Sweet and Lowdown

"...Waters, Gretchen Mol, Anthony Lapaglia, Uma Thurman, Samantha Morton and Sean Penn. If there is any justice in the..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Stand-up Comedy: The Tweet & Lowdown

Chris Cubas and Kath Barbadoro hashtag it out

"...Stand-up comics Chris Cubas and Kath Barbadorohave a lot to..."

April 27, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hightower Lowdown

Cows Go High Tech; Sweet Smell of Poison

"...Cows Go High Tech Science marches on! And on ... and on ... often trampling common sense,..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush goes easy on mining companies; his new drug czar is doomed to repeat history; and his energy policy lacks vision.

"...The latest is a terribly sweet goodie that Bush's Interior Department slipped to mining industry..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Dick Armey gives money to the rich, agribusiness creates deadly "superbugs", and Consumer Reports reads the fine print.

"...gains tax break to the wealthiest 2% of Americans, and it also allows enormously profitable corporations to get $25..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

The Bush budget and children's welfare, Pete Domenici and nuclear power & Jonah Goldberg on the joys of sweatshops

"...submit their budgets that they reveal their true priorities and heart. It's been widely publicized that Bush's budget takes..."

April 6, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...words, last year's self-titled debut was all nerd-boy vocals and lighthearted power chords. (Momos, 8pm) -- Raoul Hernandez..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Austin's melodic-rock class, due in part to the cello and steel sounds of Frank Kammerdiener. Such airy elegance is..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

The Hightower Lowdown

You Can't Keep the Earl of Sandwich Down; Donning the Mask of Corporate Reform

"...YOU CAN'T KEEP THE EARL OF SANDWICH DOWN..."

Sept. 26, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

The Pentagon and Boeing play kissyface; and Bush becomes the Terminator.

"...just learned the Pentagon is an absolute softie, a sweetheart! If, that is, you happen to be a politically..."

June 20, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Selling the Commons; The Corporate Tax-Dodgers

"...of CorporateWorld, where no public facility is spared being branded by some kind of corporate logo. More and more..."

March 16, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Gifts for pets and corporate spies, and Michael Milken lobbies for a presidential pardon.

"...plums have been dancing in the heads of children, and little Michael Milken has been envisioning a very sweet..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Terrorists attack, and security enthusiasts "protect" us; nursing homes abuse the elderly, and the answer is … deregulation?; and money management firms give the wealthy a shoulder to cry on.

"...comes a parade of homegrown clowns, zealots, political opportunists, and corporate-technology hucksters claiming that they want to "save us"..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush and children, Bush and Big Oil, & the Inventor of the Slim Jim

"...any child behind in America," he has said again and again...."

May 18, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris just goes to show that if you wait long enough Woody Allen will finally deliver another terrific movie.

"...Marion Cotillard, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Michael Sheen, Nina Arianda, Corey Stoll, Alison Pill, Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni and..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cassandra's Dream

Woody Allen is still making movies at the rate of at least one a year. The problem is that he doesn’t make good movies at the rate of one a year.

"...Farrell, Tom Wilkinson, Hayley Atwell, John Benfield, Clare Higgins and Sally Hawkins. At this point, I guess we should..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

In America

The masterful storyteller Jim Sheridan, along with a wonderful cast, tell the story of a family whom you'll never forget.

"...Starring: Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger and Djimon Hounsou. New York’s Hell’s Kitchen is not the..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Night Visions

Director Alison Maclean and author Denis Johnson on Jesus' Son, a soulful, darkly comic take on life and death as a junkie

"...A young man stands on the side of the road. He shivers underneath..."

July 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...with its holiday season emphasizing leisure time, disposable dollars, and group activities, is always a period rich with new..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...three years, which doesn't detail the range of projects and consistent aesthetic success of so much local filmmaking. But..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...Broadway cast of Billy Elliot the Musical, the Austin song-and-dance phenom had a lot to say – more than..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

His Films, His Way

Jim Jarmusch Is Still Figuring Out How to Do It

"...West Mall publicizing their festival. A guy, a student, and obviously interested in film, sidles off-course and strikes up..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Morvern Callar

"...Kathleen McDermott, Raife Patrick Burchell, Dan Cadan, Carolyn Calder and Jim Wilson. Not enough people know about Samantha Morton,..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playback: The Indestructible Mr. Lewis

The trials and tribulations of Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5, plus a UtopiaFest report, and the passing of Seth Gibbs

"...Thicker than blood, Greg Lewis and James Sheeran's friendship goes back three decades. Their teenage..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Farmers’ Market Report: April 12-13, 2014

Rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus, lamb roasts, and dog shampoo

"...has meant longer seasons for the cool weather crops, and some late arrivals, like these...."

April 11, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Where in the World Is Andreas Fabis' Heart?

Austinite's new website charts bi-cultural couples worldwide

"...Is anyone from New Zealand, say, hooked up with someone from Kazakhstan? Does some..."

Dec. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Battle of the Jam Bands

Bob Ray and Werner Campbell's five-year rock & Roller Derby adventure

"...for its craftily programmed, seemingly nonstop barrage of shark and/or World War II documentaries (see Surf Nazis) might have..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Kenjutsu: The Art of the Sword

The Hideout improvises tales of samurai battle and broken honor

"...comedy improv is only one flavor of the artform, and this Kenjutsu series is improv that’s not played for..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...If he put half the energy into booking our band that he puts into scrubbin' dishes, we'd be fartin'..."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman

The Meat of the Matter

The best of the 26th annual Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...Though the financially beleaguered annual food and wine celebration is significantly streamlined this year, the Texas..."

April 1, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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