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'Chronicle' Editors, Don't Pointlessly Sling Attitude
"...in the face. Why do people always have to sling attitude where none is due. It seemed a legitimate..."

May 28, 2009 Postmarks

Sammataro Set to Sling East-Coast-Style Pies at New Physical Store
Pizza place to move in to former 40 North location

Oct. 14, 2022 Food Post by Leena Alali

Arepa Dealers Sling Venezuelan Snacks and Coffee at Cuatro Gato
At Coconut Club's all-day cafe the heart is an arepa

Dec. 25, 2020 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

Laal Singh Chaddha
Indian remake of Forrest Gump even more cloying than the original
"...an intellectually disabled protagonist; imagine Billy Bob Thornton from Sling Blade, but less subtle. It’s almost painful to watch,..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Denzel Washington is a lawyer who goes rogue
"...to see what societal Goliath Gilroy targets his 35mm sling on next...."

Dec. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Honeymooners
Instead of reworking the original TV show’s subject matter regarding class and marriage, this is plodding mimicry featuring a predominantly African-American cast.
"...class mobility and the strain upon marriages whose partners sling the hash and fix the sewers of America’s largest..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Plump Fiction
"...inspired, 3-minute short that blithely sends up Swingers and Sling Blade, called -- wait for it -- Swing Blade...."

Sept. 4, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cure
"...two attackers by slashing his hand and threatening to sling blood on the antagonists). In the end, the movie's..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

TV Eye
Hulu, Sling, YouTube, the DVR – it's the age of the hybrid viewer
"...has some competition, in the form of the upstart Sling.com. Like Hulu, Sling is another broadband video aggregation site...."

Nov. 21, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Control Freaks
Film Top Tens
"...The People vs. Larry Flynt, When We Were Kings, Sling Blade, and Some Mother's Son -- are "technically" 1996..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Cinematexas' Political Arm
Film festival's radical approach extends to politics, too.
"...of the Lost Film Festival, and a trailer for Sling Shot Hip Hop, a document of how rap's urgency..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Picks and Sleepers
"...SINGAPORE SLING: Oh you'll get bombed alright. Once the Icelandic lads..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Scanlines
"...discs.) Billy Bob Thorton wrote, directed and starred in Sling Blade. Then he won and Oscar for it. Then..."

July 18, 1997 Screens Feature

Cruella
Disney's dog-hating villain becomes an unexpected anti-hero
"...two give expert elevating performances, and the dialogue they sling at each other is playful, biting, and occasionally corny...."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Now Streaming in Austin: Tower
Keith Maitland's shocking, touching history of the UT shootings
"...(Link) • Google Play (Link) • iTunes (Link) • Sling TV (Link) • Vudu (Link) • YouTube (Link)..."

Aug. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
The scary sequel shot in the Statesman
"...• Hulu (Link) • iTunes (Link) • Sling (Link) • Starz (Link)..."

April 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Drinking Local: A Cocktail’s Footprint
Where in the world are these cocktail ingredients from?
"...the world they're sourcing their ingredients. Small Victory: Singapore Sling..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature by R.T. Frank

The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts
Late-night Southern gothic from an insomniac
"...Desi, which leads circuitously to an Academy Award for Sling Blade and all that entailed. To paraphrase Sling Blade's..."

June 15, 2012 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

I Can Watch What Where?
Finding films for cheap on the Internet
"...content providers include Crackle (owned by Sony Pictures) and Sling. Netflix began streaming last year a huge chunk of..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Wii Internet Browser Now Free
Nintendo finally realizes that no one pays for their surfing
"...Hulu and my PS3 start cooperating, I'm stuck with Sling.com (aka Hulu-lite)...."

Sept. 2, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Randy and the Mob
This Southern-fried comedy, directed by and starring Ray McKinnon, is a flat-footed take on the suburban Southern gentleman in disrepair.
"...alternate universe – a meta-riff on Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade character had he been played by Bill Paxton..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Picks & Sleepers
"...Singapore Sling1am, Copper Tank North The steely glint of cobalt guitars..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Death Becomes Her
Kier-La Janisse unleashes CineMuerte on poor, innocent Austin.
"...Singapore Sling (Oct. 30, 9:45pm): "Ultratwisted version of Otto Preminger's Laura...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Gift
"...psychological issues raised by the character dynamics of Thornton's Sling Blade. Raimi, for his part, has experienced uneven results..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All the Pretty Horses
"...performance as the story's primary focus, and Lucas Black (Sling Blade) practically steals the whole show with his mercurial..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stacked in Her Favor
Loony Lockhart Librarian Leaves Land and Logic Behind
"...endeavor -- "a sound system, water balloons, and a sling shot." She added, "I've also got two cell phones..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Features Feature by Stuart Prestidge

Dr. Dolittle
"...gags (including allusions to movies like The Exorcist and Sling Blade), and the sheer personal appeal of Murphy and..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Sixth Man
"...the industry mete out honors to brilliant films like Sling Blade, The English Patient, Shine, and others. I cannot..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture
Dejadisc All Under Again
"...to soar with a non-musical appearance in the film Sling Blade, but he hasn't put down his guitar for..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Column

Ring in the HollyDaze
Holiday Movie Previews
"...One Fine Day, My Fellow Americans, Scream, The Crucible, Sling Blade, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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