Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"...Chronicle continues its coverage of a trove of documents hacked from a multi­-agency intelligence center operated by the Austin..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

McCain, That Hack!

John McCain hacked into supporting gay marriage...

"...announce that I have reversed my position and come out in full support of gay marriage -- particularly marriage..."

March 28, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Property Tax Hack Finally Gets Senate Nod

"...stalled in both chambers, as lawmakers try to sort out how the "relief" and "reform" proposals will impact local..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Ticker: Travis Turning Out

Voter registration deadlines come and gone

"...Bruce Elfant. Roughly 70,000 new voters have registered, with about 1,500 new applicants a day, making it seem closer..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Out of the Shadow

Which new scary-programming cable channel will longtime Austin access host Joseph Fotinos choose?

"...yesterday: midnight, a lonely path twisting up past a knockabout graveyard, through a rusted, busted wrought-iron fence, across a..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Come Out and Play

Has Austin – or anywhere else – ever seen anything like Cinemania weekend?

"...the cancellation of their joint Memorial Day weekend festival outdoors at Two Rivers Canyon. Emo's promises to reschedule the..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin @ Large: Out Into the DAMP

The Downtown Mobility Plan has critics from both the right and left, and that could be its undoing.

"...of Maryland. National media found this interesting, because O'Malley's opt-out clears a path to the statehouse for Lt. Gov...."

June 14, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...have lived together for 6.5 years, trudge into a South Austin branch of the "Human Services Department" - otherwise..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

The Work

Doc on a powerful Folsom Prison therapy group

"...incarceration rate in the world, followed by Russia and South Africa. There may be a million stories in the..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Beauty

This Oscar winner is a bleak comedy of suburban mores and one man's sudden rejection of the arrangement.

"...demeanor is second to none, plays Lester Burnham, a hack magazine writer who, approaching middle age, suddenly realizes that..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The King and I

"...promote Rodgers & Hammerstein literacy among our Puff Daddy-enamored youth, this shabby, nondescript hack job leaves me no real..."

March 19, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

High Risk

"...they are pitted against a group of terrorists straight out of Die Hard. While High Risk certainly promises some..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

"...a bit unnerving to recall that the character started out as a razor-appendaged child molester with third-degree burns). Craven's..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter

This seventh film in the horror series promises to be the last.

"...the desperate air of a doomed series that has outlived its marketability, its now near-incomprehensible backstory, and its core..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Telling Lies in America

"...disciplined, humane talent from Mr. Jade himself? The pud-stroking hack responsible for Showgirls, Sliver, and Basic Instinct? Believe it...."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mistress

"...a “promising,” young writer/director. Now, he's a fortyish, L.A. hack who directs instructional cooking videos for a living. His..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hellboy

Hellboy is back, and this time he's R-rated

"...film, to be faced with a torrent of articles about behind-the-scenes struggles and a heavily cut running time (originally..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shut In

Naomi Watts stars in ho-hum thriller

"...Naomi Watts ended up in such a drearily soporific hack job in the first place. My guess is that..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Stepfather

Watch out for those "family values" guys who sweep Mom off her feet and move into your house. They may not be who they seem.

"...and resonated to its Reagan-era marrow with contemporary themes about the presumed sanctity of the family and the dangers..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Knowing

It's up to Nicolas Cage to save the world in this movie about a man who deciphers a cryptic artifact that predicts major disasters, past and future.

"...arthouse upstart to muscle-bound action hero to popcorn-selling, check-cashing hack has been well-documented, so I won’t go into it..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

For Your Consideration

Although it attempts to skewer Hollywood, this new comedy from Christopher Guest, and his loyal troupe of improv actors doesn’t have even a drop of affection for its characters.

"...from Guest and his loyal troupe of improv actors about a Hollywood movie production that’s turned upside down when..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Rollerball

"...does Rollerball feel like the work of a grade-Z hack? Certainly McTiernan's work on the first two Die Hard..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...archetype – he represents those hordes of place-sitters decamped outside the local cineplex, broiling like bantha kebabs beneath the..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Missed Call

Takashi Miike's latest is a disappointing, second-rate Japanese horror film.

"...Atsushi Ida. Japanese cult director Miike has been cranking out a steady stream of genre-hopping films at a record..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Never Die Alone

Every known hip-hop gangster cliché comes to the fore in this film starring DMX and David Arquette.

"...– which had other members of the audience laughing out loud while this reviewer strove instead to morph into..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An American Werewolf in Paris

"...horror fans bored half-crazy by some of the tiredest hack & hurl garbage ever produced by the genre. British..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Willie Nelson at 80: Screen-Testing for Gandalf

Willie's off to be the wizard

"...octogenarian his fondest birthday wish: Cast aside that talentless hack Ian McKellen and install Nelson as the wizard Gandalf..."

April 30, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report

Senator takes pity on poor little CEOS; and Propaganda Rules!

"...know that our congress critters are not completely obtuse about the needs of their constituents. Take Sen. Richard Shelby...."

April 15, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Aaron B. Koontz, Co-founder, Paper Street Pictures

"Next thing I know, we had six films in post."

"...Indie filmmaking is all about downtime between occasional shoots. So when Aaron Koontz, co-founder..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Four Days of Hot Luck in a Nutshell

It’s simply the best food and music festival in Austin

"...[Editor's note: Be sure to check out the entire Hot Luck Festival photo gallery as well..."

May 28, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

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