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March 26, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List
Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot
"...her world changes. Cast List: Kristine Thorp, Arthur Berning, Nader Khademi, Tora Christine Dietrichson (International Premiere)..."
Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Pandemic Production: Brandy and Ryan Fons, Publicists
“Well, what do you want to do? What are your goals now?”
"...an irreplaceable opportunity for several clients. Canadian director Michael Nader was depending on the world premiere of his film..."
July 9, 2020 Screens Post by Selome Hailu
SXSW Selection The Toll Keeps Rolling
As special screenings are added, we talk to the filmmakers
"...Discussing his debut feature, director Michael Nader said, “There’s this specific fear of being in a..."
March 12, 2020 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf
SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More
Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave
"...The Toll D: Michael Nader When a young woman and her rideshare driver break..."
Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film Festival Snags Chappaquiddick as Closing Night Film
Full lineup includes Call Me by Your Name, Three Billboards
"...Flock of Four Writer: Gregory Caruso, Michael Nader Director: Gregory Caruso..."
Sept. 26, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
All Clear Here
"...of the Electoral College? My vote in Texas for Nader in 2000 had exactly the same effect on the..."
Dec. 15, 2016 Postmarks
Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived
The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism
"...records. Public Citizen was founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader (although he later moved on), and since 1985 Smitty..."
Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King
Page Two: Time for All Those Who Voted Their Conscience to Claim Their Credit in Trump’s Election?
Congratulations on feeling pure and noble. Guess where it got us.
"...Many Naderites still insist their vote in the 2000 election was..."
Dec. 16, 2016 Column by Louis Black
Top of the Ticket: Third Party Options
The presidential election isn't just a choice between a racist demagogue and an institutional hawk
"...Republicans should be considered (we're looking at you, Ralph Nader and Ross Perot), it's your civic responsibility to at..."
Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Page Two: Darkness on the Edge of Town
Thoughts on the mean season of U.S. politics
"...With Nader, many claimed support for him rather than vote for..."
July 29, 2016 Column by Louis Black
Page Two: It's the Time of the Season for Absolute Moral Certainty
The "Anybody but Hillary" movement makes strange bedfellows of the progressive left and the hard right
"...(Don't dare bring up Nader. That is not allowed.)..."
July 22, 2016 Column by Louis Black
American Nightmare
"...of intellectual bullying to say that those who supported Nader, or those who would support Bernie in a possible..."
June 17, 2016 Postmarks
Page Two: All or Nothing Is No Way Forward
Will the most hopeful mass leftist movement in recent years end up handing the presidency to Donald Trump?
"...What Good Came of Voting for Nader?..."
June 17, 2016 Column by Louis Black
Page Two: I Am Trump, You Are Trump
The dangerous cancer of a charismatic populist demagogue leader
"...supporters is the same as those who voted for Nader. Despite the fiction floated by some, the vast majority..."
June 3, 2016 Column by Louis Black
Shame & Blame Game
"...voting for Hillary Clinton lest we repeat the Ralph Nader imbroglio that led to the election of George Bush..."
April 12, 2016 Postmarks
Page Two: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory
The path to a Republican presidency
"...Those who voted for Nader privileged their principles over the real-world consequences. This is..."
April 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black
Page Two: Missing the Red Queen's Rational Rule
On this loser-takes-all election season; plus, changes in our masthead
"...The egotistically moral posturing of those who supported Ralph Nader was to privilege their own personal views over the..."
April 1, 2016 Column by Louis Black
Youthful Enthusiasm Not Enough
"...for Trump. The millions of naive enthusiasts for Ralph Nader in 2000 gave us George Bush, 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan,..."
Feb. 17, 2016 Postmarks
Friday Picks & Sleepers
TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb
"...revivalists the Wanton Bishops sprung forth when vocalist/harmonica wailer Nader Mansour leaped in to defend guitarist Eddy Ghossein in..."
March 14, 2014 Music Feature
SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers
"...game scores, as the makers of Quest of Persia: Nader's Blade and Garshasp can attest. – Greg Beets MACKLEMORE..."
March 15, 2013 Music Feature
Moseying Around the DNC
Dispatches from Charlotte, N.C.
"...I mentioned Ralph Nader to them jokingly, and one of them took me..."
Sept. 3, 2012 News Post by Jen Sorensen
'There To Tell the Truth'
Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war
"...vote for Dick Gregory, like I have, or Ralph Nader, like I have, or Barry Commoner, like I have..."
March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King
A Separation
Nominee for a Best Foreign Language Oscar, this Iranian film is a smart, unusual, and highly involving story about making moral choices in the absence of villains.
"...Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation opens as Nader (Peyman Moadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami), an Iranian husband..."
Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
AFF: 'Fred and Vinnie'
The mostly true story of an almost someone and his best friend the nobody
"...walked far away from his first feature, 2007's Ralph Nader documentary An Unreasonable Man (reviewed here.) But really he..."
Oct. 22, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Whether this is a real film or a priceless stunt, Morgan Spurlock has the goods on product placement.
"...conversations with experts such as Noam Chomsky and Ralph Nader and filmmakers such as Brett Ratner, Quentin Tarantino, and..."
April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Daily Hustle: 9/24/10
Spelman, city staff, and lots of drugs
"...Austin Energy substation at the decommissioned power plant to Nader Tehrani, who scored a close second to staff-recommended pick..."
Sept. 24, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
The Daily Hustle: 8/27/10
Walls and Cables
"...moving again to award the contract to second-ranked artist Nader Tehrani over staff-selected Jim Isermann. Speaking again to the..."
Aug. 27, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
The Daily Hustle: 8/20/10
No FLUM map for Brack tract
"...and moved to award the contract to second-ranked artist Nader Tehrani, who had scored higher in regards to incorporating..."
Aug. 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Greens Gain Ballot Access in Curious Fashion
Dems question Greens' help from GOP
"...corporate cash to get Reform Party presidential nominee Ralph Nader onto the New Hampshire ballot: At the time, the..."
July 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
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