Christy Hays’ Love Letter to Butte, Montana

Austin folksinger serenades onetime mining town in new video

"...miles from her home in Austin, the hills of Montana call her name...."

May 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Stand Up Guys

The film stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as a trio of petty crooks who reunite postretirement to settle some old scores and rediscover the meaning of friendship.

"...Pacino sporting spiky hair and goatee, hollering in his “Tony Montana” voice about having a boner? Is he in..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Any Given Sunday

Stone's tale of a professional football team is full of excess, machismo, and a ripped-out eyeball.

"...his film with the appropriately testicular meaning. Pacino plays Tony D'Amato, the aging coach of the beat-down Miami Sharks...."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Overnight

Cautionary tales about the pitfalls of indie filmmaking don’t come more searingly truthful or sober-minded than this.

"...Directed by: Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. Cautionary tales about the..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Birds of Passage

Colombian drama redefines the drug trafficking movie

"...about avarice, overconsumption, and corruption. But for all our Tony Montanas and Pablo Escobars, both imagined and real, I..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Say Hello Again to His Little Friend

Scarface blasts its way back to the big screen

"...Stone's seething, subtext-bloated screenplay that put the words in Tony Montana's mouth. "Say hello to my little friend" wasn't..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The AggreGAYtor: January 23

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Lady Gaga loses her crown, Tony Perkins rewrites history, and Jade Jolie is run through..."

Jan. 23, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Coach's Corner

It's Valentine's Day, and Mavericks fans are in love with Dennis Rodman. But it'll pass.

"...way (he's a dead ringer for Al Pacino's coke-crazed Tony Montana in Scarface), is off to either an ironically..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Fall That Was

"...Owens has kept his mouth shut and allowed quarterback Tony Romo to strive...."

Dec. 28, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Luv Doc: A Lot of Work to Do

The Luv Doc still has some kinks to iron out with the whole time travel deal

"...spraying bullets from a machine gun/grenade launcher à la Tony Montana. My guess is that he won't get off..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Bonging Molly

The latest drug craze not threatening America's youth

"...... or crush them up and rail them like Tony Montana or better yet, dissolve them in vodka and..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column

New in Print

Three recent releases go behind the scenes for Hollywood reads

"...by comparing 10 indelible roles, including Michael Corleone and Tony Montana. Insightful commentary (Longworth nails Pacino's roller-coaster musicality as..."

July 12, 2013 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

An interview with Rachel McGruder, Asst. Events Manager

"...sad. LuvDoc: Snorting makes you charming - So sayeth Tony Montana...and really just about any cocaine abuser. Speaking of,..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Pachanga Latino Music Festival

Fiesta Gardens, Saturday, May 22, 2010

"...dying in a cloud of cocaine and gunfire like Tony Montana at the end of Scarface. For most immigrants,..."

May 21, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Three 6 Mafia

"...lyrical lowrider, short on gas, lost, and "high like Tony Montana" ("Weed, Blow, Pills"). Save for Lyfe Jennings' refreshing..."

July 18, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin City Limits Music Festival

Zilker Park, Friday, September 14, 2007

"...wanting to get in on that action? It’s like Tony Montana is in charge of the backstage buffet. If..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

'King of New York' (Special Edition)

With Abel Ferrara's first real budget came name talent and new blood

"...New York has on viewers, as it took the Tony Montana mythos into the Nineties and foreshadowed the crack..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Review by Wells Dunbar

Where the Sea Used to Be

"...14 years of short stories and essays — the Montana wilderness, geology, hunting, man's interaction with nature — and..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Books Review

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Summer in Mercer, Montana finds Clay Bidwell unwittingly falling into the trap of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...a bus full of prison inmates crashes in the Montana town of Big Sky and three prisoners make a..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...1940s France; it marks the filmmaking debut of the Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff. (June 19)..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Local Writers Hone Their Craft at the Street Lit Authors Club

Creating a space where those experiencing homelessness can tell their stories

"...Street Lit facilitators Tony Nunez, a client navigator at Front Steps, and Phil..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Feature by Beth Sullivan

The AggreGAYtor: February 20

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...the FRC did admit that this would mostly involve Tony Perkins repeatedly serenading Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Color Me..."

Feb. 20, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Road to Redemption

"...Starring: Johnny Meyer, Jay Underwood, Wes Studi, Leo Rossi, Tony Longo, Pat Hingle and Julie Condra. Produced by Billy..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Natural Born Breakfast Eaters

Cereal Thrillers

"...Market is like a trip back in time. There's Montana's Hot Cereal, Cream of the West, Roasted Ranch Oats..."

May 5, 1995 Features Feature by Bill Crawford

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Lynskey, Sophia Mitri Schloss, John Gallagher Jr., Danielle Brooks, Tony Hale, Keith Williams, Tee Dennard (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Dangerous Man

At 18, Billy Joe Wardlow took a man’s life. Nearly 30 years later, the state still wants his.

"...June 14, 1993, the morning he and his girlfriend, Tonya Fulfer, set out to steal Carl Cole's Chevy Silverado...."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Mickey and the Bear D: Annabelle Attanasio A headstrong Montana teenager navigates a loving but volatile relationship with her..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Final SXSW List: No. 10

Nas, Vince Staples, Lucius, and 198 more

"...French Montana (Bronx, NY.)..."

March 4, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...Regular, a cybernetic funk masterpiece that recalled everyone from Antony to Prince. He's only got an EP and a..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

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