Miracle

The Cold war provides the background for this Olympics ice hockey miracle starring Kurt Russell.

"...Miracle is Disney’s dramatization of the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team’s surprising victory over the seemingly unstoppable Soviets..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Barbershop

"...Directed by: Tim Story. Starring: Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas,..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

"...Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: Ice Cube, Clea Duvall, Pam Grier, Jason Staham, Natasha Henstridge..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fear of a Black Hat

"...focus is on rap group N.W.H. (Niggaz Wit Hats). Ice Cold (Cundieff), Tasty-T, and Tone Def are the amalgam..."

Aug. 5, 1994 Movie Review by Alvaro Rodriguez

CB4

"...prerequisite amounts of street tough sass, misogyny, and devil-may-care, screw-the-police attitude. The joke is, they are actually none of..."

March 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Good Cop

"...is killed trying to rescue the wife of an ice-crazed lowlife, Lewis suddenly finds himself legal guardian of the..."

May 10, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Power Won’t Be Restored Fully In Austin Until Friday Evening

Slow restoration efforts continue as storm drags on

"...Sargent held their first press conference on the ongoing ice storm that has left more than 150,000 Central Texas..."

Feb. 2, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Promare

DayGlo anime explosion makes firefighters cool and kinetic

"...powerhouse Varys (Tetsu Inada and John Eric Bentley), and cool-as-ice Remi (Hiroyuki Yoshino and Billy Bob Thompson). But they..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DPS Director Steve McCraw Issues Immigration Marching Orders

Since Nov. 4, DPS troopers "have an obligation" to work with ICE, Border Patrol

"...When I did, the voice on the other end was live and a little..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Straight Outta Compton

Picture about origins of rap group NWA shows off their snarly cool

"...magic mixing board is also spot-on, and Jackson Jr.’s Ice Cube is all fire and ice, not yet the..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ho, Ho, Help for Santa

Waterloo Ice House eateries are unofficial Project Santa drop zones

"...now and Thursday, Dec. 18, all four Austin Waterloo Ice House locations will act as unofficial drop zones for..."

Dec. 11, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

22 Jump Street

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill again go undercover in this frequently delightful mess.

"...Lord and Christopher Miller. Starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Jillian Bell, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas, Nick Offerman,..."

June 13, 2014 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.

"...1988 rescue operation of three gray whales trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska, is based, Tom Rose’s Freeing..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Frozen River

In order to make ends meet, two women in upstate New York smuggle illegal aliens across the St. Lawrence River into the U.S. in this unusually thoughtful and expertly acted movie.

"...to replace her family’s tiny trailer home with a nice doublewide. Yet even that dream of upward mobility crumbles..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Semi-Pro

If basketball must be mocked, it deserves to be mocked well, and unfortunately, Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro isn’t up to the challenge.

"...and Rob Corddry. Not being a fan of competitive ice dancing or NASCAR, I wasn’t bothered when Ferrell brought..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: Aww, Canada ...

At last, a magical confluence of ice hockey, Neil Young, and SXSW 2006

"...and both are almost incomprehensibly deep obsessions: one is ice hockey, and the other is Neil Young...."

March 10, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Trespass

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: William Sadler, Bill Paxton, Ice T, Ice Cube and Art Evans. Coming from the..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line

Walking on thin ice

"...of the Public Utility Commission of Texas called "an ice hurricane" that made a direct hit on Austin last..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Challenging Repair Work Amid "Horrendous" Conditions as Thousands Remain Without Power

Austin Energy lines sustain massive damage in ice storm

"...of cold darkness in the aftermath of the severe ice storm, the publicly owned utility still cannot say when..."

Feb. 2, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Upscale Gifts for Culinary Nerds

Outdoor pizza oven, perfectly sphere ice cubes, and more fancy kitchen gifts

"...palate. Nothing is necessary, everything is available. For a price, that is. Ooni Koda 16 Gas-Powered Pizza Ovenooni.com..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Rod Machen

Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company’s Glacier

As an elegy to the ice, this dance aestheticized doom but left us plenty of edge

"...As an elegy to the ice, the work aestheticized doom but left us plenty of..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Lege Lines: “A Liar and Hateful Man”

Matt Rinaldi calls ICE, threatens to shoot a colleague

"...right-wing Freedom Caucus, called U.S. Immi­gra­tions and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on immigrant protesters (part of a larger Capitol rally)..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Cutting hair and cutting up

"...Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee. Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Nicki Minaj, Common,..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Callie Speer Competes on Food TV

Daily Austin food news

"...Pastry pop-ups, online ice cream, and more sweet afternoon food news...."

Nov. 30, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Longshots

Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst directs Ice Cube and others in this sports movie about the first girl to play Pop Warner youth football.

"...Directed by: Fred Durst. Starring: Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones, Dash..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Are We Done Yet?

Who could have foreseen that Ice Cube's path Straight Outta Compton would lead to family-friendly movies about the complications of life in the suburbs?

"...Directed by: Steve Carr. Starring: Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen and..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Don't Need No Stinkin' De-Icer

City trumpets response to the great storm of aught-7

"...city itself may incur the final injury of the ice storm, if it doesn't stop patting itself on the..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin Tea Party

The Tea Embassy presents Best on Ice

"...aside, you could make a pretty convincing argument for iced tea. Nothing is quite so refreshing on a hot..."

June 16, 2006 Food Feature by MM Pack

XXX: State of the Union

A nonstop orgy of bullets, bombs, and booty that aims low and hits the bull’s-eye with enough firepower to sink the Bismarck.

"...Directed by: Lee Tamahori. Starring: Ice Cube, Willem Dafoe, Samuel L. Jackson, Xzibit, Peter Strauss..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Are We There Yet?

Despite bearing a title that practically cries out for disrespect from antsy filmgoers, the new Ice Cube picture (he stars as well as co-produces) demonstrates the actor's amiable side and proves he can headline a family picture.

"...Directed by: Brian Levant. Starring: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Jay Mohr, Aleisha Allen, Philip Daniel..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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