Doogal

A clunker if there ever was one, Doogal is so mind-numbingly incoherent that parents and children alike will stare dazedly at the movie screen wondering what the heck is going on.

"...have the power to block out the sun and freeze the world is peppered with references to Pulp Fiction,..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Undertow

Cross-pollinate the arthouse film with B-movie backwoods gothic, and you get something like Undertow’s peculiar fusion of high and low culture.

"...the Hunter, Deliverance, and the giddy Seventies aesthetic of freeze-frames and swish pans.) Green’s latest effort begins breathlessly as..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bloody Angels

"...and tone rank right up there with watching water freeze in terms of gutpunching suspense, by the time the..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

3000 Miles to Graceland

"...of tricks, often simultaneously. Stylistic excesses such as rear-projection, freeze frames, stuttering edits, and rampant CG image manipulation may..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ice Storm

Emotional deep freeze during a 1973 Thanksgiving weekend in Connecticut.

"...Hann-Byrd, Elijah Wood and Henry Czerny. The emotional deep freeze experienced by a group of characters in New Canaan,..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Breaking Up

"...tricks to keep things from becoming too static -- freeze frames, Hi-8 videography, and bracketing asides to the audience..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wonder Seven

"...Unlike buddy Tsui Hark, Ching eschews the slow-motion and freeze-frame technique of action choreography and, instead, peppers the film..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Slingshot

"...a story consisting of elements rather than conclusions. The freeze frame at the end of the movie suggests that..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Forbidden Love

"...are presented on the screen. Each sequence, in fact, freeze-frames into a torrid book cover. Writer Ann Bannon, author..."

July 23, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sex and Zen

"...you need to know about this film: it's a freeze frame of two newly-penitent monks clinging to each other..."

June 25, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Twogether

"...on the beach with arms outstretchedand ending with a freeze-frame of child swinging in mid-air. This is the same..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Body Parts

"...effort is about as chilling as a trip to Tastee-Freeze. Fahey is a criminal psychologist who loses his arm..."

Aug. 9, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seeking Divinity With the DJs of Bitches Play Music

At the collective's pre-sabbatical, post-freeze Club Eternal party

"...we will be warming you up tonight after the freeze."..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Trust the Process in Gesel Mason's burst!

In this Texas Theatre & Dance project, students learn to undo

"...Perhaps in the wake of the Great Texas Freeze, the only word you can associate with “burst” is..."

Feb. 25, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

AISD Announces Transfer Freezes

Number of schools stays the same, but names change.

"...elementary schools will be undergoing full or partial transfer freezes. That's the same number as last year, but there's..."

Jan. 15, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Big Tex Budget Blues

The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'

"...subsidize property-poor ones), and Perry wants a college tuition freeze – locking in for four years at the student's..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...This is what politicians can do: allow a security freeze. A security freeze allows me to stop anyone from..."

March 25, 2005 Column

Protect Private Information

"...This is what politicians can do: allow a security freeze. A security freeze allows me to stop anyone from..."

March 7, 2005 Postmarks

Supporting Local Farmers and Ranchers Helps Everyone

Back to the soil

"...used to dealing with inclement weather – we have freeze cycles and drought cycles; it really runs the gamut..."

March 5, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Death Watch: Defense to D.A. – A Conflict of Interest?

John Hummel’s attorney calls original trial lawyer’s presence in D.A.'s Office “an irresolvable conflict of interest,” seeks to stop execution on that ground

"...his way to the job. There, he met Kristie Freeze, a clerk in the process of divorcing her husband...."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

City Council Gets a Breather Before LDC Frenzy

The dais faces a marathon of meetings covering everything from the land use code to APD racism

"...brought by Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison would put a freeze on new police academy classes until an audit of..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

ACC Budget Axe Swings: Will It Miss Students?

The governor's 7% budget cut means drastic -- and ill-timed -- choices for Austin Community College.

"...to withhold money from ACC's reserve fund and to freeze spending on travel and equipment and supply purchases. Ferrell..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Capitol Chronicle: Let Them Eat Dividends

Republicans offer the same predictable help to the unemployed: tax cuts for the rich.

"...Joshua Freeze had already relocated to Philadelphia two years ago, to..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Column by Michael King

The Damned

Psychological horror set in 1800s Iceland

"...to turn to ice, better to drown quickly than freeze to death – or, worse, to be dragged free..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Rough Start to Summer for Austin’s Beloved Pools

Can we swim yet?

"...11, 2020: The original story stated that the hiring freeze for lifeguards had been lifted. The freeze remains in..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Farmers' Market Report: November 16-17, 2013

Organic citrus has returned, plus maple syrup, apples, and pecans

"...Although it didn’t freeze in the Austin metro area Tuesday and Wednesday nights,..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmers’ Market Report: Nov. 2-3, 2013

Summer, winter, and spring vegetables overlap for a few short weeks

"...there early; JBG should have them until the first freeze, and maybe after that if it is a light..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Without Evidence: Executing Frances Newton

Another Texas death row case marked by official carelessness, negligence, and intransigence

"...later. Newton says that Harris Co. Sheriff's Sgt. J.J. Freeze told her that police had actually recovered two guns;..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...A handful of City Council members were hoping to freeze funding for the I-35 expansion before a study of..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature

Boil Water Notice Caused by Human Error, Ongoing Problems

"Ultimately preventable" at Ullrich

"...Feb. 5, in the wake of a less severe freeze earlier this month. "Many people were caught off guard..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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