Election Notes

Tidbits from the campaign trail

"...2002 primary run-off against then-state Rep. Williams. Brimer, meanwhile, faces Democrat and former Fort Worth City Council Member Wendy..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature

Dukes Under Siege

District 46 race pits veteran incumbent vs. newcomer Thompson

"...fixture in East Austin Democratic politics. But now she faces angry Democratic criticism over her tactical support for House..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The March Primaries and After: The Filing Report

Flurry of last-minute filings

"...GOPers face crowded fields. Precinct 2 Constable Bob Vann faces a primary run from Carl Joiner, who challenged him..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Savages

Starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this smart, funny, thoughtful, and exquisitely realized film is one of the best of the year.

"...they resemble their estranged father (just look at their faces as a doctor ticks off the symptoms of Lenny’s..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Happy Trails

The Trail of Lights opens for Christmas.

"...proceedings, 'cause of the look of wonderment on the faces of small children and, of course, the faces here..."

Dec. 10, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

I'm Not There

This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love – not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.

"...mentors (like Ramblin’ Jack, Woody Guthrie, Arthur Rimbaud) and faces that range from a preteen black boy (Franklin) to..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hightower Report

Revisiting the Arrest of Protesters; and Speak Out for America

"...down to a gut-wrenching, emotional level. This ad shows faces of worried children asking their mommies such questions as:..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Brave One

Jodie Foster might be good at playing a master of vengeance, but The Brave One turns out to be little more than an upscale B-movie about getting even.

"...By the time the big moment arrives when Erica faces the three hoodlums who murdered her great love and..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

12:08 East of Bucharest

Using a conversation about history, three men, and a talk show, this Romanian comedy and Cannes Camera d’Or winner achieves surprising levels of underplayed wit and pathos. AFS@Dobie

"...Piscoci can’t stay focused, creating paper boats or making faces at the commentary while the frustrated cameraman zooms in..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Interview

Steve Buscemi directs and co-stars in this film with Sienna Miller as the pair play out an emotionally charged pas de deux.

"...Tucci, and John Turturro (three of the most recognizable faces, if not names, from the Nineties indie-film world) –..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Daddy Day Camp

Someone should blow "Taps" for this outing and put it out of its misery.

"...oversized white guy: Gooding and Rae. Same characters, different faces, no Pamela Ewing having a dreamland epiphany. Having established..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Friendly Fire in the Culture Wars: Pt. 2

Camouflaged headphones in the courtroom.

"...What's that noise? A Muslim woman was arrested and faces charges after she hid electronics under her headscarf and..."

July 13, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Looks to Be Three and Out for the U.S. at Copa América, and More

"...who had earlier surprised Brazil, 1-0. Next, the U.S. faces Brazil in the group stage finale (Friday, July 6,..."

July 3, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is truly a spiritual leader for the 21st century.

"...shots of the landscape and ethnographic close-ups of indigenous faces overwhelm the titular interview, which constitutes only the last..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Slow Burn

Slow Burn – starring Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, and Mekhi Phifer – becomes one of those movies that’s so bad, it’s almost entertaining. Almost.

"...particularly Liotta, walks around with befuddled expressions on their faces, perhaps wondering what on earth they’re doing in this..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Iron Man

Longtime local stage phenom Ken Webster has a record to rival that of a Baseball Hall of Famer

"...power of stillness on stage. And of not making faces. When he catches actors making faces, he says, 'Forget..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hoax

Playing the con artist Clifford Irving, who notoriously forged the autobiography of Howard Hughes, Richard Gere has one of the best roles of his career.

"...aviator Howard Hughes. Seeing the stunned looks on the faces of the McGraw-Hill executives when they hear the news,..."

April 6, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Cinema of Possibilities

Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute

"...I realized that those listening were smirking, making look-at-the-nut-go-off-again faces that unfortunately were not an uncommon reception to my..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

2006-07 Austin Music Awards Show

Austin Convention Center, Wednesday, March 14

"...McLagan & the Bump Band's tribute to McLagan's Small Faces bandmate Ronnie Lane, who succumbed to multiple sclerosis in..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Rock & Royalty

The Austin Music Awards were changed forever by a lanky old guy named Pete.

"...Pete's collaboration with former Faces dude Ronnie Lane resulted in a masterpiece that is..."

March 15, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Wooly Bully

Simple, the 2006/2007 Austin Music Awards

"...norm, first with Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane's Small Faces and later with Lane, Rod Stewart, and Ronnie Wood..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

TV Eye

So long, Sarah; hello, Halfway

"...are well-known to TV viewers, including a couple of faces you know you've seen but can't quite place. The..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Orwell and Bush

Won't get fooled again?

"...when it happened. It was night, and the white faces and the scarlet banners were luridly floodlit. The square..."

Feb. 14, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Bridge

An emotional and aesthetic whirlpool of horror, fascination, beauty, and resignation gives Eric Steel's Golden Gate Bridge suicide documentary an eerie power.

"...some small voice to their sadness and to put faces to cold statistics. So he set up two cameras..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

TV Eye

For once, Ellen Pompeo is spared Belinda Acosta's wrath while she goes after ... America Ferrera?

"...doing ordinary things (ironing, embroidery) moved me because the faces were fleshy and brown and decidedly non-European (www.virginguadalupe.com). These..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Pan's Labyrinth

Pan’s Labyrinth catapults Guillermo del Toro to the top ranks of international filmmakers: His dark and fertile imagination appears to have no limit.

"...prove she’s the real deal, and the conflicts Ofelia faces are no less frightening to the child’s mind than..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Friday Night Lights': Feels Like Going Home Edition

"...derby - except for Copperas Cove, that is, who faces the Mules of Alamo Heights in the 4A Division..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

'Friday Night Lights': AISD Teams Choke, 14-5A Flies

"...Defending state champs Wimberley cruised past Marion 56-20 and faces Medina Valley 7:30pm Friday at Comalander. Liberty Hill doubled..."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...opening of the only televised debate, he in truth faces three Republican opponents (plus one). Like many Chronicle readers,..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: One for the Books

All the sound and fury is upballot, but the real work is on the ground

"...morning's news reports, Republican George W. Bush once again faces Democrat John Kerry for re-election. It's a mark of..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Column by Michael King

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