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Housekeepingnew
Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Patrick Swayze come together for this dark British comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Keeping Mum, Niall Johnson
Despotly Seeking Idinew
Forest Whitaker becomes dictator Idi Amin in a ferocious performance that often dwarfs the more ordinary aspects of this picture.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Here Come the Bridesnew
This Spanish comedy is about same-sex marriages and mothers-in-law.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Manuel Gómez Pereira, Queens
Opera Bouffenew
This Chinese film by veteran Zhang Yimou is a tale about good intentions and missed opportunities.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
The Joy of Sexnew
John Cameron Mitchell's sophomore film effort asserts -- with great gusto and even a brass band -- our universal right to sexual happiness.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus
The Sound of One Detective Crackingnew
A hard-boiled detective investigates a murder at a Buddhist monastery.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Rosenbush, Zen Noir
God Bless This Messnew
There are plenty of skeletons in the closets at 51 Birch Street.
Austin Chronicle |
Anne S. Lewis |
10-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 51 Birch Street, Doug Block
Viva Pedro!new
In this series, eight Pedro Almodovar re-releases in two weeks lead up to the release of his new film Volver.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-06-2006 |
Movies
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Viva Pedro
Never Too Young to Choose Sidesnew
This film is not a freak show or expose, but rather a call to arms to pick sides in the deepening cultural, political, and spiritual schism between the two Americas of the 21st century.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Dunk and Rescuenew
Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher co-star in this action drama about the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, which is a surprisingly engaging character-driven picture.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Davis, The Guardian
24 Frames per Secondnew
This British series is one of the great achievements of the cinema, one that reveals how an observant camera plus the passage of time can capture reality.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Apted, 49 Up
Beantown by Way of Hong Kongnew
Watching this new film by Scorsese is tantamount to falling in love with the director all over again.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Franken Sense and Mirthnew
The film follows around comedian and politico Franken without managing to either inflame or inspire the viewer or add much new information to Franken's already well-documented history.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-06-2006 |
Reviews
Nixon's Beatlemanianew
This documentary about Lennon's political activism and time spent in New York basks in the legend's presence but offers little new on the subject.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2006 |
Reviews
Failure to Laughnew
Although it stars Billy Bob Thornton and Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder and is jam-packed with multi-talented comedians and stars, School for Scoundrels is just not funny.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
09-28-2006 |
Reviews
