The Magnificent Seven

Revisionist remake stars a diverse rainbow coalition

"...(itself an oater remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1956 film The Seven Samurai) is not terribly magnificent or noticeably revisionist..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Magnificent Seven

Why three records are better than two

"...By 1980, the Clash had fallen in love with New York, holing..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Persephone Station Recasts the Magnificent Seven as Women in Space

Austin author Stina Leicht pens a rip-roaring mix of planetary intrigue, intergalactic adventure, and righteous sisterhood

"...afraid to take big leaps with her fiction, from Northern Ireland to an alternate America to the far reaches..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Mike Berry

The Magnificent Six

Local stores prep for Free Comic Book Day

"...Yesterday, we told you about all the the comics on offer, all completely free and gratis,..."

May 6, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

The Magnificent Six

The cast and crew of the locally made omnibus film Six in Austin celebrate with a screening.

"...There's nothing like a great, locally made short film --..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Magnificent Eight

Just before Juneteenth, the Young Eight, an acclaimed ensemble of young African-American classical musicians, returns to town as part of the St. Cecilia Music Series

"...Just before Juneteenth, the Young Eight, an ensemble of young African-American classical musicians..."

June 17, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Magnificent Seven

"...Eli Wallach, Brad Dexter, Horst Buchholz and Robert Vaughn. The basic outline was adapted from Kurosawa's classic Seven Samurai..."

Jan. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The First Monday in May

The Met's annual ball thrown by its Costume Institute gets its close-up

"...The basement placement of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Let the Right One In

This multi-award-winning Swedish film might be summarized as a vampire tween romance, but that cheap and tawdry sum-up does zero justice to the magnificent emotional resonance of this gem. A discussion of the adaptation follows the film.

"...Ah, young love. Whatever would we do without it? The multi-award-winning Swedish film Let the Right One In could..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mist

There's "something in the mist," and it's not only the beasts that bite but also the dark things that reside within.

"...Sternhagen, Jeffrey DeMunn, Alexa Davalos and Nathan Gamble. My mother, who was a young girl during World War II,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fearless Freaks

Documentary about the band the Flaming Lips – the crazy/bizarre Oklahoma outfit that, despite itself, rose to national prominence.

"...a fan of OK City’s drug-drenched, psychedelic punk freakazoids the Flaming Lips, but really, this supremely bizarre Long John’s..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Comfort of Strangers

"...Harold Pinter, adapted from a novella by Ian McEwan, the story is a perverse little sado-masochistic drama. Colin (Everett)..."

May 17, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Staycationer: Hotel ZaZa Austin

Your Close-to-Home Guide to Getting Away

"...Before the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions, Austin tourism was..."

April 14, 2021 Food Post by Veronica Meewes

The Dangerous World of Jean-Paul Belmondo

AFS explores the action star beyond Breathless

"...The spectrum of cool can be a fluid and fickle..."

July 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The Trip to Italy

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon continues their journeys as a couple of guys attached at the funny bone.

"...The premise is deceptively simple: A couple of British gents..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Comedy

Tim Heidecker (of Tim & Eric renown) plays a rich, cynical hipster who uses New York City as his playground.

"...In Rick Alverson’s The Comedy, 35-year-old Swanson (Tim Heidecker) is the vilest imaginable..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The Secret World of Arrietty

This new animated film from Japan's Studio Ghibli is based on The Borrowers, a story about 4-inch-tall people who live undetected among their human hosts.

"...If the premise of this Studio Ghibli-produced tale of tiny people..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Warrior's Way

An Asian assassin seeks refuge in a small town in the American Badlands where ninjas and cowboys duke it out.

"...a strange, not-quite-successful but visually entertaining attempt to merge the tropes of the classic American Western with those of..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Kid

The tale of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid gets a worthwhile if workmanlike retelling

"...why a new movie about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid can be greeted with anticipation rather than tired..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Royal Tenenbaums

"...as it used to be,” observes a member of the brood in this grand family saga whose literary aspirations..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report

Let us now praise "Lord Zuckerberg, the Magnificent!"

"...Mark Zuckerberg, I'm talking about, the wunderkind of Silicon Valley who co-founded Facebook, amassed roughly..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column

Wines of the Week

Uncorking wines from Italy’s still under-appreciated Veneto

"...Everyone has their own tastes and preferences. I happen to love the..."

July 4, 2014 Food Post by Wes Marshall

DVD Watch: 'The Stranger'

Orson Welles directs and stars in noir about a Nazi hiding in plain sight

"...Not to be confused with Camus’ 1942 novel, the 1946 film noir The Stranger (Kino Classics, Blu-ray $34.95)..."

Oct. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

From the Vaults: Good Golly, Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley writes and directs her second film, 'Take This Waltz'

"...Take This Waltz, the second film written and directed by Sarah Polley, opens..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Screens Post

Lit-urday: The Day the Crayons Came Home

Childrens’ author Drew Daywalt colors up BookPeople Sunday

"...I don’t specifically remember giving voice to the plight of my crayons, but I was one of..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Fantasia Review: Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin

Inside the mind and art of France's genius of decay

"...There's a long list of horror directors (William Lustig, Abel..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland

Cage/Sono styles clash in underwhelming cowboy/ronin/gangster film

"...The Western and the samurai film have always locked step...."

Feb. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The Intergalactic Nemesis' in Four Colors

Is the world's first live action graphic novel a good graphic novel?

"...The Intergalactic Nemesis has been called the world's first live..."

Aug. 11, 2012 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

The 'V-H-S' Rewind

Before tonight's last screening, the SXSW debut

"...The Q&A for last weekend's first SXSW screening of horror..."

March 16, 2012 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sunny Side to Every Situation

Defending Ethan Hawke and the virtues of John Wayne in a wet shirt

"...even after I admitted I should lose. That is either blind devotion, or you didn’t actually bother to read..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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