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Sliding Doors

"...which went on to color the content of Hollywood movies for the next 30 or so years. About the..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Eileen

Adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh's thriller captures her mood, not her internality

"...Night in Soho) is a secretary at a boys prison in 1960s Massachusetts. There, she helps the families of..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Backing 'Bernie'

A pro-Texas crowd cheers Rick Linklater's latest

"...of Bernie translate to “outsider” audiences the way those movies did is anyone’s guess, although the movie did garner..."

March 15, 2012 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Dig Deeper

Now what kind of mother would take her kids to see a movie about juvenile delinquents serving time in a hard-labor prison camp? A smart one, if she's read Holes, Louis Sachar's wacky, wickedly funny children's book that makes the leap to the big screen this Friday.

"...tell you, is the correctional facility where our wrongfully imprisoned young hero, Stanley Yelnats, is forced to dig a..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

DVDanger: Onur Tukel Talks Applesauce

The actor/director redefines comedy-horror

"...North Carolina native Tukel has been making movies since 1997's super-low budget House of Pancakes, but it..."

Nov. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Friends to the End (of the World)

Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler reunite in Greenland

"...former stunt performer established his directing credentials with his prison trilogy - Felon, Snitch, and Shot Caller. Now he’s..."

Dec. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Present Beware! The Future Beware!

Austin animator Brad Neely drinks beer, hates British children

"...back to his annoyance with iconic British kids from movies, and the more beer we consume, maybe the less..."

June 13, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...back in Texas and wanted to be home nights. Movies were the answer. His first feature was Frankie Starlight,..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Executed serial killer Aileen Wuornos leaves little doubt as to her sanity in this second Nick Broomfield documentary on the subject.

"...death penalty. Broomfield rails against all the profiteers, including prison guards and family members, who’ve sought to cash in..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...summertime, too, the period which has always released more movies than any other season. The number of available summer..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

"...("Scanlines" wishes to thank Encore Movies & Music, I Luv Video, and Vulcan Video for..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Screens Feature

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DeWitty Center Helpful

"...you this: Please, only allow the sighted to review movies for the Chronicle...."

Aug. 8, 1997 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...neighborhood. (12/8/95)2.5 stars (H.C.) Great Hills, Lake Creek, Lincoln, Movies 12, Northcross, Riverside, Westgate..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...exploded, stations started scrambling for filler, often using old movies. It was the cornucopia of cartoons spoon-fed to the..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Weed Watch

Stoner-culture icon in Austin Friday to read from his first book, penned straight from the pen

"...on explaining how Chong's legendary pot-smoking character – from movies like Up in Smoke to his more recent, recurring..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...makes wonderful use of performance footage, newspaper items, home movies, Hollywood movie clips, and posters to illustrate the tale...."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...makes wonderful use of performance footage, newspaper items, home movies, Hollywood movie clips, and posters to illustrate the tale...."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

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Recommended

"...one of the most stylish and quietly exhilarating genre movies to arrive in a long time. Recommended, and not..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

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Film Reviews

"...hole. 2.0 stars (H.C.) Great Hills, Lake Creek, Lincoln, Movies 12, Northcross, Westgate..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

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Film Reviews

"...National Lampoon's European Vacation, National Lampoon Goes to the Movies, and National Lampoon's Class Reunion. 1.0 stars (R.F.) Arbor,..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

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Recommended

"...Gorillas in the Mist). When a bus full of prison inmates crashes in the Montana town of Big Sky..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

The Cinema of Possibilities

Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute

"...Hollywood, foreign, and arthouse films would not get these movies: The Glory Stompers; Dirty Mary, Crazy Harry; Jackson County..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...their turn; and the holidays are reserved for the movies most likely to generate award nominations. Of course, this..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screen Dreams

Drive-In Theatres... on the Web!

"...knew what the hell we were doing. If the movies were too dull, we'd just split and go on..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Ana Lily Amirpour on Her New Film The Bad Batch

Cannibals, cult leaders, and friendship

"...Max: Fury Road, is set in a social-Darwinist desert prison camp in a future (maybe not so far in..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

Down We Go

Revisiting Renaissance man Robert Thom's prolific and hellish Hollywood visions

"...It released the best and the worst of these movies, nurtured Roger Corman, and had the longest tenure among..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...On a related note: Jose Rivera, another prisoner Texas is trying to kill, was in the news..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joaquin Phoenix is back as the Joker in this musical sequel

"...about societal dysfunction and power. How can the vicious prison guard be the good guy? Well, maybe by not..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Meg 2: The Trench

It's Jason Statham versus a giant, ancient shark again

"...be absurd in the manner of the lowest-grade sharksploitation movies, the 5-Headed Shark Attacks, House Sharks, Sharkansas Women's Prison..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

COVID-inspired anthology eschews cohesion for innovation

"...by his grumpy mother in his apartment. Having survived prison and house arrest for the crime of making movies,..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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