Sleight of Hand

How filmmaker Yen Tan fell into a gig selling other people's movies

"...roadside billboard for an amusement park or a brand of soup...."

Feb. 10, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Death of a President

More sleight of hand than persuasive drama, this what-if story about the aftermath of a presidential assassination is technically seamless but dramatically hollow.

"...James Urbaniak and Neko Parham. There is a lot of hype and hysteria surrounding this British film, because one..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sound of Falling Dominoes

The state budget crisis is only one piece of a much larger, distressing government puzzle.

"...tax-cut plan that supposedly rejected the more extreme proposals of the White House in order to accommodate "moderate" Senate..."

May 30, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: Theatre of Cruelty

The backdrop of reality that belies the McCain-Palin pageant

"...the economy. The war in Iraq has fallen out of the limelight, with many either convinced or selling the..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Column by Louis Black

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

Sundance, Class of 2013

Andrew Bujalski, Yen Tan, David Lowery to debut new work

"...Texas town and a love that isn't quite out of reach."..."

Nov. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: The Cost of Community

The city budget is where Austin decides how to live

"...New Year's resolution – here it is the middle of budget season, with the departmental presentations beginning this week,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Truly Frightened of Our Government

"...23 column on the Bush administration's continued frantic dissembling of our constitutional rights ["Letters @ 3am"]. Since the PATRIOT..."

Jan. 26, 2004 Postmarks

Some of These Things Are Not Like the Others

How Thai Fresh accidentally became a mecca for gluten-free sweets

"...Thai Fresh Coffee Bar and Restaurant909 West Mary, 512/494-6436..."

April 11, 2014 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Rights of Man (or a Company Formed by Man)

"...Michael King in his recent article regarding the attempt of Wal-Mart opponents to rewrite the City Charter [“Point Austin,”..."

April 23, 2007 Postmarks

Page Two: Band of Outsiders

Terrence Malick's ambitious cinematic aesthetic

"...talk or think about Terrence Malick's film The Tree of Life. Even though it has now been more than..."

June 10, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Sleight

A street magician must save his kidnapped sister

"...a marvelously mismatched outing as that would be. Instead, Sleight, which has the revelatory Latimore as Bo Wolfe, a..."

May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2016

"...Much like the fireworks these kids love to set off, Andrea Arnold's film explodes with a youthful exuberance that's..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles

"...The sleight of hand of a luxury hotel is to satisfy..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Sea Inside

Moving chronicle of the real-life 30-year battle waged by paraplegic Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem) to end his life.

"...Clara Segura and Joan Dalmau. Among the obvious list of things that make moviegoers feel good – bunnies, puppies,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Along Came a Spider

"...Spider is an efficient, if overly mechanized, delivery system of thrills 'n' chills, classed up by some narrative sleight..."

April 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Safe

Everyone is having a hard time putting a finger on Carol's problem, but nothing seems to cure her discomfort and, steadily, she wastes away. Is her problem medical, societal, or psychological? All of the above?

"...Los Angeles housewife who busies herself with the routines of her life. Then, a new couch she purchased is..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Short

The financial meltdown of 2008 is treated with terrific comic spin

"...The director of the sublimely silly comedies Anchorman: The Legend of Ron..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Spanish Prisoner

"...already taken, he might have named this film House of Games. As it is, he named this new film..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Heist

"...genuine surprise to arrive at the free, public screening of Heist and find a huge line already queued and..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Phantom Thread

Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson reunite for one last glamorous yet muscular tale

"...and not just on film Twitter. The muted anticipation of Phantom Thread – Anderson’s eighth film, and his first..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Film Flam

Kyle Killen back on TV, Yen Tan news, and more

"...Based solely on the premise of the two television shows he’s created – last season’s..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Now You See Me 2

Now you can't un-see the second installment of Jon M. Chu's magical trilogy

"...See Me, they were going underground, newly initiated members of the Eye, some nebulous, ancient Egyptian magic club whose..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

About Time

Love Actually maestro wants to make you cry with this romantic dramedy.

"...but put aside the high concept. It’s really just sleight of hand to get us cooking on more earthbound..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sundance ’13: Day Four

'Computer Chess' and 'Pit Stop' are true originals

"...addition to the dramatic and documentary film competitions. One of the most interesting this year is the sidebar called..."

Jan. 24, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Illusionist

Surprisingly, this atmospheric movie starring some of the greatest actors of our time is a dull and enervating bore.

"...and Eddie Marsan. Surprisingly, this atmospheric movie starring some of the greatest actors of our time is a dull..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dealt

The remarkable life of a blind card mechanic

"...and obsessively motivated sixtysomething Richard Turner – the subject of this captivating documentary – a magician or an illusionist...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

When Magic is a Real Darling

This popular Austin magician tells it like it appears to be

"...concert producer Patrick Terry recently put together another spectacle of magic and humor in the wake of his sold-out..."

May 11, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Now You See Me

This magicians' caper film has a good cast but very little else hidden up its sleeve.

"...you see,” a magician warns onlookers at the start of this caper film. But by the end, the statement..."

June 7, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brick

Brick transfers Dashiell Hammett’s hard-boiled universe to the modern high school campus with nary a clue that more than a half-century has passed since the Continental Op’s heyday.

"...provides an original way to look at the world of high school with its bewitching young girls passing for..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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