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Wilde
"...Wanamaker and Tom Wilkinson. This film portrait of Oscar Wilde, which is based on Richard Ellman's biography of the..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Keynote: Olivia Wilde
The director applies her Booksmarts to making films
"...Olivia Wilde is having one hell of a 35th birthday. Her..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Shalavé Cawley

Wilde Life
"..."I'd like to welcome all the Walk-on-the-Wilde-Siders!" announced State Theater Company artistic director Don Toner during..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

The Happy Prince
Tragic Oscar Wilde biopic flies sporadically
"...The final three years of Oscar Wilde’s life, which are dramatized in The Happy Prince, were..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Emma.
Anya Taylor-Joy gives Austen’s priggish heroine the spark she deserves
"...Directed by: Autumn de Wilde. Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth,..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Learning One's Letters
Why was Oscar Wilde's 'Letter to Momma' lurking undiscovered in Texas?
"...be the earliest known letter ever written by Oscar Wilde. The "Letter to Momma," as it's come to be..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Booksmart
The kids are better than alright in Olivia Wilde's raucous, resonant comedy
"...Directed by: Olivia Wilde. Starring: Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd, Mason Gooding,..."

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Importance of Being Earnest
For better or worse, Oliver Parker's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comedy of mistaken identities liberates the play from its drawing-room trappings.
"...great success. And Oliver Parker's new version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest doesn't even deviate so..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

It's All Gone Pete Tong
A superstar DJ goes deaf in Ibeza in this mockumentary that observes his process of coping.
"...king. So goes the story of superstar DJ Frankie Wilde (Kaye) in this sly and ultimately sweet mockumentary that..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Man of No Importance
"...Dublin bus driver with a deep appreciation for Oscar Wilde. There are few gray areas for Alfie: You're either..."

Feb. 17, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde's spirited comedy gets a breezy animated resurrection
"...As an aficionado of the works of Oscar Wilde, and the actor who gave him vibrant, tragic life..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

An Ideal Husband
The Oscar Wilde drama about deceit and honor is presented by a solid cast.
"...Wood and Peter Vaughan. It would seem, given Oscar Wilde's immortal rapier wit and cinema's recent affinity for clever..."

July 2, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Review: The City Theatre’s An Ideal Husband
It’s the girls gone Wilde that rule this rendering
"...An Ideal Husband is not Oscar Wilde's wittiest work. Most fans would agree that The Importance..."

March 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Endless Love
New era, same old story: young passions, forbidden love, and parents who just don't understand.
"...Directed by: Shana Feste. Starring: Gabriella Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Bruce Greenwood, Joely Richardson, Robert Patrick, Rhys..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Lazarus Effect
Medical students try to bring the dead back to life.
"...Directed by: David Gelb. Starring: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Donald Glover, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger and..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Richard Jewell
Eastwood's latest assault on the establishment mangles its own history
"...Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Nina Arianda, Ian Gomez, Niko Nicotera and Mike Pniewski...."

Dec. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Love the Coopers
A comedy gathering as dreary as your own family get-togethers
"...by: Jessie Nelson. Starring: Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Olivia Wilde, Jake Lacy, Marisa Tomei, Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried, Alan..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Third Person
Globe-trotting multistory meditation on love, betrayal, and lost/found children from the director of Crash.
"...Directed by: Paul Haggis. Starring: Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Adrian Brody, Mila Kunis, James Franco, Kim Basinger, Maria..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Drinking Buddies
Mumblecore pro Joe Swanberg successfully ups his game by using professional actors in this observational drama.
"...Directed by: Joe Swanberg. Starring: Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Ti West, Jason..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Butter
Jennifer Garner stars in this satire about a woman who'll stop at nothing to win the Iowa state butter-carving competition.
"...Jim Field Smith. Starring: Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Yara Shahidi, Rob Corddry, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone, Kristen..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cowboys & Aliens
Jon Favreau and company kick up some good Western dust until the film's alien twist comes off like the newest variation on outmoded cowboys-and-Indians stereotypes.
"...by: Jon Favreau. Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano, Keith Carradine, Adam Beach, Abigail..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Next Three Days
Russell Crowe plays a man who improbably springs his wife from prison where she's been incarcerated for life.
"...Starring: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Ty Simpkins and Olivia Wilde. Maybe taking a cue from his namesake dish, that..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup
After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?
"...of movies and shows, with new films from Olivia Wilde, Robert Rodriguez, Christopher Morris, and more...."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Zootopia
These animated Disney critters are fun, topical, and inclusive
"...cop Judy Hopps (Goodwin) and ne’er-do-well hustler fox Nick Wilde (Bateman) are initially viewed as being on opposing sides..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Theory of Everything
Based on Jane Hawking's memoir about her marriage to the scientist Stephen Hawking, this film really shows what goes into a relationship.
"...take, what we’re willing to endure. Inspired by Jane Wilde Hawking’s memoir about her life with former husband Stephen..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Four Letter Word
This tale of an unapologetically promiscuous New Yorker settles for the easy trifles of romantic comedy.
"...as a “gay cliché,” a living, lisping, leather-vest-wearing, casual-sex-indulging, Oscar-Wilde-lite-bon-mot-tossing, ultimately damaging symbol of male homosexuality that squeamish Middle..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Walker
Woody Harrelson stars as a professional escort for political wives in this Paul Schrader movie about sex, murder, scandal, and adultery in Washington, D.C.
"...syrup, Carter Page III (Harrelson) is a Southern Oscar Wilde let loose in present-day Washington, D.C. His role in..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

What Love Is
Writer/director Callahan keeps his characters talking from the first frame to the last – and like all great chatterers their preferred topic is love and all its variations.
"...And like all great chatterers, from Socrates to Oscar Wilde, their preferred topic is love and all its variations...."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

A Good Woman
Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan is here set among Jazz Age expatriates cold-chillin' on the Italian coast, and the result is not quite as dishy as one might hope.
"...Barker and his screenwriter (novice Howard Himmelstein) set Oscar Wilde (Lady Windermere's Fan) among Jazz Age expatriates cold-chillin' on..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Cruise
"...Combining the wry, outrageous wit of a modern-day Oscar Wilde with a healthy dose of NYC angst and a..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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