Alaska

"...Directed by: Fraser C. Heston. Starring: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston, Duncan Fraser..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monkey Trouble

"...Directed by: Franco Amurri. Starring: Thora Birch, Mimi Rogers, Christopher McDonald and Harvey Keitel. What's..."

March 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ghost World

Brilliant portrait of teen anomie is based on the underground comic book by Daniel Clowes.

"...Directed by: Terry Zwigoff. Starring: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas,..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dungeons & Dragons

"...Irons, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans, Kristen Wilson, Zoe McLellan, Thora Birch, Richard O'Brien, Tom Baker and Bruce Payne. Oh,..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Teen Angst Turns a Page

Director Terry Zwigoff's darkly comic 'Ghost World'

"...immersion into the world of 18-year-old Enid (American Beauty's Thora Birch), a teenage outsider who faces the daily tsunami..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Funny Pages

Portrait of the comic artist as a young idiot

"...2001 adaptation of Daniel Clowes' Ghost World, in which Thora Birch's studiously disaffected goth latches on to Steve Buscemi's..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Film News

Updates on Robert's and Rick's adaptations, Texas on TV, and 'Dot' plays L.A.; plus, have you ever considered a double bill of 'Tarnation' and 'Mrs. Doubtfire'?

"...Jonathan Caouette, the guy behind family dysfunction documentary Tarnation. Thora Birch also stars, as does the littlest Lawrence, Andrew,..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Page Two

Steve Earle brings Townes Van Zandt's ghost along on Silver City's magical mystery tour; it hangs around for the Toronto Film Festival

"...Miguel Ferrer, James Gammon, Tim Roth, Billy Zane, and Thora Birch. Based more than loosely on our own ex-governor,..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column by Louis Black

My First Mister

"...as funny, touching, and credible as analogous ones between Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi in Ghost World. Screenwriter Jill..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

All I Want for Christmas

"...Harley Jane Kozak, Jamey Sheridan, Ethan Randall, Kevin Nealon, Thora Birch, Leslie Nielsen and Lauren Bacall. Call this one..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Simon Birch SIMON BIRCH..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

American Beauty

This Oscar winner is a bleak comedy of suburban mores and one man's sudden rejection of the arrangement.

"...Directed by: Sam Mendes. Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Peter Gallagher, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper,..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Now and Then

Set predominantly in the summer of 1970, this film tells how four 12-year-old girls save their money to buy a room of their own in the form of a treehouse from Sears.

"...by: Lesli Linka Glatter. Starring: Christina Ricci, Gaby Hoffman, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Demi Moore, Melanie..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Paradise

"...Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Sheila Mccarthy, Elijah Wood and Thora Birch. Crying for close to two hours is not..."

Oct. 4, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEND: Lesli Linka Glatter; with Christina Ricci, Gaby Hoffman, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Rosie OÕDonnell, Demi Moore, Melanie..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEND: Lesli Linka Glatter; with Christina Ricci, Gaby Hoffman, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Demi Moore, Melanie..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEND: Lesli Linka Glatter; with Christina Ricci, Gaby Hoffman, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Demi Moore, Melanie..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEND: Lesli Linka Glatter; with Christina Ricci, Gaby Hoffman, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Demi Moore, Melanie..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Lucky McKee Talks His New Thriller Kindred Spirits

Austin-made twisted tale of family bonds hits VOD this week

"...the blue at the home of her sister Chloe (Thora Birch) and niece Nicole (Sasha Frolova) after disappearing for..."

Jan. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Catch Lucky McKee's Newest Film Tonight

Kindred Spirits gets sneak preview on Lifetime Movies tonight

"...Chloe (Thora Birch) has her life turned upside down when her..."

Oct. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film News: From A(nimation) to Z(ombies)

Production updates from around town and just beyond city limits

"...new home in El Paso, with Kindred Spirits, starring Thora Birch and Austin transplant/fixture Macon Blair. For more on..."

June 21, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

A gentle, poetic look at gentrification that shimmers with the winds of history

"...Arnold, Mike Epps, Finn Wittrock, Danny Glover, Willie Hen, Thora Birch and Jello Biafra...."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Look at Lucky McKee's Kindred Spirits

Austin filmmaker's latest to debut at Cinepocalypse next month

"...Macon Blair in the latest image. He stars alongside Thora Birch, Caitlin Stasey and Sasha Frolova, and here's the..."

May 21, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...completion." McKee (The Woman, May) shot the film, starring Thora Birch, Sasha Frolova, Caitlin Stasey, and the ubiquitous Macon..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Critics Poll 2001

"...Acting Kudos -- Female: Charlotte Rampling (Under the Sand), Thora Birch (Ghost World), Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom)..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...(Crumb) adapts the hit underground comic by Daniel Clowes. Thora Birch (American Beauty) stars as a recent high school..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...rule over the land. Jeremy Irons and American Beauty's Thora Birch star in the directorial debut of D&D fanatic..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

October Previews

"...D: Sam Mendes; with Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney,..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Alexander Payne; with Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Thora Birch, Chris Klein...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEND: Lesli Linka Glatter; with Christina Ricci, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch, Melanie Griffith, Gaby Hoffmann, Demi Moore, Ashleigh Aston..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

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