Congo

"...Linney, Tim Curry, Ernie Hudson and Joe Don Baker. Congo has everything – civil war, exploding airplanes, deranged hippos,..."

June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Interview: Kid Congo

Gun Club/Bad Seeds/Cramps guitarist just being himself

"...fringes. With two releases out under the moniker Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, he’s happy to be..."

March 16, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Spotlight: Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds

12mid, Maggie Mae's Gibson Room

"...the mixing of styles," pioneering avant-garage punk guitarist Kid Congo Powers says from his current Washington, D.C., base. "When..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Film Review: Son of the Congo

Can basketball star Serge Ibaka go home again?

"...the size of your head. But to his fellow Congolese, Ibaka is the one who got out: the lucky..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

Half a World Away, and at War

How one journalist went from a desk job to covering the war in Congo

"...would stumble into covering the shockingly underreported war in Congo – the death toll of which would eventually outpace..."

May 16, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Lumumba

Peck's film is a fine, incendiary portrait of Congo's first freely elected prime minister, who arrived at his post in 1960 as the Belgians were finally exiting after 80 years of colonialism. – Marc Savlov

"...twice the area of Texas, the African nation of Congo, once called Zaire, has endured more than its share..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Legend of Tarzan

This new take on Tarzan, with its CGI jungle animals, isn't half bad

"...story that stems from the notorious rape of the Congo’s natural resources and enslavement of its people by the..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Act of Killing

In this disturbing documentary, former Indonesian death-squad leaders boastfully reenact their real-life mass killings with touches inspired by their favorite movies.

"...Anwar Congo and his friends were among the gangsters recruited in..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Correspondence

Austin writer Jim Lewis on how things came together in his new novel and on his current assignment in the Congo. Roger Gathman relays.

"...it turns out that Lewis is dodging around the Congo bush during the week that Knopf is publishing his..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders

With an unflinching camera and candid observation, this documentary follows four medical volunteers, ranging from fresh-faced newbies to battle-scarred veterans of the organization.

"...this grim depiction of two missions in Liberia and Congo in the mid-2000s. The film follows four MSF volunteers..."

June 11, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Gunman

Sean Penn stars as a regretful ex-mercenary in this international game of cat and mouse

"...a high-ranking official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo almost a decade ago, the reformed operative has returned..."

March 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Soul Power

The "Rumble in the Jungle" was the main event, but this concert in the Congo was a hell of an undercard.

"...was the main event, but this concert in the Congo was a hell of an undercard. The three-day festival..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Thomas Fawcett

Sphere

"...blockbuster there'll be three ponderous duds like Sphere or Congo, and you can take that to the bank...."

Feb. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Casa Marianella Reunites Family Separated at the Border

East Austin immigrant shelter coordinated efforts to reconnect family from Congo

"...to its website the story of a family from Congo – a pregnant mother in her third trimester, a..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Making a 'Killing'

Joshua Oppenheimer on the half-decade he spent filming for 'The Act of Killing'

"...he was not the victim. In 1960s Indonesia, Anwar Congo was a street thug who became a death squad..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film: Showtimes

"...Congo: 7:10, 9:15..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...Congo: (1:00, 3:05, 5:10), 7:15, 9:20..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...Congo: (1:00, 3:05, 5:10), 7:20, 9:40..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

The Luv Doc: 40% of $35 Million

Consensual sodomy with an A-lister is probably the best scenario you could hope for

"...Gizenga who is formerly from the Democratic Republic of Congo recently emailed me for assistance with a business venture..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

In Our Names

The case of Napoleon Beazley shines a spotlight on the Texas system of capital punishment.

"..."axis of evil": the United States, Iran, and the Congo...."

May 31, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Un Dios

"...also African music, Santeria -- music of my people. Congo. But jazz mostly. We played bebop. Like a Latino..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Downstream to Kinshasa

Congolese victims of war finally get their chance for redress

"...the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Downstream to Kinshasa, the first ever Congolese film..."

April 23, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Thursday Picks

"...Many mics will be rocked. – Thomas Fawcett Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...Congo: (11:50), 2:10, 4:40, 7:25, 10:00..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Confrontational Cinema

Companion doc to The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence revisits Indonesian atrocities

"...2013 documentary The Act of Killing. He is Anwar Congo, a former member of Indonesia's death squads responsible for..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Son of the Congo Director/Screenwriter: Adam Hootnick Serge Ibaka’s improbable journey has taken..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Russell Brand Movie Kicks off SXSW Film 2015

SXSW Film divulges its first seven titles for 2015

"...is needed now more than ever. Son of the Congo (World Premiere/SXsports screening) Director/Screenwriter: Adam Hootnick Serge Ibaka’s improbable..."

Jan. 8, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...of making Staff Benda Bilili the best band in Congo Kinshasa. Roger wants to join these stars of the..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey BirdsEmo's Jr., March 18..."

March 27, 2009 Music Review by Greg Beets

Nuke Waste: Get It While It's Hot!

Crony capitalism drops a dirty bomb on Texas

"...of Andrews, and from the uranium mines of the Congo to the prairies of Nebraska. All are landmarks along..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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