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Dancing Girls and Day-Glo Sarisnew
An exotic dancer tests the strength of three couples in this entertaining Bollywood romantic comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Anees Bazmee, No Entry
The Rhythm Methodnew
Michael Winterbottom creates scenester porn in which he records the evolution of a man and a woman's relationship through sex and music -- exclusively.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Winterbottom, 9 Songs
Meet the Parentsnew
With this film built on a host of remarkably nuanced Southern characters, first-time filmmaker Phil Morrison announces himself with assurance and uniqueness of vision.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Junebug, Phil Morrison
The Personal and the Politicalnew
City of God director Fernando Meirelles makes his English-language debut with this bracing, heartbreaking conspiracy thriller set in AIDS-ravaged Kenya.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Enter at Your Own Risknew
A crack team of cave divers encounters untold horror in the form of bloodthirsty sea slugs.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Healers and Head Casesnew
In this adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel, Natasha Richardson and Ian McKellan wonder if the patients have taken over the asylum.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: asylum, David Mackenzie
Runs on Emptynew
Supercross: The Movie fails to kick start anything other than the urge to giggle.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Steve Boyum, Supercross: The Movie
Horns & Halosnew
This Canadian import is a strange youth dramedy – too frank for young ones, but too conventional for an older market.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael McGowan, Saint Ralph
Pure Jabberwockynew
Terry Gilliam is at it again, bringing one more skewed fantasy to the screen.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
Raunchy, Raunchier, Raunchiestnew
The Aristocrats is the rare analysis of the workings of comedy that doesn’t destroy the humor in the process of taking it apart.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Provenza, The Aristocrats
Discord and Ecstasynew
Filmmaker Werner Herzog discusses Grizzly Man.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Pigeon Poopnew
Valiant, an animated adventure about heroic homing pigeons in England during World War II, flies in on a wing and a prayer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gary Chapman, Valiant
Engine of Suspensenew
Red Eye’s no classic, but it has a smart, twisty little script and two killer performances, it's a helluva lot of fun.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Wes Craven, Red Eye
Bear Essentialsnew
Did Timothy Treadwell, the popular grizzly bear preservationist, need the bears more than they needed him?
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Cherry Poppingnew
Truly a standout, this is a gross-out comedy that makes its audience go "awwww" as much as it goes "ewwww."
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
