'Hard Knocks' Follows Cowboys' Training Camp

"...HBO's Hard Knocks series did something last year that I thought..."

Aug. 7, 2008 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

School of Hard Knocks

Number Discrepancies

"...jobs, and they cannot control the social breakdown and hardship that alienates poor kids from the education system. This..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Schoolfield Of Hard Knocks

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Suzy Spencer

Kirkland Knocks Out Cortes in Second Round

Austin's own James Kirkland KO's Ricardo Cortes as part of ESPN's Friday Night Fights

"...countered with a few shots, but Kirkland landed several hard blows that made Cortes’ eye swell within the first..."

Sept. 8, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Noriega Knocks Border Wall

Noriega criticizes Cornyn's immigration stance

"...Noriega's plan says: "Gimmicks don't count on the border. Hard work does." That hard work would be carried out..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Now Streaming in Austin: "Vulcan Video: The Exit Interviews"

New series looks back at the local movieloving institution

"...Video, a true Austin film culture institution, was a hard blow to local movie lovers. It was never just..."

April 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eden East to Offer Contactless Produce Pickup

Owners Coté and Barrow pivots plans after months of hard knocks

"...Barrow of Eden East farm (formerly Springdale) were hit hard in the last two months, but there is still..."

April 17, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

Fun Fun Fun Live Shot: Run the Jewels

Took the rap duo 39 years, but they’re finally stars

"...El-P was dead in the water. An old-school hard knocks MC thrust into the Vine era, he watched..."

Nov. 8, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Tale of the Lion Tamer

Former WWE wrestler Chris Jericho's autobiography, released today, talks about the art that makes choreographed entertainment out of a sport.

"...of the wrestler's last days became public knowledge. It's hard to describe the impact of Benoit's murder/suicide on the..."

Oct. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Honky Tonk Heartbreakers Dominate Alamo City All-Stars
in I-35 Blowout

"...54-16 halftime score – the final score being 86-37. Hard to say how this will transfer to the Heartbreakers..."

April 4, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Gone in Sixty Seconds

"...of that dizzying breed of summer action film that knocks the wind out of your sails, topping itself again..."

June 9, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Clean Slate

"...his last Hollywood debacle, the odious, wildly unpopular Opportunity Knocks? From the looks of things, I guess not. Clean..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Marvel's The Avengers

Excelsior! This Marvel adventure knocks it out of the universe.

"...big leagues. And – ka-pow! – director Joss Whedon knocks it out of the universe with the aid of..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cabin Fever

A festival breakout shocker that twists genre conventions into a jarring battery of scares.

"...to Sam Raimi’s first outing, The Evil Dead) and knocks it upside the head with a two-by-four. While Cabin..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Edina and Patsy hit the big screen with mixed results

"...typical lack of physical and social grace, she accidentally knocks the supermodel into the Thames (who’s presumed drowned) and..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Retrieval

Chris Eska's ambitious indie film is set during the waning months of the Civil War and tells a distinctive coming-of-age story.

"...sound of cannons booming in the near distance, Will knocks on the door of a white woman, who leads..."

May 2, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Medicine Man

"...McTiernan, who dazzled with the slick action of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October, proves amazingly inept..."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words

The conservative justice finally apologizes for it all. Nah, just kidding.

"...justice’s admirable stoicism and steely determination. The school of hard knocks tees up his isolation and insensitivity in adulthood;..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Mike Clark-Madison

The Paperboy

This lurid Southern tale by the director of Precious shows that he still knows how to push people's buttons – and gather an all-star cast to sell the goods.

"...been filtered through a few decades of booze and hard knocks...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Texas Rollergirls' Hotrod Honeys Remain Undefeated

"...local Texas Rollergirls were nice enough to invite the HaRD Knocks Roller Derby squad from Houston to our fair..."

May 7, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...when you least expect it and remember how her diamond-hard lyrics sparkled long after SXSW '98 passes into history...."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Exhibitionism

Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander: Time Passages

"...Ann at 37. It's Jones' way of playing the hard realities of adult life against the rosy expectations of..."

July 23, 1999 Arts Review

Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses

"...best of both lead characters, the outlaw spirit and hard-knocks past of Jeff Bridges' Bad Blake and the youthful..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Georgia on My Mind

Texecutioners make Dirty South Derby Girls clean up their act with 224-26 victory

"...The previous night, Atlanta had pushed Houston's HaRd Knocks harder than might have been expected. The Georgia..."

May 4, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

NFL Preview

"...to write these next words, but I liked how hard Tony Romo responded to his blunder in last years..."

Sept. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Mi Son

Rick Treviño returns to his roots.

"...songs delivered with such deep abrazo y corazon, it's hard to imagine a time when this music did not..."

June 8, 2001 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...about changing the ordinance to decriminalize homelessness. Normally in hard-line opposition to the camping ban, Goodman says she is..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature

SXSW Film Review: Flamin' Hot

Director Eva Longoria serves up heartwarming corn and cheese

"...SXSW the touching story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos creator Richard Montañez and his unlikely hero’s journey, as told by..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Playback: ACL Fest Platinum

Lucky 13 marks the biggest ACL Fest yet

"...music schools, and I graduated from the institute of hard knocks," Copeland declared. "We're making things up and feeling..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Lit-urday: The Fever

Megan Abbott novel outfits high schoolers in a fetching shade of noir

"...genre, 2002’s The Street Was Mine: White Masculinity in Hardboiled Fiction and Film Noir. But for all of her..."

July 5, 2014 Books Post by Amy Kamp

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