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

"...script for true-life Great Depression sporting biopic 12 Mighty Orphans, he'd never heard of Rusty Russell. "Somehow the story..."

June 11, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

We're still wild about Harry, even though this new adventure prefers to flush pink with its lovesick teens than forward-thrust toward the mammoth battle of good vs. evil.

"...Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Warwick Davis and Tom Felton. Before, the films were just garnish, really,..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

From the sets to the story to the whole tone of the film, this first Potter film is an almost literal adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved children's book.

"...Hart, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton...."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...30 CTX craft breweries are participating, like Celis Brewery and Independence Brewing. Pet their ears and inform your pooch..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

AISD to Consider Charters and Communities Tonight

Agenda a complex dance between trustees, neighborhoods and employees

"...there will be a subtle dance between new members and old members, the administration and the employees' union. The..."

Dec. 17, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...Chronicle’s CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar, found below...."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

On Writers and Con Men

James Magnuson's roman à clef about a creative writing program in Texas is in many ways a loving tribute to James Michener

"...was one job he wanted more than any other. And it's not what you might think...."

Jan. 17, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Gifted

A child prodigy gets caught up in a custody battle

"...Spencer, Jenny Slate, Michael Kendall Kaplan, John M. Jackson and Glenn Plummer...."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Saint

"...Phillip Noyce. Starring: Val Kilmer, Elizabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija and Valery Nikolaev. This Nineties version of The Saint continues..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Raising Arizona

Arizona Dranes, the gospel beat, and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

"..."This institution is neither an orphan asylum, a children's home, an asylum for embeciles, nor..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...the city in his fight to preserve the auditorium and gymnasium of the former Texas Blind, Deaf, and Orphan..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...with deadly conduct for allegedly firing a pellet gun randomly at cars driving west along the 5900 block of..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature

Déjà Vu Development

photograph by Jana Birchum

"...this one before: An oddly shaped parcel of state-owned land in Central Austin, currently undeveloped, is poised for imminent..."

July 18, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

The LuvDoc chats with Marcus G. Ollington, rock star cartographer

"...I first met Marcus G. Ollington at an elementary school track meet in central Austin – one of those..."

Aug. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

A Little Princess

From the exquisite costumes to the remarkable set design to the superb performances, this fairy tale comes to life.

"...Liesel Matthews, Vanessa Lee Chester, Rusty Schwimmer, Errol Sitahal and Heather Deloach. Sometimes, when I visit the places of..."

May 26, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Ip Man 4: The Finale

The adventures of the martial arts legend come to an end ... possibly.

"...Donnie Yen, Wu Yue, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Van Ness and Scott Adkins...."

Jan. 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Meet the Robinsons

While Disney’s latest animated feature might not be a sign of the apocalypse, it’s at least a sign that Disney needs to find some decent writers.

"...Directed by: Stephen J. Anderson. Ever since seeing the ads for Cinderella III: A..."

April 6, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Roommates

"...Peter Yates. Starring: Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore and Ellen Burstyn. “Family takes care of family,” snarls 75-year-old..."

March 10, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Luce

High school drama becomes an indictment of “either/or” culture

"...Jr., Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Brian Bradley, Andrea Bang, Norbert Leo Butz, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Noah Gaynor,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Babylon A.D.

Vin Diesel stars as a mercenary hired to escort a woman with a dangerous virus out of Russia.

"...Depardieu, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong, Mélanie Thierry, Radek Bruna and Joel Kirby. Adapted from the novel Babylon Babies by..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Devil's Backbone

Set in a crumbling boys' school/orphanage/fallout shelter during the Spanish Civil War, the lost boys of this haunting film contend with a vengeful ghost as well as the more worldly traumas of war, greed, and abandonment.

"...Starring: Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Iñigo Garces, Fernando Tielve and Junio Valverde. Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Admission

Tina Fey and Paul Rudd go rom-drahm, while Lily Tomlin runs circles around everyone.

"...Tomlin, Michael Sheen, Wallace Shawn, Gloria Reuben, Nat Wolff and Travaris Spears...."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Summer of Love

This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.

"...Pawlikowski. Starring: Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews and Paul Antony-Barber. Mona (Press) rides a motorbike without..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Happy Times

"...Zhang Yimou. Starring: Fu Biao, Dong Lihua, Dong Jie and Zhao Benshan. Luckless, middle-aged bachelor Zhao (Zhao Benshan) lives..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Annabelle: Creation

The scary doll from The Conjuring is back (again)

"...Directed by: David F. Sandberg. Starring: Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Stephanie Sigman, Miranda Otto,..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Martian Child

Only in Hollywood can a movie about alien children be boring, although the terrific performances of John Cusack and Bobby Coleman help redeem this predictable mush.

"...Directed by: Menno Meyjes. Starring: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Circumstance

This Iranian film about two girls who begin a secret relationship is as much a political statement as it is a love story.

"...Reza Sixo Safai, Soheil Parsa, Nasrin Pakkho, Sina Amedson and Keon Mohajeri. Any film that employs Bonnie Tyler's "Total..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: A Christmas Horror Story

Seasonal horror anthology is a holiday delight

"...the "joy to the world" types, the white elephant and wine types, the bah-humbuggers. And then there are those..."

Dec. 21, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Dark Touch' / 'Argento's Dracula'

Two very different dances with Irish Gothic

"...rain, trees that look like skeletons in winter, darkness, and everyday clothes that could pass as funeral weeds. All..."

Feb. 1, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Songcatcher

"...Pat Carroll, E. Katherine Kerr, Jane Adams, Aidan Quinn and Janet Mcteer. The Appalachian music that propels Songcatcher sounds..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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