Bone Tomahawk

Hybrid Western/horror film starring Kurt Russell is a brutal delight

"...Directed by: S. Craig Zahler. Starring: Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox, Lili Simmons, Evan..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three Kings

This modern classic is a war movie with a conscience, an action movie with a funny bone, a caper movie with a shifting agenda.

"...Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze,..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Mutual Respect

Russell Lee's documentary photographs of the Great Depression helped fashion our collective visual memory of that era, but his greatest achievement may have been the trust he engendered in his subjects.

"...I wish I had known Russell Lee in the Sixties, when he taught photography at..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

The Water Diviner

Russell Crowe stars in and directs this historical drama

"...Directed by: Russell Crowe. Starring: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney, Isabel..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Silver Linings Playbook

David O. Russell finds finds another family in distress; Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence kept it consistently fun.

"...Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road

Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market

"...there for headline writers to love?), and filmmaker Tiller Russell was as engrossed as anyone. At the time, he..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Furnace

The writer/director of Crazy Heart returns with an all-star cast for his sophomore effort, which takes place amid the rusted-out lives of America's steel belt.

"...Like his father before him, Russell (Bale) goes to work every day at Braddock’s mill...."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bless the Child

"...Directed by: Chuck Russell. Starring: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci,..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hold the Phone

The Jerky Boys Ain't Got Nothin' on Russell Miles

"...The man on the phone was, in fact, one Russell Miles -- former Dallasite, former fundamentalist Christian, and now..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

The Mask

"...Directed by: Chuck Russell. Starring: Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck,..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Shadow

"...Directed by: Russell Mulcahy. Starring: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller,..."

July 8, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Small-Town Drama, Small-Town Hospitality

Austin director Tyler Russell gets help picking some Texas Cotton

"...Call Tyler Russell a repeat offender. In 2017, his short film "Texas..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Counterculture Time Capsule

Forty years later, Les Blank's Leon Russell rock doc sees the light of day

"...former session musician and highly touted rock star Leon Russell decided to produce a documentary about his life and..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

The Fighter

Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, and Amy Adams combine forces with director David O. Russell to make one of 2010's most exciting movies.

"...Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams,..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tombstone

"...Directed by: George P. Cosmatos. Starring: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Sam Elliott, Dana..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets

"...Directed by: John-Paul Davidson. Starring: Alan Bates, Theresa Russell, Sting, Trudie Styler, Lena Headey, Jim Carter, Chris Barnes,..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Get Ready for Russellmania II

Alamo mystery marathon celebrates Kurt Russell (again)

"...the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake, Kurt Russell just looks that big ol' storm right square in..."

May 3, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Waitress

Despite a storyline that involves an unplanned pregnancy, various affairs, spousal abuse, maternal ambivalence, and food-service employment, Waitress is an optimistic comedy about getting past your mistakes and making the best of life.

"...Directed by: Adrienne Shelly. Starring: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, Andy Griffith and..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Ladder 49

No scorcher this, but nonetheless a sturdy tribute to firefighters and male camaraderie.

"...Directed by: Jay Russell. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick,..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Dog Skip

"...Directed by: Jay Russell. Starring: Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon,..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Live Shots

Tom Russell

"...By the time Tom Russell broke into "Gallo del Cielo," perhaps his most often..."

May 21, 1999 Music Feature

Eight Days a Week

"...Starring: Johnny Green, R.D. Robb, Josh Schaefer and Keri Russell. If Michael Davis can avoid excessive heartburn over the..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Stargate

"...Directed by: Roland Emmerich. Starring: James Spader, Kurt Russell and Jaye Davidson. When genres collide. Ridley Scott fused..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2015:
The Train to Crystal City

Jan Jarboe Russell's saga of World War II internment in Texas reviewed

"...Japanese people (U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike), Jan Jarboe Russell’s The Train to Crystal City tells a lesser known..."

Oct. 15, 2015 Arts Post by Michael King

August Rush

August Rush is a rather prosaic, oddly anxious, contemporary take on Oliver Twist, with Robin Williams – in nasty-man twee mode – thrown in for bad measure.

"...Directed by: Kirsten Sheridan. Starring: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams, William Sadler,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wrong Numbers

"...half-dozen, assumes grail-like import for bored 19-year-olds James and Russell in Alex Holdridge's engaging, sneakily poignant comedy. Proudly flaunting..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

3000 Miles to Graceland

"...Directed by: Demian Lichtenstein. Starring: Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, Christian Slater, David Arquette, Jon Lovitz, Howie Long, Courteney..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Proof of Life

"...Taylor Hackford. Starring: Pamela Reed, David Caruso, David Morse, Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan. I seem to remember hearing..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Job

"...Directed by: Chris Smith. Starring: Randy Russell, Tom Wheeler, Charlie Smith, Eric Lezotte, Dave O'Meara, Dan..."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Margaret's Museum

"...Mort Ransen. Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Kate Nelligan, Clive Russell, Kenneth Welsh, Craig Olejnik, Andrea Morris and Peter Boretski...."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

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