Panic Room

"...last century, Fincher has delivered another attention-getter in Panic Room, a chilly, squirmy suspense thriller, a self-proclaimed “popcorn” flick...."

March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Escape Room

Six actors in search of an exit

"...So how will horror fans receive Escape Room, a film that promises little but packs a surprisingly..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Disappointments Room

Kate Beckinsale moves into a haunted house

"...returns, scare-wise, and so let’s just say The Disappointments Room is aptly titled. I’d like to think in an..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Green Room

Punks and Nazi skinheads meet in this tense yet lovely kick in the teeth

"...with those pressure points, because his new film Green Room, the follow-up to his breakout indie hit Blue Ruin,..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Room

Emma Donoghue's screen adaptation of her bestseller is a knockout

"...thrilling, and emotionally anguishing yet restorative movies I’ve seen, Room should be entered by all means. Nevertheless, it is..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Room

Room wears the skin of a psychological thriller, but plays out as something far darker, weirder, and more distancing. The film was invited to Cannes and earned Independent Spirit Award nominations for its Austin artists, Kyle Henry and Cyndi Williams.

"...(American Cowboy, University Inc.), and an editor (Manito). But Room, which played at Cannes and Sundance last year and..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Boiler Room

"...of all evil don't have any,” says the Boiler Room's power-talking recruiter Jim Young (Affleck), and that sentiment, debased..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Room 237

Pet theories about what really went down at the Overlook Hotel abound in this documentary about Stanley Kubrick's intentions in The Shining.

"...which isn’t to say he didn’t leave plenty of room for interpretation in 2001, Eyes Wide Shut, and The..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Son's Room

"...means of coping with their grief in The Son's Room, a haunting film written and directed by, and also..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The War Room

"...strategists who helmed the command post (or the War Room) at campaign headquarters. More than a treatise on Clinton,..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Control Room

A timely documentary look at Arab news network al Jazeera.

"...bring up the double meaning of the title Control Room. Egyptian-American Jehane Noujaim focuses her documentary cameras on the..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Living Room Live: The Soldier Thread with The Lovely Sparrows

July installment of this intimate music series at the W Austin.

"...Living Room Live is a unique way to experience live music..."

July 26, 2012 Chron Events Post by Elissa Kroman

Room To Read Fundraiser Tonight

Proceeds go to promote education scholarships for girls, local language children’s books, and library construction in India

"...This evening (10/15), from 6-10pm, Room to Read will host a fundraising dinner at the..."

Oct. 15, 2009 Books Post by Ashley Moreno

The Hidden Room Theatre Is Working With a Presidential Assassin

Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, we reckon you’ll really enjoy the show

"...Austin’s Hidden Room theatre company is officially in cahoots with John Wilkes..."

June 12, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Keeping Room

Slow-burn thriller is a Western with a feminist slant

"...The slow-burn thriller The Keeping Room is deliberately paced, with muted moments highlighting the first..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Blue Room

Mathieu Amalric directs and stars in this Hitchcockian story of l'amour four.

"...the dark underbelly of small-town life, but The Blue Room is at its duplicitous heart a vivid, chronologically complex..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest 2015: Green Room

Blue Ruin team pits punks against neo-Nazis

"...as merciless neo-Nazi leader Darcy in Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room may seem shocking. But in the long arc of..."

Sept. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Oscar winner documents the collapse of Enron in vivid detail and with cinematic flourish.

"...and Peter Elkind, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room documents the collapse in vivid detail and with cinematic..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pink Elephant (Radio) in the Room

Local LGBTQ advocates bring queer hip-hop to the radio and SXSW

"...is ready to address the pink elephant in the room: In a world that is slowly but surely introducing..."

March 15, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

Untold Verve Rules Empire Control Room

Londoner sifts decades of UK bass culture for Chaos in Tejas

"...Dunning, aka Untold, took the stage at Empire Control Room Friday and nervously cleared away the beer bottles left..."

June 2, 2014 Music Post by Conor Walker

Pleasant Storage Room Opens Friday

Havana-inspired bar showcases cocktails and rum punches

"...Austin's newest custom cocktail lounge, the Pleasant Storage Room (208 W. Fourth), opens Friday, April 11, in the..."

April 11, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Room With a View

La Zona Rosa's Ripple Effect

"...Rosa, after extensive renovations, will feature a 450-person dining room/front stage area as well as a now-enclosed main room..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Hidden Room Theatre Resurrects King Lear

The once-popular but now obscure revision of Shakespeare's play by Nahum Tate is revived, complete with happy ending

"...In a secret room in Downtown Austin, Beth Burns and company are resuscitating..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Stephanie Carll

Return to ACC's Room 221: Mercury or mystery?

Some ACC employees worry mercury still pollutes classroom that has been subject of legal wrangling over past decade

"...former employees worry the toxic metal still pollutes a classroom that has been the subject of legal wrangling over..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

No Room for Gays at the Red Room?

Customers allege bar turned away LGBT customers

"...was different minutes into his Friday shift. The Red Room on Fourth had been primarily catering to an LGBT..."

July 26, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Making 'Room' in the Cult Canon

Tommy Wiseau's so-bad-it's-sublime debut feature

"...star, and co-executive producer of 2003's independently shot The Room, is emphatic when it comes to defending his hypnotically..."

May 1, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Room With a View

Steve Wertheimer prepares to open a second Continental Club -- in Houston.

"...Continental. The only real difference in the Houston main room, besides its vintage terrazzo floors, will be an elevated..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Velveeta Room's Head Cheese

Pat Dean takes over the venue that’s redefining what a “comedy club” can be

"...for his first night in charge, is the Velveeta Room, Austin's sliver of a Downtown comedy room that has..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

East Austin Studio Tour: The Eureka Room

Hey, pssssst, citizen: Wanna have your mind blown?

"...you’re Mike Stefanik, who’s built something called the Eureka Room in the spare bedroom of his house in East..."

Nov. 8, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

AC Date Night: Gelateria Gemelli & Milonga Room

Amaro never dies

"...scope out the speakeasy below Buenos Aires Cafe. Milonga Room isn't a secret anymore, but when I found out..."

June 24, 2016 Food Column by Adrienne Whitehorse

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