Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Similar2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Aliens (1986), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Batman Begins (2005), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Blade Runner (1982), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006), Con Air (1997), Dr. No (1962), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Fargo (1996), Forrest Gump (1994), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Mars Attacks! (1996), Men in Black II (2002), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), North by Northwest (1959), Ocean's Eleven (1960), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Generations (1994), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Twelve Monkeys (1995), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Wild at Heart (1990), You Only Live Twice (1967),
StarringRebecca Romijn,
StudioNew Line Cinema,
An overview of the diverse features selected to screen at this year's Austin Film Festival.
This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the work being covered here wouldn't exist.
A cycle rickshaw, adorned with a Texas flag billowing in the wind, whizzes by while blaring a Luke Combs tune. Massive murals of Willie Nelson and Post Malone gaze down on passersby like the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg. A man in a Blue Lives Matter shirt waltzes past a "PROTECT TRANS KIDS" sign planted on the lawn of a Catholic Church. Welcome to Austin, Texas, a Southern hotspot that, for the final weekend of October 2023, wasn't just home to these and other oddball sights, but also the backdrop for the 30th edition of the Austin Film Festival. Though not as world-famous as the Toronto International Film Festival or Cannes, Austin's annual ode to cinema is still a much-ballyhooed event attended by freelance journalists, aspiring screenwriters, iconic filmmakers, and everyone in between. Continue Reading →
De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros
StarringPatrick Stewart, Rebecca Romijn,
StudioToei Animation,
In Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero, moral ambiguity runs rampant through the life of imprisoned Rahim Soltani (Amir Jadidi). Locked away for a debt he could not repay, Soltani has two days of leave to get his creditor, a family friend, to drop the charges. He owes the man a large sum, given as a pseudo-loan for a failing small business. A father to a young boy with a speech impediment, Rahim is understandably anxious to negotiate his freedom. When his girlfriend finds a lost bag filled with 17 gold coins, the moral conundrums begin, multiplying throughout the film with “nice” deeds and public interference. Continue Reading →