Bill W.

Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, is the subject of this admiring yet enlightening documentary.

"...Meet Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Hailed for his..."

July 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

UPDATE: Abortion Bill Passes

Testimony will end at midnight

"...UPDATE:House BIll 2 passed out of the State Affairs Committee on..."

July 3, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Spotlighting Rapper J Soulja and Filmmaker Bill Morrison

LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Community Radio

"...rapper J Soulja, and Joe Gross discusses experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison, who's the subject of an ambitious retrospective here..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Bill and Karen: An American Love Story

"...intimate portrait of a marriage. The series focuses on Bill Sims and Karen Wilson, a black man and a..."

Nov. 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nightmare on Wilson Street

"...in Time" [News, Aug. 13]: I lived at 2610 Wilson St. for a little more than a year, moved..."

Aug. 12, 2010 Postmarks

Love & Mercy

Paul Dano anchors an ambitious vision of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

"...Directed by: Bill Pohlad. Starring: Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Don't Pop That Top

Road Money Tied to Bill

"...federal highway construction funds to "highway safety programs." Hill's bill includes two of the federal mandates -- one is..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Janet Heimlich

Fiddling While Texas Burns

The fight over "tort-reform" is masking a bigger battle over state priorities.

"..."tort-reform" debate occurred Tuesday afternoon, when Houston Democrat Ron Wilson rose to join a half dozen reps delivering an..."

March 28, 2003 News Column by Michael King

I Spy

"...Directed by: Betty Thomas. Starring: Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Malcolm McDowell, Famke Janssen, Gary Cole and Phill Lewis...."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lost at Sea and Back Again

Bill Broyles' Extraordinary Adventure Story

"...on the angry, magnificent ocean. Drifting.How Do You Know Bill? It is the Austin premiere of Cast Away, and..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Chair Cuts Off Questions, Passes HB 2

More than 1,000 voices left unheard

"...House Bill 2, the sweeping abortion regulations bill, passed out of..."

July 3, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas’ Maternal Mortality Committee Loses Advocate, Adds Anti-Abortion Doctor

As committee expands, former advocate role is eliminated

"...Nakeenya Wilson almost died as a result of one of her..."

May 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Drillbit Taylor

This mediocre tween comedy that stars Owen Wilson comes from some very talented people – Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen – who appear to be experiencing a delayed sophomore slump.

"...Directed by: Steven Brill. Starring: Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Danny McBride, Josh Peck, Troy Gentile, Nate..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Good Vibrations

Bill Pohlad offers Love & Mercy

"...A musical genius and social enigma, Brian Wilson, of Beach Boys and solo fame, could present a..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Most Dangerous Man in Austin?

Cody Wilson's day-to-day life is pretty routine. But the product he's selling threatens to make gun control laws obsolete.

"...There's no sign on the walls outside of Cody Wilson's office. Nothing on the windows or the doorway; just..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lush Life

The divine Miss Nancy Wilson brings her lush life to Austin.

"...Miss Nancy Wilson would rather call herself a "song stylist" instead of..."

June 2, 2000 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Skeleton Twins

Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig co-star as siblings in this dramatic workout.

"...Directed by: Craig Johnson. Starring: Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Death Watch: Texas Set to Kill Mentally Disabled Man

Few hours remain for Supremes to step in

"...to stop it, Texas tonight will execute Marvin Lee Wilson, even as advocates continue to cry foul. Indeed, Wilson..."

Aug. 7, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Hyde Park on Hudson

The film gets big points for casting Bill Murray as FDR but its vision gets muddy after that.

"...Directed by: Roger Michell. Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Marvel,..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Royal Tenenbaums

"...Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Kumar Pallana, Seymour..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Look: Sala & Betty

Fine-dining chef brings family fare

"...of Austin's Downtown restaurant scene, chef and restaurateur Teresa Wilson's newest eatery is a neighborhood spot with families in..."

Feb. 25, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Ten of Austin's Top Sommeliers

A guide to somm-built wine lists in town

"...As we wind down our Drink, Drank, Drunk issue..."

July 9, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Lightning in a Bottle

Ostensibly a record of one mighty blues show, this film goes beyond the tag of concert film and achieves something more: a living history lesson, tracing the evolving sound of the blues.

"...Bonnie Raitt sharing the stage, and from a clowning Bill Cosby (who guest-schticks alongside Ruth Brown, Mavis Staples, and..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

"...King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Bob Newhart and Luke Wilson. There was something rather rousing in the way Legally..."

July 4, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Heart & Soul, Part 2

Second half of lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...frontman talked a mile a minute about Nick Lowe, Bill Graham, Thin Lizzy, etc. For the band's return –..."

July 19, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train is quite literal and not just the train of thought in his head.

"...Directed by: Wes Anderson. Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston, Amara Karan, Wally..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Stinks

"...Directed by: Jeff Franklin. Starring: French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson, Tyra Banks, Bill Bellamy, Jason Bateman and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Booze, Bad Guys, and Bamboozlement

Analyzing the Stereotype of Detectives and the Bottle

"...somewhere to commune with the ghost of AA founder Bill Wilson à la Val Kilmer's Elvis take in the..."

April 25, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

To Regulate or Not to Regulate

Dec. 21, 2012 Postmarks

Naked City

"...Getting them to college raises that figure to $1.3 billion. The argument is based on the fact that high..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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