American Dream

"...Directed by: Barbara Kopple. Kopple's Academy Award-winning documentary American Dream exposes the human cost of Reaganomics. The movie..."

May 15, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Earth and the American Dream

"...Bridget Lin, Yu Rong Guang and Joey Wang. The dream is over, and Bill Couturié's provocative documentary about America's..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Building the American Dream

The true human cost of construction in Texas

"...reflect on the city itself. And yet, Building the American Dream does just that, forcing us to turn our..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

Art in the Park: 'American Dream'

It's the day for you to deliver MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech

"...doubt heard Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Maybe you've read the words as well. But..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Hidden Cost of Labor Calculated in Building the American Dream

In the rubble of the NOLA hotel collapse, Chelsea Hernandez's documentary remains relevant

"...filmmaker Chelsea Hernandez chronicled in her documentary Building the American Dream, which debuted at SXSW. By sheer coincidence, she..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Watch This: Indoor Creature Follows Ben Franklin in “American Dream”

New music video tracks a breezy, satirical cash grab

"...goofier guise, the video for the local six piece’s “American Dream” follows a U.S. $100 bill – first magically..."

April 1, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Opinion: The HOME Act Will Help Keep Austin Affordable and the American Dream Alive

Affordable housing in great locations helped my immigrant parents thrive in America

"...and homeowners. In short, they have lived out the American dream...."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Valerie Zhang

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...housing. Many thought they were, rather, participating in the American Dream of homeownership, though most also realize that dream..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Uyghur Skewers Meet the American Dream at Camino Alamo BBQ

Smoke on the West Campus sidewalk

"...aware that Central Texas is currently the apex of American barbecue...."

Sept. 1, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

American Dream Turning Into Nightmare

"...war in Iraq has signaled the low point in American history and culture. The neo-con warlords (Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld,..."

April 19, 2004 Postmarks

The American Dream and True Faith Are Understood by the Mainstream Even if They Aren't by the Rest of You

"...internationalism. He may never understand why the average, middle-class American's desire to achieve the American dream is diametrically opposed..."

Nov. 8, 2004 Postmarks

To Many the American Dream Is No Longer Available

"...fades. If you aren't credit worthy or “club-able” the American dream is no longer available. They've got us distracted..."

Oct. 11, 2005 Postmarks

The American Dream Deferred: SCOTUS Stalemates on Immigrant Rights

United States v. Texas

"...(DACA) and create the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Perma­nent Residents program (DAPA), which would allow..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Alec Soth’s American Dream

Magnum photographer presents work and process to UT crowd

Oct. 24, 2013 Arts Post by Rod Machen

Requiem for a Dream

Portrait of a young junkie – and those he loves.

"...addicted to drugs, but, even more damning, to the American Dream. The film is based on a book of..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

American Beauty

This Oscar winner is a bleak comedy of suburban mores and one man's sudden rejection of the arrangement.

"...Cooper, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula and Sam Robards. What American Beauty has to say isn't pretty, at least not..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Look: The Obamas Become Producers With American Factory

Upcoming Netflix documentary finds culture clash within global trade

"...What’s the American Dream if not pliable? On its best days, it’s..."

June 17, 2019 Screens Post by Sam Russek

American Pastoral

Philip Roth's beloved book hits the screen

"...alive: We’re wrong.” Pull just about anybody’s copy of American Pastoral off the shelf, and likely this page is..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

American Filmmaker

Chris Smith's American Movie depicts one man's passionate struggle to make a film.

"...drunk, and permanently possessed, Mark Borchardt is a distinctive American character, one who defies all obstacles (external and internal)..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kristoffer Borgli Is in a Dream Scenario

Norwegian filmmaker discusses his new satire starring Nic Cage

"...these things and more happen to Nicolas Cage in Dream Scenario, the new social satire from A24 written and..."

Nov. 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Linklater: dream is destiny

Doc on local filmmaker is a thoughtful portrait

"...the then-relatively sleepy college town, following the director’s own dreamy, internal logic and set the tone-poem template for so..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Dreamer

Jim Gaffigan shows a flair for darkness, but this rideshare thriller stays in neutral

"...credibly by the comedian Jim Gaffigan), has seen his American dream go kaput. Canned from his job, divorced from..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Heart

"...it's destined not to happen, and we know it. American Heart's greatest flaw is its predictability. As with so..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

American Dreamer

Tiffany Harelik writes her own story through her cookbook series dedicated to Austin's food trailers

"...comes to mind these days when someone mentions the American dream? It used to be that with hard work,..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Arts Feature by Melanie Haupt

Nuyorican Dream

"...chronicled in this examination of the collision of the American Nightmare and the American Dream...."

Aug. 16, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Buffets: In Defense of Gluttony Golden Hometown Family Stockade

"...of our past simply by going to your nearest American food buffet. What is American food? It's whatever Americans..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Arts Feature

American Honey

Youths hit the road in this rambling epic

"...are the feral teens on view in Andrea Arnold’s American Honey (the title of which comes from a Lady..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Pie 2

"...(Say It Isn't So) obviously knows. Like the original, American Pie 2 is chock-full of horny lads and their..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Following Linklater's Dream

Richard Linklater: dream is destiny finally opens in Austin

"...This weekend sees the local release of Richard Linklater: dream is destiny, a portrait of the life and career..."

Aug. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...Ortega's immigrant success story is the personification of the American dream: A young man who speaks no English arrives..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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