The Daily Hustle: 3/10/11 (Liveblog)

City Council meets today - we'll keep you updated.

"...a climate controlled rest space at the airport for taxi drivers. Hammering council on other policies, including potential permitting..."

March 10, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Two Brothers, Two Paths

AFS Documentary Tour: The Oath

"...award at Sundance). Jandal, on the other hand, a taxi driver in Sanaa, was a wily, voluble, scenery-chewing talker..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...by Lena Dunham. The Documentary Feature Competition includes: Beijing Taxi, directed by Miao Wang, Camp Victory, Afghanistan, directed by..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Chile on the Menu

Cine las Americas screens Chilean Cinema of the Post-dictatorship era

"...Taxi Para Tres (A Cab For Three) (D: Orlando Lübbert,..."

April 17, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Cap Metro Disability-Service Cuts on Hold

The Texas Civil Rights Project has been given more time to fight Cap Metro's changes to services for the disabled

"...TCRP argued that without subscription taxi rides – vouchers for regular trips such as work,..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Justin Ward

After a Fashion

Does Stephen feel like a jackass for wearing mules to ACL?

"...that we looked like a whore in church. Our taxi dropped us off very conveniently at the gate, but..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

"...today (Thursday) with the second reading of the contentious taxi franchise award on the agenda (see below) and a..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...will indeed be how the city selects its newest taxi franchise. In response to the acquisition of Roy's Taxi..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

Beside the Point

City Council summer cheat sheet

"...2) Yo, Taxi!: Just as controversy from the Roy's Taxi/Yellow Cab merger..."

July 21, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

The future is sunny, cab drivers are stormy, and water treatment's horizon is cloudy

"...The brightness of Austin's finances hung over the Roy's Taxi/Yellow Cab discussion like a springtime haze, only an allergen..."

May 5, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Food-o-File

Last week's events, Virginia B. Wood writes, have made it almost impossible to focus on such mundane things as newsy tidbits, interviews, and deadlines. I finally realized the only way I'd get through a column was to look for good news and upbeat stories to fill this space.

"...and buying out her only local competitor, Take Out Taxi. Davies' particular expertise and successful track record prompted local..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Scanlines

Straw Dogs

"...dead-on accuracy. The comparisons to Schrader scripts such as Taxi Driver are obvious and inevitable. Like Taxi Driver's Travis..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Heart Eyes

Squabbling coworkers mistaken for a couple attract the murderous attention of the Heart Eyes Killer

"...this script where they’re in a feud with a taxi driver and there’s a subplot about parking tickets, or..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Martin Scorsese narrates this doc about England's most famous filmmaking duo

"...the former’s The Red Shoes to the latter’s The Taxi Driver. But Scorsese’s outsized presence in the documentary –..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Daddio

Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson star in this two-hander about a cabbie and his passenger

"...when Girlie (Johnson) lands and heads straight to a taxi stand and gets in a cab driven by Clark..."

June 28, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

Romanian film is a sardonic critique of the contemporary working environment

"...liberty as a woman in the male-dominated space of taxi driving, whereas the only freedom modern Angela has is..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Invader

Chicago-set horror from the director of Offseason.

"...and screeching brakes. She sweats paranoia: Terrified of the taxi driver (Sikora) she calls at 4:30 in the morning,..."

March 15, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Tedious sequel recycles that Golden Girls energy again

"...as she and her paramour exit a docked water taxi one wine-soaked evening is ridiculously funny, so help me...."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hit the Road

Sweet and layered Iranian road trip dramedy

"...the iconic Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi (Offside, The Mirror, Taxi), has been arrested and banned for making his films..."

May 13, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Legend of La Llorona

The weeping woman has reason to cry in this flat supernatural horror

"...parents in pursuit with the help of a local taxi driver (Trejo, who only looks comfortable when pumping a..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin's Conspiracy Culture Exposed in The Pizzagate Massacre

John Valley embraces the horror community with his trip into Austin's dirty little secret

"...he talked to likened it to a "Southern Gothic Taxi Driver," which thrilled him. "I was reminded of the..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Dad, I'm Sorry

Vietnamese family goes through ups and downs in Saigon

"...blockbuster, comedy-drama Bố Già follows a well-meaning but bumbling taxi driver as he tries to be a good father..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Red Taxi Director: Anonymous As protests unfold in Hong Kong, "Red..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something

The "Cat's in the Cradle" musician who was so much more

"...1968's The Legendary Champions, Peabody winner, and author of “Taxi,” Chapin soon abandons stardom to pursue lobbying Congress to..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

American Hypocrisy Revealed in The Misogynists

“Self-righteous, smug and wicked.” Onur Tukel pulls no punches in this extended Q&A

"...In another version, the Arab taxi driver gets pummeled by a group of racist Trump..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Moody Center Groundbreaking Ceremony at the University of Texas at Austin

"...Moon Taxi perform during the Moody Center Groundbreaking Ceremony and Concert..."

Dec. 4, 2019 Photo Gallery

Joker

This joke isn't funny anymore (and wasn't to begin with)

"...but Phillips and co. have basically morphed Martin Scorcese’s Taxi Driver into a superhero movie. But they won’t call..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Love, Antosha

The fascinating but fleeting life of Anton Yelchin given due reverence

"...their talented son, a son who was fascinated by Taxi Driver and Robert De Niro's performance as Travis Bickle..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Luz

German arthouse possession drama can't conjure up fear or questions

"...became an unexpected festival favorite last fall. A young taxi driver named Luz (Velis) has been in an accident,..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

First Reformed

Paul Schrader and Ethan Hawke burn in the divine for this meditation on faith.

"...Temptation of Christ, and most pertinent to this movie, Taxi Driver. His love of Robert Bresson’s oeuvre (in particular..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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