Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov

Anything Can Happennew

Jon Favreau and Dax Shepard discuss Zathura.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 11-10-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

In a country famous for its exhaustively over-the-top filmmaking, India's Shaadi No. 1 is an extreme case: a maddeningly manic comedy-romance painted in vibrant shades of neon pink and Day-Glo violet.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 11-10-2005 | Reviews

Tags: David Dhawan, Shaadi No. 1

50 Cent Short 2 Bitsnew

The film story of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's tough road to success is so melodramatic that if it weren't real it would be laughable.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 11-10-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Get Rich or Die Tryin', Jim Sheridan

Seaside Dalliancesnew

The French still like to get their sex on, a fact confirmed again and again in this breezy, featherweight sex farce.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 11-10-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Cote d'Azur, Olivier Ducastel; Jacques Martineau

L.A. Storynew

Shane Black's directorial debut is a suckerpunch-and-a-half, a trippy tribute to L.A. noir and a genre-busting blitzkrieg attack on Hollywood pretentions that’s just as full of them as the pulp it lampoons.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 11-10-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shane Black

Gonads Galaxynew

More collegiate humor released by the folks at the Lampoon that has more hormonal smarts than necessary and about as many sex and toilet gags as you might suspect.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 11-03-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Jeff Kanew, National Lampoon's Adam & Eve

Ready for Warnew

Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers, but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 11-03-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes

Just What the Doctor Orderednew

With genuine sparks between its two lovestruck leads and a delightfully flinchy performance from Meryl Streep, this comedy is just what its title implies: prime.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 10-27-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Ben Younger, Prime

Unmaskednew

Whereas the Zorro of yore was a cunning subversive with a libidinous guerrilla panache, this new take with a tyke added is more like Leave It to Zorro.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 10-27-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Martin Campbell, The Legend of Zorro

Three the Horror Waynew

This lush and horrific anthology film from three of the finest craftsmen working today -- Fruit Chan, Chan-wook Park, and Takashi Miike -- is an instantly memorable and squirm-inducing assemblage.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 10-27-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Fruit Chan, Chan-wook Park, Takashi Miike, Three...Extremes

Saw Bucksnew

With nary a decent, connective character in sight, this nasty sequel quickly becomes little more than a strenuous battle for survival among the already damned.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 10-27-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw II

The Indeliblesnew

Movies to see at the Austin Film Festival include a flick about a mission to Montreal and another about a girl's criminal upbringing.

Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten, Nora Ankrum, Wells Dunbar, Marc Savlov, James Renovitch, Spencer Parsons, Josh Rosenblatt, Joe O'Connell, Mark Fagan and Shawn Badgley | 10-20-2005 | Movies

Tags: Various Directors, Various Films, & Beers Runaway Severance The Special: The Story of an American Anthem Stomp! Shout! Scream! Walking the Line Azadi Boy-Next-Door The Braggart Holiday That Night, Backseat Bruce & Me Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon Dirt Favela Rising Frozen Her Name Is Carla Life on the Ledge Muskrat Lovely The Outdoorsmen: Blood, Sweat