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Sitcoms tempt the public down a weird road

Aleksander Chan November 2, 2011

The most prevalent trend to emerge from the new fall television season is that, by and large, network sitcoms have made a ratings comeback. Most of the new programs to have been picked up for full, 22-episode...

Interview: Director Roland Emmerich on ‘Anonymous’

Alex Williams October 28, 2011

Roland Emmerich has built his career on disaster film epics such as “Independence Day” and “2012,” but his passion project “Anonymous” is a film of an entirely different...

Film about Shakespeare controversy comes off as pretentious, boring

Alex Williams October 28, 2011

“Anonymous” director Roland Emmerich played a large part in getting the film made, but a man famous for bringing audiences explosion-happy apocalyptic films such as “Independence Day”...

New Criterion Blu-Ray Release of Dazed dazzles

Robert Starr October 27, 2011

Physical media may be dying, but it’ll be a tragedy for the collector if it ever does. Sure, one could go to Amazon and download a digital copy of Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused,”...

‘Jeff Who Lives at Home’ breaks out as best Duplass film yet

Alex Williams October 26, 2011

Jeff Who Lives at Home Jay & Mark Duplass Genre: Comedy Grade: B+ The Duplass brothers started off with 2005’s ultra-mumblecore “The Puffy Chair” and have slowly progressed...

‘Searching for Sonny’ finds comedic balance

Alex Williams October 26, 2011

“Searching for Sonny” Andrew Disney Genre: Comedy Grade: B+ The main appeal to “Searching for Sonny” is most certainly its cast, cribbed together with notable supporting...

‘Butter’ proves to be light-hearted, subtle

Alex Williams October 26, 2011

“Butter” Jim Field Smith Genre: Comedy Grade: A Jim Field Smith’s razor-sharp satire “Butter” was the opening night film at this year’s Austin Film Festival,...

‘Austin High’ tokes up at film festival

Alex Williams October 26, 2011

"Austin High" Alan Deutsch Genre: Comedy Grade: B Former UT students Kirk Johnson and Will Elliott wrote the screenplay for “Austin High,” and their love of Austin is...

Third installment of Paranormal Activity franchise continues to offer surprises

Alex Williams October 21, 2011

Directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman weren’t exactly the most obvious choice for the next “Paranormal Activity” film, coming off of last year’s debut “Catfish,”...

Austin Film Festival gathers world of talent

Benjamin Smith October 21, 2011

Yesterday marked the beginning of this year’s Austin Film Festival. The festival will run through Oct. 27 and seeks to balance local flavor with Hollywood flair. Among the many events that The Daily...

Austin Film Festival offers sneak peak at potential Oscar nominees

Alex Williams October 20, 2011

The Austin Film Festival, which begins today and runs through Oct. 27, has the good fortune of falling just before Oscar season kicks into high gear. The festival usually has the lucky distinction of bringing...

Great direction gives Southern remake ‘Footloose’ hope

Alex Williams October 14, 2011

Like any remake, “Footloose” is fighting an uphill battle from its very first frame, trying to live up to the reputation of a classic and win fans over to a new interpretation of a beloved...

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