What's Next for Bankrupt SOS?

Staff says life will go on, but tactics may change

"...Last week, the environmental activist group Save Our Springs Alliance announced that..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Republican's Bankrupt Response

"...Editor, The current TV ads attacking Ronnie Earle (as if he..."

Oct. 17, 2005 Postmarks

If One Party Is Bankrupt, Two-Party Rule Doesn't Work

"...wish for a republican renewal in 2010 is simplistic. The long-term health of our constitutional government requires more than..."

Feb. 2, 2009 Postmarks

Poor, Bankrupt Bradley

"...Will the federal government take pity on a guy who owes..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Greed

Winterbottom and Coogan reunite to lampoon billionaires but the one-percenters won't flinch

"...The latest film by the prolific and iconoclastic English director..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos

First animated Mexican movie to receive wide release in the States

"...Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos is the first Mexican CGI-animated feature to receive a wide release..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Safe House

This hectic, deftly edited, and unexpectedly bracing thriller stars Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds.

"...Universal), Safe House is (despite its generic title and the improbability of Ryan Reynolds' career surviving the train wreck..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sucker Punch

In this visually compelling but narratively bankrupt action fantasy, an institutionalized young girl finds escape through her vivid imagination.

"...Jon Hamm, Jamie Chung, Abbie Cornish and Scott Glenn. There's such ample diversion, or at least an intriguing disorientation,..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fair Game

The performances of Sean Penn and Naomi Watts make this film rendition of the Valerie Plame affair a study in acting.

"...David Andrews and Ty Burrell. Were it not for the fact that Sean Penn and Naomi Watts turn in..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Law Abiding Citizen

Vigilante justice may be just what the law requires in this film starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx.

"...opens with a brutal home invasion which leaves a mother and child dead and then uses that ghastly jumping-off..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Downfall

Hitler's final days in the claustrophobic bunker are envisioned by the filmmakers, with an able assist from Bruno Ganz at the Fuhrer.

"...Starring: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler and Heino Ferch. It’s disconcerting to watch..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Brown Bunny

Vincent Gallo's notorious film turns out to be an anti-action road trip that has the feeling of a fever dream.

"...and Mary Morasky. Willfully monotonous, tonally vacuous, and cinematically bankrupt, this much-maligned feature from the director of Buffalo 66..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Can Lazarus Rise Again?

Gary Bradley faces bankruptcy, and Austin wonders if he'll survive and thrive one more time.

"...Until just a few weeks ago, the more cynical folks keeping tabs on Gary Bradley's bankruptcy..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Payback

"...Paymer, Maria Bello, Gregg Henry and Mel Gibson. Here's the set-up: Bagman and driver Val and Porter (Henry, Gibson)..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mighty Aphrodite

"...Stiers and Jack Warden. Mighty Aphrodite may take its thematic and structural cues from Greek tragedy, but it's second-rate..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fun

"...James Bosley's stageplay, Fun is a harrowing glimpse into the world of desperate friendship gone horribly awry. Bonnie and..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lazarus, Come Forth

The Gary Bradley bankruptcy trial pits a creditor theory of financial manipulation against a Bradley defense of innocent bookkeeping errors

"...of elaborate business deals. Yet, in Bradley's equally elaborate bankruptcy trial, now in its second week, he and his..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Sun Also Rises

Out of tragedy blooms East Cameron Folkcore.

"...Outside a fading yellow house off of Montopolis Drive, the sound of guitars, drums, and horns rattles faintly onto..."

April 3, 2015 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Postmarks

A point-counterpoint on Long Park development; Austin Music Network's bad move; and a call for a car-free council member.

"...The article "Little Hotel on the Prairie" [March 24] contains..."

April 7, 2000 Column

Playback: Jon Pettis Rising

One man's life touches so many others

"...Last Thursday, Jesse Moore woke in the middle of the night and eased his mind by..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Regarding the "Best of Austin" '05 issue [Oct. 14], I don't..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column

Naked City

Labor Strife at Whole Foods

"...Under the nose of Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey, a..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

EO

The tale of a donkey seeking freedom is touching and tragic

"...It’s beautifully impressionistic at times, cold and cruel at others, and with a unique perspective: a donkey’s. An update..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

The Luv Doc: A Drunken Sailor

If you're looking to avoid a shark attack or a tsunami, Kansas is the place to be

"...terrible with money. It wasn't a big problem back then because her parents had a lot of money. They..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

The Blech Effect

The case against the king of biotech investment indicts corporate culture

"...your name is synonymous with a horrible day on the stock marker, but that's September 22, 1994, is forever..."

Aug. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

My Obsession: Fleabag

Snarky British comedy mines the prick in all of us

"...Tipsy, walking down the front steps of her childhood home, the titular character..."

May 10, 2019 Screens Column by Beth Sullivan

Hello Again

A sexy musical that spans time falls flat

"...What goes around comes around in the sexual roundelay Hello Again, a musical pastiche flipping through..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Club

Chile's Oscar nominee is a dark drama about pedophile priests

"...Chile’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2016 Oscars is a grim indictment of the Catholic..."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ACL Live Shot: Phoenix

Phoenix has come a l-o-n-g way since ACL 2009

"...Four years ago, Thomas Mars’ face had the look of genuine disbelief as he surveyed the afternoon..."

Oct. 7, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Phoenix

"...Phoenix Bankrupt! (Glassnote)..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    12 »