The Spanish Prisoner

"...up to his old tricks again. In fact, if the title were not already taken, he might have named..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Posted after the jump is the entire transcript of CNN's Democratic presidential..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Ministering to the Dead

A death row chaplain has a change of heart in At the Death House Door

"...If there is such a thing as a typical convenience-store killing,..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Response to the Number Nine

Honorable Mention

"...Second, I don't like numbers. They have no real connection to my life, and they..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Rebecca Beegle

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...Every time Townes Van Zandt played the Cactus Cafe in the late 1990s, my roommate went...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Reeling in '98

The Austin Chronicle Top Nine Films of 1998

"...1. The Sweet Hereafter (39) 2. Hands on a Hard Body..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Super Soldier, Super Spy: Eugenio Mira on García!

The Spanish filmmaker unpacks the inherent fascism of the superhero

"...Where has Eugenio Mira been? The Spanish filmmaker has been seemingly absent behind the camera..."

Dec. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scanlines

"...Music, I LuvVideo, Vulcan Video, and Waterloo Video for their help in providing videos, laser discs, and DVDs.)..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Screens Feature

279 Movies and 2 Funerals

Toronto International Film Festival Report

"...One of the biggest and busiest film events in the world is..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Open Wide

"Novocaine" Writer/Director David Atkins drills deep into noir

"..."Of all the things a man can lose, the very worst is..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Magnolia

"...A strange coincidence, but these things do happen. It had not been 24 hours..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...(M.S.) 8/21/98 UN AIR DE FAMILLE 3.0 (M.S.) 11/27/98 THE ALARMIST 1.0 (S.D.) 11/27/98 ALMOST HEROES 0 (R.S.) 6/5/98..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Live Action

Short films come in nice packages.

"...dark comedy, and just plain fascinating offerings that straddle the blurred line between playful and deadly serious. Much like..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Buried Alive

The "Freedom Flotilla"

"...when Fidel Castro allowed 125,000 Cubans to immigrate to the U.S. from the Port of Mariel. About 300 of..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Poetry as Activism

Raul Salinas' Passion for Literature and Life

"...To call the scene incongruous might be an understatement: it's September, and..."

March 21, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

raúlrsalinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon Is My Pen

An intriguing history of one of Austin's longtime political and literary contributors

"...raúlrsalinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon Is My Pen..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Books Review by Sofia Resnick

Choosing Detention Over Death

Refugees come to the U.S. seeking protection, find detention instead

"..."M," a 27-year-old Guate­malan woman, decided to come to the U.S. with her 9-year-old son to escape the injustice..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Texas Justice

Book on Texas' Death Row Presents Just the Facts

"...this October, you no longer have to wait until the very end of the month to get spooked. All..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature by Dick Holland

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as closing night films, and..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Exhibitionism

"...SMALL DEATHS: UNNOTICED BEAUTY Women & Their Work Gallery, through September 27..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Arts Review

12 Monkeys

"...mystery and allowing a semblance of deductive reasoning -- the information is dispersed in portions small enough so that..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...It may be hotter than hades outside but the news from Fantastic Fest 2009 is cool, chilling, and..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Rehabilitation or Torture?

Texas prison inmates say their 'therapy' has taken a dark turn

"...According to some former and current inmates, the state's Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities. Funded by the..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"..."Please be advised that the subject is a Mariel Cuban and represents a particularly..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

RNC Aftermath

Austin protester pleads guilty in Minnesota

"...McKay, 22, was arrested on charges that he was the leader of a group of activists who drove up..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

TV Eye

Squeezing our state onto the small screen in ways old and new

"...From the serious to the frivolous and points in between, Texas..."

May 16, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Had your fill of frothy TV holiday fare? Weary of bowl games? Lost your buzz from all those holiday sweets? Well, then, 'The Territory' comes just in time.

"...Lost your buzz from all those holiday sweets? Well, then, The Territory comes just in time. The Austin Museum..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Day Trips

Captain Day Trips scares us with spooky stories of Texas.

"...as creaking gates and moonless nights. With all of the inconsistencies of frontier justice there are bound to be..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Heroes for Sale, Night Nurse, Ladies They Talk About

"...Music, I Video, Vulcan Video, and Waterloo Video for their help in providing videos, laser discs, and DVDs.)..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Scanlines

Sliding Doors

"...Imagine that the rest of your life could be drastically changed based..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature

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