The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair

Documentary from the filmmakers who made Gunner Palace details the story of Yunis Abbas, an Iraqi journalist falsely detained for nine months at Abu Ghraib.

"...student – for plotting to kill British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a visit to Iraq. They were bombmakers,..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Bye Tony, Hello Gordon

So Tony Blair's off - what's this Gordon Brown guy like?

"...real news about America's closest ally. This coming Wednesday, Tony Blair stands down as prime minister, and his successor,..."

June 25, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Farewell to Blair

What will the resignation of British Prime Minister Tony Blair mean for the U.S.?

"...In 1997, when British Prime Minister Tony Blair led the Labour Party to power, he was..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Countdown to Zero

This documentary offers a blunt assessment of our fate as a result of nuclear weapons – whether through an act of aggression, accident, or madness.

"...Current interviews with former President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair, Pervez Musharraf, outed CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson,..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Severance

This British horror comedy ricochets from violence to vengeance to outright survivalism, with comedy – some brilliant, some less so – underlying it all.

"...so – underlying it all. Like the Britain of Tony Blair, it's neither bloody awful nor bloody great. Which..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The True Cost of Empire

The sacrifices of U.S. soldiers represent only an installment on the payments due

"...a group of prominent British citizens asked Prime Minister Tony Blair to formally investigate the matter of civilian deaths..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Column by Michael King

The Queen

This Helen Mirren starrer provides a glimpse of the British monarchy at a contemporary crossroads between supreme dominance and utter irrelevancy.

"...The movie begins as the newly elected prime minister, Tony Blair (Sheen), arrives at Buckingham Palace for a ceremonial..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Obama on News 8

Tune to cable Channel 8.

"...outdoor rally in Austin, Texas, said British Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision this week to withdraw 1,600 troops is..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Official Secrets

True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War

"...Communications Headquarters at the time George W. Bush and Tony Blair were shamelessly using scare tactics in 2003 to..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Naked City

Terrorism kills more than 50 in London, war in Iraq kills thousands

"...who went on to note, "It is easy for Blair to call [the] bombings 'barbaric' – they were –..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

For Your Consideration ...

Austin Film Festival Preview

"...W: Tony Bui, Timothy Linh Bui/D: Timothy Linh Bui; with Patrick..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature

The Hightower Report

U.S. media establishment yawned at damming Downing Street Memo; and Merck launches advertising blitz to portray itself as 'huggable teddy bear of a corporation'

"...transcript of minutes from a secret meeting chaired by Tony Blair in July 2002 is an official acknowledgement of..."

July 1, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Beats

Scottish rave-culture story gets the details right but loses sight of the big picture

"...There's also a sense of conflating the decade with Tony Blair as the authoritarian bogeyman on the TV (it..."

June 26, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Journey

Settling peace in Northern Ireland?

"...them. It was, frankly, unthinkable. Certainly, British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephens) had grave doubts, as did the mastermind..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ghost Writer

Polanski is back in the saddle with his new political mystery thriller, which stars Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.

"...headlines regarding politicians such as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who’s been slammed for his faithful support of..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report

What Torture Is; and the Coalition Goes Home

"...included, 250,000 were from the U.S., and Bush sidekick Tony Blair kicked in another 40,000. Of the world's 194..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

It's Not All Laughs

When it comes to politicians making fools of themselves, it doesn't always have to be a laughing matter.

"...have hope. A few weeks ago, British Prime Minister Tony Blair performed on the UK version of Comic Relief...."

April 2, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Taking the 'Us' out of It

Michael Tucker hears the voices calling him back to the war in Iraq

"...Now The Prisoner, Or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair tells the rest of his story. He was..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...• What do Tony Blair, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Richardson … and Roger Duncan..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

Layer Cake

A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.

"...his native England’s Britpop movement, and his Snatch paralleled Tony Blair’s Cool Britannia marketing scheme, then Layer Cake, directed..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love Actually

This merry skein of loves lost and found in holiday-season London is written and directed by the Four Weddings and a Funeral scribe.

"...than there are Labour Party regulars fed up with Tony Blair’s doggedly pro-Bush Iraq policy. Briefly, if such a..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

What do Osama Bin Laden, Aretha Franklin, and Blue Genie Art Industries have in common? Absolutely nothing, but go ahead and read about them anyway.

"...of our allies. Not so fast, say the allies. Tony Blair and Dubya may share a sleeping bag and..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Capitol Chronicle

As the year turns, the auguries of war predict the worst

"...weapons inspections to continue as planned, and even Me-Too Tony Blair, faced with strong popular opposition in the United..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Column by Michael King

By the Book

Reviews

"...Shakespeare. Unsurprisingly, Will turns out to be a very Tony Blair-era professional writer. He journeys between his writing life..."

July 21, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...went Oasis, so went the nation. Incoming Prime Minister Tony Blair, the giddily boyish face of New Labour, sailed..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Those Crazy Brits

If the U.S.' biggest ally in Iraq is pulling out, why are they sending one of their princes there?

"...In a baffling week for war-watchers, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the UK will be withdrawing 1,600 of..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Soccer Watch

Iraqi soccer team makes the Olympics, but if only they had a country; the Lightning get whupped; and more soccer news from 'Old Europe'

"...he got little help, despite letters to Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George Bush. He added that Blair..."

May 21, 2004 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Rick Perry, Lord of the Dance?

Why would a former Texas governor go on reality TV? Why not?

"...House in 2001, Perry just stood by as Democrat Tony Sanchez flamed out in his 2002 challenge for the..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...other hand, was a dreary place, light-years different from Tony Blair's touchy-feely, Millennium-Domed UK2000. The Clash spoke directly to..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Deconstructing ISIS

UT professors discuss the rise of the Islamic state

"...personnel and hackers, such as a teenager who hacked Tony Blair’s Gmail account in 2012. Showcasing their technical capabilities,..."

March 1, 2016 News Post by Dina Samir Shehata

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