To Catch a Killer

Formulaic killer-with-a-gun drama has the guts to defetishise firearms

"...Directed by: Damián Szifron. Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn and Jovan..."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Death Watch: Quiet on Death Row

Pandemic halts the sputtering execution machine

"...COVID-19 has skewed the numbers but they're eye-popping nonetheless. In 2020, Texas – the..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

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

"...special nods, starting with Peter Sellers, Scene Stealer, followed by Hitchcock Week's celebration of one of the masters of..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...› Although attendance at the South by South­west Festivals has increased, arrests by Austin Police Downtown..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature

The Devil Online

Is online gaming phenomenon Diablo II: Lords of Destruction (Expansion Set) selling kids violence?

"...wildly popular Diablo 2, gamers are once again converging by the tens of thousands to www.battle.net, an online gaming..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Trump Detainer Report Figures “Inflated”

Homeland Security doctors local numbers to hurt Sally Hernandez's case

"...figure is a bit misleading, however: ICE notes the numbers aren't representative of the detainer issuance date, and indeed,..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Death Watch: Cruel & Unusual Confinement

Convicted hit man faces third date with death

"...of execution, he is once again scheduled to die by lethal injection on Tuesday, March 7...."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...that thousands of records – including 106,000 Social Security numbers and individual biographical data – had been accessed as..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...See "With God on Their Side: The KKK Stops By."..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

"...Re: "Page Two" by Louis Black [Vol. 18, No. 10]: Regrettably, Nan Clayton..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column

Postmarks

Warren Responds

"...I was struck by Erica Barnett's remark: "The [DARE] program ... has proven..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Column

Postmarks

Sudden Death

"...clear in everyone's minds? But when many years pass by and the malicious crime is forgotten, an innocent-looking person..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Column

Collateral Damage

Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans

"...Evidence of homelessness is easy to come by in Austin – drive past Downtown and witness a..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Another Side of Travis Heights

In a South Austin apartment complex, residents organize for change

"...By more than one account, the Travis Park Apartments, just..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...a new Loud release, Police State. They'll be followed by another pair of acts supporting new releases, Park City..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Scanlines

"...theatres where it promptly did a big belly-flop. Its by-the-numbers rendering of the psychedelic drug experience was an anachronistic..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Screens Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...viable (for better or worse, a movie's opening weekend numbers are interpreted as the most reliable indicator of its..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...device containing an electromagnetic force field that is controlled by the movement of a musician's hands which never touch..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...device containing an electromagnetic force field that is controlled by the movement of a musician's hands which never touch..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...decision must consider the reality of steadily, worsening poll numbers, not just more wishful thinking. The risk of Trump..."

July 19, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...of local, recycled, and repurposed wood and was built by Dambo and several dozen local volunteers, the Austin Monitor..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature

Point Austin: The Never-Ending Story

Millions of guns, and countless murders

"...not including the shooter), and among those, eight “mass murders”: four or more people killed...."

Feb. 20, 2024 News Post by Michael King

DVDanger: Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Why is DC Animated better than DC's Cinematic Universe?

"...given the cowl to his own son, Damian (voiced by Stuart Allan.) He’s got the "beating up villains" down..."

April 19, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...the nine winnowed candidates were named and City Manager Toby Futrell named a phase one interview panel to perform..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature

She's Her Own Grandma

Carole Keeton Strayhorn – what a long strange trip it's been

"...to railroad commissioner, to comptroller, and from liberal Democrat (by Texas standards) to conservative Republican, to independent, to who..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Young Man on Death Row

Juvenile offender Randy Arroyo's case puts Texas's execution factory on trial.

"...parties,' you see -- they got you for capital murder." He exhales and lowers his eyes...."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Willful Ignorance

How common is police abuse of force? We don't want to know.

"...a 32-year-old black man, unarmed, was shot and killed by an Austin police detective. While Jackson's death received local..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Perry the Executioner

Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally

"...By midmorning on Aug. 30, 2007, Austin defense attorney Keith..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."Point Austin." Naked City• Austin Police are investigating the murder of longtime Esther's Follies opening act, juggler extraordinaire Red..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Headlines• The storms are over, including the one identified by the letters SXSW. Now go take your city back...."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

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