The Fighting Temptations

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé join the church choir.

"...line, and a sign at the train station promises "taxi and chicken." A wacky wrinkle in Aunt Sally’s will..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dark Blue

"...apparently only because Paul Schrader already nailed it in Taxi Driver), the pair dodge bullets, both real and figurative,..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shadows Over Bergstrom

The economic and security changes of the last two years set off ripples at Bergstrom Airport.

"...adequate curb space for all that happens there," says taxi driver Hannah Riddering, who chairs the City Council-appointed Airport..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Auto Focus

"...work has explored the peripheries of human existence -- Taxi Driver, Hardcore, The Comfort of Strangers, Affliction, to name..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

TV Eye

"Down There" gets its proper due on HBO.

"...In 1978 they became producers and head writers for Taxi. They wrote the pilot for Cheers in 1982, overseeing..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

After a Fashion

Let us not forget the reason for the season, people … club crawls and parties!

"...of reasons, not the least of which was the taxi we arrived in, emblazoned with a large ad for..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...him there was a 19-year-old Hispanic who robbed a taxi ... and he was about 21 -- Hispanic --..."

July 13, 2001 Column

With a Friend Like Harry ...

Tasty psychological thriller from France (by way of Hitchcock).

"...Plum) has the Kewpie-doll face of Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver, but without the street smarts; she is utterly..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Thou Shalt Not ...

Each one of Krzysztof Kieslowski's 10-part Decalogue is constructed carefully enough to be seen on its own. But together, they are a jigsaw puzzle of color, texture, emotion, and meaning. We take a look at this extraordinary series, which the Austin Film Society will screen at the Alamo Drafthouse on Saturdays through March 3.

"...in the courtroom, after the drifter has strangled a taxi driver. It's not giving anything away to say that..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks

"...A Taxing Situation..."

April 14, 2000 Column

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...as the rest meander toward the waiting horde of taxi drivers. Then come the herds of little boys selling..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

I’m From Hollywood

"...Kaufman’s feud with Jerry Lawler and interviews with Kaufman’s Taxi co-stars. In recognition of the release of Man on..."

Jan. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a profound existential adventure, twistedly comic and openly bitter, brought to life by those two maniacs: Peckinpah and Oates. An ugly, vicious film about not very glamorous people engaged in ugly, vicious activities, it’s more black comedy than anything. – Louis Black

"...little business. Its atmosphere of paranoia and desperation prefigured Taxi Driver and its ilk. An ugly, vicious film about..."

Dec. 2, 1999 Movie Review by Louis Black

Eve of Destruction?

The City plans for a big New Year's Eve party downtown while East Sixth Street merchants complain of threat of competition

"...cab downtown. With 200,000 people and only 550 licensed taxis in the city, hailing a cab will be even..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer

Two Hundred Cigarettes

"...Paul Rudd. Dave Chappelle is a hoot as a taxi driver who dispenses romantic advice to his passengers, a..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bad to the Bone

"...that can be followed in such early scripts as Taxi Driver and Rolling Thunder to more recent projects such..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Quest for Camelot

"...will understand (i.e., signature lines from such films as Taxi Driver, Dirty Harry, and Apollo 13), but they seem..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

As Good as It Gets

Nicholson and Hunt both won Oscars for their respective roles as a rude and obsessive-compulsive writer and the waitress who grows to love him.

"...been involved in creating such innovative television shows as Taxi, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Tracey Ullman Show,..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paramount Theatre's Summer Film Classics

"...Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: 10:00 Jun 14 Taxi Driver: 7:15 Dog Day Afternoon: 9:40 Jun 15 Dog..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Texas Records

"...persisted for over three years and, frankly, occupied the taxi squad of Austin's hunkered-down but remarkably good reggae scene...."

Nov. 24, 1995 Music Review

Naked City

"...greatest share of the local market, adding 140 Yellow taxi permits to American's existing 139, giving them 67% of..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature

Coneheads

"...Beldar's odd jobs as an electronics repairman and a taxi driver. In perhaps the film's best bit of sustained..."

July 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Passion Fish

"...discovering their mutual links. Run over while exiting a taxi cab on her way to a leg waxing, TV..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...a decapitated teddy bear, to name one. Think proto-Scream, Taxi Driver, and Psycho, complete with disturbing family dynamics as..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Mardi Gras Pre-Party, Improvised Intimacy, and More Recommended Events

Allow us to help sort your weekend out

"...other’s lives in pursuit of life, love, and a taxi ride through this singsong stage play, which first ran..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events

Some recommendations for the week ahead

"...that shrinking list. Sure, she’s had many jobs (interviewer, taxi driver, essayist, cleaner, memoirist) but the cultural legend remains..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Talking George Lucas, Pop-Up Hanukkah, and More Events

Get out this week with our recommended happenings

"...after being known as a character actor (The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Rocky). See the 4K restoration here, and compare/contrast..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Alejandro Puyana Explores the Humanity and Hardship of Venezuela With His Debut Novel

You can’t go home again

"...and gotten scared, so they put him in a taxi home. He was beat up and bruised, but otherwise..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Doug Freeman

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Balmorhea, Big Bend, Boquillas, Bois d'Arc, and blueberries

"...at the port of entry you take a rowboat taxi across the Rio Grande, and then you can ride..."

May 31, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Elders: Meet Doris “Sue” Bilich, Creative and Comedy Queen

Nearly seven decades of Austin memories

"...to herself a line in Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi,” which goes, “They paved paradise and put up a..."

April 26, 2024 News Feature by Maya Wright

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