Saving Private Ryan

"...and Tom Hanks. Weeks before its release, Saving Private Ryan had already been tagged as “the best film about..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Ryan Mallett Learning From the Best

The 'Chronicle' catches up with a former Texas high school star

"...In 2007, Texarkana (Texas high school) QB Ryan Mallett was the top HS player in the state..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Sports Post by Mike Loyko

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The concluding chapter of Peter Jackson's Tolkien tales brings us full circle.

"...Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Aidan Turner, Billy Connolly, Ryan Gage, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nolan Ryan Pitching at Kinky Friedman?

The no-hitter king and the Jewish cowboy for ag commissioner

"...by none other than former Texas Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan. The all-time leader in no-hitters announced last month that..."

Nov. 4, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...The truck's driver was Ryan Hartman, an off-duty San Marcos police sergeant who trained..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Enemy at the Gates

"...it's impossible not to think of Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan and raise the expectation that we're in for the..."

March 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stalingrad

3-D Russian film about the bloody Battle of Stalingrad.

"...a footnote in post-Soviet-era filmmaking. Its depiction of the Battle of Stalingrad, which lasted from August 1942 to February..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Growing Pains

Rapidly expanding Austin Green Art works to sustain its mission and identity

"...manager Robby Lee; and new member and Austin entrepreneur Ryan Battle. Over dinner at Curra's, we discussed Austin Green..."

April 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Nikki Moore

Deadpool

This sassy superhero movie is not your child’s comic-book origin tale

"...Directed by: Tim Miller. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano,..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Man

Gosling and Chazelle's moon man biopic soars

"...Directed by: Damien Chazelle. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll,..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Ides of March

George Clooney's modern morality tale about the ongoing battle between idealism and corruption in the political realm is perfectly cast.

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood,..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kate & Leopold

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Breckin Meyer, Liev Schreiber, Natasha Lyonne, Bradley..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

When a Man Loves a Woman

"...Directed by: Luis Mandoki. Starring: Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Tina Majorino, Lauren Tom and Ellen Burstyn...."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

The most costly and the most popular film in South Korean history is also one of the most gripping and epic war films ever made.

"...minutes than in all of Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, a film that Je-gyu and his overworked effects crew..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cold Mountain

Swoony kisses and true grit mark this Civil War epic from the director of The English Patient.

"...begins (out of order) with a re-creation of the battle of Petersburg, in which the Union army burrowed underground..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

We Were Soldiers

"...horseback) experienced the American forces' first (and sadly portentous) battle with the North Vietnamese. But long before Moore and..."

March 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Battlefield Earth

"...Maria-Josée Corze, Kelly Preston and Shaun Astin-Olsen. Simply put, Battlefield Earth is the worst film I've seen in over..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Optimus Prime finds a new pal in franchise addition Mark Wahlberg.

"...T.J. Miller, Sophia Myles, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Mark Ryan, John Goodman and Ken Watanabe...."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Divorce, Alamo Style

From a small north-side apartment – via toney Rob Roy, a Hays County ranch, and several sojourns in jail – Janet Kennedy keeps fighting a battle featuring all the latest in family bitterness

"...It's one of the most contentious land battles in the Hill Country – but for once, a..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Dunkirk

A harrowing new World War II classic

"...films, alongside Das Boot, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, and The Final Countdown. Okay, so maybe that last..."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Thin Red Line

Malick's return to filmmakng after a 20-year absence is this WWII story based on James Jones' Guadalcanal novel. The film is a lyrical and introverted study of the curiously destructive relationship between man and nature.

"...hill from the Japanese. It's a bloody and gruesome battle. But what remains most indelibly in the mind are..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ran

Kurosawa uses Shakespeare's King Lear as a template, but in Ran Lear's three scheming daughters are sons, and the action is transposed to a mythic, dreamlike, feudal Japan. Like an adrenalized fever dream of ultimate power gone awry, Ran reveals Kurosawa's grasp of visual splendor at its most powerful.

"...initial Star Wars), and in the complex, gritty, merciless battlefield depictions in films ranging from Braveheart to Saving Private..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

To Forgive, Divine

Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling reunite in 'Only God Forgives'

"...Forgives charts the burning feud between expat criminal Julian (Ryan Gosling) and self-appointed executioner Chang (Vithaya Pansringarm). It has..."

July 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crossover Artist

Rocker Ryan Bingham on his Crazy Heart acting debut and Golden Globe songwriting nod

"..."Yes, ma'am," musician Ryan Bingham drawls with what seems a mixture of pride,..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hunting Moby-Spam

Austin spam-fighter goes forth to battle the kings of e-trash

"...filed suit against UT student and internationally notorious spammer Ryan Pitylak on Jan. 14, he largely had Coffman, and..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Small-Gauge Samurai

Super-8 enthusiast Cory Ryan brings Flicker to town.

"...Flicker Austin founder Cory Ryan, late of the Chapel Hill Flicker, initiated the Austin..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Bandslam

A citywide battle of the bands provides the grist for this endearing youth film that was shot in Central Texas.

"...Starring: Gaelan Connell, Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Scott Porter, Ryan Donowho, Charlie Saxton, Lisa Kudrow and Tim Jo. From..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Water Diviner

Russell Crowe stars in and directs this historical drama

"...Starring: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney, Isabel Lucas, Ryan Corr, Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yilmaz, Jacqueline McKenzie, Dylan Georgiades..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Woman in Gold

Helen Mirren plays an aging Jew who wants to win back a painting looted from her family by the Nazis

"...Directed by: Simon Curtis. Starring: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Max Irons,..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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