1917

World War I drama shows heroism in saving, not taking, lives

"...Sam Mendes’ 1917, a grueling and reverential depiction of one run across..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

It Was in 1910, Not 1917

"...500 acres on June 17, 1910 – not in 1917. A copy of the deed may be found in..."

Dec. 9, 2007 Postmarks

Bisbee ’17

A dark piece of American history exposed through theatre

"...a hideous piece of buried history. On July 12, 1917, around 1,300 local workers, many affiliated with the Industrial..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Holmes

Ian McKellen plays Sherlock Holmes at 93, as his memory begins to fail

"...England, where he took up residence after retiring in 1917 due to his failure to resolve a certain case...."

July 17, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fairytale: A True Story

"...Earl, Florence Hoath, Harvey Keitel and Peter O'Toole. In 1917, two English girls named Elsie Wright (Hoath) and Frances..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Awards

Local reviewers call Fury Road best film of the decade

"...The Farewell 7: Knives Out 8: Jojo Rabbit 9: 1917 10: Portrait of a Lady on Fire..."

Jan. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists

Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations

"...• 1917 • Ad Astra • The Lighthouse • Once Upon..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holy Uproar Over Eastside Teardown

Neighborhood fights demolition of former Eastside convent

"...at the heart of a historic-preservation controversy involving the 1917 Schmidt House at 1600 E. 11th. On March 25,..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...clocking in at 90 minutes, are: "Gumbo" (Beginnings to 1917); "The Gift" (1917-1924); "Our Language" (1924-1928); "The True Welcome"..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Our Little Town

Travis Heights Arrives

"...homes, good people, and strictly residence purposes," read one 1917 prospectus. "You are guaranteed against the encroachment of undesirable..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Blitz

Steve McQueen's history of the London air raids misses the target

"...immersive film about Britain at war. Sam Mendez had 1917, Christopher Nolan had Dunkirk, and now Steve McQueen has..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Animation

Selections prove (yet again) that animation is for everyone

"...the sailor who survived the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of 1917, the latter a quiet and metaphorical piece about a..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"...enables filibusters. Under Rule 22 – first enacted in 1917 – a minority of senators can indefinitely obstruct the..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

Wolf

An astounding performance at the heart of this strange tale of identity

"...the shellshocked runner in Sam Mendes' Great War epic 1917, he was a ghost, a shade of a man...."

Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2020

The pandemic picks you wanted to read about

"...live. Read Richard Whittaker's three-and-a-half star review here. 4: 1917..."

Dec. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

The life and legacy of the First Lady of Jazz

"...Ella Fitgerald: Just One of Those Things, “Mama Jazz” (1917-96) went on to underwrite (so to speak) the Great..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

From Russia, With Love

More than 20 years after the Soviet Union fell, Austin finally experiences some culinary glasnost

"...the aristocracy with the energy of the proletariat. In 1917, the Rus­sian revolution led to the dissolution of the..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

When Is a 'Game Room' a Bedroom?

The fight over superduplexes continues at 1917 David Street

"...the process. Plans to replace an existing house at 1917 David Street with a suspiciously large "duplex" had drawn..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Letters at 3AM

How far are you willing to go to make a picture?

"...now imagine. But that doesn't compare with Roscoe Arbuckle's 1917 Coney Island, in which Alice Mann, for several minutes,..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two: Grand Schemes and Enthralling Documents

Film, conspiracy theories, and conspiracy theories on film coalesce as SXSW looms

"...things began to fall apart as soon as the 1917 Revolution occurred. A more definitive and agreed-upon date for..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Hommage á Nesuhi

Atlantic Jazz 60th Anniversary Collection

"...not only memorializes the label's jazz "master," Nesuhi Ertegun (1917-1989), but its mixtape mentality also fetes the eyes and..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Books Gift Guide

A Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years

"...$30 (paper) A Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932by John Richardson Knopf, 608 pp., $40..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Books Feature by Sofia Resnick

UT's Brackenridge Tract: Speculating on Speculation

What will become of these coveted 345 acres where Lake Austin Boulevard meets Enfield Road?

"...donated 500 acres to the University of Texas in 1917, his plan was to make the tract a site..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Letters at 3AM

In the next presidential election, only the Democrats can be counted on to preserve the Bill of Rights

"...Democrat Woodrow Wilson had quite a first term (1913-1917): He achieved major tariff and antitrust reform, passed the..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2001

"...best-selling athletic shoe in history since their introduction in 1917. (The same cannot be said for Mr. Taylor's basketball..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jazz: By the Episode

"...Monday, Jan. 8, "Gumbo" (Beginnings to 1917):..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

All the Gory Details

The Maestro of movie make-up Tom Savini talks about George Romero, the increasing popularity of CGI, and what it felt like to shoot a crotch-gun.

"...My neighborhood movie theatre here, the Plaza, opened in 1917. That's where it all started for me; I saw..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Day Trips

"...funds donated by industrialist Andrew Carnegie between 1898 and 1917...."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Regeneration

"...Tanya Allen and John Neville. Set in Scotland in 1917 at the end of World War I, Regeneration is..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon

The history attic of the Texas Panhandle closes for the foreseeable future

"...O’Keeffe, who taught at West Texas from 1916 to 1917, to one of Quanah Parker’s war bonnets...."

April 11, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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