The Brothers Grimsby

Sacha Baron Cohen's spy comedy goes awry

"...Louis Leterrier. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Freddie Crowder, Penélope Cruz, Isla Fisher, Jon-Jon Lockwood, Shaun..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Luke Wilson Plays a Long and Lonely Game in 12 Mighty Orphans

The story behind the period drama about Texas' most unlikely high school football heroes

"...Before Luke Wilson sat down to read the script for true-life Great..."

June 11, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Seven of the Best With Owen Wilson

From small-town crook to the ultimate speedster, the most unmissable roles of the Texas actor's career

"...or artistry. But that's never felt true with Owen Wilson. Emerging through the indie explosion of the 1990s, he's..."

April 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sistering the Brothers Grimm

Austin-born artist Natalie Frank makes fables viscerally visual in her exhibition at the Blanton

"...than 30 original pieces inspired by tales from the Brothers Grimm, illustrating the liminal zones that cleave those ancient..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Andrew Does the Book of Luke

The Wilson boys are back in town with their 'Wendell Baker Story,' which took one an eternity to write and the other a month to shoot

"...wins out. Getting in touch with Andrew and Luke Wilson proved one of those situations. Wrong numbers were given,..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

Boots and Suits, Scheming and Dreaming

The Wilson Brothers on The Wendell Baker Story

"...There will be no pictures of Luke or Andrew Wilson today...."

May 18, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Wendell Baker Story

The Wilson brothers deliver this shaggy comedy – which was written and directed by Luke and Andrew and co-stars Luke, Owen, and seasoned pros Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Casssell, and Kris Kristofferson.

"...Directed by: Andrew Wilson and Luke Wilson. Starring: Luke Wilson, Seymour Cassell, Eddie..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Mayor of Washington Boulevard

The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades

"...among these street regulars still has a shine. Dennis Wilson helped create the California dream. As a youngster, he..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Hall Pass

Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis star in this Farrelly brothers comedy about two guys given a free pass by their wives from the vows of matrimony.

"...Directed by: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate and Nicky Whelan...."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Tyler Perry's Madea delivers a couple of young delinquents to their only living relative, a shady nightclub singer who must rise to the occasion.

"...Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Brian White, Hope Olaide Wilson, Adam Rodriguez, Mary J. Blige, Kwesi Boakye, Frederick Siglar..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train is quite literal and not just the train of thought in his head.

"...Directed by: Wes Anderson. Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston, Amara Karan, Wally..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Father Figures

On a road to nowhere with Ed Helms and Owen Wilson

"...Rhames, J.K. Simmons, Christopher Walken, Katt Williams and Owen Wilson...."

Dec. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

White Chicks

Wayans brothers' comedy depends on latex and whitewash.

"...and Busy Phillipps. White Chicks – the new Wayans brothers comedy featuring siblings Shawn and Marlon as a pair..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Tuxedo

"...Chan. Director Donovan and writers Michael Leeson and Michael Wilson ought to be shipped off on a slow boat..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Dynamic Greater Than You Can Imagine

Buckminster Fuller believed pieces of things could be combined in new ways to create a powerful new dynamic. Now, playwright Alice Wilson is combining her words with Bucky's life for a dynamic new solo show. Wayne Alan Brenner gets the story.

"...I have no idea what Alice Wilson looks like, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips: Sebastopol House Historic Site, Seguin

Historic limecrete mansion honors Black entrepreneurship

"...a museum it houses an extensive collection of freedmen-made Wilson Pottery items...."

Aug. 7, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Reckless Kelly swings for the fences

"...practice, OTR reached out to the Reckless Kelly's Braun brothers for their personal scouting reports for this Sunday's third..."

April 28, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Live Action

Judge for yourself among the five films contending for this year's Oscar for live-action short. The five international shorts nominated for Best Live Action Short Film include Patrik Eklund’s “Instead of Abracadabra," Luke Doolan's “Miracle Fish," Juanita Wilson's “The Door,” Gregg Helvey's “Kavi," and Joachim Back’s award-winning “The New Tenants.”

"...to know any better – an unwelcome distraction. Juanita Wilson’s “The Door” is similarly short on words: Its minutes-long..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Around the World in 80 Days

Jackie Chan finally emerges as plausible English-language star in this international romp that's as light as a hot-air balloon.

"...Kathy Bates as Queen Victoria and Luke and Owen Wilson as the Wright Brothers are delightful, while some of..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wild Wild West

"...exemplary cinematography work on a pair of early Coen Brothers films (the locally lensed Blood Simple and Raising Arizona),..."

July 2, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...Dead Meadow, rising Minneapolis singer/rapper Lizzo, B-52’s singer Cindy Wilson, and Sad13, pop project of Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Heartbreak Kid

Ben Stiller stars in this smart and winning remake of a 1972 Neil Simon-penned comedy about a man who falls in love with another woman on his honeymoon.

"...Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Danny McBride and Scott Wilson. I will put this to you and dare you..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Soul Plane

Everything is lewd and crude at this mile-high club.

"...again and again until you feel queasy. The Wayans brothers have mined similar veins of weapons-grade humor in their..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Best of the Best (With Qualifications)

"...Rushmore and Bottle Rocket – must have been Owen Wilson. I remember reading somewhere (could have been Entertainment Weekly,..."

Oct. 15, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Luv Doc Recommends: Bottle Rocket Screening with Kumar Pallana

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Saturday, February 26, 2005

"...Drafthouse Downtown is hosting a special screening of the Wilson Brothers’ 1996 debut, “Bottle Rocket” with a celebrity in..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Short Cuts

Harry Knowles hits it big, in a manner of speaking. Plus: the Wilsons on SoCo and Bob Ray in the West.

"...bar and at those precious back tables, including various Wilson brothers and members of The Wendell Baker Story cast..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Tracks of My Tears

A new documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, signs a light on the men behind the Motown sound, the Funk Brothers.

"...starters, James Jamerson was only one of Motown's "Funk Brothers," the small cadre of Detroit, mostly jazz musicians who..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

This Season's First Classic 30 for 30: 'Benji'

The inspirational & heartbreaking story of Ben Wilson's life and death

"...as June 17, 1994; The Two Escobars; and Once Brothers. Coodie and Chike's Benji...."

Oct. 23, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

The Beach Boys

"...since 1977's Love You, the final LP that the Wilson brothers – Brian, Dennis, and Carl – collaborated on..."

July 20, 2012 Music Review by Greg Beets

Page Two

SXSW 2005 looms on the horizon

"...Wendell Baker Story (Narrative, directed by Andrew and Luke Wilson): By the Wilson brothers, shot in Austin, and Harry..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column by Louis Black

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