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Farrellys Strike Outnew
Don’t go into the Farrelly brothers’ Fever Pitch seeking an adaptation along the lines of the merely Yankified remix of the Nick Hornby novel High Fidelity: This is not that – not even close.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-08-2005 |
Reviews
Across the Great Dividenew
Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche star in this John Boorman political drama about the work of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
04-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Boorman, In My Country
The Newlywed Gamenew
The premise of this gleefully jaundiced mockumentary is simple: A filmmaker pays the expenses of a Queens doorman buying a bride from Burma in exchange for the opportunity to film the proceedings.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
04-08-2005 |
Reviews
Home Alonenew
Nobody Knows is the rare film that successfully tells its tale of childhood from the children’s point of view, forgoing easy sensationalism and poignancy for naturalism and honesty.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Nobody Knows
Desert Dust-Upnew
Sahara may be asinine, but it’s also goofy, good fun.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Breck Eisner, Sahara
Anger Managementnew
The two fantastic performances by Joan Allen and Kevin Costner that anchor The Upside of Anger are the reason to see this contemporary drama about romance between two flawed adults.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Binder, The Upside of Anger
Fresh Mountain Airnew
An off-the-grid family copes with depression and a tax audit outside Taos, N.M., in this warm and unusual drama directed by Campbell Scott and starring Joan Allen.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Campbell Scott, Off the Map
Manhattan Melody in Sharp and Flatnew
Since Woody Allen literally imagines this scenario as both a comedy and a tragedy, we can't understand why at least half the movie isn't the slightest bit amusing.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Melinda and Melinda
As the Walls Closed Innew
Hitler's final days in the claustrophobic bunker are envisioned by the filmmakers, with an able assist from Bruno Ganz as the Fuhrer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Oliver Hirschbiegel, Downfall
Atlanta Clippersnew
Amiable distaff offering from the Barbershop franchise is presentable, but uses too much narrative relaxer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Beauty Shop, Bille Woodruff
Just When You Thought Awards Season Was Overnew
A program of eight short films was nominated for live-action and animated Academy Awards in 2004.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
Down Eden's Pathnew
An insular father-daughter relationship comes apart in writer-director Rebecca Miller's drama, which stars her actor-husband Daniel Day-Lewis.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
Deadly Sinnew
Ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
South by Southwest Compassnew
The Austin Chronicle offers complete coverage of the 2005 SXSW Film, Interactive, and Music conferences and festivals with links to individuals reviews, profiles and stories.
Austin Chronicle |
Various |
03-25-2005 |
Movies
Take Me to the Rivernew
A fascinating, confounding documentary portrays the "longest-running religious festival in history" – the Kumbh Mela in Prayag, India, a 70 million-strong, once-every-12-years event.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
