Dark Skies

Aliens mess with a suburban family's peace of mind in this unsettling, slow-burn thriller.

"...Directed by: Scott Stewart. Starring: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett and J.K. Simmons...."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Les Misérables

This extravagant adaptation of the monster-hit musical is a little pitchy, but it's still a potent piece of cinema.

"...Directed by: Tom Hooper. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Say Goodbye to Domy Books, Say Hello to Farewell

An Austin epicenter of art and words prepares for metamorphosis

"...Russell Etchen is moving on...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rock of Ages

Tom Cruise playing a dissolute rock god is the main attraction of this jukebox musical.

"...Starring: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J...."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chronicle

Like a marriage of Cloverfield and Carrie, Chronicle blends faux-naif techniques with a teen telekinesis plot and gets fresh results.

"...Directed by: Joshua Trank. Starring: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly and Ashley Hinshaw...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinderella Man

Ron Howard and Russell Crowe have once again combined their efforts to create a big Hollywood biopic that exudes the strong whiff of Oscar bait.

"...Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Connor Price, Paddy Considine,..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Beautiful Mind

"...Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Rapp, Josh Lucas, Judd Hirsch,..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Thirteenth Warrior

"...Mctiernan. Starring: Asbjorn Riis, Turid Balke, Omar Sharif, Clive Russell, John Desantis, Neil Maffin, Daniel Southern, Dennis Storhoi, Vladamir..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Satin Steel

"...by: Clifton Ko. Starring: Jade Leung, Anita Lee and Russell Wong. Kung-fu jungle cannibals, gun-running ventriloquist gangsters, and a..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Car 54, Where are You?

"...Starring: David Johansen, John C. McGinley, Fran Drescher, Nipsey Russell, Rosie O'Donnell, Al Lewis and Daniel Baldwin. Hollywood producers..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Captain Ron

"...Eberhardt. Starring: Mary Kay Place, Martin Short and Kurt Russell. Snake Plissken!?! I thought he was dead! Nope, he's..."

Sept. 25, 1992 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Cold Heaven

"...Directed by: Nicolas Roeg. Starring: Mark Harmon, Theresa Russell, Talia Shire and Jane Russo. Nicholas Roeg has never..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Richard Jenkins Wields a Bone Tomahawk

Old Western horror with the Six Feet Under star

"...Western Bone Tomahawk, it's clear Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell) would be half the man he is without his..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music

Austin composer Russell Podgorsek teams with lit journal NANO Fiction to create short short stories with original scores

"...The idea originated with Butler School of Music alumnus Russell Podgorsek, who has experience writing prose as well as..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Following January’s tease of six titles, SXSW Film has..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: January 21

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Davos gets gay, Russell Brand gets up in arms, and Plano gets a..."

Jan. 21, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Oculus

A dark force lurks in the looking glass in this paranormal outing that's a notch above, but barely.

"...Orphaned siblings Tim (Thwaites) and Kaylie Russell (Gillan) reunite long after the untoward death of their..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Weekend

This movie about a gay hookup that becomes something more is perceptive, emotional, comical, and much more.

"...and a host of other genres without feeling cramped. Russell (Cullen) is out but doesn't feel comfortable talking to..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by James Renovitch

Righteous Kill

There's nothing righteous about this tired and tiresome good cop/bad cop NYPD procedural.

"...with slo-mo, freeze-fades, and other annoyances – to screenwriter Russell Gerwirtz, who frames the story with De Niro's not-so-young..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

UT Baseball Sweeps A&M, Preps for Big 12 Tourney

"...the Horns a 5-2 win in game two. Kyle Russell made sure Wood got the victory, blasting his 14th..."

May 20, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Austin, We Have a Problem

"...Kyle Russell has become a home-run machine for the Longhorns once..."

April 24, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

UT Baseball Reality Check

"...the opposite. In the belief that Jordan Danks, Kyle Russell, and Preston Clark are the face of Texas baseball,..."

March 18, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Venus

Peter O'Toole, in an Oscar-caliber and -nominated performance, pulls off the tricky May-December relationship at the heart of Venus with colossal panache and sublime craft.

"...night. As O'Toole plays him, elderly British thespian Maurice Russell would very much rather fuck his way off this..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good Shepherd

Matt Damon abandons the cat-and-mouse theatrics of his Bourne identity to play the reserved fictional functionary whose life serves as the prism through which this film examines the early years of the CIA.

"...melodramatic storyline about Wilson's loveless marriage to Margaret "Clover" Russell (Jolie), the sister of a college classmate who maneuvers..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Heart of the Game

Seven years of film footage went into this perceptive documentary about girls who play high school basketball, the situations unique to their gender, and their marginalization by the school administration.

"...Directed by: Ward Serrill. Darnellia Russell is a world-class athlete. Recruited for the girls’ varsity..."

July 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Inside Man

Although with Denzel, Jodie, and Clive in tow it would be difficult to go wrong, Spike Lee and screenwriter Russell Gewirtz have created a truly original film from various shopworn genre clichés.

"...doing. The audience is in on it, but screenwriter Russell Gewirtz's cunning, tight script doles out droplets of information..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Original Sin

"...remotely like the feral Jolie as scheming siren Julia Russell, but Antonio Banderas is altogether excellent as the Cuban..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

"...unmitigated artistic self-indulgence since the Seventies heyday of Ken Russell. So why am I feeling humbled? Probably because, for..."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Pushing Tin

"...takes a nosedive after the arrival of transplanted controller Russell Bell (Thornton), a radar master who may be even..."

April 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Affliction

"...soul. The story is based on a book by Russell Banks, whose work was also the basis for Atom..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

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