Gettysburg

"...of the bloodiest battle in American history: thousands of Civil War reenactors trudge purposefully across the same rolling Pennsylvania..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Utley

Black Panther

High drama and high action as Marvel gives Wakanda life.

"...when T'Challa's father, T'Chaka, was assassinated in Captain America: Civil War. The new king returns to Wakanda at a..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

In the Iraq war, there is no course to stay

"...Iron Curtain countries, would have seemed to be a warning sign that could be understood from as far away..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Welcome to Sarajevo

"...the many victims of the Muslim, Serbian, and Croatian civil war in former Yugoslavia, but also against the politics..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monos

Colombian child-soldier drama is a bleak look into the cruelty of innocents

"...and very much a product of our times. A war movie that’s steadfastly anti-war, in which no known war..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Head in the Clouds

Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, and Penelope Cruz co-star in this stilted romantic drama set against the background of Europe between the wars.

"...August King), strives to address the big issues of war, passion, and conscience, but winds up with only attractive..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harrison's Flowers

"...I'd barely count Behind Enemy Lines as a Croatian civil war film -- it's The Chase minus Charlie Sheen..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: Laughter

Hurt and healing in this French-Canadian post-civil war drama

"...feature, Laughter (Le Rire), explores the dichotomous layers of war, death, and dark comedy in a psychological thriller that..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Cold Mountain

Swoony kisses and true grit mark this Civil War epic from the director of The English Patient.

"...critic go weak at the knees, but Anthony Minghella’s Civil War epic did just that with one of the..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gates Loves Kiev in the Spring Time

The Secretary of Defence (and former A&M president) attacks NATO over Afghanistan.

"...the Fight on Terror (they don't call it a war) as backfill: using member states to plug the gaps..."

Oct. 22, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Ghosts of Ole Miss' Comes Off as Obtuse

Attempt at explaining a civil rights story is a mess

"...like us! Well, that was a better lesson on civil rights than anything from Ghosts of Ole Miss, an..."

Oct. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Capitol Chronicle

As the year turns, the auguries of war predict the worst

"...in the last couple of weeks, you are abundantly aware that in the judgment of the Bush administration --..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Enola 'Gay', as in 'Homosexual'

The outrage over Ken Burns' The War has not yet hit the queer community. Why?

"...Enter: Ken Burns' seven-part miniseries about the Second World War simply titled The War...."

Sept. 24, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

The Good Lord Bird Swoops in for ATX TV Fest ... From the Couch!

Ethan Hawke series to headline Saturday: Plus The Mandalorian

"...we're all still dealing with the fallout of the Civil War and the fight against slavery, then maybe it's..."

June 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Veteran's Voice

Playwright Johnny Meyer returned from war to learn that theatre is essential to life

"...like an outsider for the first time as a civilian." Classmate Alli Hammond Zadrozny thinks this is a reflection..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

Strategy and Strategery

Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel on Darkon and the real-world implications of role players at war

"...working people get together to pretend to be barbarians, warriors, and trolls on the weekend for fun, they get..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Historic Black Church Won Federal Funds for Restoration. Why Is It Sitting Empty?

$150K to make the building usable hangs in the balance

"...A year after the end of the Civil War, a congregation of former slaves south of Austin..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Post by Oscar Rodriguez

Dear Obama, If Texas Secedes, Can We Stay With You?

New petition asks White House to make Austin 50th state

"...forces who never accepted the end result of the Civil War have asked President Obama to let Texas exit..."

Nov. 14, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Newsgeist: 3/2/11

The spirit of the news

"...week day, you would never hear about threat of war in Yemen, the UT-Austin walkout, and the new Volkswagen..."

March 2, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...on a global scale? Food and water scarcity? Chemical warfare on American soil? Nukes? World War III? The right..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...plantation and at one point owned slaves. During the Civil War, Littlefield fought with Terry's Texas Rangers for the..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

The South Will Be Celebrated Again!

Historical revisionists urge Lege to protect the Confederacy

"...that are still upset that the South lost the war. And let's not forget that. The South lost, and..."

April 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Prissy Politicos; and My Gift for George W.

"...in Iraq is not – repeat, not – a civil war. Never mind that the Sunni and Shiite factions..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Another distorted salvo from Dinesh D’Souza

"...history of the Democrats, the pro-slavery party before the Civil War and then, for the next century, racist advocates..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...as 1860, a year before the start of the Civil War. Sebron was a delegate to the Texas Secession..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

Letters at 3AM

You can't always be who you want, but if you try sometime you just might find you can be who you need.

"...107. He had been a drummer boy in the Civil War...."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...Jon Favreau. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: What History Teaches

Charlottesville resistance an inspiration here and everywhere

"..."heroes" – primarily erected during the Jim Crow and Civil Rights eras as symbolic means of reinforcing white supremacy...."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Day Trips

Texas avoided much of the devastation of the Civil War, but not all of it

"...The Civil War began 150 years ago this month. Texas was..."

April 22, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two: Persistence of Revision

Fascism, Frank Capra, and how legend becomes history

"...of this feast, I would stumble over the Spanish Civil War. It was hard to grasp. The revolt, begun..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Column by Louis Black

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