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Traveling Manchildnew
A grueling journey is undertaken by a Vietnamese teen to find his absent mother in Ho Chi Minh City, and then his father, a former G.I., in Texas.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Bollywood Film Honors The Godfathernew
Although Sarkar is an original story, its saga of a boss of the people who dispenses justice that might otherwise be denied has many similarities to the Coppola masterpiece.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ram Gopal Varma, Sarkar
Game Onnew
For sure, this is a movie about jocks, with all their ardor and devotion to the sport on full display, but the affecting Murderball also goes where no documentary about the physically impaired has gone before.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Rocky Meets the Mean Streets of Memphisnew
In a true starmaking turn, Terrence Howard commands the screen as a down-on-his-luck pimp and aspiring rapper.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
French Ticklernew
Two of France's top actors pair up for this wishful farce about good deeds and their consequences.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Après Vous, Pierre Salvadori
Dancing in the Streetsnew
Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle casts his lens toward the newest L.A. dance craze.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: David LaChapelle, Rize
Past and Future … Tensenew
With this disturbing story about the lingering effects of child sexual abuse, Gregg Araki creates a film that is psychologically rich, emotionally haunting, and technically superior to anything he has ever done.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregg Araki, Mysterious Skin
Heatwavenew
This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-24-2005 |
Reviews
A, B, C, Dancenew
The filmmakers would have us embrace this work as though it were the Spellbound of grade-school dance documentaries, but the film quickly loses its footing.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mad Hot Ballroom, Marilyn Agrelo
Cross the T for Twisty Tanglenew
In his English-language debut, Gael García Bernal plays one of the sides of a twisted love triangle.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dot the I, Matthew Parkhill
Movie Drowns in Its Own Stream of Consciousnessnew
Robert Rodriguez adds a dimension with this kids' fantasy movie, but only in the most literal sense -- 3-D.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Off-Key Educationnew
More than his Philadelphia school of rock, it's blustery instructor Paul Green who becomes the true subject of this documentary.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Don Argott, Rock School
The 'Bulldog of Bergen' Bitesnew
Ron Howard and Russell Crowe have once again combined their efforts to create a big Hollywood biopic that exudes the strong whiff of Oscar bait.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cinderella Man, Ron Howard
Siblings Without Sentimentnew
This psychological drama from Denmark is interesting and well-performed, but it's no Cain and Abel.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, Brothers
Casualties of Warnew
New Iraqi drama by Iranian Kurd Bahman Ghobadi is lyrical and heart-wrenching as it focuses on the children of conflict.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bahman Ghobadi, Turtles Can Fly
