Tribeca Film Review: Stan Lee

A charmingly opinionated look at the father of modern comics

"...in some people than others. So while comics legend Stan Lee undoubtedly had an ego, the myth of Stan..."

June 16, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stan & Ollie

Coogan and Reilly breathe tender life into the Hollywood icons

"...The golden era Hollywood comedy duo Laurel & Hardy are certainly not getting the step-by-step biopic treatment..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Visions of Stan Brakhage

Experimental Response Cinema presents three nights of his work

"...hard to know where to begin. With experimental pioneer Stan Brakhage, whose work stretched from experiential documentaries to hand-crafted..."

Feb. 10, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Is Stan Smith?

The man behind the face on hip-hop's other favorite shoe

"...black marker on a white sneaker, as signed by Stan Smith...."

May 3, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson Become A Different Man

New A24 drama finds that wherever you go, there you are

"...It’s a question that’s fascinated Sebastian Stan as raised in his newest film, A Different Man,..."

Oct. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stan the Man

The legendary name behind Marvel Comics comes to town for Wizard World

"...the galaxy, and an impish sense of humor. "I'm Stan Lee," the founder of Marvel Comics tells me from..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Stan Rice's Final Message

"...Red to the Rind: Poemsby Stan Rice..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Books Feature by Dave Oliphant

Austin Elders: Meet Stan Brooks, the 102-Year-Old World War II Vet Who’s Lived to Serve

He remembers Barton Springs before the cement

"...Stan Brooks’ chances of surviving toddlerhood were slim. Now, at..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Good Morning, Afghani-Stan!

Stan Knee will be one of thousands of former U.S. police officers now working abroad in lucrative postings, typically as private employees of international conglomerates under contract to the U.S. government

"...This month's abrupt departure of Chief Stan Knee from his post at the helm of the..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

APD's Stan Knee Goes East – Way East

After nine years, APD Chief Stan Knee steps down and moves – to Afghanistan

"...Effective June 4, Austin Police Chief Stan Knee will resign his position as APD's chief administrator..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Stan Brakhage

Remembering Stan Brakhage, a giant of experimental film.

"...than just a key figure in the experimental-film movement, Stan Brakhage was one of the most vital and radically..."

April 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Stan Ain't Stand-ing Yet

"...in the case. Edwards seeks to call APD Chief Stan Knee to the stand to address these claims...."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Must Stan Take the Stand?

Questions about the APD's disciplinary sanctions mean the chief might have to take the stand.

"...Will Austin Police Department Chief Stan Knee have to testify in court regarding his department's..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Farewell, Stan Winston

FX guru dies, and a nation reaches fondly for its Pumpkinhead DVD.

"...Just about every film fan has their favorite Stan Winston moment. For me, it was the bit in..."

June 17, 2008 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hop on the Bus, Gus; Donate a New Can, Stan

"...or terminal illness or disability. The organization provides crisis assistance, food, medicine, transportation, and other basics. 454-3743. La Paz..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Column

The Many Truths of I, Tonya

Sebastian Stan and Steven Rogers on unreliable narrators and figure skating's most controversial figure

"...said, she said retelling in I, Tonya, actor Sebastian Stan swapped the metal arm of Marvel's Winter Soldier for..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Four

All four aren't fantastic, but at least two are pretty good in this latest Hollywood take on a classic from Marvel Comics.

"...Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington and Stan Lee. It must be a relief to The Fantastic..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. 3000

This Bernie Mac baseball flick is standard genre fare.

"...Jones. After his 3,000th base hit, cocksure ball player Stan Ross (Mac) quit on the spot, trading Miller Field..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...When Stan Knee was sworn in as the new chief of..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

American Assassin

The bestselling series hits the screen

"...puts him under the tutelage of ex-Navy SEAL instructor Stan Hurley (Keaton), who trains his students in the woods,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dinner

Family ties come undone in this dark drama

"...Paul (Coogan) and Stan (Gere) are brothers who have gathered at a posh..."

May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Love & Air Sex

Bryan Poyser's Austin-made rom-com delivers splendidly on the promise of its raunchy title.

"...theatres and VOD under the more intriguing title Love & Air Sex. This made-in-Austin film is a raunchy romantic..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ghost Team

A group of losers stumble onto paranormal activity

"...unfunny Ghost Team. Louis (Heder) and his sad-sack friend Stan (Krumholtz) are trying to escape their humdrum lifestyles (Louis..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mouse Hunt

"...comic glee. They're obviously strip-mining territory first plundered by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (at one point, a flustered..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film at Wit's End

An Interview With Stan Brakhage

"...Stan Brakhage, the de facto Godfather of American experimental cinema,..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Post No Williams: A Vivid Section of the Human Animal

A tripartite view of The Collected Stories of Diane Williams

"...1) “What these are,” says my Uncle Stan, “are the record of often surreal but hauntingly familiar..."

Dec. 24, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

I, Tonya

Belated biopic redress for America's skating punchline

"...Directed by: Craig Gillespie. Starring: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale,..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Apparition

A supernatural presence is released during a college experiment.

"...Directed by: Todd Lincoln. Starring: Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, Luke Pasqualino, Rick Gomez and..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Covenant

The Covenant is a sleek yet empty picture about four handsome high school seniors who possess supernatural powers and impossibly chiseled stomachs.

"...Directed by: Renny Harlin. Starring: Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway, Jessica Lucas, Chace..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Wonder Woman

The origin story of Diana, princess of the Amazons

"...Marvel Studios’ Captain America that I was waiting for Stan Lee to show up, possibly as a eunuch. But,..."

June 2, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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