The Amusement Park
Romero's lost film is more than a curio
"...looking towards his 71st birthday when they shot "The Amusement Park" together...."
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June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Wonder Park
PG-theme park adventure we're all tall enough to ride
"...and unlikely hero to save it. For the hidden amusement park of Wonderland, that's June (Denski), a kid with..."
March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Jurassic Park
It's every species for themselves in this Spielberg dinosaur blockbuster now out in 3-D.
"...the marketing hype surrounding the first Batman film, Jurassic Park is the one film of the summer that will..."
June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
New Plan Reimagines Walter E. Long Park
New plan reimagines Austin's largest park
"...Austin's largest park is slowly getting closer to a long-promised makeover, with..."
June 28, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Class Action Park
The stunning tale of New Jersey's unfathomable Action Park
"...Theme parks are about the pretense of danger. No matter how..."
Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Day Trips & Beyond: Water Park Updates From Around the State
Daytripping in the age of a pandemic
"...It wouldn’t be summer without water parks. Around the state, parks with a water theme like..."
June 19, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Four-Track Amusement
Furry Things
"...be an event, kind of like going to an amusement park." Furry Things headline the Trance Syndicate/Emporer Jones SXSW..."
Feb. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets
Adventureland
Adventureland is a confident return to the kind of teen comedy that’s funny without being raunchy and youthful without being juvenile.
"...prospects, he accepts a job at the semidilapidated local amusement park of the film title. Adventureland is set in..."
April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Free Willy
"...simpatico relationship between the 12-year-old Jesse (Richter) and the amusement park whale Willy (Keiko). The parallels between the two..."
July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Hell Fest
Murder at the amusement park, but this time it's horror themed
"...It is a succession of teenagers navigating an elaborate amusement park of what amounts to jump scares of skeletons..."
Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
The World
Using a sleek visual style and bits of animation, this elegant Chinese film explores the effects of modernism, globalism, and international commerce upon its culture and society.
"...laments Tao (Zhao Tao), a dancer in a dreary amusement-park revue, to boyfriend Taisheng (Chen Taishen), who sullenly guards..."
Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Rollercoaster
"...the gate as five teenagers pull into an empty parking lot, pile out of the station wagon (borrowed from..."
March 23, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
The animated gang return to save their park from an evil mayor
"...greedy mayor (Moynihan) who’s planning to turn their beautiful park into a shoddy, for-profit amusement park? The lesson here..."
Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Bebe's Kids
"...by taking her and her son Leon to an amusement park. When he arrives to pick them up, he..."
Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Dumbo
Another Disney live-action remake, but this one has a little magic
"...by: Tim Burton. Starring: Colin Farrell, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Eva Green, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito and Alan Arkin...."
March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Wonder Wheel
Woody Allen's ode to Coney Island
"...since Manhattan, is an idealized dream-memory of Coney Island’s amusement park just after World War II. The movie is..."
Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Magic Mike XXL
The boys are back in town
"...die. Still, women climbed aboard the movie like a theme-park ride and screamed their way through it. Those screams..."
July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Capernaum
Lebanese drama of the destitute is tough to watch, but tougher to live
"...from his family and onto Rahil (Shiferaw), an undocumented amusement park cleaner who hides her infant son Yonas (Bankole)..."
Feb. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Summer Fun: Coaster Enthusiasts
Thrill seekers embark on Memorial Day pilgrimmage
"...Go ahead, approach the American Coaster Enthusiasts at an amusement park, and they’ll tell you straight up: They’re a..."
May 22, 2015 Sports Post by Nina Hernandez
The Devil's Double
Saddam Hussein's decadent and monstrous eldest son Uday forced Latif Yahia to serve as his body double, and this movie recounts his experience.
"...a one-way track, like a spook-house ride at the amusement park meant to titillate and excite the senses and..."
Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
House on Haunted Hill
"...off in a whole new (sort of) direction. Unctuous amusement-park developer Steven Price (Rush) throws a birthday party for..."
Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Tarzan
"...three-dimensional appearance, which creates vine-swinging sequences that play like amusement park rides...."
June 18, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Action Point
Johnny Knoxville takes one for the team (again)
"...and safety was a fanciful lark, and screaming around amusement attractions on dangerous, battered equipment, and diving into swimming..."
June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup
Texas travel news and events for spring
"...new historic sites to its inventory, lost a state park to developers, and wished an enchanted park a happy..."
March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: August Travel Updates
The latest on safe travel during the pandemic
"...but getting takeout food and eating it at a park is a two on a scale of 10 in..."
Aug. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips
San Antonio's funtastic and 75-years-young Kiddie Park.
"...Kiddie Park in San Antonio has entertained millions of children. Several..."
April 20, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Texas Amusements
"...Ellen Trout Zoo and Park Enjoy a train ride through the zoo or sit..."
May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Elizabeth Morgan
Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
Fall events and news from all over Texas
"...health, and hard work. The former postman expected his amusement park made of found objects to rival AstroWorld. Although..."
Nov. 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Amusing Ways of Life
Three Central Texas traditions continue to make fun a destination.
"...by (and benefit) nonprofit organizations, according to the Outdoor Amusement Business Association. Carnivals help fund scholarships, purchase badly needed..."
May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Anne Harris
Putt-Putting to NeverNeverland
'Capt. Day Trips' shares his favorite Texas mini-golf hot spots.
"...Kiddie Acres Amusement Park & Miniature Golf Voted "Best Throwback to a..."
