The Passion of the Christ

So the difference between this and a snuff film is … ?

"...Gibson’s vanity project may well turn out to be the single most lucrative film of all time if ticket..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Passion of Bob Stoops

"...My pal got the big job against stiff competition. He wasn’t necessarily the..."

Oct. 9, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Passion of a Believer: Mel the Redeemer

"...can only imagine what kind of "catechetical damage control" the Rev. Frank Sabatte refers to in his recent letter..."

March 30, 2004 Postmarks

The Passion of the Journalist

Jonathan Demme on 'The Agronomist," his tribute to Haiti's bravest, loudest voice for democracy

"...When Jonathan Demme visited Haiti in the mid-Eighties seeking to feed his "obsession" with the country's..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Passion & Paradox of Father John Misty

Charged Austin City Limits taping rivals a TED talk

"...When Josh Tillman first played the ACL Festival as Father John Misty in 2012, he..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Passion of the Kinky

How the Kinkster did, then didn't, endorse Perry

"...Last week Friedman had a column in The Daily Beast (politics' answer to E! News) entitled "Kinky..."

Aug. 29, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Passion of Sam Peckinpah

Excerpts From the Austin Film Society's Peckinpah Monograph

"...When Charlie Sotelo of The Show With No Name came to me saying that..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

This story of a milquetoast with a wild imagination stars Ben Stiller and is as pretty as it is busy. Opens 12/25.

"...say boo to his bullying new boss (Scott). Still, the three-act structure demands that even the most indecisive character..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Big Year

Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson co-star in this comedy about competitive birdwatchers.

"...In some alternate universe, a much better version of The Big Year exists, one that embraces the essential, insular..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey

The leaden acting, tablecloth wardrobe, and Sixties-era Star Trek set design are more likely to leave nonbelievers stupefied than awestruck.

"...we really need him? Even in his present condition, the former Hercules could emote up a storm compared to..."

March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Marrying Man

"...Elisabeth Shue, Fisher Stevens, Peter Dobson and Armand Assante. The Marrying Man is really an anti-romantic comedy. It's the..."

April 12, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Blinded by the Light

Semi-true story of how the Boss shook the world of a boy from Luton

"...The future looks bleak for Javed (Kalra), a shy and..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Tango Lesson

"...Sally Potter (Orlando), but her footwork has little of the grace and profundity that characterized Bertolucci's Last Tango. Potter..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Catching Up With The Beer Diaries

Creators discuss what's next for the local web series

"...For over three years, locally produced web series The Beer Diaries has given its viewers and creators a..."

Aug. 24, 2016 Food Post by Tucker Whatley

The Human Touch

Violinist Laurie Young Stevens finds the passion and flash in baroque music

"...or kowtowing to Couperin. Oh, she adores and esteems the music of these great composers as much as any..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Passion in the Desert

"...Lavinia Currier. Starring: Ben Daniels and Michel Piccoli. In Passion in the Desert the love that dare not speak..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Haven

Exploring the grounds and sounds at the International Festival-Institute at Round Top

"...this instance, is a good thing. Festival Hill represents the value of the arts. It's a place where the..."

June 4, 2004 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

A former actor finds faith in his hometown

"...Neil Flynn, D.B. Sweeney, Tim Frank, Christopher Maleki, Liam Matthews and Kirk B.R. Woller...."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Stoning of Soraya M.

This impassioned work of persuasion is like a splatter film made for the Lifetime network, a screed against stoning made for audiences who already agree.

"...Pourtash, Navid Negahban, David Diaan and Parviz Sayyad. This impassioned, American-financed drama is in service to the filmmakers’ opposition..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unlocking the Michael Schenker Festival

Sound pilgrim reveals the combination to his “whole story”

"...and Doogie White all orbit a red-hot turbine at the center, German guitarist Michael Schenker, 64. Lightning rod to..."

May 16, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...in June, you expect local teens to be marking the summer break in the time-honored ways: minimum-wage-slaving it in..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Le Bleu Perfects the Vietnamese-Austin Mash-Up

This North Austin bánh mì shop keeps the focus on flavor

"...Like so many other successful local ventures, Le Bleu's origin story involves a..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...is coming early to Austin this year – or rather, Halloween is. Fantastic Fest has announced that the revamp..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

Ron Howard tackles the Beatles

"...an apt title for this Ron Howard-directed documentary about the early years of the Fab Four, essentially 1962-1966. At..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Days in the Desert

Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in this secular imagining

"...Writer/director Rodrigo García’s imagined episode that takes place toward the end of Jesus’ 40 days in the desert is,..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Revenant

Iñárritu’s Western loses the forest for the trees, but oh, what trees

"...The most punishing movie of 2015, The Revenant, is almost..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Personalizing the Mythic

How a former president's understated decency and the hectic birth of rock & roll electrified Toronto screens

"...The Toronto International Film Festival is simply a fantastic event,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Tyranny Killed the Radio Star

Jonathan Demme on 'The Agronomist'

"...[Ed. note: The following has been taken from "The Passion of the..."

June 4, 2004 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

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