TV Eye

For black and brown people of my generation, the Jackson debacle is particularly painful in a way that few have articulated

"...As media circuses go, the Michael Jackson trial was mild when compared to the O.J...."

June 24, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Uncut

"...Directed by: John Greyson. Starring: Maria Reidstra, Damon D'Oliveira, Michael Achtman and Matthew Ferguson. Uncut zealously covers the three..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

I will always love you

"...Directed by: Patrick Hughes. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim de Almeida,..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Remembering the televised Michael Jackson: intimate and iconic

"...I wasn't going to write about Michael Jackson. I believe I said what I needed to..."

July 10, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Just Mercy

True-life story of prison injustice can't escape procedural bonds

"...Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rafe Spall, Tim..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Protesting the Police

Hundreds gather outside APD in wake of Ferguson ruling

"...an occasion, in August, just days after news of Michael Brown’s death, there was an air of solemnity outside..."

Nov. 25, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Division's post-punk urgency and Sonic Youth's screeching avant-rock. – Michael Chamy..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Stevie Ray Vaughan box set hits stands and controversary

"...was I who introduced Stevie to David Bowie and Jackson Browne!" Mostly, though, he's upset over the release of..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Off the Record

OTR goes country with Mike & the Moonpies and Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas

"...won't see, though, is the portrait above, taken by Michael Scott Parker, a local contemporary pop artist. The two..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Now You See Us

Your Band's First Video

"..."music video" may conjure up visions of some zombie-filled Michael Jackson morph-o-rama, the budget of which could be used..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Music Feature

Beat Box

"...three solo cuts ("Reunited," "Zoo Two," "C'Mon"), however, The Trial and Tribulations of Russell Jones (D3) can hardly be..."

May 3, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Coletti

Dancing About Architecture

The war betwixt Dynamite Hack and Vallejo escalates, in truth and in fiction; Watchtower gears up to rock Germany's ass off; Hank's Roadside Cafe bites the dust.

"...including the master reel containing the original recording of Michael Jackson's Thriller. Realizing the danger of getting in the..."

June 23, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

Freedom for the Kellers and Rosemary Lehmberg's wild ride

"...Rosemary Lehmberg agreed that false evidence infected their 1992 trial. Their release brings to a close one chapter of..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: It's Not About Sharon Keller

Sharon Keller, Todd Willingham, and unjustifiable homicide

"...presiding judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, stood trial last month before the State Commission on Judicial Conduct..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...an object of intense interest at 16 human clinical trials taking place around the country, is indeed functioning, there..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...WANDA JACKSON: Wanda hardly needs an introduction, especially after she rocked..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...by thirtysomething executive supervising producer Scott Winant. (May 30) TRIAL AND ERROR..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...set to star in two films: Liar Liar and Trial and Error, and Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, and Janeane..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling” – includes Michael Tully’s Ping Pong Summer, set in 1985...."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Not Again

Racism distorts justice in Ferguson case

"...indict Officer Darren Wilson, by instead indicting the victim, Michael Brown, for the crime of stealing some cigars or,..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• Jackson Ngai, who brutally murdered UT piano professor Danielle Martin..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...now isn't a seat at hit-and-run dentist Clara Harris' trial, it's this 10-member assemblage of alumni from ska/punk outfits..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Sxsw

"...SKREW: As the industrial underground spewed forth bands with volcanic force, the molten..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Finding a New D.A.

The Dem primary race turns from a default succession into a three-way wrestling match

"...APD Detective Charles Kleinert in the death of Larry Jackson Jr., and garnered headlines for her 2014 indictment of..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the felony indictments pending against him or a speedy trial, prompting DeLay's withdrawal from contention for his former U.S...."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature

News Roundup: Loose Cannons and Contraception

Planned Parenthood debate rages on; gun violence takes more lives

"...the former APD detective who shot and killed Larry Jackson Jr., under a Shoal Creek bridge on July 26,..."

Oct. 5, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

2014 was a busy year for crime

"...AND THE RAPE JOKE? APD Officers Mark Lytle and Michael Castillo received five- and three-day suspensions respectively for their..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Record Reviews

"...skip button on your CD player. (3.0 stars) -- Michael Bertin..."

May 9, 1997 Music Review

News Roundup: Protests and Presidents

Contentious issues and presidential contenders

"...Baltimore, and those surrounding the fatal shooting of Larry Jackson Jr. by an APD detective two years ago in..."

May 4, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

News Roundup: Marriage (In)equality, Buehler, and the Mayor

Paxton vs. true love; Buehler civil suit dismissed; and more

"...statement by a key witness in the upcoming manslaughter trial of former APD Det. Charles Kleinert. According to the..."

Feb. 23, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

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