Occupation: Dreamland

In this amazingly candid documentary, soldiers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division talk about their lives and their mission in Fallujah, Iraq, in early 2004, just weeks before the full strength of the Sunni insurgency becomes apparent.

"...Scott. It’s early 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq, and Occupation: Dreamland’s filmmakers are bunked with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division,..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: The Filigree Theatre's Fire in Dreamland

This compelling drama ignites but doesn't blaze

"...the focus of Rinne Groff's three-character drama Fire in Dreamland – first performed in 2016 and now being given..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Page Two: Searching in Dreamland

Where music takes us

"...buying the back catalog). In 2002, Robert Plant released Dreamland, a solo album that included songs by not only..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Huckleberry Minh: A Walk Through Dreamland

"...In Huckleberry Minh: A Walk Through Dreamland, Alyn walks the reader through a chronology that starts..."

May 28, 1999 Books Review

Dreamland

This ensemble piece set in a rural mobile-home park has a solid emotional center despite some dramatic mood swings.

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dreamland Via Cuba

Artists Virginia Fleck and Sandra Ceballos found dreams to be a recurring theme in both their work when Gallery 106 sent Austin-based Fleck to Ceballos' home in Cuba, and now they've collaborated on an exhibition titled "Dreaming My Dreams."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Dumbo

Another Disney live-action remake, but this one has a little magic

"...maestro, V.A. Vandevere (Keaton), and his eye-popping amusement park, Dreamland. Vandevere is limply characterized; you know he’s no good,..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Really Over There

The Texas Documentary Tour: Garrett Scott and Ian Olds' 'Occupation: Dreamland'

"...Garrett Scott and Ian Olds shot their film Occupation: Dreamland in early 2004, while embedded with the Army's 82nd..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

MirrorMask

The work of fantasist Neil Gaiman finally makes it to the screen with its innate sense of wonder intact, despite this sporadically overstuffed package of magic, mystery, and masked madwomen.

"...to bed that night and wakes up in a dreamland populated by mirror images of the people in her..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

(Robert) Plant Life

Another sort of homecoming for the Led Zeppelin rock god

"...PBS staple’s original nightclub-sized studio – for 2002 LP Dreamland, which began its maker’s transition back to early-20th century..."

June 24, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Honky-Tonkers Don't Cry

Dale Watson's heads for the streets of Baltimore

"...I Write Is for You, and last year's galloping Dreamland, Watson's pen and strum exemplify country. His heart's been..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Dale Watson

Texas platters

"...Dale WatsonDreamland (Koch) When you Google "hardcore honky-tonk," the first hits..."

May 14, 2004 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Local Alt-Sports to Help You Think Outside the Gridiron

Pro bull-riding, kayak polo, and more unconventional sports & rec in ATX

"...rec centers, the Austin Tennis & Pickleball Center, and Dreamland in Dripping Springs, where Major League Pickleball is headquartered...."

Aug. 19, 2022 Sports Feature by Katherine McNevins

Live and Recorded Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Black Pistol Fire, BLXPLTN, Jazz for a cause, and more

"...Dreamland Dripping Springs, Saturday 24..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

An Easy Girl

French coming-of-age drama doesn't get what it means to be young

"...Film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. Salvador’s dreamland ditty is syrupy sweet and ends too soon, special..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

ATX Fest Recap: How Archer Made it Into Space

Getting galactic with FXX's animated comedy at ATX TV Fest

"...stories in deeper realities. Season 8 saw Archer in Dreamland, a spoof of Hollywood noir: Season 9 - Danger..."

June 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Seven Wonders of the World (Plus One)'

Tongue and Groove Theatre revives an odd little show that's truly dreamy

"...a modern-day American, as he hit the road to dreamland, first visiting sites in the ancient world (Egypt, Persia,..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

I Write the Folk Songs

From 1980s MTV Robert Plant look-alike to New Age icon, Marshall Styler knows his way around an eBay melody

"..."'Welcome Back to Dreamland' was originally '(South Austin Train 4am) Welcome Back to..."

July 3, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Daddy Day Camp

Someone should blow "Taps" for this outing and put it out of its misery.

"...Same characters, different faces, no Pamela Ewing having a dreamland epiphany. Having established in the first film the success..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ATL

Wicked smart examination of black kids in modern Atlanta features talented young actors navigating the circuitous path to adulthood while spending their downtime at the local roller rink.

"...pitch the proverbial woo restlessly circling their glittering, flat-track dreamland. Which, come to think of it, is as apt..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eisley

Texas platters

"..."Plenty of Paper" is an upbeat jaunt through a dreamland populated with "tiny motorcars and eyeglasses full of stars."..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Inspector Gadget

"...the cheering adoration of the good folks on his dreamland police beat. During his waking hours, though, reality relegates..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Eye of God

"...family. With an almost foregone inevitability, Ainsley and Jack's dreamland disintegrates. Plimpton, however, is at her finest here, forgoing..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Joe Bataan/Grupo Fantasma collab, Strand of Oaks, Christelle Bofale, a few festivals, and more recommended live shows

"...at the New Braunfels venue. – Derek Udensi DreamfestSaturday 28, Dreamland..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Inside Austin’s Fantasy Roleplaying Speakeasy With Oakda Malkuth

Straddling two worlds with Tiny Minotaur's bartending orc

"...for a year. Back in Buffalo, Bauerle-McKnight co-founded the Dreamland collective, a nonprofit organization "centered on building an inclusive..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Texas Book Festival Unveils Its List of Participating Authors

In-person and virtual panels and discussions abound

"...is a response to his New York Times bestseller, Dreamland...."

Sept. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Adrienne Hunter

Public Notice: Oaks, Highways, and No Pickleball?

A potpourri of upcoming happenings

"...will take place at 11am Tue., Sept. 21, at Dreamland, 2770 W. Hwy 290 in Dripping Springs, which has..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Let’s Celebrate the Fourth of July with Food and Fun

Wave that flag, raise a toast, maybe kiss a fellow American

"...3. FIREWORKS AT DREAMLAND You already know about this humongous new entertainment complex..."

June 24, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Strong Relief, St. Patrick's Day, Persian New Year, Intero's New Pizza, and the Hospitality Howdy-Do of Marriott International

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Rochelle and the Sidewinders – and it’s happening at Dreamland, the new outdoor entertainment, recreation, and arts venue at..."

March 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Travel news a year into the pandemic

"...Kelly Willis will headline a day of music at Dreamland on March 13 from 3 to 10pm. The outdoor..."

March 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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