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High-Flying Tycoonnew
Scorsese's best film in years is a work of bravura, classic Hollywood filmmaking.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-22-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
At Least It's Not Catsnew
The plodding stage musical finally comes to the big screen, its relentlessly bombastic score intact with a vengeance.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
12-22-2004 |
Reviews
Up, Up, and Awaynew
Sticking closely to the tone of its predecessor, this remake of Robert Aldrich’s 1965 adventure film lacks the tang of the original, and trades the late-vintage Jimmy Stewart for the shirtless Dennis Quaid.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-16-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: John Moore, Flight of the Phoenix
To Be Young, Gifted, Black … and Gaynew
A festival favorite jumps to the big screen with its story that compares and contrasts life as a gay black man in the present day and the Harlem Renaissance.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-16-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Brother to Brother, Rodney Evans
Lemony Freshnew
Thankfully, the dark tone of the beloved children's books is carried over to the screen, and the terrific performances and production design provide extra lift.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
12-16-2004 |
Reviews
Opposites Detractnew
The venerable filmmaker James L. Brooks stumbles badly with his new dramedy that doesn't translate into anything real.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-16-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Spanglish, James L. Brooks
Mail Order Bride … and Her Mother Toonew
A Mexican and Canadian production, A Silent Love puts an unusual spin on some of the clichés of the romantic comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Federico Hidalgo, A Silent Love
Sixty Years Later and It's Still Inscrutablenew
Von Trotta tries to put a human face on one of the few public, and moreover, successful citizen protests against the the Nazi regime.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
When Self-Esteem Turns Toward the Dark Sidenew
Cautionary tales about the pitfalls of indie filmmaking don’t come more searingly truthful or sober-minded than Overnight.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
A Hepcat's Paradisenew
Like Soderbergh’s Ocean's Eleven and 1960’s Rat-Packing original, Ocean's Twelve is an elaborate and delightful excuse to get the screen’s biggest and most gorgeous stars in the same film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Ocean's Twelve
Indians, Fairies and Pirates in Victorian Londonnew
Johnny Depp delves into the mind of author J.M. Barrie in this adeptly realized celebration of the wonder of the imagination.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
Exsanguinators and Other Evildoersnew
Originality is in as short supply as shirt buttons as Wesley Snipes' high-tech vampire slayer meets up with what appears to be a steroidal Eurotrash pimp playing Dracula.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Blade: Trinity, David S. Goyer
"Shock and Awe" Is Nothing Without Camerasnew
"News dissector" Danny Schechter examines the media's complicity in promoting the war on terrorism.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-03-2004 |
Reviews
Everyone's a Player in the Game of Lovenew
Love’s fractured fairy tale, writ small and petty and almost too real to bear without flinching.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-03-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Nichols, Closer
Do Not Operate Heavy Machinerynew
Christian Bale lost 63 pounds in order to play this unsettling title character, a man who maybe has shed his sanity along with his weight.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-28-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Anderson, The Machinist
