From Beijing With Love

"...gleefully ripped to shreds in this typically jaw-dropping action/comedy from Hong Kong's number one goofball, Stephen Chaiu, who also..."

Jan. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Bodyguard From Beijing

"...never-ending arsenal of handguns. Li plays a stoic bodyguard from Mainland China who is sent to Hong Kong in..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

From Burnt Orange to Gold

Eighteen current or former Longhorns will represent the United States in the Beijing Olympics

"...each event that would earn them a ticket to Beijing. At least 15 Austin-area residents competed in Eugene, maybe..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Sports Feature by Lee Nichols

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin

On the Olympics, Mark Cuban’s fondness of Ayn Rand, and Howard Zinn’s love of the Boston Red Sox

"...focuses on the social and political consequences of sports, from the women’s baseball leagues in the 1940s, to Muhammad..."

March 5, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Spy Hard

"...Bostwick and Andy Griffith. Filled to the bursting point with witless, sub-Mad magazine movie parodies, pointless cameos by a..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Quintessence

Quincy Jones has lived a career that would make his hero, Duke Ellington, proud

"...laughs a lot, chuckles really, when he mentions partying with Elton John or our connection through Lionel Hampton. His..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Inseparable – The Memoirs of an American and the Story of Chinese Punk Rock

Punk rock from Austin to Beijing

"...out of the 21st Street Co-op. Austin was rife with two-color, Kinko's copy bombs back in those inky pre-Internet..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Safe

The (Jason) Stathamization of action filmmaking continues with the star's latest.

"...a career out of dividing genre film fans into "love him" or "hate him" camps, and never the twain..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Matter

A Chinese student studying theoretical cosmology in the U.S. also has a lot of dark matter occupying his head, and not even the assistance of faculty wife Meryl Streep can prevent it from taking over.

"...for Chen’s directorial debut that has less to do with the darkness permeating the cosmos than it does with..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Road Home

"...body be carried back to the village by hand, with the coffin wrapped in a cloth she has woven..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Top 10 in Design 2008

2008 was a great year for design – see what made the list

"...here it is: national/local art & design related goodness from 2008...."

Dec. 30, 2008 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Mao's Last Dancer

In this film based on a true story, a Chinese ballet dancer defects to the U.S. when he falls in love with a Houston dancer while on tour.

"...defected to the U.S. in 1981, is painless melodrama from its first image to the freeze-frame finale. Oscar-winning Aussie..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pop & Me

"...film as a Los Angeles-based father describes his relationship with his adopted son. With director Chris Roe's shaky cam..."

June 16, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW List Lucky No. 7

Metz, Princess Nokia, Nikki Lane, Tennis, and 108 others

"...than five weeks away, expands its Music Week lineup with the addition of 112 acts including “Tomboy” rapper Princess..."

Feb. 8, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music

Stephen Stills wrote CSNY's best song about Judy Collins for more than love

"...a result, this memoir functions as a musicological text, from Collins' explanation of the history and context of folk..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Where in the World Is Andreas Fabis' Heart?

Austinite's new website charts bi-cultural couples worldwide

"...Is anyone from New Zealand, say, hooked up with someone from Kazakhstan?..."

Dec. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'World' Cinema

Three-month series AFS@Dobie launches with latest Jia Zhangke film

"...Friday, the society is once again at the Dobie with the appropriately titled AFS@Dobie, a three-month series that will..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Backstage Past

Bill Graham wasn't the only promoter with a treasure chest of rock & roll anecdotes

"...that slot. A genuinely legendary promoter out of Denver with a love of rock & roll and a taste..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Sore Muscles? Put Some Tape on 'Em!

Austin Marathon runners learn about kinesiology tape

"...effectively manage some of the pain that goes along with it...."

Feb. 13, 2010 Sports Post by Nora Ankrum

'Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell With Black Sabbath' and 'Trust Me: I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice From Rock's Ultimate Survivor'

Life advice from the Prince of Darkness and the Black Sabbath story told by the man behind the riffs

"...Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell With Black Sabbathby Tony Iommi Da Capo, 416 pp., $26..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever

Punk, hip-hop, disco, salsa – all born in five short years in New York

"...Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Greg Beets

After a Fashion

"...The honorees included the Austin Babtist Women; I chatted with Ofeelya Faith (Bob Hemby) and Ethyl Mae Studebaker (Ambush..."

March 21, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Obama Comes to Town

Full text of president's speech at UT Austin

"...Austin! Hello Longhorns! It’s wonderful to be back. I love this town. I remember paying you all a visit..."

Aug. 9, 2010 News Post by Jillian Richardson

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...their fledgling talents to the test and came up with a bona fide hit. The show sold out the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...tree that's brought us a Midwest movement of garage-hop with bleeding heart poetics, Heiruspecs brings another new sound to..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Austin Asian Film Festival 2

Nov. 3-6

"...Thirty films over four days from nearly a dozen countries, including playwright Lane Nishikawa's Only..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...SXSW Film has always been up with comedy, and a quick skim of the just-released feature..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Counting Our Blessings

Considering what we're thankful for in the local food scene

"...comforting foodstuffs that have come to symbolize the country's beloved harvest holiday. In Taiwan, though, it wasn't easy to..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Public Notice

"...free-for-all links the classic Greek tale of deception, fall from grace, and renewal with the redemptive power of The..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Something Wild

AFS Essential Cinema: Hong Kong New Wave Cinema

"...returned to Hong Kong, a nation whose sovereignty came with an expiration date, aflame with ideas and aesthetics absorbed..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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