Violet Crown Cinema

This might make us forget the Alamo ... Drafthouse, that is

"...theatre is complete with a kitchen, cafe, bar, and concession stand overseen by food-and-beverage director James Holditch. The kitchen..."

April 29, 2011 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

The High Point of the Track

Before this weekend's banked track roller derby tourney, TXRD's April Ritzenthaler talks rule negotiations and ankle breakers

"...so let's go back and forth and make some concessions." So LA blocks to the inside and we never..."

June 19, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Landmarks on the Menu

"...1954, it was with an eye to providing a concession stand for the guests at the nearby Lake Austin..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

94 Is Less Than 99

Clinton campaign still keeps claiming it won Texas

"...So as Sen. Hillary Clinton delivered her non-concession concession speech at Baruch College last night (as Keith..."

June 4, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Patterson Plays Grinch With the Press

Land Commissioner Patterson slips a poison pill in his offer over the Christmas Mountains.

"...It seemed that yesterday's announcement of a concession deal over the sale of the Christmas Mountains by..."

Nov. 6, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Ratatouille

Pixar scores another triumph of animated wonder with this story of a rat who craves haute cuisine over garbage.

"...prepared. So much so, that I'd recommend foregoing the concession stand (and, if you're a hardcore foodie, storming it..."

June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

On the Lege: TXU Meltdown

TXU says FU, then backs down

"...passed a two-year moratorium on toll roads with up-front concession payments on Tuesday, a deal aimed at high-stakes, high-profit..."

April 13, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

The Cave of the Yellow Dog

Shot on location in Mongolia with a real nomad family, The Cave of the Yellow Dog blurs the line between documentary and fiction and, in doing so, creates its own singular dramatic language.

"...beyond the edges of the screen. The film’s one concession to cinematic convention comes at its ending, when a..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

How much you'll love (or loathe) JB and KG's passion for the power chord and all it entails will depend, most likely, on your familiarity with the duo beforehand.

"...parking lot, liberate some nachos and cokeage from the concession stand, and slouch out in the dark, rockin' along..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Night With the King

Despite a title that makes it sound like a tell-all about a one-night-stand with Elvis Presley, this movie is actually about the Jewish heroine, Queen Esther.

"...if only they would sell fresh Hamantaschen at the concession stands...."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Beside the Point

Bowing to public pressure, city declines to change management of Zilker's canoe rental service from longtime concessionaire Zilker Park Boat Rentals

"...the city's Zilker Park canoe rental service from longtime concessionaire Zilker Park Boat Rentals to the PARD-approved Zilker Park..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Red Eye

Red Eye’s no classic, but with its smart, twisty little script and those two killer performances, it's a helluva lot of fun.

"...seat (or, if not that, from dashing to the concession stand and/or bathroom). In many respects, it feels like..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Return of the Fajita King

After 35 years, Sonny Falcon is still getting his strip- steak story straight

"...blessing. He cut a deal to set up a concession booth at a weeklong outdoor event, and his fajitas..."

March 4, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Fajita History

"...meat market manager, operated the first commercial fajita taco concession stand at a rural Dies Y Seis celebration in..."

March 4, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Report

All-American Spam adopts an English accent; and big airlines stiff their workers

"...are loyal, longtime, hard-working employees who already have made concession after concession, giving back billions of dollars that were..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Day Trips

Abilene State Park is an oasis in the parched, red-dirt prairie

"...of World War I built a spring-fed swimming pool, concession building, roads, and a water tower of red sandstone..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

De-Lovely

Affectionate biography of Cole Porter's life is packed wall-to-wall with song-and-dance numbers but is short on new insights.

"...Linda’s own reported lesbian affairs, save her one coy concession to her husband that "you prefer men more than..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Dreamers

The NC-17 rating is revived for Bertolucci's fervent ode to cinema and the idealism of youth.

"...that she knows it can only end badly, a concession that functions as the spoken equivalent of Chekhov’s famous..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

For Lowe's, A Win's a Win

Lowe's and the city cut a deal over the aquifer.

"...as environmentalists later pointed out, that was hardly a concession on Lowe's part, since manufacturers and retailers are under..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Love the Hard Way

"...He falls hard for Claire (Ayanna), who works the concession stand at New York’s Screening Room movie arthouse, but..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shadows Over Bergstrom

The economic and security changes of the last two years set off ripples at Bergstrom Airport.

"...Yet. Harlon Brooks of Harlon's Bar-B-Q, which operates three concessions at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, would like to turn one..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bright Lights, Little City

It's maybe silly to fix a personality on a place, but something happens when you hook a left onto Austin Ave. and drive into Georgetown's historic district. Everything slows down, just a little bit, and then there's that marquee, neon and spangly, lighting up downtown. Welcome to the Palace.

"...like bank tellers. Inside, another young girl works the concession stand with her mom, volunteers for Serateens, a community..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Perry's Imperial Corridor

TxDOT details plans for the Trans Texas Corridor

"...invites investors to build and operate Corridor segments as concessions -- using SH 130 as a model -- and..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Other Side of Heaven

"...calamity. This soft-coating of the material is probably a concession to the target audience -- families who don't want..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

How You Became a Criminal

An interview with Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann about his newest film, Grass.

"...It will do great things for concession sales …..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

Off the Desk:

April 23, 1999 News Feature

Six-String Samurai

"...in layers of intense, hyperreal colors (as a budget concession, Mungia shot his movie with expired 35mm film) and..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Top Tens of 1997 Council Watch

Top Ten Quotes Heard Around City Hall

"...got one." -- From former Councilmember Eric Mitchell's bitter concession speech to Willie Lewis on the night of the..."

Jan. 9, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

John Grisham's The Rainmaker

"...his clients. Also typical of Grisham is a blunt concession of his former profession's dark side balanced by an..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Conspiracy Theory

"...who acquit themselves well here -- is a clear concession to the current Hollywood formula for summer film fare;..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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