AltWeeklies Wire
'Journey to the Center of the Earth': Lava Trampsnew
The new version of this Jules Verne classic provides gentle fun, but without the 3-D visual effects "comin' right at ya," this journey's center will not hold.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Women of 'Jellyfish' are an Amorphously Defined Lotnew
This prize-winning Israeli film is set in contemporary Tel Aviv and is both a realistic and magical portrait of contemporary women.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Comics' Big Red One Provides Superhero Funnew
Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II is the most splendidly imaginative and creatively uncorked piece of fantastic cinema since his Pan's Labyrinth netted an Oscar trifecta in 2007.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-11-2008 |
Reviews
'Before the Rains': Tea for Twonew
This story about life and love in southern India during the twilight of British rule is exquisitely photographed but emotionally overwrought.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Before the Rains, Santosh Sivan
Examining Daddy Issues in 'When Did You Last See Your Father?'new
Based on the British poet Blake Morrison's written memoir, this film is a very particular yet universal story about the eternal knot between fathers and sons.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-03-2008 |
Reviews
Depression-Era Doll Has Little Movie Stuffingnew
It seems rather churlish to complain about entertainment aimed at little girls, who almost never get big-budget movies made just for them, nevertheless … this movie substitutes pluck and spunk for drama and sparkle.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-03-2008 |
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'Hancock': Superhero Without a Pastnew
Will Smith is the titular Hancock, a character as befuddling as the odd movie that surrounds him.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, Hancock
When the Hunter Thompson Legend Becomes Mythnew
Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney puts the famed journalist, icon, and myth Hunter S. Thompson, before his lens and comes away with a telling portrait of the man and his era.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
07-03-2008 |
Reviews
"Am I McMansion or Not?"new
AltWeeklies Award - Web Site Content Feature
Austin Chronicle |
Austin Chronicle staff |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Media Watch: "Snoring Out Loud," "KUT By the Numbers," "Are You Being Served?"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Austin Chronicle |
Kevin Brass |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Girls Gone Wildnew
The filmmakers score an A+ for the title of this tongue-in-cheek horror film that stars porn star Jenna Jameson and horror fixture Robert Englund, even though its best special effects are reserved for breast implants.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jay Lee, Zombie Strippers
A Run for the Rosesnew
This booster documentary follows six horse trainers and their experiences on the 2006 trail to the Kentucky Derby.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-20-2008 |
Reviews
Biographnew
This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love -- not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
Foggy Notionnew
There's "something in the mist," and it's not only the beasts that bite but also the dark things that reside within.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-21-2007 |
Reviews
Thou Shalt Notnew
This family-oriented adaptation of the Book of Exodus is the inaugural film in a planned franchise of crudely animated Bible stories.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
10-26-2007 |
Reviews
