Glenn Scott Fought for Her Life, and Yours

A comrade in arms

"...As I was leaving Glenn Scott's home in South Austin last weekend, her husband..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Urban Cowboy

Only a couple years removed from his screen super-success in Saturday Night Fever, Travolta struts his way through Urban Cowboy’s modern-West parable about machismo, cowboy manqué, and mechanical bulls set among petrochemical workers in Pasadena, Texas.

"...by: James Bridges. Starring: John Travolta, Debra Winger and Scott Glenn. A magazine story by Aaron Latham is the..."

Oct. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sucker Punch

In this visually compelling but narratively bankrupt action fantasy, an institutionalized young girl finds escape through her vivid imagination.

"...Jena Malone, Jon Hamm, Jamie Chung, Abbie Cornish and Scott Glenn. There's such ample diversion, or at least an..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Firestorm

"...Directed by: Dean Semler. Starring: Howie Long, Scott Glenn, William Forsythe, Suzy Amis, Christianne Hirt, Garwin Sanford,..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...D: Clint Eastwood; with Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Judy Davis...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

The Hunt for Red October

"...D: John McTiernan (1990) with Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Tim Curry Crimson Tide..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Screens Feature

Training Day

"...Directed by: Antoine Fuqua. Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Eva Mendes, Charlotte Ayanna, Tom Berenger, Snoop Dogg,..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill

"...Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl, Scott Glenn and Catherine O'Hara. Watching Tall Tale is like..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Secretariat

Saddle up for some old-fashioned inspirational movie entertainment with Diane Lane in the lead as the owner of the famed Triple Crown winner.

"...Nelsan Ellis, Otto Thorwarth, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Cromwell, Scott Glenn, Amanda Michalka, Kevin Connolly and Eric Lange. Saddle..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Shipping News

"...Directed by: Lasse Hallström. Starring: Alyssa Gainer, Lauren, Kaitlyn, Scott Glenn, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Julianne Moore and Kevin..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Courage Under Fire

"...Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Regina Taylor, Scott Glenn and Seth Gilliam. Courage Under Fire, director Edward..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...Demme; with Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine, and Scott Glenn (1991)..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

The Stepford Wives

Remake will quickly go from an idea that's misbegotten to a movie that's completely forgotten.

"...Directed by: Frank Oz. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken and Roger Bart. Misbegotten..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Buffalo Soldiers

On an American military outpost in Europe during the Eighties, the black market economy runs the show.

"...Elizabeth McGovern, Michael Pena, Leon Robinson, Dean Stockwell and Scott Glenn. Based on the novel by Robert O’Connor, the..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...D: Anthony Waller; with Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman...."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...RECKLESSD: Norman RenŽ; with Mia Farrow, Scott Glenn, Mary-Louise Parker, Tony Goldwyn, Eileen Brennan, Giancarlo Esposito,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

The Paperboy

This lurid Southern tale by the director of Precious shows that he still knows how to push people's buttons – and gather an all-star cast to sell the goods.

"...McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Macy Gray, David Oyelowo, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy and Nealla Gordon...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Camille

Not screened for critics but described as a "honeymoon-gone-awry road movie" starring Sienna Miller and James Franco.

"...Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine, Ed Lauter and Scott Glenn. Not reviewed at press time. Described as a..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

W.

Oliver Stone’s Bush portrait is a tale of two movies: one a humanizing portrait of a failure as a young man, the other a damning but unsurprising look inside an administration gone loopy on ideological zealotry.

"...Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Jeffrey Wright, Toby Jones, Thandie Newton, Scott Glenn and Richard Dreyfuss. Stone’s latest head-first dive into..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Nights in Rodanthe

This movie which reunites Richard Gere and Diane Lane is hardly the best chick flick around, but it’s the flick with the best chick by far.

"...Gere, Diane Lane, Viola Davis, James Franco, Christopher Meloni, Scott Glenn and Becky Ann Baker. When it comes to..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Surfer, Dude

Matthew McConaughey joins with the director of Hand on a Hard Body in this ode to near-naked bodies, weed, and surf-speak. Oh, and it's also a work of fiction.

"...McConaughey, Alexie Gilmore, Woody Harrelson, Jeffrey Nordling, Sarah Wright, Scott Glenn and Willie Nelson. From Hands on a Hard..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: The Art of Surprise

S.R. Bindler's Surfer, Dude continually pulls off the unexpected

"...the obvious, Surfer, Dude continually pulls off the unexpected. Scott Glenn and Willie Nelson are the wise elders, each..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

The Bourne Ultimatum

The third film in this series is the best one yet about the rogue CIA spook with the memory of a goldfish.

"...Paul Greengrass. Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Albert Finney and Joan..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Freedom Writers

Although based on a true story, this is another movie in which the cute white lady goes into an irascible high school and makes everybody love learnin'.

"...Directed by: Richard LaGravenese. Starring: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez and Jason Finn...."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Vertical Limit

"...Directed by: Martin Campbell. Starring: Ben Mendelson, Izabella Scorupco, Scott Glenn, Alexander Siddig, Nicholas Lea, Robin Tunney, Bill Paxton..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hunt for Red October

"...Directed by: John McTiernan. Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Courtney B. Vance, Tim Curry, Peter Firth, Richard..."

July 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Honky-Tonk Song

Profile of piano man Earl Poole Ball

"...he played an evil Santa Claus pursued by lawman Scott Glenn...."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...About an hour into Urban Cowboy, Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Backdraft

"...Howard. Starring: Kurt Russell, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Scott Glenn and Rebecca Demornay. Absolutely marvelous special effects are..."

May 24, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Scott Winant; with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Jessica Parker,..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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