Day Trips: Fort Lancaster

West Texas frontier fort has a story to tell

"...Fort Lancaster, in arid West Texas, played an important role in..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Forts Concho, Lancaster, and Richardson

Ruins of three forts recall frontier Texas

"...Forts Concho, Lancaster, and Richardson were once part of the thin blue..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

1900

"...Starring: Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, Sterling Hayden, Burt Lancaster, Donald Sutherland, Dominique Sanda, Alida Valli and Stefania Sandrelli...."

Aug. 16, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Master

Philip S. Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix act out the internal (and eternal) war between the analytical and implusive that is the principal inquiry of P.T. Anderson's film.

"...but Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest film tenders a third: Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), a writer and quasi-spiritualist known to his..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Exorcist: The Beginning

Help us, Lucifer. This prequel is cursed.

"...acquits himself more than admirably as the young Father Lancaster Merrin (played in William Friedkin’s original 1973 shocker by..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

World's Best Commercials: Cannes 'ninety-Two

"...that is an homage to the underrated 1968 Burt Lancaster film The Swimmer. Some pick parody over sex, as..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

CrissCross

"...even that Robert Siodmak film noir sizzler starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea. (Check it out..."

May 29, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Burt Lancaster: An American Life

"...Burt Lancaster An American Life..."

April 28, 2000 Books Review by Robert Bell

The Swimmer (1968)

Like the movie, Burt Lancaster's title character -- an aging suburbanite who one day decides, on an afternoon lark, to "swim home" pool-to-pool through the back yards of his friends -- starts out lightly charming us, only to plunge into darker waters.

"...D: Frank Perry; with Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley, Nancy Cushman...."

Feb. 21, 2003 Screens Review by Will Robinson Sheff

Day Trips

Fort Lancaster was acquired by the state in 1965 and, after years of archeological exploration, hosts a very informative interpretive museum

"...Fort Lancaster, on the old San Antonio to El Paso road..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Canyon of the Eagles on Lake Buchanan outside of Burnet is as special as its name implies

"...The Lancaster in Houston is the place to go to be..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Elmer Gantry

"...Directed by: Richard Brooks. Starring: Burt Lancaster and Jean Simmons. This screenplay (which won an Oscar..."

June 16, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Assisted Suicide?

The Demise of the Clinics

"...tabs on the issue, says local clinic expert Rose Lancaster. Lancaster is a member of the council-appointed Federally Qualified..."

Aug. 2, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Welcome to the Tour de France 2012!

Prologue stage

"...• Grivko's best time was knocked down as Brett Lancaster (Australia) of team Orica comes in at 7 minutes,..."

July 2, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

The Lady in the Tower, Mistress of the Monarchy, & The Sisters Who Would Be Queen

The rub of love of history is that you always know how it ends, and it ends particularly badly in these three royal biographies

"...the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancasterby Alison Weir Ballantine, 432 pp., $17 (paper) The Sisters..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Books Review by Margaret Moser

The Leopard

Criterion releases a three-disc restoration project of Visconti's regal The Leopard

"...Through the film strides the Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster), an aging Sicilian aristocrat witnessing 1860's tricolor-ization and understanding..."

June 25, 2004 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Road to Recovery

A private health care consultant has improved efficiency at the county's primary health care clinics. Looming Medicaid cuts protenda new crisis.

"...Longtime health advocate and clinic governing board member Rose Lancaster says she hopes that public officials won't wait too..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Bad Medicine?

If Austin's Public Clinics Go Private, the Poor Could Suffer

"...to weakly flounder into deep waters, perhaps deliberately. Rose Lancaster, a member of the clinics' oversight board, told a..."

Nov. 22, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

A Life Reconstructed in Noir Classic The Killers

A death in New Jersey

"...Lund, known as "The Swede." As played by Burt Lancaster in his onscreen debut, he's an ex-con, a former..."

June 21, 2019 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Catfish, outlaws, and armadillos

"...Fort Lancaster Western Frontier Days May 18-19, Sheffield, www.thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/fort-lancaster-state-historic-site..."

May 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Bigger Stakes

Richard Linklater on remixing 'The Bad News Bears'

"...stayed very faithful to the original film and Bill Lancaster's original screenplay...."

July 29, 2005 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sweet Smell of Success

"...Directed by: Alexander Mackendrick. Starring: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison and Martin Milner. Still remarkably..."

June 16, 2000 Movie Review

The Manchurian Candidate, The Train, Seconds

"...D: John Frankenheimer (1964); with Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau.SecondsD: John Frankenheimer (1966); with John..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

The Birdman of Alcatraz

"...Directed by: John Frankenheimer. Starring: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Telly Savalas and..."

July 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Holy Smoke!

The Barbecue! Bible

"...part of my dining experience when I lived in Lancaster. But then I never visited Heathcote's, where unglamourous, indigenous..."

June 25, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...Clarke and fellow panelist, health advocate Rose Lancaster, each raised concerns about plans for Travis County to..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature

Scanlines

Alice in Acidland

"...Kerrigan Prescott, Karen Ingenthron, Steven Kent Browne, & Stuart Lancaster..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Feature

Cry Macho

Old man Eastwood heads down to Mexico and into his soul

"...was kicked around for decades, with everyone from Burt Lancaster to Roy Scheider to Arnold Schwarzenegger(!) attached to star..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Get ready for baby sea turtles, balloon launches, and more

"...Western Frontier Days May 17-18, Sheffield, www.thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/fort-lancaster-state-historic-site..."

April 30, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...(1957, 97min/b&w, DCP) Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, and Martin Milner. Directed by..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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