Aspen Extreme

"...and his “Here, I can fix that cut” working class, jeans-and -sweater girlfriend next door (Polo). This is Beach..."

Jan. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Falling From Grace

"...visit to his Indiana hometown features the directorial and acting debut of Mellencamp, a talented songwriter whose best work..."

April 17, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Pastime

"...his whole life. He's benched for most of his class D team's games (which they're managing to lose very..."

Oct. 4, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Desk Set

Its inaugural class – equipped with cameras, computers, and expert instruction – wades into a sea of possibility

"...Apple-certified teachers, and courses for all ages ranging from acting, Spanish-language filmmaking, workshops on the vagaries of documentary and..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The ACC Drama Department Enters Teaching in the Coronavirus Tragedy

For Marcus McQuirter and the ACC drama department, even in the pandemic it's on with the show

"...14 years he's been there – theatre appreciation; voice; acting; scenic, lighting, and costume design – though he's keenly..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Wicker Park

Paul McGuigan pulls out all the stops on his Wurlitzter Organ of Incessant Camera Trickery to muddy the waters of rationality in this bizarre remake of a fine French thriller.

"...climax with all the subtlety of a runaway screenwriting class. Wicker Park is the kind of film that strives..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Melodramatic Entrance

On set with 'Shades of Life,' the multicultural soap-opera access show giving minority actors a shot at exposure

"...a dynamic 28-year-old who teaches science and an afterschool acting class at Winn Elementary. He came up with the..."

April 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Butterfly Effect

Ashton Kutcher lays to waste a promising script involving time travel and unforeseeable consequences.

"...sci-fi extreme is a ripping good premise for a classic time-travel film. Unfortunately, that film is likely to be..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The School of Rock

In Linklater's studio-financed comedy hit, Jack Black brings his rock & roll vibe to riff-needy prep students.

"...brings not only Black’s musical skills but also his acting abilities front and center; he’s no longer so much..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hilary and Jackie

"...David Morrissey and James Frain. For all its knock-'em-dead acting and aggressively stylish direction, Hilary and Jackie is still..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Overlapping Fireworks

It’s been six long years since Frontera artists Vicky Boone, Margery Segal, and Annie Suite have all worked with each other on a play, but the threesome still send off fireworks together, as C. Denby Swanson

"...out of these disparate pieces, originally commissioned by The Acting Company, a national repertory theatre, and produced at the..."

April 7, 2000 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

After the Wedding

American remake of Danish Oscar contender flails into melodrama

"...of recognition (as Joey Tribbiani would describe it, smell-the-fart acting), and a slow revelation of a hidden secret...."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Green Book

Jim Crow road trip may be simplistic, but it's heartfelt

"...Green Book. Their pas de deux is a master class in acting, and the twosome’s give and take provides..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gift

Joel Edgerton moves to the director's chair for this white-knuckle suspenser

"...brothers Edgerton have slowly but surely made themselves into master-class craftsmen in the service of brooding, white-knuckle suspense films...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gone Baby Gone

Ben Affleck's feature directing debut is strong on atmospherics and moral quandaries.

"...seems to gurgle up from the streets of the working-class Boston neighborhood in which much of it is set...."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trixie

"...unnoticed by the other characters who are too busy acting out their own quirks in the bizarre lakefront resort..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Bryan Poyser

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember … Yes, I Remember

"...sitting down with a bona fide film immortal (and world-class raconteur) for a long, intimate conversation. Just about everything..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Jawbreaker

"...guilt, doubt, and Nietzchean ballistics. Adding insult to homicide, class wallflower Fern Mayo (Greer) spots the clean-up action, and..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: She's the Best Thing in It

Meet the American acting treasure that is Mary Louise Wilson

"...limited his debut doc to just celebrating the American acting treasure that is Mary Louise Wilson, that alone would..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Robert Faires

Little Men

Friendships are tested in this bittersweet coming-of-age tale

"...Midfilm, they take part in an acting class for kids. Their teacher – played by character..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Nyswaner Broadway legend Mary Louise Wilson teaches her first acting class, smashing her students’ red carpet illusions. An examination..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Son of God

This biopic is strictly for easily-entertained believers.

"...the first half, and then participating in a beginning acting class during the second. The villains are the Jewish..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Inside the Actors Arena

Terry Kiser does it for the kids

"...last checked in with Terry Kiser, the vibrant, ageless acting veteran best known for his portrayal of Bernie Lomax..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Cassandra's Dream

Woody Allen is still making movies at the rate of at least one a year. The problem is that he doesn’t make good movies at the rate of one a year.

"...result is like some guest-celebrity scene-reading in a college acting class, with McGregor spouting lines like, “I’m taken aback,”..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Shooting Loose, Long or Short

The Duplass Brothers discuss how they found 'The Puffy Chair,' and where they're headed now as it hits theatres

"...into the mix. Jay had met Rhett in an acting class, and the idea was to have the character..."

June 2, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

From Nowhere to Here

Interview with Nowhere Man James Duval

"...I met Gregg, someone had told me about this acting class, so I just kind of went in and..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Punk Legend John Doe Presents at AFS Cinema

The L.A. to Austin transplant on acting: "I want to be sideways!"

"...No word on what acting skills Arizona-based singer-songwriter Gelb may possess. But since an..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

Not much happens in Terrence McNally's play, but in staging it, FrogDog Productions makes a very fine debut

"...One day a few years back while co-teaching an acting class, I remarked to some students rehearsing their scene..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

True Hollywood Stories

Texans who took a chance and headed west tell all

"...school and a regular standout in D.D. Clark's youth acting class, is cast in Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Eli Kooris

Night Visions

Director Alison Maclean and author Denis Johnson on Jesus' Son, a soulful, darkly comic take on life and death as a junkie

"...out, that he decided to try his hand at acting in the film, too. "I actually had been taking..."

July 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

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