The Spy Next Door

Jackie Chan plays an undercover CIA agent who turns out to be a disastrous babysitter for his girlfriend's three kids.

"...Will Shadley, Magnús Scheving, Alina Foley and Lucas Till. There was a time when the arrival of a new..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Little Traitor

Set in the British Mandate of Palestine in the summer of 1947, The Little Traitor stars Alfred Molina and tells its story through the eyes of a young innocent.

"...Alfred Molina, Ido Port, Rami Heuberger, Gilya Stern and Theodore Bikel. Attempting to understand the complex origins of the..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Before the God of Thunder rocks the skies, every MCU film reviewed

"...believers, are you ready for Thor: Love and Thunder? The 29th movie in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's..."

July 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

AFF Review: The Get Together

Shakey Graves and friends grow apart in this Austin dramedy

"...Alejandro Rose-Garcia (better known as Shakey Graves) stars in The Get Together, an ensemble comedy centering on three separate..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

A Closer Look at the Paramount Lineup

Spike Lee, Amy Heckerling to present films

"...May we direct your attention to the newly released slate for the Paramount's annual Summer Classic..."

May 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The Hightower Report

The War Tally; and State Secrets

"...THE WAR TALLY Bodies. Dead ones. Dead bodies are the..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

TV Review: 'The Hour'

New season of BBC America Fifties drama debuts tomorrow

"...The Hour, about the early days of TV news, started..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Informant

Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby

"...join thousands of protesters in St. Paul, Minn., for the Republican National Convention. In the trailer behind them were..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Losing It at the Movies

AFS Programming Director Chale Nafus on a life in film

"...When he allowed me to program a series for the Austin Film Society in 2004, he couldn't suspect it..."

July 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Madness of King Geek

Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News

"...do you explain someone like Harry Jay Knowles, and the corollary, should you even try? You might as well..."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

Is it smart to connect smartphones with smart homes?

"...In my unstinting effort to keep you up-to-the-moment in the digital world of "what's happening next?" allow..."

June 13, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as closing night films, and..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Everyone's favorite web-slinger returns for a new era of Marvel

"...old, Thor set off to be an Asgardian of the Galaxy, and Iron Man – or as Peter Parker..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Reissues

"...THE MUSIC FROM U.N.C.L.E. (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AFFAIR)..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...SXSW Film has unloosed its 145-film strong slate for the 2015 festival...."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Safety in Words

If there is drama in Laura Furman's stories, Robin Bradford writes, it is not usually the life and death kind. It is the daily, wearing, ineffable drama of living as a human island among others who invariably seem more attractive, more connected, or simply more "normal."

"...I walk the dog at twilight so I can glance in strangers'..."

April 20, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

November Previews

"...of a man in Wisconsin pursuing his American Dream. The movie's subject, Mark Borchardt, is obsessed with making his..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Wrapped and Ready

"...season were a song it might be sung to the following refrain: "Have yourself a bloody little Christmas." Oh,..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Oh, Death

Remembering the late Steve Levitan, and a long-ago afternoon with him boxing Wendell Crowley's comics collection

"...Death Oh, Death Won't you spare me over 'til another year Well what is this that I can't see..."

March 25, 2016 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place –..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Shock and Awesomeness

Stephen Romano puts the movies in his mind down on paper in his fake-history coffeetable book, Shock Festival

"...The dream is always the same. It's summer, 1984-ish, and..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"...There is a great deal of editorial hand-wringing these days..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Film's local economic impact has been in the hundreds of millions of dollars during the past three..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

La Musica y el Director

Robert Rodriguez adds "composer" to his long list of film credits.

"..."There's a Bermuda triangle, of sorts, close to Madagascar. ..."..."

July 25, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Howerton and I had a long conversation about museums, the public trust, professional ethics, and so on. I was..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Jon Seda. (R, 130 min.) Terry Gilliam may be the most gifted cinematic surrealist since Luis Bu–uel and, while..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

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