Day Trips: Roberto's River Road Restaurant

Baton Rouge cafe serves Cajun food on the Mississippi River

"...Roberto's River Road Restaurant is the kind of place that..."

April 26, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Roberto Orci Grabs the Bull by the Horns for 'Matador'

Taking Robert Rodriguez from his comfort zone with soccer'n'spies

"...Could Roberto Orci have picked a worse day to visit Austin?..."

July 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roberto Pulido y Los Clasicos

"...Roberto Pulido doesn't talk the way he sings. The Edinburg..."

May 21, 2010 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

To Rome With Love

Ambling and merely passable, this new Woody Allen picture lacks a raison d'être.

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The New Mutants

The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen

"...Sinclair (Williams), the lycanthropic Wolfsbane; spoiled Brazilian rich boy Roberto da Costa (Zaga), the solar-powered Sunspot; and Dani Moonstar..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hands of Stone

Robert De Niro returns to the ring in this Roberto Durán biopic

"...Jake LaMotta biopic. Jonathan Jakubowicz’s film about Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán both embraces and eschews those tropes, casting De..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Star Trek Into Darkness

The Star Trek reboot may be overly familiar, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun.

"...Screenwriters Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and fanboys’ favorite whipping boy, Damon..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

This mad, muzzle-flash burst of ultraviolence from Brazil earned the director a shot at helming Hollywood's RoboCop reboot.

"...dashing, very Brazilian Wagner Moura returns as Lt. Col. Roberto Nascimento of BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion), who, as..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gomorrah

The viral progression of organized crime in Naples, Italy, is starkly portrayed in this violent and deglamorizing gangster movie.

"...Salvatore Cantalupo, Marco Macor and Ciro Petrone. Based on Roberto Saviano's bestselling exposé about the Italian crime machine known..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jakob the Liar

"...and that the film was in the can before Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winner was even released. That said, there are..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rome, Open City

"...Directed by: Roberto Rossellini. Starring: Aldo Fabrizzi and Anna Magnani. A new..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Volere, Volare

"...and Angela Finocchiaro. Much in the same manner as Roberto Benigni's Johnny Stecchino, Nichetti's Volere, Volare joins the growing..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

SXSW Film Review: Clemente

Baseball doc shines a light on a small-market superstar

"...come. Clemente shines a light on one such player: Roberto Clemente, the first Puerto Rican superstar...."

March 12, 2024 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful is the drama every comic probably wishes he had made. In this life-affirming Italian "concentration-camp comedy," Benigni uses the Holocaust as a backdrop for telling a heartfelt story about a father who protects his son from the gas chambers by the use of the only weapons at his command: his quick imagination, outlandish buffoonery, and scrappy determination.

"...Directed by: Roberto Benigni. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pinocchio

"...Directed by: Roberto Benigni. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Carlo Giuffrè, Mino..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Monster

Begnini is mistaken for a sex criminal and murderer by the Italian cops. Hilarity ensues.

"...Directed by: Roberto Benigni. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Michael Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi, Dominique..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

El terror del sueño americano

Cómo Texas destrozó el camino a la ciudadanía de un residente de Austin

"...El mayor miedo de Roberto Mejía de cruzar la frontera era simplemente que no..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Truly Mexican

This exercise in simplicity is beautiful and infinitely useful

"...Truly Mexicanby Roberto Santibañez Wiley, 272 pp., $35..."

May 27, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Vecinos

Playwright / actor Rupert Reyes pays tribute to his father and the pull of the past in this sweet comic romance

"...mother, Samuel is full of affection for his father, Roberto (Rupert Reyes), even in the elder's most curmudgeonly moments...."

Aug. 15, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

Down By Law

Criterion releases Jim Jarmusch's jailbird gem on Blu-ray.

"...the jury that year was the Italian manic-pixie-nightmare boy Roberto Benigni. As Jarmusch tells it, they bonded over their..."

July 20, 2012 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Texas to World: Drop Dead!

The world court sides with Mexican nationals on death row

"...of every claim was required. Two Texas inmates, Cesar Roberto Fierro and Roberto Moreno Ramos, were given special consideration..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Miguel and the Miracles

Why Austin's most revered restaurant, Fonda San Miguel, is still in business against all odds.

"...sweet and sour, intensely colored, rich sauce invented by Roberto Santibañez, a former Fonda chef. Santibañez's mole is an..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Clay Smith

Texas Platters

Surfin' Senorita

"...(Last Night) 3 stars --Margaret Moser ROBERTO SONTOYA RAMOS..."

March 5, 1999 Music Review

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...about the remarkable life and legacy of MLB icon Roberto Clemente. Featuring Vera Clemente, Rita Moreno, Roberto Clemente Jr.,..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...Roberto Mejía's greatest fear crossing the border was a simple..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Weekend Wine: Try This Chianti for a Casual Dinner

The Medici family tree is full of great winemakers

"...and fascinating take on classic Italian cuisine. Her son, Roberto Stucchi Prinetti, didn’t use the Medici name, which is..."

April 24, 2021 Food Post by Wes Marshall

AFS Doc Days Gets Cool With Miles Davis

Three day celebration of true tales returns for second year

"...in the Hudson Valley in City of Joel, plus Roberto Minervini (What You Gonna Do When The World’s On..."

April 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Visual Arts Awards

An overflow crowd turned out to see which local artists would be honored

"...Bill Keese, was missing, as were Michael Smith and Roberto Guerra, 2009 Artist of the Year winners in the..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making It Together

"Making It Together," the second part of the summer UT art grad shows at the CRL, gives quick answers to questions surrounding the idea of collaboration in art

"...the obvious two artists with work in close proximity (Roberto Bellini/David Woody or Erin Curtis/Stephanie Wagner), multiple artists adding..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

CSI: Travis County

Why Is the Medical Examiner's Office so screwed up?

"...different causes of death assigned her father by Dr. Roberto Bayardo, chief pathologist and administrator of the Travis Co...."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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