Rendition

Intelligent and well-meaning, Rendition is nevertheless an oversimplified and uneven attempt to arouse righteous indignation among its viewers.

"...Naor, Zineb Oukach and Moa Khouas. Intelligent and well-meaning, Rendition is nevertheless an oversimplified and uneven attempt to arouse..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Star Is Born

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga headline this remake of a remake of a remake

"...newer and younger talent. But most of all, this rendition of A Star Is Born oozes with romantic chemistry..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Although it has visual panache, this new story is lifeless

"...whimsy? This unasked-for sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 film rendition of the timeless Lewis Carroll story installs a new..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Secret in Their Eyes

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman in a twisty drama

"...Chillier than its Argentine predecessor, this new rendition was written and directed by Billy Ray, the screenwriter..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Listen to Me Marlon

Marlon Brando, in his own words, is nothing short of transcendent

"...will leave you nearly breathless. Using a ghostly digital rendition of the actor’s face on a computer screen to..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Think Like a Man Too

Whatever happens in Vegas will happen in just about every movie set in Vegas.

"...to a novel gag is the bachelorette party’s rowdy rendition of “Poison” by Bell Biv DeVoe, now you know..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Red Riding Hood

Catherine Hardwicke, the director of the first Twilight movie, helms this update of the fairy tale.

"...sex appeal, be making this overwrought and overstuffed film rendition of the famous fairy tale? To her credit, Hardwicke..."

March 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Disney's A Christmas Carol

The novelty of this motion-capture rendition of Dickens classic eventually gives way to emotionally bland storytelling.

"...Sabara. The initial “gee, whillikers” reaction to Zemeckis’ motion-capture rendition of the Dickens classic eventually turns to “bah, humbug”..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nanny Diaries

An awful lot of good talent was squandered on this by-the-numbers film version of the bestselling tell-all about the child-rearing habits of the rich.

"...touching comic books about quotidian life in America. Their rendition of The Nanny Diaries, however, is flat-footed and tiresome,..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Accepted

Accepted asserts that a college run by students might be better than its institutional alternative, but who wants education advice from the creators of such a witless, uninspired excuse for a college comedy?

"...jumps onstage during a party and delivers an embarrassing rendition of "Blitzkrieg Bop." It's an obvious nod to Rock..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

The End of the Affair

"...Game, Mona Lisa, The Butcher Boy). Yet this film rendition, though beautiful and thoughtful, lacks passion. Set in wartime..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Anna and the King

"...in the role he branded for life? This new rendition gives more emphasis to Siam's internecine political rumblings and..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mouth to Mouth

"...stoked, relying instead on verbal psyche-ups featuring his less-than-perfect rendition of De Niro's Travis Bickle (and really, isn't it..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Fine Day

"...its happy ending. And for Natalie Merchant fans, her rendition of the film's title song is almost reason enough..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

This Shakespeare rendition is not so much a reconceptualization as a recontextualization of the 400-year-old play. This Romeo + Juliet is a rich visual feast, besotted with the fervor of its acrobatic camerawork and kinetic staging and its mind-bending aggregation of unrelated but resonant fragments of 20th century iconography. It is a Shakespearean work thoroughly conceived for the screen. DiCaprio and Danes again prove that they are two of the best actors of their generation. And William Shakespeare has once more demonstrated that he is a storyteller for all time.

"...love. If so, what a self-limiting miscalculation. For Luhrmann's rendition is not so much a reconceptualization as a recontextualization..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book

"...and beautifully produced piece of filmmaking in its newest rendition of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. A live-action Jungle..."

Dec. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Body Snatchers

"...Age psychobabble's weak defenses against personality takeover, Ferrara's new rendition views events from the perspective of a teen malcontent..."

Jan. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

"...one would have high hopes for a dazzling cinematic rendition of this ballet masterpiece. Well, let's just say Ardolino's..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Adventures of Huck Finn

"...material is simply too scary for kids yet this rendition has also been stripped of much of the caustic..."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppets bring cheer to Ebenezer Scrooge.

"...question still remains: do we really need yet another rendition of this overdone classic to officially promote holiday season..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

A Brief History of Time

"...as a “brief history.” The film is an 80-minute rendition of the international best-seller of the same name. Hawking's..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bold & the Bountiful: HAAM's Corporate Battle of the Bands Rocks for a Cause

Fifteen years in, HAAM's Corporate BOTB is bolder than ever

"...the standard for bold song selection early, delivering a rendition of Stevie Wonder classic "Superstition." By the time they..."

June 9, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

Black Nativity

Kasi Lemmons’ adaptation of this Langston Hughes work is a muddled church-time reverie.

"...the musical numbers lack subtlety, to be polite. Langston’s rendition of “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” on..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hightower Report

New Elephant-in-Chief?; and Man vs. Wall Street

"...mess of sanitizing a disgusting mess known as "extraordinary rendition." In last year's presidential race, Obama pledged to end..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Lightning in a Bottle

Ostensibly a record of one mighty blues show, this film goes beyond the tag of concert film and achieves something more: a living history lesson, tracing the evolving sound of the blues.

"...inheritors of that rusty-but-gorgeous mantle, and her gutsy, take-no-prisoners rendition of W.C. Handy's groundbreaking "St. Louis Blues" is powerful..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...differently," before grinning and launching into a looping, reverb-heavy rendition that barely resembled the 2004 track. Bravo, Bartees. –..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

Down & Dirty

Lone Star guitar great Johnny Winter gets his hands dirty once again

"...his six albums with Columbia, are excerpted. His rowdy rendition of Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" stands apart, but the..."

July 4, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

This Land Is Our Land

News From the Fronts of State-City Land War

"...In that rendition, the site was divided symmetrically by a commercial/mixed-use spine..."

April 24, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Musician Panels, a Band of Horses Live Set, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

John Fogerty, Tom Morello, and Andrew McMahon get chatty

"...harder, run faster. Still, the co-vocalist led a growling rendition of Björk’s “Enjoy” with his own Chino Moreno sigh,..."

March 13, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Green Day to Crowd: “Tonight Is a Celebration! Austin, We’re Alive!”

The punks reflect on 30 years of F.S.U.

"...the stage to make way for the sexiest, punkiest rendition of the “Imperial March.” What follows is a montage..."

Sept. 12, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

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