The Music Man (1962)

Seventy-six trombones

"...76 trombones, much less one with 110 cornets on their heels? And yet when Robert Preston's professor Harold Hill..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

The Spanish Prisoner

"...Pidgeon, Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara, Ricky Jay and Felicity Huffman. Writer-director David Mamet is up to his old tricks..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Brothers Bloom

Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are cast as the best con men in the world whose current swindle involves an eccentric heiress (Rachel Weisz) in this sophomore effort by the writer/director of Brick.

"...films require an imaginative leap, a willingness to overlook the wirework, so to speak, and just believe. His nervy..."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Long Con

After kicking around for months, The Brothers Bloom finally makes its mark

"...Last September, as part of the Alamo Drafthouse's annual Fantastic Fest, writer/director Rian Johnson screened..."

May 22, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Hoax

Playing the con artist Clifford Irving, who notoriously forged the autobiography of Howard Hughes, Richard Gere has one of the best roles of his career.

"...Julie Delpy, Eli Wallach and Zeljko Ivanek. This is the story of Clifford Irving. Born in 1930, the son..."

April 6, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Until the End of the World

Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.

"...Sydow and Jeanne Moreau. What starts out promisingly enough continues considerably beyond the end of the world and wears..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Wendell Baker Story

The Wilson brothers deliver this shaggy comedy – which was written and directed by Luke and Andrew and co-stars Luke, Owen, and seasoned pros Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Casssell, and Kris Kristofferson.

"...Wilson. After he shined as a new kind of confused and despondent hero in Bottle Rocket, after he saved..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have good reason to squeak: Girl chipmunks enter the picture.

"...unheard-of event for a sequel to top its predecessor. The Road Warrior, After the Thin Man, and Star Trek..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Demolition Man

Documentarian Jesse Moss on Speedo

"...Finding sympathy in a man whose passion for building cars meant only to destroy..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Oz the Great and Powerful

Neither a besmirching nor a instant classic, this sometimes clunky prequel in which James Franco plays the Wizard when he was a mere, young huckster also has Sam Raimi's ravishing visuals.

"...”If you can make them believe, then you’re wizard enough,” says the witch Glinda..."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Usual Suspects

A modern classic with style to burn.

"...to be seen twice in order to be understood. Second viewings can certainly deepen an appreciation and enrich our..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exposing the Art of the Scam in Lie, Cheat & Steal

Comics Pat Sirois and Kath Barbadaro school you on the grift in their podcast

"...crimes lately? Pat Sirois and Kath Barbadoro have, and they're eager to tell you all about them. The two..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the social justice movement in Latin..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Andrew Does the Book of Luke

The Wilson boys are back in town with their 'Wendell Baker Story,' which took one an eternity to write and the other a month to shoot

"...but in most cases, one eventually has to beget the other. In an ideal world, persistence wins out. Getting..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Da Vinci Code

Faithful adaptation of Dan Brown's bestseller treats the novel as if it were a sacred text even though it's basically a Hardy Boys mystery dressed up in provocative attire.

"...Jürgen Prochnow, Etienne Chicot and Jean-Yves Berteloot. God help the moviegoer with attention deficit disorder: The Da Vinci Code..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Fantasticks

Deep in your heart, you should "follow." Released just a few years ago, this film version of the Off Broadway workhorse captures the feeling of the innocent and bygone era of movie musicals. But it differs from the original work's romantic minimalism as it opens up the play cinematically.

"...Joe McIntyre, Jean Louisa Kelly, Brad Sullivan and Teller. There are times in this 1995 film version of the..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Distinguished Gentleman

"...Ralph, Joe Don Baker, Victoria Rowell and Grant Shaud. There's something fundamentally unholy about a film whose press release..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...by Turk Pipkin, Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

The Austin Film Society's Noir Canon Travels the Mean Streets

The city is the star of the AFS film series

"...The need to return to the most essential noir over..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

Point Austin: The Way We Were

In Austin's politics of nostalgia, the truth is a frequent casualty

"...Well, the city's silly season – otherwise known as campaign time..."

May 2, 2008 News Column by Michael King

LoneStarCon 3: The Lois McMaster Bujold Interview

The Hugo Award nominee and past winner on biology as politics

"...novel than anyone but Robert Heinlein, and if you’re confused about why, you haven’t been paying attention. For 27..."

Sept. 1, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...Charlie Baird: Well, I'll tell you, honestly – and the reason I'm hesitant is because I think it sounds..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Money Matters, and the Senate

Can the Dems find (and fund) the candidate to beat Cornyn?

"...hour, it's always campaign season somewhere. Currently, we're in the summer lull between candidate announcements and the official filing..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Column by Michael King

From Tibet to the Indian Ocean

Indie Meme highlights the diverse visions of South Asian cinema

"...Asian cinema has long been associated with Bollywood – the world's most profitable studio machine, churning out close to..."

April 13, 2018 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

The Undertaker Coming to Wizard World

WWE's greatest phenom to make rare public appearance

"...The Dead Man. The Phenom. The American Badass. WWE superstar,..."

Aug. 4, 2014 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Notes on Kamp: The Only Way Is Abolition

The death penalty is too flawed to be saved

"...This week, Chase Hoffberger digs into the story of death row inmate Louis Perez (see "Reasonable..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

SXSW Comedy: The Laugh Button Live

This show was the year's Holy Grail of comedy

"...A week from now when we all reflect on the adverse lifestyle choices we made during SXSW 2015, the..."

March 18, 2015 SXSW Post by Russ Espinoza

Mondo Launches Star Wars Timed Print for Comic Con

Hey, does this mean you can actually get an SDCC print this year?

"...In film nerd circles, there are people who attend San Diego Comic-Con, and those..."

July 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Third Coast Invasion! Austin At San Diego Comic-Con

Mondo, 'Darksiders,' and 'Ultimate Spider-Man' at SDCC

"...to find something cool to do in Austin, but, man, who doesn't wish they were in Cali for the..."

July 10, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    20 »