Reasonable Doubt

Did misleading DNA analysis land an innocent man on death row?

"...Three officers arrived at 2810 Rock Ter­race Dr. at 3:40am. They got no response at the..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

Illinois Life, Texas Death

"...Ryan of Illinois. On Jan. 10 he pardoned four death-row inmates, then on Jan. 11 Ryan commuted the death..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Roberson Execution Stayed

Court of Criminal Appeals sends case back to Anderson County

"...Roberson was initially tried. The 49-year-old was sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki..."

June 17, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

2017 Payne Theatre Award Winners

Lotta love for Nevermore, Drowning Girls, Agent Andromeda

"...widely nominated musical Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, which scored 11 nods for..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Volleyball, Dalí, and Feminists Rule This Week’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture for the work-week socializer

"...this is the only good anime. Figures that a Death Race-style bonanza featuring sci-fi shenanigans makes for the anime-hater’s..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Pompeii

A gladiator slave must rescue his secret love before Vesuvius erupts.

"...gear-grindingly lame retread of Paul Bartel's classic dystopian comedy Death Race 2000, but neither he nor Boll come within..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mechanic

A mediocre remake of a Charles Bronson assassin film that's downright repellent at times.

"...remembering the downside of Statham's CV: Call of Duty, Death Race, The Expendables, et cetera. Okay, so, fine, clearly..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The GOP's Racism Problem

Defeated railroad commissioner points out the elephant in the room

"...happens to be a racial minority to play the race card. But when Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo did it..."

March 3, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part One: The Good, the Badass, and the Weirder

Savlov's other Top Ten

"...about film is an innately subjective endeavor: one person's Death Race 2000 is another, lesser person's Death Race. And..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

House

In this Christian horror film, a mad killer who claims to have slain God, torments two couples seeking shelter.

"...his supporters) to Paul W.S. Anderson (his most recent, Death Race, made me want to sin all over the..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Speed Racer

The Wachowski brothers' hyperbolic film is supersaturated with outrageously eye-popping visuals, but there's nary an honest emotion in sight.

"...game than there is in the whole of Speed Racer, which raises some very intriguing questions about the future..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

KillSport

In KillSport, Spank Dance Company's latest, performers shoot, stab, bludgeon, and explode stuffed animals to satirize our lust for blood

"...inspired by, of all things, Roger Corman's cult B-movie Death Race 2000 – the story Bartel tells through movement..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Rock ’n’ Roll Drive-In With Mary Woronov

"...classics, Rock ’N’ Roll High School (PG, 93min.) and Death Race 2000 (78 min., R), are on a double..."

Nov. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hollywood Boulevard

"If it's a good picture, it's a Miracle!"

"...Petrified Forest. The film liberally borrows action footage from Death Race 2000, Big Bad Mama, The Big Doll House,..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Series 7: The Contenders

"...of levity along the lines of a movie like Death Race 2000. The movie's bright touches belong primarily to..."

May 11, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wild in the Streets

Crazed screenwriter Robert Thom penned this AIP exploitation picture about what happens when the voting age is lowered to 14 and the new electorate votes in a fascist pop idol.

"...Richard Pryor and Bert Freed. Crazed screenwriter Robert Thom (Death Race 2000, Bloody Mama) penned this AIP exploitation picture..."

Jan. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Sudden Death

"...why??? Why does the justice system keep people on death row for so many years?!?! Why not get it..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Column

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...Commission, savaging Rodriguez's Mexploita­tion potboiler as a call to race war. Here are a few samples of what landed..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Figures Do Lie

The Statesman finds a cops-and-race story that just isn't there

"...and officers filed 6,447 force reports. Broken down by race and then compared to the totals, whites accounted for..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Catching Up With Jerry Ferrara

The 'Entourage' co-star has a host of new projects on his plate

"...Once again, the Turtle wins the race...."

Nov. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Patrick Courtney

Krum Bums

"...Sporting a T-shirt-ready cover reminiscent of MDC's Multi-Death Corporations, the Krum Bums' first domestic album is 33..."

March 16, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Tides of March

Ready for a blue wave in November's midterms? That'll depend on the race.

"...Valdez is against the death penalty and open carry, supports increased background checks on..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Into the Capsule

Cold War space thriller gets Texas premiere

"...The space race was Russia versus the U.S.A., right? Wrong. For a..."

Sept. 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Oh, Kinky, You Crazy

Kinky Friedman thinks that being a Democrat governor would be nice.

"...at first you only get 12% in a governor's race, try, try again. According to today's Daily Texan, failed..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Who'll be shooting whom between now and March 9?

"...Death, taxes -- and elections. The uncertainty over congressional district..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

DVDanger: The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Missing found-footage finally escapes, plus Bautista in Bushwick

"...first solid evidence that a string of seemingly unrelated deaths and disappearances are the work of one murderer is..."

Nov. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Whole Lotta Lit to Hit

Texas Book Festival's 2015 Lit Crawl is as huge as the state

"...their worst failures. Writers facing off in a Literary Death Match. Cocktails and coloring books. When one night goes..."

Oct. 14, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

News Roundup: Protests and Presidents

Contentious issues and presidential contenders

"...Council looks forward to a busy week; the presidential race heats up; and more...."

May 4, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Tour de France 2012: Stage 10

Bradley Wiggins on top

"...one category 2, one Hors Categorie (which means "insane death climb" in French, just trust me), and a final..."

July 11, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Page Two: A Cheating Top 10

An introduction, then a list of lots of cool things, shoved into 10 slots, that are not necessarily related to 2008

"...masterpieces of American surrealism. Appearing from 1913 until Herriman's death in 1944, the strip is simple in narrative but..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

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