Planes: Fire & Rescue

In this Disney follow-up, Dusty, the animated cropduster, still flies around like crazy, while learning to work in a group and be less of a showboat.

"...rather than going back to crop-dusting, Dusty joins a fire-and-rescue team. Learning to be part of a team and..."

July 18, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Touched by Fire

For half a century, Ishmael Soto has used flame to transform copper, clay, and bronze into works of wonder

"...the University of Texas for its Department of Art & Art History. It's a relatively offhand comment, not intended..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Iraq: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Did the Pentagon deliberately hide evidence of a friendly fire incident in Iraq from British courts?

"...UK government to hide evidence of a fatal friendly fire incident to protect two American pilots. On March 8,..."

Feb. 6, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

We Don't Need No Stinkin' De-Icer

City trumpets response to the great storm of aught-7

"...locations that are potential dangerous in icy weather. Austin Fire Department: From midnight, Jan. 15, through noon Jan. 18,..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

"Kevin Greer: As the World Stood Still" at Davis Gallery

One man's mark-making movements set this show on fire

"...room right now. They're no small thing, those results – but we suggest that with a wink, because, whether..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Last Don

Bob Bullock: The Crusty Boss of Texas Politics

"...months of the consolidation, the agency was coming under fire from business interests -- apparently for doing its job...."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

Our own little Gaza Strip, and the Halloween (Gas) Mask is taken to task.

"...explain why houses in her neighborhood were hit by gunfire or the reason for travel permits. The Israeli army..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column

Knowing

It's up to Nicolas Cage to save the world in this movie about a man who deciphers a cryptic artifact that predicts major disasters, past and future.

"...human carnage. I’ve never seen so many people on fire before or been forced to contemplate at such length..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Lucky One

This latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks bestseller is timelessly shopworn.

"...played, circa 1964 – with a lot more quiet fire – and, indeed, Efron has similarly arresting eyes. The..."

April 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Due Date

Road comedy hits the sweet spot with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis.

"...pairs Galifianakis with Downey Jr. for a Planes, Trains & Automobiles-style road trip. Galifianakis plays Ethan Tremblay, the gauche..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Howl's Moving Castle

The latest from animation master Hayao Miyazaki is ravishingly beautiful but narratively inferior to all his other films.

"...(Bale) and his titular castle. Powered by the friendly fire-demon Calcifer (Crystal), the peripatetic manse is the true protagonist..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

9 Texas Day Trips That Will Inspire You to Hit the Road

We dip our toe in the nearly 1,500 columns from our resident day tripper

"...Private organizations have come to the rescue of these magnificent flying machines. The planes are remarkably..."

May 13, 2019 Events Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Pet Rescue Work Turns 'Surreal'

Bastrop residents hope to reunite with their pets

"...by families rushing to evacuate their homes had been rescued by animal services organizations in the area and were..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Final Answer

Slumdog’s soundtrack is no slouch itself

"...Aside from the candy-coated sappiness of “Dreams on Fire,” which coincides with Slumdog’s unfortunately late developing love story,..."

Jan. 14, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Day Trips

The Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas' Love Field is fun for the whole crew

"...Apollo 1 mission killed three astronauts in a flash fire on the launch pad the year before. Although it..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Beyond Limits Otherwise Prescribed

George W. Bush refuses to put our money where his mouth is in matters of domestic defense, even though all the experts testify that America is as vulnerable to major terrorist attacks today as it was on 9 / 11.

"...understatement. Paul Krugman, The New York Times, Feb. 25: "Firefighters and policemen applauded Mr. Bush's promise, more than a..."

March 21, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two

Al Qaeda could not have hoped for a more perfect response to 9 / 11 than the American invasion of Iraq.

"...of let's pretend. It is tossing gasoline on a fire. Forget the Iraqi people; forget alienating our allies (not..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Richards for the Defense

"...planes that won't fly, billions for tanks that won't fire, and billions for systems that won't work, that old..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature

The Hightower Lowdown

Our friends look a lot like our enemies; the Charleston Five; and burning your feet for Burger King!

"...of a rah-rah people. We tend to enjoy getting fired up -- at sporting events, at political rallies, in..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Girls of Summer Redux

Girls Rock Camp Austin valedictorians Schmillion

"...the band, intense and confident beyond her 15 years – Johnny Ramone with better bangs. Second guitarist Zoe Graham,..."

July 22, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Book Review

"...City on Fire: The Forgotten Disaster That Devastated a Town and Ignited..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Page Two

Here in filmtown, 'Slacker' is on DVD (finally) and 'Louisiana Boys' is on 'SXSW Presents.' Meanwhile, despite the lack of a Hussein connection, the Iraq war is a triumph for the 9 / 11 terrorists and their co-conspirators.

"...filmmakers is another crucial moment in Austin film history. Héctor Galán and his team have not only been Austin-based..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Prairie Fires

Dessau Road Burns With New Boom Fever

"...to drive into the field, which started a grass fire -- the fire and ambulance service couldn't get through,..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Kyle Mooney on Limp Bizkit and the Death of the Monoculture in Y2K

SNL star takes on the missed apocalypse with writer Evan Winter

"...Laura (Rachel Zegler), need saving, who comes to the rescue but that backward-baseball-cap-wearing frontman of mega-selling rap rock pioneers..."

Dec. 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Don’t Fast Forward: Austin’s longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett – the first sitting Democrat to call on Biden to..."

July 19, 2024 News Feature

Austin Elders: Meet Stan Brooks, the 102-Year-Old World War II Vet Who’s Lived to Serve

He remembers Barton Springs before the cement

"...Brooks’ infection, his mother heated yellow sulphur over the fire and put it on flannel material on his little..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

“Katy Horan and Teruko Nimura: Residual” at ICOSA

In their joint show, the two artists use paper crafts as a medium for exploring how traces of the past disrupt the present

"...two sallow-faced women sacrificing a glitter-blooded chicken over a fire. In her works, with notable few exceptions, shrouded old..."

March 16, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

DVDanger: Don't Knock Twice

Home release horror, plus J-horror streaming news and more

"...they don't see what Chloe sees in the bowl …..."

July 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now for Something Uplifting

Ballooning with Austin Aeronauts

"...full. Smuck follows cold inflation with a series of fire bursts from the twin 9,000 horsepower burners that lift..."

Jan. 2, 2014 Sports Post by Jesse Mandell-McClinton

DVD Watch: Wreck-It Ralph Ultimate Collecter's Edition

A four disc edition, but a solid charmer deserves more

"...Satan's Angel: Queen of the Fire Tassels (Breaking Glass Pictures) The life and times of..."

March 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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