Taking Lives

Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke star in this disappointing thriller.

"...that the Quebécois police department can perform a three-dimensional skull reconstruction but apparently lacks a sketch artist.) Or allow..."

March 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Comedy Is Not the Enemy of Seriousness

Author-activist Robert Newman at the Drafthouse

"...The Fountain at the Center of the World (Soft Skull, $14.95, paper), which immerses his loathing of globalist groups..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cicadas

Honorable Mention

"...mind: in flew the skeleton of El Supremo: his skull possessed the holes of eyes through which visions could..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Billy Cope

Atonement, Etc. -- Top 10-plus, Special 2002 bonus edition

Books for which we confess our true feelings, reconsider our disdain, or finally find room: top 10-plus, 2002 edition …

"...(Routledge)6. Get Your War On by David Rees (Soft Skull) 7. Franklin Flyer by Nicholas Christopher (Dial)8. Great White..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Books Feature

Letters at 3AM

"...a face. If ever a town was just a skull, it was Reno. Then even the skull died. Three..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

The Toxic Border

Researchers ponder increasing birth defects in the Valley.

"...by the inability of the fetus to develop a skull or brain. Three babies suffering from anencephaly had been..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Innocence

"...who “can't look at a face without seeing the skull,” yet when he looks at his beloved Claire he..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pirate Jane

Pirate legends, it seems, are the last bastion of childhood, the stuff of imagination for all ages, Margaret Moser writes. And the faces behind the fierceness were not necessarily men.

"...Not all the women in She Captains flaunt the skull and crossbones or crush advancing armies. Like Hen Frigates,..."

July 13, 2001 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

CAPTAIN AMERICA

Another failed effort to capture Marvel magic.

"...Italian bad guy (German in the comics) the Red Skull, he ends up trapped in suspended animation for nearly..."

May 4, 2001 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Joe Dirt

"...having surgically applied a hockey-hair wig to his malformed skull. The premise is skimpier than the tank tops of..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Cripple of Inishmaan

The company of Different Stages' production of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan bring the script to life, but to in the eyes of reviewer Rob Curran, they work too hard to get a chance to enjoy it.

"...so I could catch the next line in A Skull in Connemara. I remember worrying about my sanity when..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Bahn, Bahn, Bahn ...

Apparently, most Austinites don't know that New Braunfels' Schlitterbahn Waterpark has a resort.

"...Schlitterbahn, I began wondering if I should have my skull examined. At this age, jolted by the reflective glow..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Mystery Men

Inept amateur superheroes must save the day in this comedy.

"...nobody's looking at him; Garofalo's Bowler, who carries the skull of her father enclosed in a bowling ball as..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Three more "glancing" blows of the pipe cracked her skull at their impact points but did not crush it...."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Very Bad Things

"...the hooker,” she meets her grisly end when her skull accidentally fuses with a towel rack. Panicked and wasted,..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the Pink

Interview With Filmmaker and Novelist Gus Van Sant

"...AC: You have included excerpts from Great Skull Zero by Lanny Quarles. What is the story behind..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Sid Moody

Star Kid

"...perspective: In other words, he speaks to Cy's inner skull. Also, good fun is had as Spencer tries to..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Websites from Hell

It's 4am -- Do You Know Where Your Monitor Is?

"...pet, who begins life as a "cute little throbbing skull." From there, your wee bundle of skank moves on..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

"...call from a guy who had seen a longhorn skull he had crafted from scraps. "The man asked how..."

July 4, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Phantom

"...its forms.” From his secret hideaway (the aptly named Skull Cave) deep within the remote jungle island of Bengalla,..."

June 14, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Twister

A daredevil storm chaser gets the tornado he's always longed to see.

"...re-evaluate his recent marital decisions and avoid having his skull crushed by plenty of airborne cows, farm implements, and..."

May 10, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

"...corkscrew right through his hand. Then I'll crush his skull, imbed my fingers into his eye sockets, plant a..."

April 20, 1984 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Panel Explores the Health Care Crisis in a Post-Roe America

Reproductive rights activists talk speaking out

"...told her baby was incompatible with life because its skull would never fully develop. Casiano carried the baby to..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Naina Srivastava

Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week

Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds

"...with Brother Lit.   – Wayne Alan Brenner Arts & Parks Tour..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...its brand-new taproom in Elgin for maximum pain). Friends & Allies, gone. Thirsty Planet, adios. Skull Mechanix, cross ’em..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Free Week and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Catch Skourge, Magna Carda, and more at the no-cost annual fest

"...an equally head-banging live energy. Industrial metal duo Burnt Skull lives up to its name with brain-melting distortion, while..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

AFF Review: First We Bombed New Mexico

Manhattan Project survivors documentary is a call to action

"...after 75 years, her proverbial stone finally dings Goliath’s skull, forcing 61 U.S. Senators to vote to extend Kennedy’s..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Oscar Rodriguez

ACL Fest Food Vendors Prepare to Feed the Music Masses

ACL Eats expands with dessert-focused ACL Sweets

"...& Time Shake Shack Shawarma Point Show Me Pizza Skull & Cakebones Sno-Beach (ACL Sweets) Southside Flying Pizza Steamies..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Food Post by Hannah Rossi

Crosstalk: Good Looks Lose Tour Van in Serious Car Crash, And More Music News

KOKEFEST abruptly canceled, and Lucy 93.3 switched to Latin pop

"...memory: In April, guitarist Jake Ames sustained a fractured skull after being struck by a car while leaving the..."

July 21, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A celebration of Bobbie Nelson, a big birthday for Carousel Lounge, and more recommended shows

"...surprises promised.  – Abby JohnstonLoving You by Amanda Shires & Bobbie Nelson Carousel Lounge 60th AnniversaryCarousel Lounge, Friday 7..."

July 7, 2023 Music Column by Abby Johnston

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