The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

This new chapter in the series splits the difference between kickstarter Twilight’s stylish camp and follow-up New Moon’s turgid drama, but still does not come up a winner.

"...toward – the single action set-piece – is a ho-hummer. Fire and ice, turns out, was an oversell: Think..."

July 2, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Driven

"...at risk, Henry brings in old pro Joe “the Hummer” Tanto (Sylvester) to help the rookie out. Tanto used..."

April 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

Real men don't drive Hummers; and, you will submit to Big Brother … um, voluntarily

"...GOING FROM HUMMER TO HUMONGOUS..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Luv Doc Recommends: Flaming Lips Hoot Night

Stubb's, Friday, August 3, 2007

"...If you don’t own a Hummer, get one. You deserve it. Plus, it’s really one..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Day Trips

The Brown Ranch and Hummer House south of Christoval is the summer home of the largest concentration of black-chinned hummingbirds

"...out of your car at the Brown Ranch and Hummer House south of Christoval is the squeaky chirping of..."

April 13, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Hightower Lowdown

Dubya will save us from pollution -- with gas masks; polluters get "greenwashing" awards; the Cardinals pitch St. Louis a screwball.

"...at the Cadillac's tailpipe! Another GM ad shows its Hummer truck out in the wide open spaces, urging us..."

April 12, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Gay Place: Austin Pride Parade

A look back at the 2009 Pride Parade as we prepare for 2012

"...up for the Academy, a spotless black Austin Police Hummer pulled up alongside us. The two obviously high-ranking women..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

For the Activist Who Has Everything

Useless political gifts for the holiday season

"...The Hummer CozyStarting at $3,000 (tax-deductible)..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Leave No Hummer Owner Behind; Tax Cheats Get Corporate Welfare

"...Leave No Hummer Owner Behind..."

June 27, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Monster Trucks

Boy meets monster, adventure ensues

"...the barrel for energy, guzzling the stuff like a Hummer. (When Tripp takes his newly tricked-out truck to a..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Night Before

Three guys look for fun on a Christmas Eve that turns into one crazy night

"...now a famous football player, they’ve got a stretch Hummer to get them there. Also, Isaac’s super-chill wife (Bell,..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Land Ho!

This buddy comedy travels all the way to Reykjavik – but does it actually go anywhere?

"...in another oversized gesture of generosity, rents a big Hummer for their trip to the countryside. First they go..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report: The Keystone XL Flim Flam

"...that it's now costing him $70 to fill his Hummer...."

March 9, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

Critical Mass Arrests

Recent arrests spawn debate about safety of Critical Mass and motives of traffic cops

"...on Friday, March 27, a couple in a yellow Hummer H2 thrust their heads out of their windows to..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Border Security Expo

Immigrant rights activists and border security entrepreneurs mix it up in Austin

"...stands for Stealth Reconnaissance/Assault Transport System, and the hulking Hummer-like vehicle was indeed a major attraction. Able to climb..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Andrea Grimes

SXSW Showcases

"...their corporate retreat to spew supply-side punk nuggets like "Hummer in My Hummer" onto the not-so-great unwashed. Finally, locals..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Who's Your Caddy?

Hip-hop culture invades the golf course in this instantly disposable and not terribly funny comedy.

"...most of his protest consists of provocative things like Hummer golf carts and loud farting on the greens. Big..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unaccompanied Minors

Calling John Hughes: Former Freaks and Geekster Paul Feig has got your number.

"...to abandon his beloved biodiesel vehicle for a hated Hummer. Unaccompanied Minors isn’t likely to become a frequent flyer,..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Quinceañera

Don't confuse this Sundance charmer with My Big Fat Mexican Debut, for its farcical scenes of high hair and waltzes form a genial, light-comic prism for watching race, age, class, and sexuality collide in one of America's most economically and ethnically complex cities.

"...a richer, cuter relative's fete; disagreements about a stretch Hummer limousine with her father (Castanos-Chima), a stern preacher at..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

A singularly dreadful example of what can happen when potentially capable comedians check their brains at a committee meeting and go slumming for dollars.

"...elbowing you in the ribs: "His name is Heinz Hummer! Get it? Hilarious!" Not content to merely be lowbrow..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Day Trips

For love of the hummingbird

"...of the area's abundance of trees and sponsors the Hummer/Bird Celebration at the local high school and at various..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Yuppie Pricks

Texas platters

"...that's no stranger throughout the disc. Triple wishful thoughts ("Hummer in My Hummer," "Rich Bitch," "Gonna Die Rich") are..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

TCB

Kicking it red-state style with the Yuppie Pricks, Asleep at the Wheel, and Snoop Dogg. Suck it, blue states!

"...Tentacles debut, Brokers Banquet, isn't crammed with titles like "Hummer in My Hummer," "Gonna Die Rich," and "Day Spa"..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Sustainable SUV Challenge Kicks Off at Freescale

Designing the SUV that's fuel-efficient and marketable

"...co-sponsors – General Motors (manufacturers of the totally nonsustainable Hummer), National Instruments, the Math Works, Argonne National Laboratory, and..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

deEP end

deEP end

"...is inspired, but better still is smirking Schwarzenegger homage "Hummer in My Hummer." Ignorance Park isn't above a little..."

April 23, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

The Hightower Report

Exploring Mars trumps health care; and Bush's tax cuts have spurred spending … by the rich people who got one

"...goods that enjoyed booming sales to the Cadillac and Hummer crowd...."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Bad Boys II

Bay does it bigger and badder than ever.

"...(Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Smith) riding roughshod in a Hummer over an entire Cuban village, decimating scores of homes..."

July 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2 Fast 2 Furious

"...pout and enough Kandy Kolor® pink to sink a Hummer at a hundred yards. It’s all very nice to..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Done with Doing

It's OK for people to be wrong – horribly, obnoxiously wrong

"...control – sort of like driving a non-military issue Hummer or claiming you voted for the president...."

March 10, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

"Rachel Wolfson Smith: Midas" at grayDUCK Gallery

The vehicle crashes in this solo exhibition, artfully drawn in graphite, manage to contain both peace and a madness

"...hurt, seem as serene and sculptural as Stonehenge. A Hummer's back wheels are buried in the roof of a..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

1   2   3   4     NEXT ›    4 »