Beam Me Up, Simon

Simon Pegg carefully engineers his role in 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

"...Doohan do? That's the question behind every moment of Simon Pegg's performance in Star Trek Into Darkness as Montgomery..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Produced by Steven Spielberg, this animated film follows the further adventures of the Mousekewitz family, who came to America to escape the cat pogroms.

"...Directed by: Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells. In Fievel Goes West, the Steven Spielberg-produced American..."

Nov. 29, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

La Holly x Key Bar = West Sixth Agave Heaven

Bright new pop-up brings patio joy to this plague-time summer

"...Right there on West Sixth, just a skoshie east of Whole Foods and..."

May 23, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Expendables 2

This who's who of action stars even features Schwarzenegger in his movie comeback.

"...Directed by: Simon West. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Terry..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tomb Raider

Lara Croft is back again!

"...Directed by: Roar Uthaug. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hannah John-Kamen,..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mechanic

A mediocre remake of a Charles Bronson assassin film that's downright repellent at times.

"...Directed by: Simon West. Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

When a Stranger Calls

Simon West’s do-over of Fred Walton’s 1979 creepfest – in which babysitter Belle menaced by a stranger with a phone who probably isn’t that guy from Verizon – is a hollow, shallow, and just plain boring exercise in snooziness.

"...Directed by: Simon West. Starring: Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Tessa Thompson, Brian..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The General's Daughter

"...Directed by: Simon West. Starring: John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Wood, Richard..."

June 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Con Air

"...Directed by: Simon West. Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve..."

June 13, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

"...Directed by: Simon West. Starring: Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Iain Glen, Chris..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...will give it a go with their Wild Wild West, hoping to repeat their success a couple summers ago..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Land of Confusion

Michael Simon's first detective novel finds a transplanted New Yorker struggling to solve a murder in a 'completely different' Austin

"...pitched battles over Barton Springs and the development of West Travis County were taking place, in demonstrations down on..."

July 30, 2004 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

You're Next

What begins on a familiar slasher/home-invasion note quickly escalates into a hellishly suspenseful, take-zero-prisoners affair.

"...Sharni Vinson, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Margaret Laney, Ti West, Wendy Glenn, Nicholas Tucci, Amy Seimetz, Rob Moran and..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Touching the Void

Two glacier climbers face the worst and live to tell about it in this harrowingly intimate documentary report.

"...but true events that occurred to Joe Simpson and Simon Yates (recounted in Simpson’s book of the same title)..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Silent Hill

Eerie but ultimately unengaging film adaptation of Konami's smash series of video games has a pitch-perfect score and unnervingly nightmarish imagery.

"...despair. Whoa there, big fella – we didn't say "Simon Says!" But that'll give you a nudge in the..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Quick and the Dead

"...regrettably, precious little that is quick about Sam Raimi's newest film. It drags on interminably, laying out ritualized gunfight..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dead Man's Curse

Simon Rumley mines horror from a real-life death row case

"...state of Texas is also the subject of the newest film from Fantastic Fest and SXSW fave, the fiendishly..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Blood Brothers

This book does a superb job of capturing the essence of these two great Americans and their shared love of the American West

"...on the bill. The DNA of Buffalo Bill's Wild West was absolutely American. Rising in tandem with American prestige..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Bobby Bridger

Developing Stories

The Heritage neighborhood suspects it's receiving political payback from the city manager

"...for an expansion of the Buckingham Square Apartments at West Avenue and 32nd and ordered the city to pay..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Clarksville’s Zocalo Cafe Closes After Sale to Taco Flats Owner

Before summer remodel, new menu starts April 1

"...“fresh modern Mexican” cuisine like rolled enchiladas, Zocalo Cafe’s West Lynn location is closed as of today, March 29,..."

March 29, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

The Missing

Ron Howard directs Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett in tough Western drama.

"...Wood, Jenna Boyd, Eric Schweig, Aaron Eckhart, Jay Tavare, Simon Baker and Sergio Calderon. It somehow feels right that..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Matinee

This film is a fondly humorous look back at the last gasp of America's innocence, being a kid, and, in particular, monster movies.

"...Directed by: Joe Dante. Starring: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Kellie Martin, Dick Miller and John Sayles. Set..."

Jan. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Advice to Young Journalists

What cinema tells us about what we expect from the news

"...week as a journalist. Brian Williams' career implodes, Bob Simon dies in a car accident, David Carr drops dead..."

Feb. 14, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

California Forest Fire: Cleopatra Degher

Emmylou Harris for a new generation of folk?

"...eras, when artists such as the Eagles and Carly Simon were breaking the charts, and J.D. Souther and Waddy..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Simon West; with Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Films of Summer: Picking the Winners

"...else should a growing boy want? Seriously though, director Simon West was knocked off the project for a couple..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Small-screen stately manor still can't fill the big screen

"...Directed by: Simon Curtis. Starring: Nathalie Baye, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim..."

May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...a six year break from movies, SXSW regular Ti West (The Innkeepers, In a Valley of Violence, House of..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Paul Director: Greg Mottola, Writers: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost Simon Pegg and Nick Frost..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

City Hall Hustle: In the Zone

Land-use issues in all corners of the city dominate council agenda

"...hole council delved into was adoption of the Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan, along with Windsor Road and..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    10 »