Is Your Christian Birthright Being Stolen?

"...(but not too deep!) and recognize how your Christian birthright, like your nation, is being stolen from you. The..."

Dec. 9, 2010 Postmarks

Aquaman

The underwater superhero brings long-awaited color to DC's films

"...his loyalty to the surface world and the noble birthright he turned his back on. Now he must seek..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Eagle Huntress

Real-life heroine soars above tradition

"...glass ceiling of northern Asia to claim her own birthright in this family-oriented film with a post-feminist bent. With..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Belle

Inspired by a 1779 painting of two real-life cousins – one black, one white – Belle gives a fictionalized account of their lives.

"...that is, a balance between the privileges of Belle’s birthright and the perceived burden of her skin color in..."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Superbad

Cera and Hill are comic gold in this comedy, which is from the Judd Apatow stable and which has credits populated with refugees from Arrested Development.

"...gold with every line throughout; Hill fulfills his fat-kid birthright as a gifted physical comedian. Mintz-Plasse, whose voice breaks..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Shawn Badgley

Dorian Blues

Dorian Blues has wit, humor, good performances, and clever technique, which catapult the film into the front ranks of coming-out movies.

"...his immediate quandary about coming out, it’s also his birthright from his hypercritical and always disapproving dad (Fletcher). (I’d..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zhou Yu's Train

Chinese romance stars beautiful Gong Li as a modern woman with two male lovers.

"...and passion are treated as part of this woman’s birthright, and the film’s embraces are frank and sensual. The..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Focus

"...acceptance and prosperity ought to be his WASP-born natural birthright, but Newman sadly discovers that appearances are often more..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Splitting Heirs

"...Southall. Idle's new American boss, Moranis, has inherited the birthright instead, and once Idle's bumbling character discovers this, he'll..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to his homeland; and his homeland, his heritage, his birthright are intact...."

April 5, 2002 Column

Significant Parallels

"...Dear Editor, Certain legislators have been suggesting that birthright citizenship as addressed in the Constitution is not applicable..."

Nov. 5, 2018 Postmarks

Point Austin: Welcome the Stranger, Protect the Refugee

Vote in memory of those who gave their lives for others

"...overturn the 14th Amendment (which guarantees U.S. citizenship by birthright) by "executive order." The futility (and illegality) of these..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Creed

Stallone's Rocky trains Apollo Creed's son in worthy franchise reboot

"...a boxing career), the natural aptitude that is his birthright more than sells the concept. Eager, determined, and fully..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Invisible

Doc looks at the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the lives of residents in the Gulf area.

"...about how most Americans believe cheap fuel is their birthright. (As difficult as it may be to listen to..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Anna Karenina

Joe Wright's bold but empty imagining of Tolstoy's classic is set mostly within the walls of a theatre.

"...landlord, or true conviction regarding his ambivalence over his birthright...."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Announces Juried Competition Awards

UT alums came up big at Saturday's awards ceremony

"...Best Documentary Short: "Birthright" (Director: Sean Mullens)..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Last Station

This nimble movie about Tolstoy's last days stars Christopher Plummer as the author and Helen Mirren as his high-strung wife, Sofya.

"...the rights to his catalog. “Your works are the birthright of the Russian people,” Chertkov hisses. Yes, he’s a..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Golden Door

Despite the hardships depicted, Golden Door is a sweet film that plays witness to the immigrant birth pangs of modern America.

"...an immigrant or 10. We may be Americans by birthright, here, now, but for the vast majority of the..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...is there? The Mayflower?) Berman proposed doing away with birthright citizenship with HB 28, which would preclude children born..."

Jan. 12, 2007 News Feature

Superman Returns

Superman returns to Earth seeming more like a humbled prodigal son than an invincible superhero.

"...Doomed forever to be a man without a planetary birthright, he returns to Earth, a place that has an..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Public Notice

Y2K-Proof

"...youth, ages 18-26, provided courtesy of a nonprofit called Birthright Israel. Beginning fall semester 1999, college students will be..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Kosovo's Danse Macabre

"...well as conservatives. We have willingly thrown away our birthright as citizens, and today a million and a half..."

May 14, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

"...poachers -- who sees his traditional livelihood as a birthright to be defended against all costs against meddling, sentimental..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Fly Away Home

In this lovely film, a grieving, 13-year-old girl discovers orphaned geese eggs that she teaches to fly.

"...magic to the web-footed, waddling creatures and their strange birthright of imprinting, especially in Ballard's sure hands. From gawky,..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Sommersby

"...ready to reclaim his wife, his son and his birthright. His appearance has changed a bit (but war and..."

Feb. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 15-21

"...But I think differently. In my view, it’s your birthright to create sanctuaries for yourself that incorporate so much..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 1-7

"...high above the mad chatter and clatter is your birthright and specialty. I love that about you, which is..."

March 1, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 25-31

"...practitioner of this approach to intelligence, Pisces. It's your birthright! And I hope you turn it up full blast..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 26 - June 1

"...earthiness is probably one of your strengths. It's your birthright to be practical and sensible and well-grounded. Now and..."

May 26, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 16-22

"...yourself to the cyclical patterns of life. It's your birthright to become skilled at discerning natural rhythms at work..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

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