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Stop in the Name of Lovenew
Leave it to the French to fashion an anguished psychological thriller that, in its last moments, also turns out to be a tender love story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: red lights, Cédric Kahn
Few 'Sideways' Glancesnew
The critics' No. 1 choice turned out to be Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten, Steve Davis, Kimberley Jones and Marc Savlov |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Bobby Darin's Show-Biz Race Against Timenew
More "Splish" than "Splash," this biopic about the life of pop crooner Bobby Darin is practically a one-man Kevin Spacey show.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-29-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Kevin Spacey, beyond the sea
People Who Need Peoplenew
You can Fockerize Meet the Parents all you want, but this new movie is a lame sequel to the comic hit of 2000.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-22-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Jay Roach, Meet the Fockers
Living in the Real Worldnew
Bill Cosby's animated kids get a live-action makeover.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-22-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Fat Albert, Joel Zwick
Opposites Detractnew
The venerable filmmaker James L. Brooks stumbles badly with his new dramedy that doesn't translate into anything real.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-16-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Spanglish, James L. Brooks
And the Award Goes to the After-Partiesnew
It's not about the work, the statuette, or the competition: It's about the after-party, of course.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Nonfiction
Mail Order Bride … and Her Mother Toonew
A Mexican and Canadian production, A Silent Love puts an unusual spin on some of the clichés of the romantic comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Federico Hidalgo, A Silent Love
Sixty Years Later and It's Still Inscrutablenew
Von Trotta tries to put a human face on one of the few public, and moreover, successful citizen protests against the the Nazi regime.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
When Self-Esteem Turns Toward the Dark Sidenew
Cautionary tales about the pitfalls of indie filmmaking don’t come more searingly truthful or sober-minded than Overnight.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
"Shock and Awe" Is Nothing Without Camerasnew
"News dissector" Danny Schechter examines the media's complicity in promoting the war on terrorism.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-03-2004 |
Reviews
Do Not Operate Heavy Machinerynew
Christian Bale lost 63 pounds in order to play this unsettling title character, a man who maybe has shed his sanity along with his weight.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-28-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Anderson, The Machinist
The Sounds of Musicnew
Admiring documentary about Robert Moog, the inventor of the music synthesizer, reveals little that hasn't been heard before.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-28-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Hans Fjellestad, Moog
Love in Vainnew
Filmed in a rather minimalist style, this adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel tells an unsettling story about a stalker’s effect on a relationship.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-18-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Michell, Enduring Love
Vision and Focusnew
First-time screenwriter Joe Conway merges his narrative voice with filmmaker David Gordon Green's visual poetics – with a little help from Terrence Malick.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-12-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Gordon Green, Undertow
