Entries from Austinist tagged with 'johncusack'
October 15, 2008
What is it about summer camp movies that makes us so jealous our parents never sent us off for a few weeks of minimally-supervised, life-affirming fun? The films we’ve seen always seem to be filled with mischief, merriment and near-miracles – food fights hilariously erupt, unlikely friendships are forged and even the nerdiest of nerds manage to get kissed for the first time. ...
Continue Reading "AFF Preview: Summerhood"October 8, 2007
Don't you just love surprises? We do! Especially ones that involve movies and John Cusack. So we were excited to hear that Grace Is Gone will screen as one of four top-secret "TBA" films at this year's Austin Film Festival. The film stars Cusack (in what some are already calling an Oscar-worthy performance) as a middle-class American father who can't figure out how to tell his two young daughters that their mother has been killed......
Continue Reading "AFF Reveals First of Four "TBA" Films"June 22, 2007
Want an excuse to toss down yet another of the Alamo's Asian Chicken Salads this weekend? Sample one of these new celluloid delights from Tinseltown. (Hey, Alamo: Bring back the shrimp substitution option! Seriously!) 1408: John Cusack stars as a skeptical debunker of all things haunty who spends the night in a legendary hotel room and finally gets his Western rationality scared right outta him. Made from a Stephen King short story, like all......
Continue Reading "Haunted Parisian Arks, Yippee Ki-Ay! New Movie Releases"