Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains

Filmmaker Jonathan Demme accompanies Jimmy Carter during the former president's controversial book tour for Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and in the process offers a re-evalution of this world leader.

"...Demme. The title is as deceptively folksy as the man in question, who quotes the New Testament as easily..."

March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Man From Plains

"...righteous officials, and the indisputability of global warming, the plainspoken man from Plains, Georgia, seems a lot more less..."

Sept. 13, 2007 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters at 3AM: Some Kind of a Man

After a certain age, there's no avoiding how death is a permanent part of life

"...age when there's no avoiding how death is a permanent part of life...."

Feb. 25, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Man Bites Prairie Dogs!

"...of the state's largest wastewater application fields, sprinkling waste from the city's sewage treatment plant on pastureland outside of..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Page Two: Personalizing the Mythic

How a former president's understated decency and the hectic birth of rock & roll electrified Toronto screens

"...best and most accessible festivals. Showcasing hundreds of films from around the world, the programming is divided into almost..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Off the Record

Alpha Rev goes Hollywood, Book of Shadows pen a few new chapters, and Alejandro Escovedo meets a Man From Plains

"...Men From Plains..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...planning now – you’ve got 108 features to choose from, not to mention a whole host of shorts and..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: The Incredibles

SXSW Film lines 'em up

"...in this search. Mark found a pristine print in Germany. The film was transferred and improved. A rough version..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Off the Record

Alejandro Escovedo scores his own life and Man From Plains, Backspin Records relocates, and UT's Center for American History archives Tary Owens' legacy

"...Bubble Puppy crafted one of the most torrid singles from the psychedelic era, "Hot Smoke & Sasafrass," which peaked..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The sound of music at the 2008 SXSW Film Conference, Barack Obama boogies back to Texas with Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, and Bubble Recording sports a diamond

"...pal Paul Shaffer on the Late Show With David Letterman, performing the same tune and other standards for the..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Animated equine love story that's also a fresh take on the standard cowboys-and-Indians tropes.

"...Stallion of the Cimarron -- the first animated equine love-story-cum-anti-Manifest Destiny screed -- arrives with a packsaddle loaded with..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Power of the Dog

Benedict Cumberbatch is malevolent and magnetic in this High Plains tragedy

"...dark and elegant Victorian house they share. Phil's bowlegged from all his time in the saddle, a sardonic roughrider..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cop Car

Two boys go on the lam in Kevin Bacon's cop car

"...Watts. Starring: Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford, Camryn Manheim and Shea Whigham...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Still Crazy

"...to a lesser degree, the too-often overlooked Bad News from The Young Ones crew) tosses the gags overboard midway..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rider

Powerful docudrama of life on the range.

"...head where his skull was crushed after being thrown from his horse during a rodeo show. Despite spending three..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Possession Arrow': Barnes<->Huggins

"...while trying to cover up the stench of alcohol emanating from your maw like so much pollution from a..."

Feb. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking might have been a terrific character study of damaged adult siblings, but instead becomes a muddled road trip toward redemption.

"...James Reedy (Stahl), a chronic introvert (the kind of man whose hands are always in his pockets) who spends..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Fargo

The Coen brothers return to their Blood Simple roots with this bizarre, dialect-strewn tale of a kidnapping gone very wrong that's filled with the their trademark graveyard wit and unique camera angles.

"...Directed by: Joel Coen. Starring: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, John Carroll Lynch..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Say Whit?

Sailor Poon spin-off premieres new track, “My Bee”

"...known in the Austin music scene as guitarist for man-eating garage-punk mantises Sailor Poon, Madison Whitaker now comes into..."

Oct. 30, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas Titles in Toto

"...Texas and Texas Places, most of the votes came from one of these two lists below. Texas Towns &..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Possession Arrow: Badgley->Razook

"...From: John Razook To: Shawn Badgley Time: 10:40pm, Jan. 8..."

Jan. 9, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Reissues

"...THE MUSIC FROM U.N.C.L.E. (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AFFAIR)..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

AFF Review: First We Bombed New Mexico

Manhattan Project survivors documentary is a call to action

"...A counterpoint to Christopher Nolan’s biopic about one man’s race to become Death, Lois Lipman’s First We Bombed..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Oscar Rodriguez

DVDanger: Kill or Be Killed

Western revenge, Texas style

"...it and did it crazier), adventures on the dusty plains have re-emerged as a proving ground for underdog filmmakers...."

March 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Possession Arrow': Badgley->Razook

"...From: John Razook To: Shawn Badgley Time: 11:50pm, Jan. 15..."

Jan. 16, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Heat

"...a bun and held it there, pledging to write from her grandmother's in Ponca City. I imagined our pink,..."

July 13, 2001 Features Feature by Robin Bradford

Austin Film Festival Announces Audience, Jury Awards

Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain takes top award in both

"...death of the 68-year-old Marine veteran in his White Plains home by cops, and the complete failure of the..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Restaurant Recyclers

From earth to table and back again

"...component of soil; compost is the term used for man-made humus. Composting is an aerobic, oxygenating process that does..."

June 5, 2009 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...make you think of? Halloween, pumpkin spice, trees transitioning from green to autumnal orange? All that – yes –..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

After the Flood, Before the Flood

As the area recovers from the Memorial Day flood, El Niño looms

"...instability in the atmosphere coupled with moisture blowing in from the Gulf of Mexico created the perfect conditions for..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

1   2   3   4   5     NEXT ›    5 »