Freud's Last Session Opens in Austin

Actor David Jarrott turns producer to get a drama about Freud and C.S. Lewis onstage in Austin

"...Jarrott has learned many more lessons about being a producer. "I've been in this business for 60 years, so..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

America: Freedom to Fascism

Although grounded in Libertarian theory, this documentary by producer-turned-director Aaron Russo presents provocative material about the perceived illegality of income taxes – and various freedom-restricting consequences of the new world order.

"...Although Russo’s film is grounded in Libertarian theory, the producer-turned-filmmaker presents some very provocative information in the film’s first..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Search and Destroy

"...to his own After Hours, came aboard as executive producer. Griffin Dunne, who essayed the story's lead character of..."

June 9, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Martha & Ethel

"...motherhood, child-rearing, and the bonds between mothers and daughters. Director-producer Johnstone and co-producer Ettinger present the documentary as a..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade's Biggest Albums

Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio's mix

"...when we finally had the opportunity to get a producer, we decided on Paul Leary."..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The First Purge

Blumhouse's political-horror franchise gets a timely prequel

"...chair. Those duties are handed off to Fruitvale Station producer Gerard McMurray, who dealt with similar themes of complicity..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Amy Adams Coming to ATX Television Fest

Plus NatGeo and Shondaland confirmed for small screen celebration

"...work by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl). Now the star/executive producer, five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, has booked her ticket..."

April 18, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spike Lee, Rian Johnson, and Chelsea Manning for SXSW

Plus major tech names, Westworld panel, and more added

"...The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and his longtime producer Ram Bergman will be speaking at the conference...."

Jan. 30, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal gives a terrifically fierce performance as a tenacious and delusional self-actualizer.

"...a camera and a police scanner, then a news producer Nina (Russo) interested in buying his better clips, then..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Get the Green Light

Producer Sarah Green is a rare breed

"...talent. It would be easy to look at film producer Sarah Green's filmography and use the basic laws of..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Jeremy Piven stars in this swift-moving, cynical, equal-opportunity offender about a team of used-car liquidators.

"...makes toward the boy. An unbilled Will Ferrell, a co-producer along with Gary Sanchez Productions partners Adam McKay and..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Notorious

In Notorious, the life of hip-hop artist Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, assumes the shape of the standard biopic formula.

"...fresh sound of his rhymes, the transformative hookup with producer Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, et al.),..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

International Man of Independents

The wide world of producer Anish Savjani

"...If you're an independent filmmaker in need of a producer, Anish Savjani is the guy to find. The trick..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

A Word With RZA

"...– let’s call it shadowboxing – with the Wu-Tang producer and swordsman, Bump & Hustle finally connected when he..."

June 11, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Unforeseen

Executive-produced by Robert Redford and Terrence Malick, Dunn's award-winning documentary looks at the history of Barton Springs, Gary Bradley's role in development issues, and the relationship of Austin's environmental activism to the world at large.

"...landmarks shot in the style of the film’s co-executive producer Terrence Malick) – lies Bradley, who came to Austin..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Part concert film and part fascinating biography, this deft film is a moving tribute to Leonard Cohen’s musical legacy.

"...you might never expect. Mel Gibson is an executive producer of this documentary, and even England’s Prince Charles testified..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Layer Cake

A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.

"...marketing scheme, then Layer Cake, directed by Ritchie’s longtime producer Vaughn, is an ultracool ricochet backward to the swinging..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Kid Stays in the Picture

"...Brett Morgen. Say what you will about infamous Hollywood producer/shark Robert Evans: He makes terrific copy. His autobiography, upon..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Big Fat Liar

"...he's hit by a limo with a skeezy movie producer (Giamatti) inside. That producer, Marty Wolf -- or, Chubby..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Keys to Tulsa

"...Greif, the writer of Less than Zero and the producer of Walker: Texas Ranger (“in its first season,” astutely..."

July 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Job Goes on Forever

Breathing Room Producer Tim Perell

"...but what exactly does it mean to be a producer these days? "Every one does something different," Perell says...."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature

Once Upon a Time … When We Were Colored

"...detailed production design, but, in his feature film debut, producer/director Tim Reid (formerly a regular on the long-running TV..."

May 17, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Off Beat: Walker Lukens’ “Good Weird,” Austin-Centric Year-End Revue

Omnipresent producer brings variety show The Last Walt back to Paramount Theatre

"...Last Walt, the singer, songwriter, podcaster, and generally omnipresent producer’s self-curated variety show, which returns to the Paramount Theatre..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Ballsy, Artsy, Anti-Sixth Street Outlook of DJ Joaqu.n

Austin to L.A., keeping up with the beloved Pangea Sound producer

"...Club later that evening. Better known as the Austin-launched DJ/producer Joaqu.n, the 30-year-old is a secret weapon at the..."

May 19, 2023 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Faster Than Sound: Unearthing Daniel Johnston’s If

Producer Brian Beattie has an unreleased Daniel Johnston album ready, but can’t make amends with the late cult singer’s management

"...Beattie, a respected Austin producer behind the latest Bill Callahan album, met Johnston while..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...schedule, "I program a lot with my gut," explained producer and senior programmer Jarod Neece. "I was a biochem..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sanctum

When spelunkers rappel into a remote cave and get trapped by storm runoff, the plot and dialogue become as soggy as the characters.

"...Christopher Baker, Nicole Downs, Allison Cratchley and Cramer Cain. Producer James Cameron's fondness for the deep, dark fissures in..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Break

An interview with producer David Zito

"...process of being made, but, in 1984, independent film producer David Zito, along with co-producer Allen DeBevoise and the..."

April 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Slash and Learn

Austinites Troy Lanier and Clay Nichols' 'Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts' hinges on the writer / director / producer model

"...love this book. I say this as the mom/former producer/aging extra of an aspiring filmmaker who, at 14, is..."

May 20, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Review: Free Hamze & Peace, FREETAPE2: Peace by Piece

Lebanon-born, Austin-raised go-getter connects with Houston producer

"...trap-related affairs over hazy, dreamy instrumentals. Cashcache!, a frequent producer for Atlanta plugg stalwart Tony Shhnow, notably holds credits..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

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