The Savages

Starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this smart, funny, thoughtful, and exquisitely realized film is one of the best of the year.

"...happily avoids the dreaded sophomore slump. In fact, The Savages skips a whole grade or two, for it’s more..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Savages

Oliver Stone’s movie is volatile, nasty, hypnotic, gory, and nearly irrestible – at least when the young 'uns aren't onscreen.

"...Savages provides us with a glimpse into the Oliver Stone..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ACL Live Shot: Savages

Female UK quartet proves all too true to its name

"...British fourpiece Savages have intimidating game faces, none more menacing than frontwoman..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

SXSW In-Store: Barrence Whitfield & the Savages

Rock has lost its innocence and grit but not these Savages

"...the perfect venue for Boston’s Barrence Whitfield & the Savages heated performance Wednesday afternoon...."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Jook Savages Redux

Lester Bangs' Austin gang gets revived

"...the rag-tag group of quasi-musicians. The result was Jook Savages on the Brazos, an effort less worthy for Lester’s..."

June 22, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Too Dumb to Die

A profile of Austin's longest-running musical parody, the Uranium Savages.

"...after 25 years of music and mayhem, the Uranium Savages have eked out a seemingly permanent place in the..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Get Real. Get Right. Get Savage: The Return of Barrence Whitfield

Whitfield rekindles his local love affair

"...Barrence Whitfield & the Savages' visits to Austin in the Nineties are things of..."

June 27, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

From the Vaults: Nada Lado

'Savages’ Benicio del Toro talks about developing character in 'Che'

"...In Savages, the characters on all sides of the movie's hyperadrenalized..."

July 8, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Captain Fantastic

Viggo Mortensen and family go off the grid

"...the dogmatic paterfamilias of a brood of six civilized savages living off the grid somewhere in the forests of..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

28 Weeks Later

This continuing story of a populace that fears infection from a "rage virus," forges ahead with panic-paced sequences of graphic, random violence.

"..."rage virus" turned most of the citizenry into bloodthirsty savages, while the film smartly riffed on everything from contemporary..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Friends & Neighbors

"...foul-mouthed, and raw; words are the ammunition of articulate savages. In this, his language is given an able assist..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walkabout

Roeg's second film has become something of a cult classic. The story centers on two British children stranded in the Australian desert who are led back to civilization by an Aboriginal male. The fascination of the movie comes from the cultural collision that also carries a sexually charged undercurrent.

"...in 1971. Roeg's points about the contrasts between noble savages and civilized effetes don't stand up terribly well over..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Geronimo: An American Legend

"...liberals have recast Native Americans as Judeo-Christian moral noble savages. This crass projection of personal values on a completely..."

Dec. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Armor of God II: Operation Condor

"...Shoko. A wisecracking adventurer finds himself confronted by spear-wielding savages as he attempts to make off with tribal treasures...."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Year of the Gun

"...the director of Seven Days in May, The Young Savages, Black Sunday, he has had better luck tackling complex..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

10 Minutes with Barrence Whitfield

Screamer/collector acknowledges Bowie but what of Otis Clay?

"...Massachusetts, he’s soft spoken and engaging. Whitfield & the Savages load in for two nights at their home away..."

Jan. 20, 2016 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Right Snuff

Savage survivor and Sex Pistols witness Artly Snuff isn't just another face in Austin's eccentric crowd

"...Snuff shared a house with bandmates from the Uranium Savages that was known as the Corn Palace and celebrated..."

July 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc Recommends: Artly Fest

Threadgill's World HQ -, Saturday, July 9, 2011

"...a live music venue. Two months later, the Uranium Savages played their first show there. Thus began a colorful..."

July 8, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...Jolly Garogers, meet the Uranium Savages. Their long haul in Austin has lasted 30 years,..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Man, A Can, A Plan

SPAMARAMA™ Founder Dave Arnsberger

"...Arnsberger talking. As an original yuckmeister of the Uranium Savages and founding father of SPAMARAMA™, he has much to..."

March 31, 2000 Food Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Don't look to the past, don't repeat other's mistakes, and don't read the Chronicle's movie reviews.

"..."Too Dumb to Die," [Dec. 10] about the Uranium Savages. I'd like to respond...."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column

The Geranium Cabbages

Accompanying piece to the Uranium Savages, in which author Margaret Moser founds her own parody band, the Geranium Cabbages.

"...Truth be known, the Savages have a rather tenuous relationship with women. Some of..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

There Will Be Film

"...5) The Savages Without a hint of sentimentality or false emotion, this..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...recalls both bands opening for Tubes-style theatrical satirists Uranium Savages at Soap Creek Saloon on New Year's Eve 1977...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Dye / New Berlin

Savages With Power, "Basic Function" b/w "Mountaintop", "New Eyes" b/w "The Drawback"

"...DyeSavages With Power (Super Secret Records) New Berlin“Basic Function” b/w..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

After a Fashion

Oh, Stephen! Always a bridesmaid, never a bride! Fret not, honey, your day will come!

"...MAYHEM Tuesday night, Dec. 16, 8-10pm, the legendary Uranium Savages invite you to come early and stay late for..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Groover's Paradise

Those were the days …

"...Kerry Awn's posters proclaimed. Austin traditions like the Uranium Savagesí Spamarama, and the George Majewski Lookalike Contest began at..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...barrel of a four-foot penis at last week's Uranium Savages performance --"..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"...Jook Savages on the Brazos was funded by Curley and released..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

Five Arts Happenings Off the Walls and in the Wild

Historical celebrations on your doorstep and road trips worth the drive

"...(1516 S. Lamar) amid live music from the Uranium Savages and Big Mon. Suggestion: Bring a lawn chair! Can't..."

March 31, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

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