Their Finest

How to make a propaganda film in World War II England

"...Catrin learns the ropes of screenwriting from Tom Buckley (Hunger Games’ hunk Claflin, who demonstrates his versatility..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Scientology Movie

Another doc on L. Ron Hubbard's cash cow

"...“Scientology movie,” literally, right down to casting a faux Tom Cruise and one young acting hopeful as David Miscavige,..."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sam Bass Community Theatre’s Flaming Idiots

Big heart propels the slamming doors and zippy one-liners of this production of Tom Rooney’s farce

"...Bass' latest show, is a modern-day farce penned by Tom Rooney and the directorial debut for Sara DeSoto, who..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Environmental Defenders

Tom "Smitty" Smith's retirement gives way to Adrian Shelley's arrival

"...the Barr Mansion, Public Citizen honored longtime Texas director Tom "Smitty" Smith, who is retiring after 31 years of..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Shut In

Naomi Watts stars in ho-hum thriller

"...After one of her patients, a deaf boy named Tom (Room’s Tremblay), unexpectedly shows up on her doorstep and..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nine Lives

Kevin Spacey gets trapped inside the body of his family's cat

"...Nine lives: As the transposed tycoon Tom (yes, that’s his name) Brand, two-time Oscar winner Kevin..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Genius

Editor Maxwell Perkins and author Thomas Wolfe collaborate in biopic

"...“A writer like Tom, I get once in a lifetime,” the editor Maxwell..."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Alex Gibney's doc penetrates the church's cloak of secrecy

"...than any couch-jumping antics on a talk show, actor Tom Cruise salutes the organization’s Napoleonic chairman David Miscavige like..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Playhouse's The Real Thing

Tom Stoppard's play receives a remarkable revival with a seasoned cast

"...Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing eschews the traditional fare of..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Past Passion

Austin Shakespeare revisits Tom Stoppard in Hades for The Invention of Love

"...whom you should or should not have loved? Playwright Tom Stoppard may not, but he gives that rather Twilight..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water

The lovable gang from the animated TV show leaves Bikini Bottom to come ashore.

"...of Water returns to the hand-drawn depths of Bikini Bottom and maintains the anarchic charms of both that film..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Seventh Son

Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.

"...(of the Narnia films) is the titular seventh son, Tom Ward, who is yanked out of his reasonably comfortable,..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Penguins of Madagascar

You can hardly lose with animated penguins … and how about that cameo from Werner Herzog?

"...Does it matter? You get the drift. Voiced by Tom McGrath (co-director of the Madagascar series), Skipper is the..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

This film is a loving valentine to an unsung hero of the entertainment industry who's had an astonishing career.

"...Who’s Who list of celebrities that includes Michael Douglas, Tom Arnold, Sylvester Stallone, and Mike Myers, among others. He..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Final Member

An Icelandic museum of mammalian penises is documented while seeking its final member – a human specimen.

"...would not have long to wait. Then along comes Tom Mitchell, a horse farmer from California. He’s so enamored..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Grand Piano

Elijah Wood and John Cusack play cat and mouse in this concert-stage suspense dazzler.

"...Wood plays the high-strung, virtuoso pianist Tom Selznick who, five years prior to the events in..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Live Action

Short films come in nice packages.

"...star Martin Freeman is a psychiatrist interviewing a prisoner (Tom Hollander) who believes himself to be a god. A..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

In something of a prequel, this is Jack Ryan's origin story – before Tom Clancy got his hooks in him.

"...Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – yet another reboot of Tom Clancy’s signature creation/cash cow – is the kind of..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gimme Shelter

Vanessa Hudgeons stars in this bland exercise in very serious and meaningful young-adult drama.

"...home, Apple tracks down her successful Wall Street father, Tom Fitzpatrick (Fraser), who lives with his picture-book-perfect family –..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

The AggreGAYtor: December 27

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Houston gets Oilered up, Idaho eyes Utah's victory, and Tom Daley goes for the G rating, as your AggreGAYtor..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Qmmunity Post

News Ticker: July 15

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Greg Abbott throws himself a party, Tom Pauken breaks out the scrapbook, and Kevin Eltife does..."

July 15, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' Captures SXSW

‘William and the Windmill’ Q&A recap

"...Ben Nabors and principal cast members William Kamkwamba and Tom Rielly answered a few audience questions Monday – a..."

March 13, 2013 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action

Childhood, aging, and geographic diversity are common themes in these dramas from around the world.

"...masterful in their visual flair. The Belgian-French production of Tom Van Avermaet’s "Death of a Shadow," about a soldier..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The Ides of March

George Clooney's modern morality tale about the ongoing battle between idealism and corruption in the political realm is perfectly cast.

"...Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and Max Minghella...."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fright Night

The new Fright Night isn't a prick on the neck of the 1985 original, but what it does it does well.

"...favorite societal villain: that damned chastity. But, as in Tom Holland's original 1985 film, virtue and purity are lousy..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amateurs and Old Friends

Tom McCarthy works both angles in his winning third film. Make that Win Winning.

"...grew into Win Win, a comic drama co-conceived by Tom McCarthy and Joe Tiboni. Yes, it's about high school..."

April 8, 2011 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Perry's Fund Imbalance

Emerging Tech Fund scandal sees GOP lawyer blast gov

"...Quick note to Gov. Rick Perry: When even Tom DeLay's attorney is saying that the Travis County Public..."

Oct. 6, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Chisum Cracks Keffer Over Craddick

Republicans squabble and Craddick challengers open to pick up the pieces

"...list of supporters in his hunt to oust Speaker Tom Craddick and take up the gavel himself?..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mister Foe

Equal parts sweet and perverse, this Scottish coming-of-age story about a teenage voyeur is unpredictable and compelling and premieres exclusively in Austin.

"...afterward. The young man develops into a full-fledged Peeping Tom who uses his ever-present binoculars to spy on his..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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