The Holy Glow of TV in Hollywood Priest

New documentary on the life and faith of producer priest Bud Keiser

"...not. It's Father Ellwood "Bud" Keiser, priest and TV producer...."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sister Aimee

A slightly true story of America's first megapastor on the run

"...interview with Sister Aimee star Anna Margaret Hollyman and producer Bettina Barrow, “In Production: An Austin Love Letter to..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

The life and pain of the jazz great in his own words and music

"...For an interview with director Stanley Nelson and producer Nicole London, read "Young Man With a Horn," May..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Todos Caen

Pickup artist meets his match in this Mexican comedy

"...pickup artist (Chaparro) crosses paths with an ambitious TV producer (Higareda) who wants to use his own toxic strategies..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review

Dark Phoenix

The X-Men finally leave the silver screen with a story they already told

"...Xavier's students made as much narrative sense. Instead, series producer Simon Kinberg writes and directs another take on the..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The River and the Wall

More than a nature hike, this border wall documentary replaces rhetoric with reality

"...For an interview with director Ben Masters and producer Hillary Pierce, read "A Wilderness Without Divisions," May 3...."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...After mega-producer Kevin Feige, it’s probably scriptwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Grad Brings Politics Back to the Multiplex With The Oath

Producer Ray Mansfield and star/first-time filmmaker Ike Barinholtz on their timely satire

"...2000, Mansfield moved to Los Angeles to become a producer. With several successes under his belt, including The Messenger..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie

Behind the Music for a band you've never heard of

"...recede from sight. In this good-hearted documentary, successful television writer/producer Aronsohn (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fireworks

Teen anime adds parallel timelines to a Romeo and Juliet plot.

"...suffers in comparison from being released so close to producer Genki Kawamura's blockbuster masterpiece of second chances, the enchanting..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Anything

True love overcomes convention in this stylish, earnest romance.

"...with Mark Ruffalo, who boarded the film as a producer) is not completely believable, the film always feels honest...."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blumhouse's Truth or Dare

Truth or dare? We say pass on this demonic schlock.

"...Why maverick producer Jason Blum chose to affix his company’s name to..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mustang Island

A deft millennial comedy of manners

"...co-writer Craig Elrod; cinematographer and co-writer Nathan Smith; and co-producer Michael Bartnett who, in full disclosure, is The Austin..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wonderstruck

Two lives intertwine across time in the latest from Todd Haynes

"...by cinematographer Ed Lachman, costumer Sandy Powell (also a producer), music supervisor Randall Poster, and original music composer Carter..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paris Can Wait

A woman at the crossroads of life

"...As the taken-for-granted wife of an internationally famous film producer with a history of infidelity (Baldwin, in a performance..."

June 2, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Song to Song

Malick takes on the Austin music scene (sort of)

"...and BV (Gosling) fall in love as a powerful producer named Cook (Fassbender) dangles various, mostly unspoken Mephistophelean bargains..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Music Live: Stones Throw Showcase

L.A. hip-hop imprint throws another closing-night banger

"...Saturday SXSW showcase for cool kids at the Main. Drummer/producer Karriem Riggins’ soul-rattling bass kicks and the mainstream-divergent R&B..."

March 19, 2017 SXSW Post by Kahron Spearman

Bleed for This

A boxer returns to the ring in this conventional drama

"...lend his imprimatur to the film as an executive producer. Yet, to me, Bleed for This is merely a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween

Tricks and treats with Tyler Perry

"...As a writer, director, and producer, Perry has consistently threaded compelling domestic inquires into his..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Indignation

Philip Roth's 2008 novel is hauntingly translated to the screen

"...Schamus, a longtime producer and screenwriter of many indie-film landmarks (especially those directed..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Money Monster

George Clooney plays a cable-TV guru taken hostage by an irate viewer

"...vest rigged with explosives; meanwhile, at Kyle’s insistence, the producer (Roberts) continues on with the show, coaching Gates in..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Bigger Splash

Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, and others meet and mix in the sun

"...silent. Arriving to spoil their idyll is Marianne’s former producer Harry (Fiennes) and Penelope (Johnson), the daughter whose existence..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Hologram for the King

Tom Hanks stars in this seriocomic take on Dave Eggers’ 2012 novel

"...The two Toms – writer/director Tykwer and actor/co-producer Hanks – team up again on a film that..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Call the exterminator: The tuneful rodents are back

"...is this? It seems Dave has become a record producer, and is off to Miami with his girlfriend Shira..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Animated film is based on Gibran's iconic book of prose poems

"...The Prophet has long been a passion project for producer Salma Hayek. She and director Roger Allers (whose Disney..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

A la Mala

Mexican comedy about a woman who makes her livelihood flirting with other women's men.

"...of a career-making role if she will aggravate the producer’s ex-boyfriend Santiago (Ochmann) by goading him to fall in..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Good Day, Ramón

This Mexican hit tells a heartwarming story about a teen who's forced to rely on the kindness of strangers when he travels to Germany to find work.

"...communicated through gestures and facial expressions. The contributions of writer-producer-director Jorge Ramírez-Suárez (himself a Mexican national who moved to..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Conference Adds Christine Vachon, Ryan Gosling

Also added: Amy Schumer, Sally Field, Henry Rollins

"...including the just-announced final Film Keynote speaker, the legendary producer Christine Vachon of Killer Films...."

Feb. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Black or White

Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer play guardians who fight over the custody of their granddaughter.

"...last year. The reunion of writer/director Mike Binder and star/producer Kevin Costner for the first time since 2005’s The..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The Interview

See how a goofy comedy can spark an international incident.

"...the U.S. talk show Skylark Tonight, and his longtime producer Aaron Rapaport (Rogen), who regrets not living up to..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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