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Believe Me
In this faith-based comedy, frat boys create a fake charity to pay back tuition bills.
"...can’t graduate college until he pays back the nine grand in tuition he racked up after his scholarship ran..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Magic in the Moonlight
Though he's been on a roll with his last few films, Woody Allen breaks his streak with this threadbare offering.
"...alter ego, Wei Ling Soo, a Chinese illusionist whose grand finale is making an elephant vanish. The year is..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Short Term 12
This indie drama starring Brie Larson has an emotional honesty that reaps fans and awards.
"...film, which won both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature at South by Southwest..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

APD Issues Statement on Jackson Shooting
Department release says internal investigations are concluded
"...into the July 26 shooting. Citizens Review Panel and Grand Jury processes remain, before any outcome...."

Sept. 12, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Fruitvale Station
This hot-button film creates a sad portrait of a young black man unjustly shot down.
"...being a loving son to his mother (Spencer) and grandmother (Shears). He wants to stop selling pot and would..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Before Midnight
This third European outing with Celine and Jesse is a grand accomplishment.
"...of its intelligence, narrative design, and vivacity. It’s a grand accomplishment, and I feel greedy about wanting to see..."

May 24, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gimme the Loot
This prize-winning indie debut follows two wannabe graffiti artists on one long night.
"...in Independent Spirit Award and South by Southwest 2012 Grand Jury-winning narrative feature Gimme the Loot, young graffiti artists..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Monica Riese

Lincoln
Despite a monumental performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, Spielberg's film has a fussed-over theatricality that's hard to escape.
"...the subject of the latter: Lincoln, for all its grand-canvas ambitions, is at its chewiest when dramatizing Lincoln’s relationship..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Girl in Progress
The roles of mother and daughter get mixed up in this old story told in a smart way.
"...who, true to her name, decides to rebel in grand fashion against her single, often absent, working mom Grace..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Kid With a Bike
This latest film from Belgium's Dardenne brothers is a towering achievement, perhaps all the more so because of its deceptive simplicity.
"...Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, The..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

F1 Moves to November 2012
Update: Austin circuit boss weighs in on schedule change
"...of speculation, the date for the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix at Austin's Circuit of the Americas has been..."

Aug. 31, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Popper's Penguins
Jim Carrey plays a man who inherits six penguins in this family film that finds the actor neither too manic nor mawkish.
"...a New York City wheeler-dealer who lives in a grand apartment and is separated from his wife (Gugino), with..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cars 2
This Pixar sequel pops on the screen, but the story line is stuck in neutral.
"...and Lightning are off to compete in the World Grand Prix race, a multilocation international event sponsored by the..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Double Hour
An Italian import, The Double Hour is a twisty psychological mystery.
"...the couple is courting on the acreage of a grand estate where Guido, a cop turned security guard, works...."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

sxswf: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Senna
The Formula One documentary comes to the new Formula One city
"...Considering the US Grand Prix is scheduled to begin in Austin 2012, there..."

March 13, 2011 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

From Prada to Nada
Former Spy Kid Alexa Vega co-stars in this comedy that provides a Hispanic spin on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
"...be embraced, conspicuous consumption not so much; love is grand in any language, etc.) are somewhat less than revelatory...."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stars Lose 4-3
OT loss still jumps Texas up a notch
"...the Stars fell in a nerve-racking loss to the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night. Click through..."

Jan. 19, 2011 Sports Post by Eric Pickhartz

Red
Over-the-hill crime-fighters band together to save their own in this smirky, goofy mashup of a rom-com and action picture.
"...with a combined age of 257 – add the grand, Methuselean Borgnine to the mix and you get a..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nowhere Boy
This movie about John Lennon's young-adult years showcases the importance of the importance of both his mother and aunt in his life.
"...reveals the magnitude of the good women behind the grand icon...."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hellmund Speaks
F1 project boss talks tracks and team orders
"...McCombs) and the location (Elroy) of the new US Grand Prix Formula One track. You can read more in..."

July 31, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Formula One Coming to Austin
Touring motor sport announces 10-year deal
"...has signed a deal to resurrect the United States Grand Prix, with Austin serving as the host city for..."

May 25, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Maid
In this acclaimed drama from Chile, the maid in question is a compelling enigma.
"...Winner of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, The Maid is an intriguing psychological study..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sewcialist Revolution
This isn't your grandmother's fusty old fabric store
"...Austin's hearty crafting scene - even before next weekend's grand opening, many of the sewing classes offered at Stitch..."

Dec. 10, 2009 Design Post by Lei-Leen Choo

No Impact Man
Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man, and his cooperative family are the subjects of this documentary about their yearlong project in environmental sustainability.
"...the Beavan family is so relatable. Though full of grand intentions, they are hardly saints, and we agonize with..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rep. Kino Flores Indicted
Travis Co. grand jury returns 16 counts of tampering and three counts of perjury
"...Big news from the Travis Co. District Attorney's Office: Grand jurors have returned 19 criminal counts against Texas Palmview..."

July 17, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Georgia on My Mind
Texecutioners make Dirty South Derby Girls clean up their act with 224-26 victory
"...Mary may have chalked up 14 points and two grand slams in short order, but the Atlanta pack was..."

May 4, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Moscow, Belgium
Barbara Sarafian’s jaundiced but stoic portrait of exasperated middled-age womanhood is the big revelation of this Belgian import.
"...a small revelation. Where most actors look to the grand moments in a script to show off their emotional..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Gomorrah
The viral progression of organized crime in Naples, Italy, is starkly portrayed in this violent and deglamorizing gangster movie.
"...of a very real hell on earth won the Grand Prix at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival (plus a..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two Lovers
Joaquin Phoenix (in what he claims is his last film role) stars as a nebbishy New Yorker caught between two very different women.
"...with the seemingly effortless task of bringing this paradoxically grand and most bilious of metropolises to great gasping cinematic..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Che: Part One
Steven Soderbergh’s filmmaking legacy is his aesthetic daring, and his latest – as massive and imperfect as it is – just might be his most daring work to date.
"...thousand and one things one does in service of grand ideology – some thrilling, most mundane: find food, bandage..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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