Dagoberto Gilb Hospitalized With Minor Stroke

A family representative says the author is recuperating privately

"..."Dagoberto Gilb had a minor stroke on April 29. He is grateful for everybody's concern..."

May 15, 2009 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Master of the Speedy Stroke

Gordon Fowler wastes no time when it comes to making his mark in watercolor.

"...his comfort with the medium is inspirational. Expressionistic, gestural strokes are his signature. "There is a certain dynamic that..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Aimee Bobruk’s Butterfly Stroke

Local singer swims for SIMS – Saturday

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Activist Suffers Stroke During Filibuster

Anne McAfee recovering at Brackenridge

June 28, 2013 News Post by Amy Smith

I Stroke Myself

A response to the ex-masturbator and ex-homo shirts.

Feb. 6, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

Heat Stroke

Austin's Amplified Heat turn both – their amps and the heavy metal heat

Nov. 5, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Biopic of the only person to have ever won golf's grand slam.

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beyond the Clouds

"...was 83 years old and practically mute from a stroke he had suffered 10 years before, Beyond the Clouds..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Where the Money is

"...a nursing home in the wake of both a stroke and prison overcrowding. He appears in the snowy gloom..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flawless

"...Walt Koontz, a retired security guard who suffers a stroke while trying to halt a gang crime in his..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Eklektikos Host John Aielli Is Doing Very Well, Thank You

Austin radio mainstay recovering from June stroke

"...Austin's KUTX and KUT since 1966 – suffered a stroke in June and hasn't been broadcasting since. How­ever, Aielli..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A New Hope

Stroke survivor Robert Reyes gets another lease on life

"...Robert had suffered a hemorrhagic stroke: An aneurysm had ruptured in his brain. "The doctors..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Last Vegas

Did the Social Security set finally get their The Hangover?

"...sedate life within his house after having suffered a stroke; Sam (Kline), who has grown bored with his life..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amreeka

In this delightfully human and sweetly comic ode to the contemporary immigrant experience in a post-9/11 “Amreeka,” a Palestinian mother and son create a world of possibilities.

"...checkpoints to and from her work. A completely unexpected stroke of good fortune nets her a U.S. green card...."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jennifer's Body

There are few laughs and even fewer scares in Diablo Cody's followup to her smash hit Juno.

"...Fox as this film’s demonically possessed Jennifer is a stroke of … um… casting catnip, and the actress here..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Final Destination

This new addition to the ongoing film series takes a terrific premise and turns it ho-hum.

"...Halloween II – is in its own way a stroke of genius. It allows the filmmakers free rein to..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cloverfield

Cloverfield is a pure-blood, grade A, exultantly exhilarating monster movie in the grand tradition.

"...fantastically well. And that's key to the film's second stroke of genius: its nearly subconscious evocation of our current..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Julian Schnabel's unorthodox but true story about a protagonist who is stripped of all self-movement and expression is equal parts reverie, despair, and social experiment.

"...editor of Elle magazine (French edition) suffered a massive stroke that left him with a rare condition called locked-in..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

30 Days of Night

This film's high-concept stroke of genius lies not with its vampire clan but with the setting: a tiny Alaskan hamlet where nightfall indeed lasts all month.

"...Adapted from Steve Niles' graphic novel, the film's high-concept stroke of genius lies not with its vampire clan but..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Faster

Loud, swooping documentary about the sport of motorcycle racing follows 24 riders on the international circuit.

"...bars and safety cages to rocket their roaring 500cc two-stroke motorcycles down sinuous, far-flung tracks at speeds upwards of..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The School of Rock

In Linklater's studio-financed comedy hit, Jack Black brings his rock & roll vibe to riff-needy prep students.

"...Austin’s indie auteur with Black’s oversized histrionics was a stroke of genius. The School of Rock brings not only..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Heart of Me

"...begins, he’s shagging her in the bushes at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, rather than kissing..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cecil B. Demented

"...slum her way through the underground is a brilliant stroke. Even more delicious is the casting of Waters regular..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Straight Story

David Lynch takes the long road to a strange story of brotherly love

"...estranged younger brother, Lyle, who has recently suffered a stroke. His means of transportation is rather unconventional: a 1966..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

For Love of the Game

"...down his hurting elbow than for carousing. In a stroke of not-so-subtle scripting (by Dana Stevens, the scriptwriter also..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The General's Daughter

"...self-loathing pervs, you might say. Like the “classy” men's stroke magazines of the Sixties, The General's Daughter inspires all..."

June 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Good Burger

"...first feature film Good Burger and in one broad stroke announce their comedy teamwork as a force to be..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bridges of Madison County

"...the sensitive photographer and lover, Robert Kincaid. His real stroke of genius, though, was casting Meryl Streep as Francesca..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Erotique

"...I suspect that's a classy way of saying “a stroke film for women.” Three internationally known women directors were..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Time Indefinite

"...theorize that it could have been either a massive stroke or a heart attack, neither one of which was..."

Nov. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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