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Outspoken Austinite passes on mayoral run
"...find out what they really want from their local government, and what their vision for Austin is," he learned..."
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Feb. 16, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Mutual Interests
Military might makes investments right for teachers and state employees in Texas.
"...Department of Defense and other arms of the federal government...."
Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax
Amend This!
Political commentary on the constitutional amendment process
"...editorial that sort of endorsed land title resolution, paid government service for teachers, highway bonds, and state agency bonds...."
Oct. 26, 2001 News Column by Michael King
Rules of Engagement
"...insurgents, and wondering if the defense will locate the government's “missing” tapes that might exonerate the defendant. Wouldn't you..."
April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Bandit Queen
"...imprisonment in 1994, is a legendary figure, feared by government forces and worshipped by the many, especially amongst the..."
Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Temptation of a Monk
"...stoic warrior who, after being betrayed by an ambitious government official and duped into helping him take over the..."
July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Tai-Chi Master
This martial-arts film tells the story of a pair of monks whose paths diverge after they are cast out of their monastery for fighting.
"...and eventually leaves his friend to join the local government forces, headed by a corrupt and evil general. Junbiao,..."
July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Point of No Return
"...Paurillaud's role as a murderous junkie recruited by the Government and given the option of death for her crimes..."
March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Raspad
"...of televised bicycle races and May Day parades as government officials quietly scramble to get their families and themselves..."
Aug. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
SXSW Film Review: Executive Order
Brazilian speculative drama shows racism transcends borders
"...in real life in this Brazilian thriller about a government forcing its Black citizens to “go back to Africa.”..."
March 16, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu
We Have an Issue: Don’t Let Them Get Away With It
It's time to reckon with how our state government failed us – and if it was by design
"...in 2011. And it includes the people running the government who show very little interest in actual governance, and..."
Feb. 26, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones
Official Secrets
True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War
"...patriot or a traitor. The act of divulging classified governmental information for a purpose other than espionage is a..."
Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Sea of Shadows
Eco-crime-documentary follow the deadly impact of cartels and animal smugglers
"...many meet roadblock after roadblock in the form of government corruption, neglect, violence, and the sheer size of the..."
Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Sam Russek
Point Austin: Sign Right Here
TNC petition and Kitchen recall election recipes for pointless public expense, voter cynicism, and lousy government
"...itself "Austin4All," and lately assisted by Texans for Accountable Government, a libertarian group whose previous leadership has repeatedly distinguished..."
Feb. 5, 2016 News Column by Michael King
Beasts of No Nation
Idris Elba co-stars in this Netflix drama about child soldiers in Africa
"...in an unnamed country beset by perpetual war between government and rebel forces. Although the area’s politics remain purposefully..."
Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Citizenfour
When Edward Snowden was in that hotel room in Hong Kong sharing his initial intel about NSA surveillance, Laura Poitras' was there with a camera to film his disclosures.
"...Laura Poitras’ new documentary about the early-on brouhaha surrounding government whistleblower Edward Snowden, you’ve got to wonder why his..."
Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Kill the Messenger
Jeremy Renner stars in this crusading-journalist story that recounts the downfall of real-life San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb.
"...kingpins lolling in Mexican jails or badgering the U.S. government about what really went down a decade prior, Webb..."
Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
The fourth entry in this series is surprisingly complex and ambitious.
"...one. As with all the rest, this is about government-created, biologically altered supersoldiers. The government's motivations are of the..."
Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black
Big Miracle
Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski star in this fact-based story that shows us that whales are mammals too.
"...to bursting with reporters smelling human-interest gold, military and government officials injecting their two cents, an oil CEO with..."
Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
5 Days of War
Renny Harlin directs this explosion-heavy film about the Russian-Georgian crisis of 2008.
"...of War, which was partially funded by the Georgian government, primarily errs in its partisan depiction of Georgia as..."
Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Julie & Julia
Meryl Streep is irresistible as Julia Child as is Nora Ephron's direction, but Amy Adams' Julie Powell is a dud – a mousy, grouchy irritant.
"...on public television. Julie is Julie Powell, a disgruntled government worker who spent a year of her life cooking..."
Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Dingus Don't Like Craddick and ALEC
Craddick challenger lambasts speaker over "special interest" award.
"...cigarette makers, drug companies, and utilities ... looking for government contracts or for lax regulation."..."
July 31, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Doomsday
In this UK thriller, the so-called Reaper virus threatens the Isles with extinction.
"..."Reaper" virus lays waste to Scotland, and the British government seals off the entire country – the action jumps..."
March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Rendition
Intelligent and well-meaning, Rendition is nevertheless an oversimplified and uneven attempt to arouse righteous indignation among its viewers.
"...analyst portentously named Douglas Freeman, who becomes the U.S. government's point man at an undisclosed North African detention center,..."
Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Maxed Out
A documentary about our credit-card mess and some of the casualties of debt.
"...wallets, and its insatiable appetite is sending our federal government crashing toward financial insolvency and condemning the rest of..."
March 16, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
V for Vendetta
This is a thinking person’s action film – a futuristic slice of pop-culture agitprop, replete with a costumed antihero, lovingly choreographed action sequences, cunningly ornate dialogue, and a terrific, rousing score.
"...rescued from the post-curfew clutches of a pair of government enforcer/thugs by the swashbuckling, masked enigma known only as..."
March 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Statement
The pace of this political thriller about a Nazi collaborator on the run for four decades (Michael Caine) is as listless as the justice system that pursued him.
"...based on Paul Touvier, an officer in the Vichy government during World War II who was captured in southern..."
March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Capitol Chronicle
The governor sells social service cuts as "enhancements."
"...programs under the Children's Health Insurance Program, "pending federal government approval." That sounds like good news, but in the..."
Oct. 31, 2003 News Column by Michael King
Village of the Damned
"...entire town unconscious for six hours one fall afternoon. Government researchers, headed by a woefully miscast Alley, scurry about..."
April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Council Recap: Nothing Goes Farther Than Cash
City to launch guaranteed-income pilot program
"...to “prove” they still need the assistance, as many government-run financial aid programs normally require...."
