Transforming Herself

Sissy Spacek's Most Memorable Movies

"...BADLANDSD: Terrence Malick (1973); with Sissy Spacek, Martin Sheen, Warren Oates...."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Luckiest Girl in the World

An interview with Sissy Spacek, inducted into the first annual Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 9.

"...friend has appeared from the past. That's no surprise. Sissy Spacek has built a memorable film career playing characters..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Carrie

Sin never dies.

"...and daughter in the 1976 version, Piper Laurie and Sissy Spacek have long since passed into iconic status. Julianne..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Orange County

"...scions Hanks (son of Tom) and Fisk (daughter of Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk) -- to carry..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Snow Day

"...Crazy) and Fisk (the talented, unconventionally beautiful daughter of Sissy Spacek), both of whom seem destined for better things...."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Lake City

A heavy-handed melodrama that features a young, brooding antihero and Sissy Spacek as his emotionally paralyzed mom.

"...Directed by: Hunter Hill and Perry Moore. Starring: Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity, Rebecca Romijn, Dave Matthews, Drea de..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Get Low

Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray all in one odd drama: What more is necessary?

"...Directed by: Aaron Schneider. Starring: Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, Lucas Black, Gerald McRaney and Bill..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An American Haunting

A satanic-possession thriller set in 1817 stars Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek – to little avail.

"...Directed by: Courtney Solomon. Starring: Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy and Matthew Marsh. It's..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trading Mom

"...Directed by: Tia Brelis. Starring: Sissy Spacek, Maureen Stapleton, Anna Chlumsky, Aaron Michael Metchik, Asher..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Review: Sam & Kate

Hoffman and Spacek in a bittersweet tale of love and family

"...Dustin and Jake Hoffman play father and son, and Sissy Spacek and Schuyler Fisk play mother and daughter. The..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Old Man & the Gun

Robert Redford has rarely shone more than in this true-crime tale

"...Directed by: David Lowery. Starring: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Tika Sumpter, Ari Elizabeth..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

In the Bedroom

"...Directed by: Todd Field. Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, William Mapother, Marisa Tomei, William Wise,..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Blast From the Past

"...Directed by: Hugh Wilson. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Sissy Spacek, Christopher Walken and Dave Foley. … Or, how..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

My Extraordinary Ordinary Life

Sissy Spacek's memoir is as easy to read as it is a pleasure to digest

"...by Sissy Spacek with Maryanne Vollers Hyperion, 288 pp., $26.99..."

May 4, 2012 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Getting Their Due

The Texas Film Hall of Fame Debuts

"...Hall of Fame pays tribute to five Texans: actress Sissy Spacek, columnist Liz Smith, screenwriter William Wittliff, and director..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Sam & Kate

Two generations of Hoffmans and Spaceks in a surprisingly tender and charming rom-com

"...Directed by: Darren Le Gallo. Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman, Schuyler Fisk, Tyler Labine and Henry..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Encore!

The second annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards honors Texas' finest contributors to cinema.

"...When Rip Torn handed his cousin Sissy Spacek the first Texas Film Hall of Fame award..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...(1973, 95min/color, DCP) Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Ramon Bieri, and Warren Oates. Directed by Terrence..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Darren Aronofsky to be Honored by Austin Film Festival

Fest features Bob Saget's final film, new Laura Poitras doc

"...& Kate, an intergenerational experience starring not only Oscar-winners Sissy Spacek and Dustin Hoffman, but also Hoffman's son, Jake,..."

Sept. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ring Two

Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.

"...Hideo Nakata. Starring: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman, Sissy Spacek, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole and Kelly Stables. The..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Badlands

Thirty years ago, Terrence Malick's magnificent debut film Badlands proved that with every bit of genius comes a bit of madness as well.

"...D: Terrence Malick; with Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, Alan Vint...."

April 4, 2003 Screens Review by Eli Kooris

Texas Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

The Texas Film Hall of Fame Gala March 8 will be star-studded, most assuredly.

"...every day that you get to see Ann Richards, Sissy Spacek, Dan Rather, and Jack Valenti in the same..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Stephen preps for the Texas Film Hall of Fame with a look back at previous years' events

"...when I was a teenager, I've been smitten with Sissy Spacek. We honored her the first year, and though..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

You'd think we'd be all star-f***ed out after SXSW, but here it is, Oscar-time and we are just beside ourselves with the bold type and the dropped names! What? No silly. We said "fawned."

"...seen. Were you on drugs when you chose it? Sissy Spacek (presenter Russell Crowe -- another one of those..."

March 29, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Grass Harp

"...Directed by: Charles Matthau. Starring: Piper Laurie, Walter Matthau, Sissy Spacek, Edward Furlong, Nell Carter, Jack Lemmon, Mary Steenburgen,..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Rings

Japanese horror franchise reboot falls flat

"...the law of diminishing returns, despite the participation of Sissy Spacek. Which brings us to Rings. I had hope..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Restless

Gus Van Sant hits a rare discordant note with this story about two death-obsessed teens that is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid.

"...lives with her sister Elizabeth (Schuyler Fisk, daughter of Sissy Spacek), who is the only character to inject any..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Medal of Arts Awards: The stars at night are big and bright ...

Stars fall on Austin April 3 as the Texas Cultural Trust Council hands out its annual Texas Medal of Arts Awards to some of the Lone Star State's greatest cultural heroes

"...Theater (Dance); Academy Award-winning star of Coal Miner's Daughter Sissy Spacek (Film/Television); sculptor of epic works Jesús Moroles (Visual..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

My Summer of Love

This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.

"...looks like she could be the love child of Sissy Spacek and Tilda Swinton, has just been dumped by..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Whose weekend was more chic: Austin's or Hollywood's? Find out as our Style Avatar ponders the Jingle Ball and the Golden Globes.

"...very favorite stars also sported unflattering looks. I adore Sissy Spacek, and was thrilled that she won for In..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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