The Look of Silence

Getting personal with Indonesia's bloody past in follow-up to The Act of Killing

"...on the perpetrators of the little-remembered, anti-Communist genocide in Indonesia that claimed some one million lives in 1965 –..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The AggreGAYtor: April 23

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Indonesia shows some Muslim empathy, Georgia brings us closer to..."

April 23, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The Raid: Redemption

This Indonesian film truly has a nonstop glut of martial-arts action, so don't worry about the minimalist story and characters.

"...Only in the opening and closing moments of this Indonesian import is there any letup in the film’s assaultive..."

March 30, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keep the River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

"...Fifties New York and traveled to the jungles of Indonesia and Peru and lived among the local tribespeople and..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prisoners of the Sun

"...the Tan Tai POW camp on Ambon Island in Indonesia. Thus, this courtroom is a thatched island hut and..."

Aug. 16, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Just a Family Thing

"...a king cobra during their recent jaunt to Jakarta, Indonesia. Aside from that, life with the Huntington Beach, Calif.-based..."

Nov. 28, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...Grasberg copper and gold mine in West Papua (an Indonesian province formerly known as Irian Jaya). Near the height..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

A Work in Progress

East Timor begins the process of reconstruction in its struggle for independence.

"...has suffered invasions by the Portuguese, the Japanese, the Indonesians, and most recently by a well-meaning horde of international..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by John Sayles

Confrontational Cinema

Companion doc to The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence revisits Indonesian atrocities

"...Killing. He is Anwar Congo, a former member of Indonesia's death squads responsible for millions of murders in the..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Realpolitik

Indonesia has ties to Austin through Jim Bob Moffett's Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold

"...winner Henry Kissinger told the press that he wanted Indonesia to be "strong, unified, and democratic." Coming from anyone..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Business as Usual?

Freeport Strikes Gold, Spawns Scrutiny

"...Securities analysts are crediting Freeport's experience in Indonesia and their proven ability to operate a large mine..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Sin by the Numbers

"...illustration by Jason Stout Some numbers: Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Making a 'Killing'

Joshua Oppenheimer on the half-decade he spent filming for 'The Act of Killing'

"...life. But he was not the victim. In 1960s Indonesia, Anwar Congo was a street thug who became a..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Desk:

"...to Visit For three years, she was held in Indonesian prisons without ever being charged with a crime. In..."

Oct. 4, 1996 News Feature

Bruises Easily

The Raid opens a can of whupass

"...Hong Kong moviemaking. And it's all shot in Jakarta, Indonesia, by a Welshman. Talk about your niche genres...."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Don't Let Her Off, Rich

Statesman's Oppel Defends Ann's Influence-Peddling

"...kind of crony-based oligarchy that we abhor in Mexico, Indonesia, and other developing countries...."

Jan. 23, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...heightened fiscal and political risks of the Republic of Indonesia, as the company's primary asset is a massive copper..."

Jan. 9, 1998 News Feature

Country Club PERCs

Political Economy Researchers Preach Laissez Faire

"...company's vast Grasberg gold copper and silver mine in Indonesia. Now the once-obscure federal agency finds itself the target..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

Overhyped Roadshows

"...Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta last week, Indonesia's deplorable human rights record has finally been forced into..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Column

Law of the Land

Plaintiffs in Freeport Suit Are Harassed

"...The Indonesian mili- tary and local police stationed in and around..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Gold

Not much glitters in this uneven film

"...pawn his watch and girlfriend’s jewelry than he’s in Indonesia backing Acosta and a team of workers boring into..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Inevitable Influx

Asia, Africa, and everything after

"...White Shoes & the Couples Company (Indonesia): "Jakarta pop" should be branded on the backs of..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Naked City

Henry Kissinger travels to Jakarta, Indonesia, to meet with the new Indonesian president on behalf of his client, Freeport-McMoran head Jim Bob Moffett.

"...Henry Kissinger can't turn down a trip to Jakarta, Indonesia, particularly when he's running errands for Jim Bob Moffett...."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

Readers against Starbuckfucking, violence against children and rattlesnakes, and internal combustion engines.

"...on whether they wanted more of the brutal, 24-year Indonesian occupation. Nearly 80% chose independence. Not a surprise...."

Sept. 24, 1999 Column

Naked City

"...light onto the shadows of genocide that stretch from Indonesia to Austin and the University of Texas, the East..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature

Dead Salamanders

Salamanders Dying as Endangered Debate Continues

"...Lippo-Freeport Connection The Lippo Group, the Indonesian conglomerate that has contributed huge amounts of soft money..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Freeport McMoRan: A Timeline

"...1965 Suharto seizes power in Indonesia. At least half a million are killed...."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Freeport McMoRan: A Timeline

"...bachelors degree in geology. 1965 Suharto seizes power in Indonesia. At least half a million are killed. 1967 Freeport..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

It's a First: Cunningham Responds

"...the part of New Guinea now known as the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya. I am referring, of course,..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

"Corporate Predator" Dissected

Freeport Makes The Nation

"...murders near the company's gold and copper mine in Indonesia, as well as its efforts to derail the Endangered..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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