Wonderland

Dull take on real-life murder mystery has one titillating factor: the involvement of former porn star John Holmes.

"...Directed by: James Cox. Starring: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Daily's Dollars

Statesman Turns Tidy Profit for Parent Company

"...happy fact of life for the American-Statesman's parent company, Cox Enterprises. The Statesman is the biggest daily newspaper in..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Destiny Turns On the Radio

"...Directed by: Jack Baran. Starring: James LeGros, Dylan McDermott, Quentin Tarantino, Nancy Travis, James Belushi,..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Churchill

An intimate look at a leader's state of mind

"...Directed by: Jonathan Teplitzky. Starring: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Ella Purnell, Julian Wadham, Richard..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

November

November, starring Courteney Cox, is a dense, dark head-trip of a movie that seems like the bastard offspring of Memento and Mullholland Dr.

"...Directed by: Greg Harrison. Starring: Courteney Cox, James LeGros, Michael Ealy, Nora Dunn, Nick Offerman and..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Floundering

"...Directed by: Peter McCarthy. Starring: James LeGros, Ethan Hawke, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi and Lisa..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pixels

Ever wish you could pixelate Adam Sandler?

"...Directed by: Chris Columbus. Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Matt Lintz, Brian..."

July 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The special effects in this prequel may be infinitely more elaborate, but they hold little of the charm and "humanity" of the original.

"...Directed by: Rupert Wyatt. Starring: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bourne Identity

"...Matt Damon, Franke Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adele Akinnouye-Agbaje and Julia Stiles. The Bourne Identity isn't..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...tort-reform PACs and right-wing sources like San Antonio tycoon James Leininger. With lots of help from his own party,..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Cox Enterprises won't confirm or deny rumors that it's considering acquiring several area community newspapers owned by Westward Communications; New Times buys FW Weekly; Margaret Thatcher will speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation next year.

"...What's this about Statesman owners Cox Enterprises buying up a string of Austin-area newspapers? We..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Top 10 Sports Retirements 2010

From 'The Big Unit' to 'The Big Hurt'

"...mindless “tweets” – Cincinnati Bengal wide receivers and Lebron James, for example – and the criminal element who wreak..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Dec. 19 with the simultaneous release of the new James Bond caper Tomorrow Never Dies and the media-saturated vessel..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

News Boss

"...to popular belief that he was "brought in" by Cox Enterprises, the daily's parent company, to shake up the..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...hand of the market needs a helping hand, Wendell Cox is there. Last year, Cox, a consultant based in..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...set to dock on the July 4 weekend. This James Cameron event is purported to be the most expensive..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Golden Years Wagoneers

Wagoneers ready a resurgence

"...us of another McCartney to hold you over: Son James McCartney plays the Saxon Pub on April 30. In..."

April 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...Gore, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Earl Blumenauer, Paul Weyrich, Wendell Cox, San Diego, Portland, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, or Curitiba,..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Those Were the Days

Earlier this spring, University of Texas Press began publishing a series of books about politics in Texas. Because the editors of the series, which is spearheaded by Don Carleton, the director of UT's Center for American History, understand that it's more interesting to read about underdogs than the ruling class, all three books in the series are about Texas liberals. Here's a brief overview of the series.

"...of the late populist senator, biographer and historian Patrick Cox explains in one cogent paragraph why the notion of..."

April 26, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Media Clips

The world’s major corporations have realized that the media can be big money, and they have invested heavily.

"...Cox EnterprisesAustin American-Statesman..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Playback: Gourds Co-Leader Jimmy Smith Heads to Montana

Jimmy Smith heads for higher ground, Pete Mitchell reaches a higher plane, and Izzy Cox would like to remain upright on terra firma

"...album in 2000 and playing guitar for Alvin Crow, James Hand, Lucky Tomblin, Glen Collins, and the Troubadillos...."

July 29, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...radio show on Monday morning. Radio personality Sgt. Sam Cox, in reference to scientific evidence that gay parents raise..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Art + Commerce

Marc English Design's DIY Criteria

"...soldier of fortune, William Walker, in Alex (Repo Man) Cox's spectacularly misunderstood 1987 film Walker. "No one remembers men..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Election Donors

"...himself money he loaned his 2002 gubernatorial campaign. Mr./Mrs. James LeiningerSan AntonioKinetic Concepts, Inc.$1,311,142 Robert C. McNairHoustonCogen Technologies/Houston Texans$669,792..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

L.I.E.

"...Directed by: Michael Cuesta. Starring: Paul Franklin Dano, Brian Cox, Tony Michael Donnelly, James Costa, Billy Kay, Bruce Altman,..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...Landau has an introduction to some new book on James Dean and he wrote the most beautiful thing about..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

Campaign Money Shuffle?

The GOP's capture of the Texas House may have been accomplished with less than scrupulous campaign fund dealings.

"...and a flood of GOP money. After beating Democrat James Sylvester in narrowly Republican Dist. 50, freshman Stick was..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Summertime Blues

Auditioning for the blues – at band camp!

"...choices are exacting. Where Jones might have emphasized Etta James, he chooses instead the gutsy Ida Cox...."

June 22, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Who They Are and What They Deserve

The new play 'Voices of Valor' records the memories of a generation that won the war abroad and at home

"...Latina World War II Oral History Project. Written by James E. Garcia, Voices of Valor is a joint project..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...James W. Vick, vice president of student affairs at UT-Austin..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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