Naufragio (Shipwreck)

March 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, Corpus Christi

Museum’s many treasures include the remains of the oldest shipwreck in the U.S.

"...front door are the remains of the oldest excavated shipwreck in the U.S. In 1554 a Spanish convoy of..."

June 16, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Adrift

True-life survival adventure stays afloat because of Shailene Woodley

"...Adrift is a shipwreck movie that is drawn from the true experience of..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Devil's Advocate

"...tremendously, and it shows. Devil's Advocate is a theological shipwreck of a film, ham-fisted and boorish at its best,..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

"...the British in the early 1600s, subsequent enslavement, and shipwreck survival, shared survival techniques with the Pilgrims. Obviously, this..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Tempest

Shakespeare's last play is ably acted, but the staging lacks heart

"...Austin Shakespeare's production kicks off with an intense, ethereal shipwreck. Fog pumps down from above onto a barely lit..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

This Is Who We Are #10: Austin Lyric Opera's Candide

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...and apparent murder, threats of torture, actual torture, a shipwreck, religious persecution, a few natural disasters, fraud, another shipwreck,..."

May 19, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Tomb Raider

Lara Croft is back again!

"...puts it. He is not incorrect. A mysterious island, shipwreck thereupon, musclebound mercenaries, and a clockwork, Oriental crypt sought..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wild Life

An animated spin on Robinson Crusoe

"...island creatures that initially fear but ultimately befriend their shipwrecked visitor and his loyal canine. (Spoiler alert: The dog’s..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kon-Tiki

Real-life adventurer Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 trip across the Pacific on a raft is re-created in this beautifully lensed film.

"...This flaw in character development, however, doesn’t shipwreck Kon-Tiki. Although a Norwegian production, the film has a..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Shipwreck

Louis Begley recently wrote a glowing preface to a reissue of The Other House, James' least known novel. Begley is one of the few fans of the book, and writes that "James makes manifest in this very remarkable novel the overpowering force and ignominy of the sexual drive." Obviously Begley is after something like that here. But if this was the inspiration, it was not a fortunate one.

"...Shipwreck by Louis Begley..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Books Review by Roger Gathman

Swiss Family Robinson

"...Hayakawa and Tommy Kirk. No one knows how to shipwreck a family as well as the folks at Disney...."

May 20, 2002 Movie Review

Sexuality, Hypocrisy, and Obsession: The Films of Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Hermosillo retrospective schedule

"...Naufragio (Shipwreck) (1977): Tuesday, April 9, 7pm, Alamo; **no subtitles**..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Screens Feature

Pokémon: The Movie

"...of Shamouti Island Festival, The Perfect Storm during the shipwreck, and even a heroic ending similar to Marlon Brando's..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Candide: On the Road Again

Local Arts Reviews

"...and apparent murder, threats of torture, actual torture, a shipwreck, religious persecution, a few natural disasters, fraud, another shipwreck,..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

Twelfth Night: Gently Into That Good Night

"...a wooden toy ship, and a playfully melancholic song shipwreck the play's heroine, Viola, washing her ashore in Illyria...."

May 7, 1999 Arts Review

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...Texas Premiere, 101 min. D: Chris Sanders After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot named Roz is stranded on an..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 2-8

"...others due to battles, collisions, or human error. A shipwreck hunter named Sean Fisher estimates that those remains hold..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...resin from Pistacia trees discovered in amphorae from a shipwreck off the coast of southwest Turkey was used for..."

June 28, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...shark bond to 11 in William Grefé’s lethally entertaining shipwreck of Jaws and Carrie...."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

May We Suggest Some Music to Chill Out Your Dog During the Fireworks?

New Austin music to drown out the booms

"...sounds like Nina Simone from the bowels of a shipwreck – builds anticipation for a second LP of Korg..."

July 1, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Shakespeare’s Bollywood Twelfth Night

The Bard's classic comedy was just itching for a Mumbai makeover

"...Sebastian (Josh Kok) – who are separated by a shipwreck and carry on their lives thinking the other dead...."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"..."ALONE" D: William Hellmuth The sole survivor of a shipwreck crosses paths with a mysterious acquaintance via radio signal...."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Market Transforms

Blumhouse and more at Fantastic Fest industry sidebar

"...the ocean to salvage priceless treasure from a sunken shipwreck, unleashing a nightmarish extraterrestrial organism they must survive when..."

Aug. 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Shortlist of the City’s Most Memorable Museums

Gaze upon objets from the weird to the sublime

"...The Bullock is home to the 17th century French shipwreck La Belle, WWII aircraft the “Texan”, and countless relics..."

June 16, 2016 Columns Post by Mary Cantrell

The Grand Designs of Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato

"...from a crow's nest during the first scene's tumultuous shipwreck to a tower for the godlike Prospero (Omid Ghorashi)..."

July 17, 2015 Photo Gallery

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...Velveeta Room Princeton-educated folkie Anthony D'Amato mourns September's tragic Shipwreck From the Shore. The Jersey bard's third LP and..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

La Belle: The Ship That Changed History

"...Changed History," Thursday, October 23. The exhibition of the shipwreck found in Matagorda Bay in the mid-­1990s, "La Belle"..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Photo Gallery

The Tempest

Faraway-feeling Rain Lily Farm proves a perfect setting for the enchanted isle in Shakespeare's late romance

"...one is instantly transported to a faraway land of shipwrecks and sprites – a land where magic is certainly..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Your Shortcut to FXX’s ‘The Simpsons’ Marathon

Who has time for 552 episodes? Here’s 11 to watch.

"...the Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash), an inevitable shipwreck, and hot pants. Marge (once again) saves their marriage...."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post

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