The Killer

This is the film that made John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat household names within action-crazed American households. Elements of conventional melodrama and criminal double-crosses blend in this story about a hitman conducting one last job to earn the money to restore the eyesight of a woman he had previously blinded.

"...Woo. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Chu Kong and Sally Yeh. Love is strange; in The Killer, it's batshit..."

April 19, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

How Jesús Garza’s Puzzling Appointment of Art Acevedo Backfired

Acevedo publicly declined the job, but sources say he had little choice

"...national scandal – landed an executive job at City Hall and had it taken away, all in less than..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: Setting the Table

Fill up your plate with all sorts of deliciously fun queer Austin events

"...Let's set the table for a fine feast this year, whether you celebrate the..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Column by James Scott

What’s a Grand Jury, and Is It Being Manipulated to Indict Police Officers?

More cops are being indicted, but why all the secrecy?

"...Ken Ervin stood before a group of reporters this past February, fellow attorney..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

APD "Reimagined" Training Academy Still a Work in Progress

Adoption of new curriculum for pilot cadet class scheduled for May 31

"...For months, cadet classes have been on hold to give..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Film Review: When Claude Got Shot

Documentary goes beyond the headlines of Black-on-Black crime

"...and understand crime. By thoroughly examining the occurrence and fallout from a single shooting, director and producer Brad Lichtenstein..."

April 7, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

Protesters Allege Austin Police Dumped Quadruple Amputee Activist Whitney Mitchell Out of Her Wheelchair

Fiancée of Garrett Foster was attending police brutality protest

"...the officer brings the chair to a stop, she falls out or is carried out by momentum. The officer..."

April 2, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Music Review: Nine Mile Records & Touring Serves Up Tacos, Lone Stars, and Roots Galore at the Continental Club

Welcome to the Virtual Live Music Capital of the World

"...Touring loaded into the South Congress speakeasy – shuttered all this time – for virtual tacos and Lone Stars..."

March 20, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...it would be partnering with the Sundance Film Festival for this year’s event, and now it’s announced a line-up..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...the budget's fixed "cost drivers," notably a 2% raise for all city employees, including both civilian and sworn APD..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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