War of the Worlds

Spielberg and the gang at Industrial Light & Magic have knocked the ball not only out of the park but out of Earth orbit as well.

"...Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins and Miranda Otto. Spielberg’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi novel is, in its own..."

July 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Review: Penfold Theatre Co.'s A War of the Worlds

All's Wells that ends Welles in this uneven but innovative reenvisioning of a radio sci-fi landmark

"...Like a towering yet slightly off-kilter Martian killing machine, this Penfold world premiere of A..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Friends to the End (of the World)

Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler reunite in Greenland

"...When a director finds an actor on their same wavelength, it’s a relationship to be cherished. John..."

Dec. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Prisoners of the Sun

"...starters, it's court-martial drama. It's set in 1946 at the Australian War Crimes Tribunal during which Japanese officers and..."

Aug. 16, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last of the Mohicans

"...Jodhi May, Russell Means, Wes Studi and Eric Schweig. The breakneck pace of The Last of the Mohicans affords..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

This adventure fantasy about a boy's involvement with a mysterious animal is also a period story about childhood anxieties.

"...Marshall Napier and Brian Cox. A family film in the best sense, Water Horse plays like a cross between..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Earth, Stones, and Thorns of the Wild Ground Growing

The poetry of the right-wing soul: an appreciation

"..."In my hour of darkness, in my time of need," as Gram Parsons..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...Top Ten Multimedia Happenings of 1995 Dave Evans, Vice President of Digital Voodoo, Inc.,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I see you standing on the other side...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Fight of the Century

Best of Enemies climbs back in the ring with Buckley and Vidal for their 1968 face-off

"...The biggest heavyweight bout onscreen in 2015 won't be on..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Worst of Both Worlds

R. Kelly dies in performance only, while Tony Offender and Traci Lamar Hancock leave Austin's astral plain for real

"...Last Saturday night's show at the Mansion wasn't billed as a concert, but rather as..."

May 18, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Things to Keep Your Arts Account in the Black

From a fresh take on War of the Worlds to pushing back against censorship

"...Unless you're one of those poltroons quaking in your panic room due to..."

May 27, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Chumscrubber

Teens, suburbia, five sets of dysfunctional parents, and the suicide that looms over it all.

"...Taylor Pucci. Angry, maybe-crazy teen rebellion. Overmedication. Clueless parents. Otherworldly visitations. Intimations of the apocalypse. If The Chumscrubber sounds..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Under the Stars and Maybe Some Space Aliens

The LBJ Library screens sci-fi classics

"..."No one would have believed in the middle of the 20th century that human affairs were..."

March 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Darkest Hour

Five young people lead the advance against an alien attack in Moscow.

"...Back in 2006, director Chris Gorak helmed one of the most disturbing meta-horror films I've ever seen: the..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?

Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes

"...Compare the joy of reading to a sort of addiction and..."

July 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Riding the Range

The year in film, 2005

"...'The Austin Chronicle' Top 10 Films of 20051) Brokeback Mountain..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Screens Feature

The Daily Hustle: 7/29/10 (Updated)

Council meets today

"...staff to address council’s lengthy return agenda, and dozens of allies of the Workers Defense Project, there to congratulate..."

July 29, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Penfold Theatre Gives Live Readings of Radio Plays in the Ransom Center Archives

The company has dusted off radio adaptations of Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, and Thackeray for the 21st century to hear – live

"...When we last heard from Penfold Theatre Company, it was bringing the future into the present,..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ben Wheatley Goes Digging In The Earth

Of mushrooms, men, and subterranean superintelligences ..

"...Over the last few years, forest management has become part of..."

April 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces New Batch of Featured Speakers

Game of Thrones showrunners join tech, health innovators, and more

"...Today, SXSW unveiled some more of their Featured Speakers for the Fest. Notable among the..."

Jan. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

DVDanger: Of Manos and Mosquito

Two schlocky classics get a pre-Halloween restoration

"...It is a truth universally accepted that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was the Lone Star State's..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...Recent documentaries like Jodorowsky's Dune and Lost Soul detail the near-misses on legendary projects that almost happened the way..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Not Just the Goofy Guy

The Actor Behind the Antics of Michael Stuart

"...The world's greatest detective and the world's greatest criminal mastermind..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Avengers: Infinity War

Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest, most nuanced threat

"...When we last visited the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the outlook was bleak. The Avengers..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

I Declare War

A bunch of sixth-graders playing capture the flag in the park lays the groundwork for a disturbingly inventive film.

"...”This is war, man. Not fucking hopscotch,” proclaims a pint-sized Patton in..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lord of War

Gattaca writer-director Andrew Niccol shines his usual cynicism on the subject of gunrunning in his new film, a strange amalgam of compelling visuals and fascinating vocational details forged with deep moral ambivalence and often hollow didacticism.

"...Bridget Moynahan, Eamonn Walker and Sammi Rotibi. Andrew Niccol, the writer-director of Gattaca and S1mOne (as well as the..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds

Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film

"...Get ready for a surprise! Scare Package, the Austin-made anthology comedy-horror, will get its home town debut..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Capsule

Cold War space thriller gets Texas premiere

"...The space race was Russia versus the U.S.A., right? Wrong...."

Sept. 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Gonna Get Pitch Black at Other Worlds

David Twohy named this year's Defender of the Universe

"...Battlestar Galactica director Alan J. Levi. Wrath of Khan mastermind Nicholas Meyer. The Black Hole explorer Gary..."

Nov. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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