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"...critic. Alexander (Blakemore) arrives from London at his deceased first wifeÕs family home with his second wife Deborah (Scacchi)...."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Ethan Frome

"...Arquette, Tate Donovan and Katharine Houghton. Based upon the novel of forbidden passion and despair in the grim, frostbitten..."

April 23, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2

Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick

"...Meg Gardiner has done it all. The Austin-based novelist has practiced law and taught writing; lived in California,..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Nocturnal Animals

A dark meditation on regret and revenge

"...and beyond, Ford, adapting from the late Austin Wright’s novel Tony and Susan, again uses Alfred Hitchcock as a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bill Cotter's Parallel Apartments Are Full of Freaks Like You and Me

And the author presents a wine-fueled glimpse at BookPeople tomorrow.

"...Bill Cotter's new novel, The Parallel Apartments, should come with one of those..."

Feb. 24, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Spine Tingler

Horror pioneer and first-time novelist Tobe Hooper plays with the medium and metafiction in Midnight Movie

"...The film offers layer upon layer of evil: At first gradually discomforting the audience, it soon accelerates into a..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...author Doug Dorst's wildly whizzing and very finely written first short story collection. And finally, I was fully in..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story

Tristram Shandy’s inspired, breakneck madness provides a good forum for Michael Winterbottom’s chief talent: the illumination of human nature, with all its messes and occasional marvels.

"...was an elitist, with two adaptations of Thomas Hardy novels (Jude, The Claim) and frequent forays into politics (Welcome..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Goats: A Novel

"...GoatsA Novel..."

March 30, 2001 Books Review by Martin Wilson

By the Book

Recent Fiction and Nonfiction Reviewed

"...An Obedient Father: A Novelby Akhil Sharma..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

Writes of Spring

"...Kafka's Curse: A Novel by Achmat Dangor Pantheon Books, $22 hard Very early..."

April 9, 1999 Books Review

Ifs, Ands, or Butts

British Modernist Mary Butts

"...Altar to Chimney Piece: Selected Short Stories, her "Taverner Novels": Armed With Madness, Death of Felicity Taverner and the..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Books Feature by Harvey Pekar

Book Reviews

"...Reviewing a mystery novel is an enterprise fraught with peril; reveal too much..."

May 2, 1997 Books Feature

Rock, They Wrote

Writing From Both Sides of the Musical Fence

"...1989, author Steve Erickson suggested that the great American novels of the past 35 years were to be found..."

June 21, 1996 Books Feature

Best of Print 1995

Words: Printed, Spoken, and Painted

"...we've included thoughts on spoken word, poetry, and graphic novels, reflecting the ever-expanding universe of words. Hope these opinions..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Books Feature

Lit-urday: Romance and Cigarettes

Novels perfect for fueling the fire of a summer weekend

"...Month, I mentioned the May release of Roxane Gay’s first novel, and as soon as I got my hands..."

June 14, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

'Night Film' Will Haunt You in the Best Way Possible

Marisha Pessl's latest novel is a supernatural blur

"...up a copy of Marisha Pessl’s new interactive thriller novel, Night Film. But before downloading its accompanying app and..."

Oct. 23, 2013 Books Post by Ashley Moreno

Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks tries hard, and though it's a likable film she never completely sparks.

"...of his Los Angeles home, working on his next novel. Ten years ago, when he was 19, he penned..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Road

Cormac McCarthy's bleak, end-of-days novel survives the transition to the screen with remarkable veracity.

"...not sure which was more of a downer: my first reading of Texan Cormac McCarthy's bleak, end-of-days novel; Oprah..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Yes, it's true: Harry Potter manages his first kiss, in between all manner of expository storytelling, and never was a young man's wand more ever-ready.

"...film adaptation of the spectacularly popular J.K. Rowling wiz-kids novels lies not with the imminent arrival of He Who..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Vanity Fair

Disappointing screen adaptation lacks the novel's satiric edge.

"...screenwriter Julian Fellowes) of William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th-century satiric novel grafts 21st-century attitudes and behaviors onto Thackeray's sprawling tome..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Door in the Floor

Jeff Bridges shines in this new adapatation of a John Irving work.

"...Rogers, Bijou Phillips and Louis Arcella. In adapting the first third of John Irving’s A Widow for One Year..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Dreamers

The NC-17 rating is revived for Bertolucci's fervent ode to cinema and the idealism of youth.

"...eventually shut down the government. It is at this first, now-legendary protest that American student Matthew (Pitt) meets French..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival Wrap-Up

Taking stock of this year's panels and readings

"...in the trenches, where it usually does. Today's "My First Time: First Novels" panel took place on the bottom..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Diving for Pearls

How mystery writer Rick Riordan went looking for authenticity

"...and, most importantly, the crime-puzzle. It was DeQuincy who first wrote about the fine art of murder, but it..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Bridget Jones's Diary

romantic fantasy as it is social satire.

"...creation of the past decade. The coup of Fielding's novel was to write a character whose neuroses and self-absorption..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The House of Mirth

"...and director Terence Davies' new screen adaptation of her novel, but to say that his movie brings these aspects..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Social Studies

James Hynes' satires of academia allow the author to say funny things about serious people.

"...he can begin the book tour for his new novel The Lecturer's Tale, which is a satire. He is..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

All the Pretty Horses

"...long-in-the-making film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's widely cherished Western novel is neither the sacrilege that McCarthy's true believers feared..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

High Fidelity

"...This relatively faithful adaptation of Nick Hornby's beloved music-culture novel is a smart, funny, and youth-savvy relationship film. The..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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