Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...Fantastic Fest in particular," League says. "That said, she's gone, but she has been helping out in the interim..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Rain, Broken Glass, and a Dead Body in the Dumpster

Fourteen hours of Elizabeth Reeder's A Very Bad Day

"...with Big Sexy Hair. Meanwhile, co-star David Richardson has gone platinum for the occasion. "He's rocking the Draco Malfoy..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Juke Joint Blues

Blues Boy Hubbard strolls down Eastside Austin's Chitlin' Circuit memory lane

"...Hubbard's storied career in local music is told once again with bright eyes, big smiles, and a lot of..."

July 13, 2007 Music Feature by Jonny Meyers

Yardbird's Blues

How the bone-out chicken-fried chicken breast is destroying American menus

"...to see if anything has changed. Alas, it has. Gone are the days of dark, white, or mixed, in..."

June 29, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Portraits of the Artists as FronteraFest Regulars

Why they perform year after year after year

"...incredible. That's when I really started acting in Austin again. My dream was always to do a one-woman show,..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

D-League Dreams

All roads lead to Toros training camp

"...ball, with any luck shaking off his defender once again while confusing the big man's defender, leaving said big..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Sports Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Déjà Vu

If the science fiction in Déjà Vu has more to do with fiction than science, it’s not as though this Denzel Washington picture ever pauses long enough for that realization to fully take hold.

"...role as the chief FBI agent, and Caveziel has gone from playing Jesus Christ to homegrown terrorist. Goldberg practically..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keeping Mum

Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Patrick Swayze come together for this dark British comedy.

"...literary or cinematic bent, return to over and over again (Grace Metalious' "seething novel of unchecked passion," Peyton Place,..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Gang Don't Bow Down

Big Chief Kevin Goodman sew, sew, sews a new history here in Austin

"...Goodman with a playful grin, gold-capped teeth standing out against his burnished skin. The handful of fiery orange feathers..."

May 5, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...The segregated restrooms are gone. But the town remains an East Texas – or..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dallas 362

The actor Scott Caan makes a strong debut as a writer-director in this atmospheric character study in which he also co-stars with Shawn Hatosy, Jeff Goldblum, and Kelly Lynch.

"...muscular physique in youth-oriented films like Varsity Blues and Gone in 60 Seconds, shows with Dallas 362 that he..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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It has never been a secret that the magic ingredient that makes SXSW work is Austin

"...read this (Thursday), SXSW Music 2005 wristbands have already gone on sale at Waterloo Records. The first 2,000 will..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Column by Louis Black

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"...one am glad she exists. She's a great counterweight against the ignorance and inactivity of her peers. As for..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...this nostalgic but little-used rural backdrop will soon be gone. In fact, more than gone – completely obliterated...."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Into Thin Air

The already under way adventures of Austinites at the Dances Sun and Slam, and what they might mean for the local scene

"...in discovering that the faster, cheaper technology revolutionizing filmmaking (again) will deliver on its promise at a higher-than-anticipated human..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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"...Something needs to change, and I thank you again for your help in that direction...."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column

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"...world to believe that America is waging a war against all Muslims, when in fact our disagreement is with..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

Godzilla

This is the original and uncut version of the 1954 Japanese monster picture.

"...for fear of the Pandora’s box it might open. Gone are Raymond Burr’s strained narration and the U.S. version’s..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Valentín

Big-hearted Argentinean import sees life from a young boy's perspective.

"...draw a little of the red stuff now and again. Nine-year-old Noya (who is, hands down, one of the..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man on Fire

Denzel Washington heads up a pulsating kidnapping thriller.

"...allows Washington, who appears in almost every scene, to again explore the dark inner workings of a damaged and..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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On the right wing's ideological sleight-of-hand, unenlightened self-interest, and the humanitarian legacy of Cousin Eli

"...our heavenly Father. But this time these ingrates have gone too far! A radical Left wing organization ... has..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Honey

Jennifer Alba's hoodrat find her inner Flashdance.

"...funk and the cute-as-a-bug cavalcade of Inner City Youth Gone Right. Amid the endless stream of catch-a-rising-star movie clichés..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How to Breathe Underwater: Stories

Debut author Julie Orringer, who is 30, belies the old bromide that young people can't write about youth convincingly, and she'll be at BookPeople on Friday, Oct. 24.

"...periodically awakens from an irrelevant slumber to pronounce -- again -- the death of short fiction, which apparently expired..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Books Review by Michael Schaub

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"...government. Let's be honest, either we are for or against limiting the power of government in our personal lives...."

July 25, 2003 Column

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...wasn't that long ago, but it's definitely dead and gone, due to some spectacular commercial failures and a lean..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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"...members deserve recognition and praise for their principled stand against redistricting. It's encouraging to see democracy at its best..."

May 23, 2003 Column

A Shining Star Goes Dark

A tragedy at Reagan High School evokes a mother's courageous response.

"...that morning; it's unclear whether they saw each other again before 4pm...."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...desire to further upset the world with his war against Iraq ["After a Fashion," Feb. 28]. I feel I..."

March 14, 2003 Column

Austin @ Large: Max on a Mission

Will Austin's turbulent climate produce a perfect storm for Max Nofziger's mayoral campaign?

"...as Nofziger seeks to, though others have tried. Then again, nobody has ever joined the City Council after losing..."

March 7, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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In blaming the anti-war movement for all possible future scenarios connected to terrorism or the war in Iraq, the hysterical right has poised itself to lead a devastating assault on the Constitution and its protections.

"...and 3) assign blame for everything perceived as having gone or that might go wrong. The latter, on an..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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