Willard

"...The casting of cult actor Crispin Hellion Glover as Willard Stiles, the gangly misfit who befriends an army of..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Willard

1970s rat insanity and its sequel, plus Catfight

"...made weirder adding Crispin Glover. Correct, you're thinking of Willard, the Seventies strangest horror/crime hybrid that he remade in..."

July 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Willard' Premiere

Star Crispin Hellion Glover, director Glen Morgan, and producer James Wong all gathered at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown on Sunday to celebrate their new film, Willard, about a vermin-happy outsider who fights back against an unfeeling world via an army of killer rats.

"...Crispin Hellion Glover's next role would be that of Willard (first portrayed by Bruce Davison in the 1971 original),..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Black Christmas

Although this horror remake isn't as suspenseful or emotionally draining as its influential 1974 predecessor, the film almost makes up for that with its overriding weirdness.

"...these the guys responsible for the bizarro reimagining of Willard, the increasingly freakish Final Destination body-part-du-jour franchise, and Jet..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Wedding

"...Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Fred Willard, Eugene Levy and Jennifer Coolidge. Jesse Dylan’s first feature..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Screwed

"...chain of events that ensue when a browbeaten butler Willard Fillmore (Macdonald) stages a kidnapping in order to ransom..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Radioland Murders

"...to radio nor an entertaining mystery. Writers Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Jeff Reno, and Ron Osborn, and director Smith..."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

"...the last. As much an American pop icon as Willard Scott or Stephen King, Freddy Krueger -- Hollywood's resident..."

Sept. 20, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Stink Is All Over

The BS Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Takes Over Austin

"...Hogan of MAD TV, and Waiting for Guffman's Fred Willard. It's a comedy bacchanal...."

April 17, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playing by Heart

"...Directed by: Willard Carroll. Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Jay Mohr, Ellen Burstyn, Anthony..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...years in jail. – Jordan Smith Deputy Cleared in Willard Shooting..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature

Apocalypse Now Redux

"...highly personal vision. The main addition, in which Captain Willard (Sheen) and the PBR crew encounter an enclave of..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Marigold

An American actress is stranded in India in this Bollywood/Hollywood co-production.

"...Directed by: Willard Carroll. Starring: Ali Larter, Salman Khan, Nandana Sen, Ian..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Waiting for Guffman

Guest's mockumentary tracks visiting drama teacher Corky St. Clair's biggest challenge: creating a workable musical revue celebrating his Missouri town's sesquicentennial using only local players.

"...by: Christopher Guest. Starring: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, Lewis Arquette, Brian..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

BS3 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule

"...MC: Fred Willard..."

April 17, 1998 Arts Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around the world

"...Austin Habitat for Humanity has hired Michael Willard as its new executive director. Willard, currently working with..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Mighty Wind

Christopher Guest and his recurring cast of players give Sixties-era folk music a gentle poke in the ribs.

"...Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O’Hara, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr. and Parker Posey. Master..."

May 9, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Appetite for Reading

A Summer Spread of Captivating Cookbooks

"...them. My new favorite pie book is by Pat Willard, entitled Pie Every Day: Recipes and Slices of Life..."

June 13, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

DogMan

A thief survives an abusive childhood to forge a soulful connection with canines

"...societal norms, made from a patchwork of John Wick, Willard, Cecil B. Demented, Bad Lieutenant, Turner & Hooch, and..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Five Fantastic Fest Flicks From the American Genre Film Archive

AGFA Creative Director Joseph A. Ziemba goes bugnuts with this year’s restorations

"...really wild things." Messiah of EvilD: Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck, USA, 1974, 90 min. World premiere of the..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...by AGFA and Radiance Films) D: Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck USA, 1974, World Premiere of 35mm Restoration, 90..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Austin Playhouse's Nightbird

Timely treatise on the space between Black America's past, present, and future

"...Living with Chelle is her younger brother Willard (Hollis L. Edwards III), also gay and also struggling..."

March 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Ad Astra

Brad Pitt deals with a case of the space ... madness!

"...father or help him stave off disaster. After all, Willard must find his Kurtz, even if he's on the..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Laura Jane Grace Finishes Media Therapy to Concentrate on Music Again

Catching up with the singer, activist, and Against Me! and Devouring Mothers bandleader

"...2016-assembled side project, which includes Against Me! drummer Atom Willard (formerly of Rocket From the Crypt, Social Distortion, and..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Sicario

Taut, morally ambiguous thriller is set on the U.S./Mexico border

"...same sense of impending dread we feel as Capt. Willard travels up the Mekong River in search of Col...."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Peace Officer Puts a Face on Police Militarization

Film details a former sheriff's search for answers

"...also tells the stories of Matthew Stewart and Danielle Willard, two cases that arouse Lawrence’s interest. Willard was shot..."

March 20, 2015 Screens Post by Amy Kamp

Letters at 3AM: Winter Reveries

No matter the season, no matter the climate, when I write I write in winter

"...Mr. Carlo and Mr. Judson, and history with Mrs. Willard, were my lasting education...."

Dec. 28, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

After a Fashion

A fitting and loving tribute to the father of a Style Avatar

"...I miss my dad Willard Cummings Moser all the time, even after 38 years...."

June 15, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Dreams from Your Style Avatar's father

"...My dad, Willard Cummings Moser, was born Jan. 28, 1930, and died..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Footloose

Finally, a remake that’s not a just a mindless retread.

"...of his mother, Miles Teller as Ren’s best friend Willard (in the role originally played so distinctively by Chris..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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