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'Adam's Apples': Tart, Sweet, and Deliciousnew
Pitting a skinhead against a priest, this Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
'Zoo': Horse Sensenew
Filmmaker Robinson Devor sadly sabotages his own attempt to bring the practice of bestiality into the light.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robinson Devor, zoo
'After the Wedding': To Flee or Not to Fleenew
An expat Danish aid worker in Mumbai returns to Copenhagen to meet with a benefactor, only to discover that the world is even smaller than it seems.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, After the Wedding
'The Page Turner': Payback in Minor Keysnew
In this quiet, French revenge film, a creeping malevolence wreaks havoc on an otherwise normal bourgeois family.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Denis Dercourt, The Page Turner
Teaching Themselvesnew
The filmmakers, cast, and crew of Chalk learned valuable lessons with little in the way of a plan or a budget.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Boots and Suits, Scheming and Dreamingnew
An interview with the Wilson brothers on The Wendell Baker Story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Shaggy Wilson Storynew
The Wilson brothers deliver this shaggy comedy -- which was written and directed by Luke and Andrew and co-stars Luke, Owen, and seasoned pros Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Casssell, and Kris Kristofferson.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
French Farce Lacks Risknew
This flat French farce has a couple of likable characters, one or two decent jokes, and a lot of missed opportunities.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Veber, The Valet
The Ogre Who Wouldn't Be Kingnew
The big, green cash machine has finally run dry, perhaps not of box-office power but most assuredly of the caustic wit that made the first two films so winning.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Miller, Shrek the Third
Strangers in Strange Lands Called Homenew
The fall of the title refers to the fall of Saigon -- which is just the beginning for these Vietnamese characters whose stories of re-education camps, exile, and relocation are movingly portrayed in this drama.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ham Tran, Journey From the Fall
After Survival Comes the Task of Livingnew
This first feature from Bosnian director/writer Jasmila Zbanic offers up a slice of life after hell in which a widowed mother and daughter still veer perilously between fear and hope.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
'Henry Fool' Livesnew
The lunatic charm of Parker Posey is the best reason to see this wild, borderline-screwball sequel to Hal Hartley's 1998 film, Henry Fool.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Fay Grim, Hal Hartley
Married With Childrennew
Zach Braff and Amanda Peet play husband and wife who deal with a new child and an old flame in this featherweight comedy that never steps outside its comfort zone.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Ex, Jesse Peretz
You're in the Army Nownew
In this multination offender, Larry the Cable Guy and two friends are Army reservists who are shipped off to Iraq but mistakenly wind up in Mexico -- and can't tell the difference.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: C.B. Harding, Delta Farce
Teacher Retentionnew
Made by teachers for teachers, this Austin-made indie offers no easy answers to its statistic that 50 percent of teachers quit within their first three years on the job.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
