Chronicle Staffers Pick Their Go-To Dishes in Town

The food that keeps us coming back for more

"...– aka timpano, the turducken-like mountain famously assembled by Stanley Tucci in the 1996 film Big Night. Intero's chic..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Food Feature

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Disappointing biopic of the woman that made "I Will Always Love You" her own

"...Directed by: Kasi Lemmons. Starring: Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie and Nafessa Williams...."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Argus Cidery Returns, Lou’s Comes to Barton Springs Road, Hip Hotels Hype that Hemp, Fierce Whiskers Hosts Loro, Chi’Lantro Goes South, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...by the region of Puglia. Ask yourself: What would Stanley Tucci do?..."

May 18, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Krasinski, from The Office, and actor/director/writer and food maven Stanley Tucci are brothers-in-law. Joe Walsh of the Eagles, and..."

March 4, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...rewatched The Devil Wears Prada as part of a Stanley Tucci marathon (guilty), there’s KT Tunstall with her soundtracking..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Supernova

Firth and Tucci are beyond stellar as a married couple being swallowed by dementia

"...Directed by: Harry Macqueen. Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, James Dreyfus, Ian Drysdale and Sarah..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Review: It's Worth the Trip to Central Park

Apple TV+ sitcom reminds us of the joy of public places

"...most outwardly in Central Park’s villains, billionaire Bitsy Brandenham (Stanley Tucci) and her assistant Helen (Daveed Diggs). Bitsy plots..."

June 26, 2020 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Josh Gad, Leslie Odom, Jr., Titus Burgess, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci, Daveed Diggs, Kathryn Hahn (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Private War

Rosamund Pike captures war journalist Marie Colvin

"...Directed by: Matthew Heineman. Starring: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci and Nikki Amuka-Bird...."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe

Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up

"...Streep, Bryan Cranston, Larry Kramer, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Stanley Tucci and many more (screens with "Queer Youth and..."

July 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Show Dogs

Unfunny canine buddy-cop comedy is no man's best friend.

"...movie’s canines, Ludacris’ feisty Max comes off best, while Stanley Tucci’s French-inflected accent for the papillon Philippe, a spoiled..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Final Portrait

High art in Paris with Armie Hammer and Geoffrey Rush.

"...Directed by: Stanley Tucci. Starring: Armie Hammer, Geoffrey Rush, Clémence Poésy, Tony..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: Final Portrait

Stanley Tucci's film cuts a wonderful slice of artistic anguish

"...I suspect Stanley Tucci has a similar affinity to that process as..."

March 11, 2018 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

Submission

Based on a Francine Prose novel, Submission stars Stanley Tucci as a liberal arts professor who becomes dangerously close to a student.

"...Directed by: Richard Levine. Starring: Stanley Tucci, Kyra Sedgwick and Addison Timlin. Not reviewed at..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ballet Austin's Masters of Dance

This triple bill of abstract works was a tribute to the piano and its range, excellently performed

"...precise, quiet, and brightly lit (by lighting designer Mark Stanley), were the first forms to emerge. Arms and legs..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

SXSW Film Goes to A Quiet Place

Over 100 films and 43 world premieres fill a noisy nine days

"...by actors-turned-directors: Paradox, by Daryl Hannah, and Final Portrait, Stanley Tucci's artistic biopic. Plus the R-rated comedy slot goes..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Final Portrait (United Kingdom, United States) D: Stanley Tucci Final Portrait is the story of the touching..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Transformers: The Last Knight

Stick meet dead horse

"...Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Isabela Moner, Santiago Cabrera, Jerrod Carmichael, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Chan, John Turturro, Glenn Morshower, Steve Buscemi..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Chefs

Give your compliments to the chef with these four films

"...her postwar arrival in France with diplomat husband Paul (Stanley Tucci) and her subsequent training at Le Cordon Bleu...."

May 24, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Beauty and the Beast

A live-action remake of the Disney film

"...Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald and Ian McKellen...."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Chronicle Recommends: Restaurant Films

Sweet stories and savory drama abound in these flicks

"...chef who creates perfect dishes, but his brother Secondo (Stanley Tucci) struggles to fill the restaurant with patrons who..."

May 13, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Spotlight

This terrific newspaper movie gets all the elements right

"...Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Len Cariou, Billy Crudup, Paul Guilfoyle and Jamey..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Optimus Prime finds a new pal in franchise addition Mark Wahlberg.

"...Directed by: Michael Bay. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Titus Welliver,..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Man Made Meals: The Essential Cookbook for Guys

Cookbooks and cultural conversation starters top our summer reading list

"...small crowd of famous "Food Dudes" – Michael Pollan, Stanley Tucci, Thomas Keller, and more...."

May 23, 2014 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

The genius dog and his adopted human son return for these animated adventures in time travel.

"...Winter, Leslie Mann, Stephen Colbert, Allison Janney, Stephen Tobolowsky, Stanley Tucci, Lake Bell, Mel Brooks and Patrick Warburton...."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Second verse, much the same as the first: The Games may have changed but Katniss Everdeen is still our favorite pawn.

"...Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Lynn Cohen, Stanley Tucci, Amanda Plummer and Toby Jones...."

Nov. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Fifth Estate

It's the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks before they became household names.

"...Alicia Vikander, Peter Capaldi, Carice van Houten, Dan Stevens, Stanley Tucci and Laura Linney...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Poseiden's son and his pals reunite to retrieve the Golden Fleece, but only the film's special effects grabbed our attention.

"...Leven Rambin, Brandon T. Jackson, Jake Abel, Anthony Head, Stanley Tucci and Paloma Kwiatkowski ...."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Christie, Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Brendan Gleeson, Brit Marling,..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jack the Giant Slayer

Despite a terrific cast, intelligent direction, and state-of-the-art special effects, this fairy tale's gigantic shoes remain unfilled.

"...Directed by: Bryan Singer. Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner, Ian McShane,..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

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