Day of Wrath

Made during the German occupation of Denmark, Dreyer's film explores the power of the supernatural to annihilate the foundations of society, although the story is set in the remote period of the witch hunts of the 17th-century. His first film since making Vampyr in 1932, Day of Wrath still shows Dreyer to be a master imagist.

"...topical significance would be lost on Danish audiences in 1943. Like Dreyer's movies, The Passion of Joan of Arc..."

July 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips

"...Completed between 1934 and 1943, the murals were part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Here, Girl!

TV Eye

"...Home was turned into a very successful film in 1943, due in no small part to its engaging juvenile..."

July 11, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...BATMAN: THE SERIAL (1943)..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

"...exaggerated and over-the-top, perhaps best exemplified in Busby Berkeley's 1943 film The Gang's All Here. Bananas Is My Business..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Me

Olmos delivers a stark and unflinching study of the self-destructive perpetuation of violence, crime, and gang warfare in the Hispanic-American community.

"...The time period extends from the Pachuco riots of 1943 to the gang proliferation of the mid-1970s. American Me’s..."

March 20, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Surreal Party, a Dead Parade, and More Recommended Events

Liven up your weekend with these undead events

"...with sugar plantation workers in Haiti. But of the 1943 movie’s script, more influence was taken from gothic romance..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 24 - January 4

"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Renowned inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) felt an extraordinary closeness with sparrows, finches, pigeons, and..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 22-28

"...illegal, immoral, or fattening," quipped Capricorn author Alexander Woollcott (1887–1943). Since he was never arrested, I conclude he didn't..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Solomon Islands. John F. Kennedy did so in August 1943 after his crew's PT boat was sunk. Daughter Caroline..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 8-14

"...CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Alexander Woollcott (1187–1943) could be rude and vulgar. He sometimes greeted cohorts..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall

"...returned the flag to surviving family members. Commissioned in 1943, the USS Lexington saw extensive combat in the Pacific...."

Sept. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Five Best of Austin Originals

Winners from our first BOA issue, 33 years ago, that are still kicking today

"...and grounds to the city as a museum in 1943, and since then it's been the Laguna Gloria Art..."

June 16, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...After Nikola Tesla's death in 1943, the federal government seized hundreds of his documents that..."

June 9, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...which culminated in the Zoot Suit Riots of June 1943...."

May 26, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...In December 1943, the U.S. Army announced it was removing paint from..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips: Doris Miller Memorial, Waco

Memorial honors African American war hero

"...attendant. He perished with the ship on Nov. 24, 1943...."

Nov. 11, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Five Austin Filmmakers at the Lake Travis Film Festival

Get out of the city and enjoy a big weekend of movies

"...15, 6:15pm. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham, 1943 Medical Dr., Lakeway. How to Write a Kickass Screenplay..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Slaton Bakery, Slaton

The pies sell like hot cakes and don’t cost a lot of dough

"...Barney and Ollie Mae Wilson purchased the bakery in 1943. They were the first bakery in Texas to offer..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Fake Disease That Saved Real Lives in Syndrome K

New documentary reveals a secret history of Italian resistance

"...the Italians surrendered to the Allies on Sept. 8, 1943, they immediately began purging Jews, and within little over..."

Aug. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Peggy Perkins, christened Peggy Jean Murrow on April 17, 1943, owns her wildness...."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 31 - January 6

"...enough to become a widespread medicine. It wasn't until 1943 that a different strain of penicillin was found –..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

We Got Gators in Austin. Now What?

Fearsome invaders or frightened longtime residents facing displacement?

"...far from what had been, at its founding in 1943, the Del Valle Army Air Base. The city owned..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 19-25

"...AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) ultimately became one of the 20th century's most renowned..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Day Trips: SHSU Natural Science and Art Research Center, Huntsville

The bug stops here

"...the interstate highway south of Huntsville, Adickes was a 1943 graduate of the high school. In 2007 he saved..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Survival, and Hope in How Austin Handles Sexual Assault

As their legal battle continues, women look forward to political change

"...10 dismissal invoked a "Burford abstention," referring to a 1943 Supreme Court ruling, which allows a federal court to..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Let's Play the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series at Home Game

The shelter-in-place game when you're ready for your close-up

"...though, as Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea learned in 1943, the more the merrier. (Watch the movie.) Start by..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Now Streaming in Austin: The Texas Archive of the Moving Image

Fall down a rabbit hole with this incredible resource

"...and documentaries. For Austin, the library really starts in 1943 with "Austin, Texas ... the Friendly City." Produced by..."

March 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Suffragettes of White Supremacy

Ashley Cheng, co-host of the Rabble podcast, looks at the history of racism in Austin’s suffrage movement

"...until the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943, and even then only if you were one of..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Ashley Cheng

Austin Polish Film Festival Breaks New Ground and Keeps Up With Tradition

The 14th fest focuses on the media's responsibility and the perspectives of women

"...is the forceful pacification of the Sochy village in 1943 and the mass murder of civilians, for me, its..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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