Burma VJ

This documentary about the 2007 Myanmar uprising is an airtight argument for the absolute necessity of a free press.

"...Directed by: Anders Østergaard. From a purely technical standpoint, Burma VJ is a shoddy piece of work indeed. The..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Review: 'Burma'

Family détente descends into war in this competition film

"...Narrative Competition film Burma shows how easy it is to transition from loving..."

March 11, 2013 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

Spotlight: Mission of Burma

Once I had my heroes…

"...Mission of Burma didn't reunite to compare paunches and hairlines. The reconvening..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Mission of Burma

Completing the 21st century Matador trinity

"...Mission of Burma's career arc is hard to trace. The Boston-based core..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Free Burma Rangers

Documentary about missionaries on the front line

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review

The Railway Man

Colin Firth stars with Nicole Kidman in this memoir about a WWII POW in Burma who, in the present day, still suffers repercussions.

"...war, forced to work on the construction of the Burma Railway (alternately known, with devastating accuracy, as the Death..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mail Order Wife

The premise of this gleefully jaundiced mockumentary is simple: A filmmaker pays the expenses of a Queens doorman buying a bride from Burma in exchange for the opportunity to film the proceedings.

"...(Martinez), a Queens doorman buying a bride (Yuan) from Burma, in exchange for the opportunity to film the proceedings...."

April 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Beyond Rangoon

"...the real-life saga of Laura Bowman in politically divided Burma in 1988. Bowman (Arquette) travels to Rangoon with her..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...Burma: Rivers of Flavorby Naomi Duguid Artisan, 384 pp., $35..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Mission of Burma

"...Mission of BurmaSignals, Calls, and Marches (Matador) Mission of BurmaVs. (Matador) Mission..."

May 2, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Consonant

"...Consonant is another chapter in the amazing Mission of Burma comeback. Clint Conley, the band's bassist and author of..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Michael Chamy

India Ink

Reality meets fantasy in three new novels set in India.

"...Palace. Starting his tale with the British invasion of Burma in 1885, the author is most useful for his..."

March 30, 2001 Books Feature by David Garza

India Ink

Reality meets fantasy in three new novels set in India.

"...Palace. Starting his tale with the British invasion of Burma in 1885, the author is most useful for his..."

March 16, 2001 Books Feature by David Garza

Southeast Feast

On 620, about halfway between Mansfield Dam and Lakeway, in Lakeway Plaza, is one of Austin's best pan-Asian restaurants. It's a small spot with limited seating and tiny tables turning out some of the finest Thai, Cambodian, Laotian, and Burmese cuisine around. As a matter of fact, they turn out the only Cambodian, Laotian, and Burmese cuisine in Austin, and it's not even on the menu!

"...in fact writing a chapter on Cambodia, Laos, and Burma at the time, we decided to give Chef Ped..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Mission of Burma

"...Mission of BurmaThe Sound the Speed the Light (Matador)..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Burma VJ

"...Burma VJDocumentary Feature, Special Screenings D: Anders Ostergaard..."

March 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Cult of Pitchfork

How former record-store clerks and obsessive music nerds turned a Web site into a hit machine

"...the Silver Jews, Yo La Tengo, Destroyer, Mission of Burma, Spoon, and a reunited Os Mutantes...."

Aug. 4, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush's Little Helpers; The Drug War's Dr. Strangelove

"...Cheney Does Burma How 'bout that Halliburton?..."

May 25, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Rambo: Last Blood

Last blood? We can only hope, as Rambo goes full MAGA

"...to Rambo’s return to Vietnam, to Afghanistan, and to Burma, where unfortunately he was too early to stop the..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

City of Ghosts

Battling ISIS with journalism

"...in some ways reminiscent of Anders Østergaard’s 2008 doc Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country.)..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...Duguid presents a definitive work on the foods of Burma, and Diane Morgan shares a wealth of knowledge about..."

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

The Imposter

This documentary about a bizarre case of identity theft is a puzzle of lies, duplicity, and suppositions.

"...not have occurred – well, to paraphrase Mission of Burma, that's when you reach for your revolver. Reality takes..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Screens Top 10s

"...Where the Wild Things Are, Burma VJ, Bronson, Sin Nombre, District 9 MOST OVERRATED..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Mission of Burma

"...Mission of BurmaWaterloo Park, Nov. 8..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

How the Gods Kill

Danzig and the Jesus Lizard headline the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...Lizard, Danzig, Flipper, Death, Ratatat, Of Montreal, Mission of Burma, No Age, and the Riverboat Gamblers. Suffice to say,..."

Aug. 25, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Burma VJ Director: Anders Ostergaard Armed with small handy cams,..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Critics Poll

"...SCHROEDER Mission of Burma, Signals, Calls, and Marches; Vs.; The Horrible Truth About..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

The Image Formed

Previewing the 12th Austin Film Festival

"...of the construction of a gas pipeline in Myanmar (Burma) by a company conglomerate comprised of American oil giant..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

Mission of Burma

Record review

"...Mission of Burma..."

May 26, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The Burmese Harp

History, they say, is written by the victors, so it can be enlightening to revisit it through the eyes of the vanquished --as is the case in this affecting post-war drama.

"...eyes of the vanquished. Sometimes translated as Harp of Burma, this affecting drama paints the devastating aftermath of war..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Review by Sam Hurwitt

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