The Best of Enemies

Unlikely alliances grow as conversation finds common ground in this historical true-life drama

"...Not to be confused with the 2015 documentary Best of Enemies on William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal,..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Best of Enemies

The 1968 debates between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal are legend

"...there were only three television networks, and gavel-to-gavel coverage of the quadrennial conventions held by the Republican and Democratic..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Best of Enemies

Hugely fun doc about Buckley and Vidal's infamous debates

"...As Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville's documentary, Best of Enemies, would have it, it was in 1968..."

March 20, 2015 SXSW Post by Anne S. Lewis

Point Austin: The Best of Times …

Remaining optimistic in a world spinning into darkness

"...It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it..."

May 5, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Fight of the Century

Best of Enemies climbs back in the ring with Buckley and Vidal for their 1968 face-off

"...it won't even involve prizefighters. It's in the documentary Best of Enemies, which focuses on a pair of intellectual..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 Films of 2015

"...2) Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Imagine No Exit set entirely in a..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Josh Kupecki's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...1) The Tribe A distillation of pure cinema (no dialogue, no subtitles), this story of..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...Chris Rufo stood before an audience of 50 at the University of Texas in a dark..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

In the Realms of the Unreal

The strange artwork and life of primitivist Harry Darger is given dimension by master documentarist Jessica Yu.

"...say that when he dies penniless at the age of 81, you’re tasked with cleaning out his rented room...."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

City of God

City of God, like the Rio de Janeiro housing project for which it’s named, is often grim and dire, but the film is also imbued with hope and transcendence.

"...chicken run down the road? Because in the City of God – a housing project in one of Rio’s..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: The Politics of Distraction

In the face of failure at home and abroad, the right turns on immigrants

"...AIDS in Africa, spreading democracy, and battling the axis of evil, as well as reactionary political and social reform?..."

April 14, 2006 Column by Louis Black

This Week's Waste of Time

Play entries to the Independent Games Festival. They're free.

"...That turns out to be only a small portion of the nearly 600 entries, but, seriously, make sure your..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Page Two: Earth, Stones, and Thorns of the Wild Ground Growing

The poetry of the right-wing soul: an appreciation

"..."In my hour of darkness, in my time of need," as Gram Parsons..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...the only witnesses to his murder, the first murder of a Texas prison guard by an inmate since 1985,..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Awesome Overload: Alamo Does the Kobayashi Maru Class of '82

Alamo Drafthouse screens 1982 30 years later

"...even that. Thanks to the Alamo Drafthouse's imminent "Summer of 1982" series, you can experience that insanely great summer's..."

April 16, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Developing Stories: Northcross Neighbors to Wal-Mart: You don't want us as enemies

"Responsible" development sought for flagging mall

"...Northcross (love the positive spin), a newly formed group of Austinites from neighborhoods near Anderson Lane and Burnet Road,..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Enemies of the State

Ockham's razor cuts this conspiracy documentary to shreds

"...Enemies of the State is a cold documentary – with..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Brenda Ramos wanted to talk about the loss of her son, Mike, about what his absence means in..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Geisha and Other Books of 1997

Dusting off the Bookshelf

"...Film rights for Arthur Golden's first novel, Memoirs of a Geisha (Knopf, $25 hard), have just been bought..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Feature

Dear Glutton: Best Place for a Birthday Dinner?

How to celebrate a birthday without all the hassle

"...What's the best place in town for a birthday dinner? Here's the..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...shouted toward the marchers as they moved northbound. Most of the marchers continued to the Capitol, but a small..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Fumbling, Bumbling Letdown of the 87th Legislature

Sine dead

"...When the 87th Texas Legislature kicked off in January, six days after rioters laid waste to..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Resurrection of Mark Weaver

Pastor Mark Weaver spent Thanksgiving at Shoal Creek Hospital

"...According to the website of the New Hope Church, Mark Weaver remains the pastor..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Of Stars and Scars

AFS Doc Nights: Nostalgia for the Light

"...Chilean documentary filmmaker Patricio Guzmán has often lamented the scarcity of Latin American documentaries: "A country..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Enemies Mingle at Hill Country Conservancy Fiesta

Beer, brisket, and land preservation help unite political foes for a night

"...The guest list read like a who's who of Austin's business, environmental, and real estate development communities, which..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Department recently spotted the blue-green algae, cyanobacteria is the official name, at Red Bud Isle on Lady Bird Lake...."

April 25, 2025 News Feature

Letters at 3AM: Of Tiers and Tears

The isolation of the Professional Tier is the single most destructive element in American society today

"...in a Paul Simon lyric as a "loose affiliation of millionaires and billionaires." Beneath the Top Tier is the..."

May 7, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Neighbors Know Best

Lewis, Garcia Team Up Against Affordable Housing

"...living in perfect harmony. But when you're a member of a city council which has taken a blood oath..."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...fans salivating on title alone. In its last reveal of the 2011 fest lineup, SXSW announced Hobo as one..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"..."Lester's Last Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas" is an excerpt from a..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

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