Richard Linklater

All the old Dudes gather at New York's Big Lebowski festival

Singalonga screenings are one thing. Starring Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowksi, the Coen brothers' 1998 movie combines stoner comedy and noir pastiche with a celebration of life's simple pleasures, such as...

Waking Life

by Pegleghippie I have a new favorite movie. It’s called Waking Life, a 2001 film by Richard Linklater, and I’m a little jealous that it exists, because that means that I don’t get to be the creator of such an awesome piece of...

Curtain up: All grown up

FAMILY films loaded with pop-culture gags may have convinced us that animation is no longer just for kids, but anyone seeking proof that it doesn't have to be for kids, period, need only check out Ari Folman's Waltz with...

'Mr. Top Notch' known for secret recipe, organizing skills

By Asher Price AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Thursday, November 13, 2008 Nearly four decades ago, when 12-year-old James Stanish took his first job at the Top Notch, his father paid him 50 cents a day to bus tables. The Burnet Road...

Waltz with Bashir (***)

The intriguing title, “Waltz with Bashir,” refers to scene in the film in which an Israeli soldier, driven mad from incessant sniper fire in Beirut, dashes out into the middle of the street to fire back, waltzing with his...

GET YOUR WAR ON

Get Your War On (GYWO), the popularity of which is a stunning manifestation of the collapse of artistic integrity in favor of sheer smart aleckry (the most trusted coin of the realm these days), was, according to report,...

Masand's Verdict: 2 Days In Paris, a smart, romantic-comedy

Cast: Adam Goldberg, Julie Delpy, Daniel Bruhl, Marie Pillet, Albert Delpy Director: Julie Delpy The movie 2 Days In Paris is a smart, romantic-comedy about a bickering couple -- a French woman and her American boyfriend --...

Putting a human face on gentrification

Raul Garza stakes out the heart of a neighborhood in his new play By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin AMERICAN-STATESMAN ARTS WRITER Thursday, November 06, 2008 Perhaps there's no more vexing urban issue than gentrification. That's the...

'Cities in Cinema' Event Celebrates Damascus as Capital of Arab Culture

Damascus, Nov. 3 (SANA) – The 16th Damascus International Film Festival dedicated an event to the presence of 'cities in cinema' as part of the "Damascus, Arab Capital of Culture 2008" festivities, featuring movies that include...

Is McTreemy James Tupper the One for Samantha Who?

Two big treats are on tap this week for the forsaken Men in Trees fans. First up is the arrival of James Tupper on ABC's Samantha Who?, starting tonight at 9:30 pm/ET. TV's former "McTreemy" plays an environmentalist who...

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