Honoring the Activist Who Sparked the Integration of Barton Springs Pool

The city celebrated Joan Means Khabele life and legacy last Saturday

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Faster Than Sound: What Sparked Joy at SXSW Music

Marie Kondo-ing my Festival experience, with scooters and shooters in the giveaway pile

March 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How Waiting Tables Sparked Lillian Li's Imagination

The author of Number One Chinese Restaurant shares her inspiration

Oct. 25, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Death Wish

Bruce Willis picks up where Charles Bronson left off.

"...were tied to the train tracks). Nevertheless, the original sparked a national debate about gun violence and personal responsibility..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gunman

Sean Penn stars as a regretful ex-mercenary in this international game of cat and mouse

"...while protecting the woman he loves from the danger sparked by his nefarious past...."

March 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Food, Inc.

Documentary lifts the veil on our nation's food industry.

"...struggle to eat healthfully and another mother’s congressional battle, sparked by her son’s death from tainted meat. (Mark Adler’s..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Shut Up and Sing

The Dixie Chicks' struggle with the conflicting demands of art and commerce as portrayed in this documentary shows that they're still not ready to make nice.

"...their records. Instead of a passing event, the incident sparked years of fallout, during which the band who, up..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Real Women Have Curves

"..."something," but there is no getting around the electricity sparked by newcomer Ferrara and the always outstanding Ontiveros (As..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Radioland Murders

"...chair. And it did it with sound, sound that sparked images in your head, as grand as you could..."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Round Rock High Schoolers Spark Learning During the Pandemic

"...leadership opportunities heading into high school, they came across SparkED. By August, the duo had launched the Round Rock..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Trial of APD Officer Will Be One of the Most Consequential in Austin History

Here’s what it could mean for our city and for how law enforcement is held accountable

"...against police violence swept the nation, outrage in Austin sparked by Ramos' death swelled into a broad movement for..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chile '76

Story of radicalization evokes the golden age of political thriller

"...in the church is a death sentence for everyone. Sparked perhaps by that discarded shoe, by her own stagnantly..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Stay Awake

Low-key drama puts teenage caregivers of an adult addict first

"...not just in crisis, but in transition: big transition, sparked by the accumulation of small moments where the heart..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

RAICES Pushing Hard on Biden for Real Migrant Justice

Not nearly enough

"...and detentions of those crossing the border, which have sparked protests...."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Yesterday

Imagine a world without the Beatles ... then imagine a better film

"...qualifies as a cliche. A usually dependable performer who’s sparked more than one mundane movie with her looniness, the..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Welcome to Marwen

Outsider artist's harrowing true story gets a misguided Hollywood sheen

"...him with permanent brain damage was a hate crime sparked by his love of wearing women's shoes...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Meow Wolf: Origin Story

How the legendary art collective beat the world and kept its soul

"...of radical inclusivity within a “punk rock nursery school” sparked often contentious debates. When future COO Sean Di Ianni..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mary Shelley

Biopic of Frankenstein's creator lacks spark.

"...in the novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus have sparked countless conversations and scores of related theatrical and cinematic..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

The origins of the iconic Amazon princess

"...initial vision of the character of Wonder Woman is sparked by a visit to a necessarily underground BDSM outfitter,..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Learning the Hard Way That Police and Democratic Socialists Rarely Mix

CLEAT alum Danny Fetonte's resignation from the Austin DSA raises questions for the local chapter

"...(before being fired in 2011, a messy split that sparked an even messier lawsuit), worked with Fetonte as a..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

The director of Twenty Feet From Stardom does another music doc

"...to their homelands and their distinctive instruments, and also sparked a greater desire to preserve their domestic musical heritages...."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Interview

See how a goofy comedy can spark an international incident.

"...to come. They’ll talk about the international incident it sparked; a corporation brought low by malicious hacking; a United..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reexamining History at AJFF

Austin Jewish Film Festival wrap

"...on, laughing as their neighbors were incinerated. Gross' book sparked outrage and accusations of slander from Poland's right-wing, ultra-Catholic..."

April 6, 2014 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

To Pursue … or Not?

When should police chase a suspect?

"...That question that has sparked controversy on the radio and in online forums in..."

June 19, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Hannah Montana: The Movie

"Pop it, lock it, polka dot it," sings Miley, while also learning worthy messages about responsibility to family, community, and Mother Earth.

"...country-inflected singing voice) and as the fictional Montana, which sparked a 3-D concert film released in theatres last year...."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

No Small Feat

Scott Blackwood's novel experiments in form

"...apart"). Blackwood smiles, remembering the reaction that original title sparked. "One of the readers said, oh, I can see..."

March 13, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Battle in Seattle

The 1999 protests at the WTO meeting in Seattle provide the backdrop footage for this character drama.

"...Organization meeting that occurred in Seattle in 1999 and sparked widespread protests. The protests form the background for stories..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red, White, and Reckless

Reckless Kelly's all-American bloodletting

"...a statement reasserting its support of the troops, debate sparked almost instantly on the group's forums and MySpace page...."

July 4, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

An Uncertain Hand

A pair of wild cards in Place 3

"...Those criticisms have sparked feisty retorts from Kim, who says she's learned from..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Sea Inside

Moving chronicle of the real-life 30-year battle waged by paraplegic Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem) to end his life.

"...of the filmmakers to burrow into those cracks. Sampedro sparked a national debate in Spain about the right to..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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