Casino Jack and the United States of Money

Muckraking documentarian Alex Gibney here directs his camera toward the influence-peddling scandals that erupted around Jack Abramoff.

"...a White House meet and greet for the Malaysian prime minister (for a pretty profit), and bled Native American..."

May 21, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sushi Takes Over Austin

In a town dominated by Tex-Mex and barbecue, something fishy is happening

"...Finn & Porter (500 E. Fourth, 493-4900) and Mizu Prime Steak & Sushi (3001 RR 620 S., 263-2801), which..."

May 21, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

TV Eye

Jamie Oliver takes on the American diet ... but is he pointing his finger in the wrong direction?

"...Oliver, formerly of Food Network fame, has hit U.S. prime-time TV with his new reality series, Jamie Oliver's Food..."

April 9, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Red Riding: 1974

This is the first of three absorbing adaptations (filmed concurrently by different directors) of David Peace’s linked novels about crime and corruption in Yorkshire, England.

"...business (as are TV’s State of Play miniseries and Prime Suspect, as well as films like Zodiac and Chinatown)...."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

District 13: Ultimatum

This French import is a nervy, comic action sequel that weds the sport of parkour with detective work.

"...Ultimatum is like a brick thrown through cinephiliac French Prime Minister Sarkozy's window, albeit one infused with both a..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

The games are finally over. Time to get back to regular programming.

"...suits who created this debacle – dropping Leno into prime time and seeding Conan O'Brien as The Tonight Show..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

From Paris With Love

Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays an American diplomat in Paris who is paired with a wise-cracking, trigger-happy CIA maverick (John Travolta) to stop a terrorist attack.

"...shape-shifting physical commodity (Hairspray and Battlefield Earth are other prime examples) and his acquiescence to portraying over-the-top wack jobs..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Cliff

Tens of thousands of arrows darken the sky in John Woo's epic retelling of an ancient Chinese battle.

"...story, which involves the desire of the Han Dynasty's prime minister-turned-general Cao Cao (Zhang) to unite all of China,..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

Austin farmers' markets are on the move, and several Downtown restaurants shuffle chefs

"...in Down­town Austin as executive chef at Eddie V's Prime Seafood (301 E. Fifth, 472-1860, www.eddiev.com), where he replaced..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Young Victoria

The emotions of the teenage Princess Victoria (played by Emily Blunt) are the subject of this well-made palace tale.

"...throne and becomes the political pawn of the Whig Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne (Bettany, practically unrecognizable in brown contacts..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Funny People

With this story about comedians which stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, filmmaker Judd Apatow rewrites his own songbook in the key of James L. Brooks, a tricky mix of humor and heartfelt.

"...Hollywood trenches, into the comedy circuit, the laughably disposable prime-time sitcom, and the dichotomy between comic elders and their..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Star Trek

Star Trek is an immensely satisfying origin story that introduces the characters we know – before we knew them.

"...of them, actually: Quinto's dire, logic-beholden youth, and Nimoy's "Prime Spock," who serves a key narrative role while effortlessly..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Beautiful Day in the Cul du Sac

If Knots Landing were accepting neighbors now...

"...producer David Jacobs accepted their pearl anniversary award from Prime TV's 2009 TV Land Awards, he said, "If I..."

April 26, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Ghost Mall? Retail Bagpipes Sound a Dirge for Highland Mall

Retail bagpipes sound a dirge for Highland Mall

"...All four stores across from the food court – prime retail space – are shuttered. National retailers such as..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Eye of the Media Storm

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

"...local community newspapers, as well as 19 acres of prime lakefront land, home to the company's headquarters...."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Ask. Tell. NOW.

Prime Timers host DADT discussion this weekend.

"...this into our listings despite the fact that A) Prime Timer honcho David always gets his items in on..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Res Publica

Your make-a-difference calendar for Sept. 4-10

"...PRIME TIMERS AUSTIN MEETING features special guest Tom Doyle, owner..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature

Letters at 3AM

Russia has gone from a crippled to a powerful nation, using the model of what might be called "national capitalism"

"...historical turning point for all: Vladimir Putin, president (now prime minister) of Russia, whose soul George W. Bush claims..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

James Kirkland Has the Look of a Champ

"...sense of self-preservation, he couldn't be touched in his prime. “They didn’t teach him nothing,” said a confident Kirkland..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

The Midnight Meat Train

This horror film, based on a Clive Barker short story, details the nightly exploits of a butcher who plies his trade nightly on human subway riders.

"...suffice. The Midnight Meat Train may not be grade-A prime, but it ain't chopped liver either...."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Step Brothers

Will Ferrell's newest is a lot like Will Ferrell's oldest, which is to say it feels like an amped-up Saturday Night Live skit.

"...surrealistic pillow (so much so that he's now a prime – scratch that, the only – candidate to host..."

July 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

Salmonella from peppers, fight gas prices with Austinuts, and more

"...news – Darryl Wittle, local operating partner in Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar (320 E. Second, 457-1500, www.flemingssteakhouse.com),..."

July 25, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Lots of news on reataurants opening and closing

"...the Domain, he failed to mention that the Fleming's Prime Steak­house & Wine Bar outlet there is actually still..."

July 4, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

TV Eye

A new series charts the evolution of sex

"...of being killed. Now, here I am, watching a prime-time TV show, with two men in a loving relationship..."

May 9, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Eager for new content, the networks are dipping into premium cables coffers

"...they say. Minor editing should make Dexter ready for prime time and a much larger audience – an audience..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Prime Time Suspect

The second book starring Barcelona Police Inspector Petra Delicado

"...Prime Time Suspectby Alicia Giménez-Bartlett; translated by Nick Caistor Europa,..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

For Fans of Government Oversight

The U.S. government is pushing for investigations into corrupt arms deals. Yes, you read that right.

"...the government's foreign policy) has blasted the administration of Prime Minister Tony Blair for scuppering an investigation over an..."

April 30, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Event Menu

April 27-May 3

"...Talk about a foursome! Flemings Prime Steakhouse (320 E. Second, 457-1500) and the PGA team..."

April 27, 2007 Food Column

The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair

Documentary from the filmmakers who made Gunner Palace details the story of Yunis Abbas, an Iraqi journalist falsely detained for nine months at Abu Ghraib.

"...and a student – for plotting to kill British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a visit to Iraq. They..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Hour Has 22 Minutes

Pop quiz on Canada, with a SXSW 07 musical cheat sheet

"...capital of Canada? Wrong. It's not Toronto. Who's the prime minister? Nope. He's not even French. American ignorance of..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

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