Tom Noonan Explains What Happened With What Happened Was ...

Revisiting his Sundance-winning dating drama after a quarter century

"...Was ... was set to be re-released and remastered, Tom Noonan was no exception...."

Jan. 27, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

First International Festival of Short Films

"...excursion to a place where “everybody knows your name,” Tom Goes to the Bar. Featuring comic Tom Noonan (who..."

June 18, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anomalisa

Charlie Kaufman goes inside the minds of puppets

"...each and every individual.” That’s sound advice from a customer-service expert, who is addressing a hotel convention of eager..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

What Happened Was …

"...Directed by: Tom Noonan. Starring: Tom Noonan and Karen Sillas...."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...this – a retrospective of Top Gun hosted by Tom Skerritt. Nice!..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...under state law," said Visit Austin president and CEO Tom Noonan. "The only way to increase the bucket of..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Election Ticker: Down to the Wire

What you need to know before voting on Nov. 5

"...Prop B (the anti-convention center initiative). Campaign consultant Mykle Tomlinson said it was a "copying and pasting" mistake, and..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Wing Commander IV

"...Mac* or PC D: Chris Roberts; with Mark Hamill, Tom Wilson, John Rhys-Davies, Jason Bernard, Robert Rusler, Malcolm McDowell...."

Aug. 2, 1996 Screens Feature

DVDanger: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

Hate piano practice? Dr. Seuss' oddity is for you

"...500 children playing at the same time on a custom-made, cathedral-sized piano is ultimately derailed by a plan that..."

June 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The House of the Devil

This retro horror film is the freakiest and most unnerving shocker in theatres this season.

"...Directed by: Ti West. Starring: Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, A.J. Bowen and Dee Wallace. New..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hunted

Oddball riff on Red Riding Hood gets weirder and wilder

"...In What Happened Was ..., Tom Noonan's somewhat lost indie drama re-released this week, there's..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: A Home of Its Own

In this week's cover story, Robert Faires previews classical music station KMFA's stunning new $11 million facility in East Austin

"...What Exactly Did Happen? Screens Editor Richard Whittaker interviews Tom Noonan, the gangly and distinctive star of Manhunter and..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Council: Visit Austin, But How?

Defining oversight for city tourism

"...Industry leaders like Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO Tom Noonan and Convention Center Director Mark Tester had a..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Knockaround Guys

"...Directed by: David Levien and Brian Koppelman. Starring: Tom Noonan, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper, Andrew Davoli, Seth Green,..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bad Manners

"...From Edward Albee (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) to Tom Noonan (Wifey) to David Gilman, whose play is the..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Would You Like to Swap a Vowel?

City Council gets into its A-E-I-O-Us

"...the bureau's board of directors. VA President & CEO Tom Noonan suggested the change in an August memo to..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Davis, Valeria Golino, Madonna, Ione Skye, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Alicia Witt, Tarantino. (R, 115 min.) What must have..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

DVDanger: Nick Damici Sees Late Phases

Werewolves, contact lenses, and the Hap and Leonard series

"...name in indie horror: Larry Fessenden (Beneath, Habit) and Tom Noonan (Manunter, House of the Devil)...."

Nov. 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Feeling an Elephant

The Toronto International Film Festival's inexhaustible breadth

"...puppets (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Thewlis, and Tom Noonan) are used in stop-motion animation to tell a..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Midnighters Bring the Fear

"Exists", "13 Sins" and "The Guest" kick down the door

"...Rutina Wesley, Devon Graye, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Richard Burgi, Tom Bower, Ron Perlman World Premiere A cryptic phone call..."

Feb. 5, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Mystery Train

Jarmusch applies his minimalist style to the margins of Memphis as seen through the experiences of three sets of foreigners.

"...Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan, Rufus Thomas and Tom Waits. Jim Jarmusch applies..."

Aug. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wonderstruck

Two lives intertwine across time in the latest from Todd Haynes

"...Michelle Williams, Cory Michael Smith, James Urbaniak, Jaden Michael, Tom Noonan, Amy Hargreaves and Morgan Turner...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Council: Visitors Welcome?

CodeNEXT, Visit Austin return to City Council

"...return on investment. In a letter to Council, CEO Tom Noonan cited a "return on investment" of $150 million..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Boycotting Texas’ Bigotry

"...President Ronald E. Wheeler Jr. wrote to Adler and Tom Noonan, president and CEO of the Austin Convention and..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

National Law Group Ditches Texas Over Lege’s Anti-LGBTQ Hate

American Assoc. of Law Libraries bans TX because of discrimination

"...President Ronald E. Wheeler Jr. wrote to Adler and Tom Noonan, president and CEO of the Austin Convention and..."

July 14, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Fantastic Fest 2015: Anomalisa

Charlie Kaufman measures the weight of human consciousness

"...films or animated works. Michael is a guru of customer service, having authored a seminal book on the subject..."

Sept. 28, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest 2015: Tim League Speaks!

Hot tips and the inside spill, plus Kurt Russell!

"...big gets is undoubtedly surrealist, revisionist, cannibalistic Western Bone Tomahawk, not least because it means the first official visit..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Unleashes Final Wave

New films from Charlie Kaufman and Owen Egerton join fest

"...the voices except for one character are done by Tom Noonan. You're like, 'Why is this happening?' For the..."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: 'House of the Devil'

1983 is back from the grave

"...and creaking floorboard is imbued with menace and dread. Tom Noonan (who consistently offers the best tall-and-eerie this side..."

Sept. 30, 2009 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Synecdoche, New York

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s first venture as a director is audacious, ambitious, and amazing; it’s also intricate, self-referencing, and all-encompassing: in a word, a masterpiece.

"...Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis and Tom Noonan. Worry not, for the time being, about the..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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