathing

"...Except to infamous Hickoids guitarist Davy Jones. Last May, he sought relief from a persistent chest..."

May 22, 2015 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...When she was a little girl, Shirley Ratisseau met Robert Johnson. Kind Hearted Woman Blues..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Black Belt Jones

"...Directed by: Robert Clouse. Starring: Jim Kelly, Gloria Hendry, Scatman Crothers and..."

Nov. 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 List

"...Christian Bale (American Hustle), Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), Robert Redford (All Is Lost)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A Prairie Home Companion

It's been a very long time since any Robert Altman film has been as enjoyable as A Prairie Home Companion.

"...Directed by: Robert Altman. Starring: Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Garrison Keillor, Woody..."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Looney Tunes Hall of Fame

"...Directed by: Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng and Robert Mckimson. The Duck, a creature..."

Nov. 1, 1991 Movie Review by Louis Black

U.S. Marshals

"...Directed by: Stuart Baird. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey, Irene Jacob and Kate Nelligan...."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Cobb

"...Directed by: Ron Shelton. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich, Ned Bellamy, Scott Burkholder and..."

Jan. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Down We Go

Revisiting Renaissance man Robert Thom's prolific and hellish Hollywood visions

"...way to introduce the film but also its maker, Robert Thom, who wrote and directed. If it were all..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Man of the House

Filmed in Austin with Tommy Lee Jones, Man of the House is nothing to write home about.

"...Directed by: Stephen Herek. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Kelli Garner, Vanessa Ferlito, Monica Keena, Christina Milian, Paula..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Meteor Man

"...Directed by: Robert Townsend. Starring: Robert Townsend, Robert Guillaume, Marla Gibbs, Eddie..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hysteria

Good vibrations flow from this fictional story about the invention of the vibrator in Victorian England; Maggie Gyllenhaal stars.

"...Wexler. Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, Ashley Jensen and Sheridan Smith...."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Intolerable Cruelty

The Coen brothers tackle a comedy of manners and come out winners.

"...Directed by: Joel Coen. Starring: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Billy Bob..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Machete Kills

Robert Rodriguez once again unleashes manic, over-the-top mayhem.

"...Directed by: Robert Rodriguez. Starring: Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Demian Bichir, Amber..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Legend of Bagger Vance

"...Directed by: Robert Redford. Starring: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jason Bourne

The former CIA op resurfaces in a new era of electronic surveillance

"...Directed by: Paul Greengrass. Starring: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Vincent Cassel, Riz Ahmed, Ato..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...– this last bit is key – every single Robert Rodriguez DVD/Blu-ray you can? Study them. Listen to his..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...buying primarily crack cocaine and marijuana, says APD Sgt. Robert Jones, who supervises the Central East Metro Tactical Unit..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...movies and shows, with new films from Olivia Wilde, Robert Rodriguez, Christopher Morris, and more...."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Crafting the Song

Austin theatre actor Robert Fisher has the heart of a rock & roller, the work ethic of a medieval craftsman, and the style of a Bob Fosse. Either he's in the wrong business or he is, as playwright Kirk Lynn calls him, "a wonder."

"...Shawn Sides has one word to say about actor Robert Fisher: "Fosse."..."

March 16, 2001 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

The Haunting

"...Directed by: Jan De Bont. Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Lili Taylor, Virginia..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Starting Over

Like the lives of the hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast evacuees who fled their homes last year, the basic infrastructure of parts of Gentilly, along with many other New Orleans neighborhoods throughout the city, has to be completely rebuilt.

"...houses back in the old working-class neighborhood of Gentilly, Robert Jones' former place is under renovation. It has a..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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