Toy Soldiers

"...into his work. But let's not get carried away. Toy Soldiers is little more than macho posturing for young..."

April 26, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Small Soldiers

"...Michael McKean. It would be easy to reduce Small Soldiers to the story's lowest common denominators and call it..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Masterminds

"...Annabelle Gurwitch, Jon Abrahams and Katie Stewart. Masterminds is Toy Soldiers updated for the hacker generation. Kartheiser plays Ozzie..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Army Now

"...early-Eighties Bill Murray/Harold Ramis vehicle Stripes, director Petrie, Jr. (Toy Soldiers) apparently thought Shore could pull this one off..."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Antz

"...the core resonance of that previous high-water mark, Pixar's Toy Story. With an all-star, dream cast of voice actors..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gods and Generals

"...but unless you’re a relative of one of these toy soldiers there is little else to recommend this nearly..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Antitrust

"...he comes up with a scheme straight out of Toy Soldiers meets James Bond, and, wouldn't you know? It..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Patriot

"...of things like Martin continually melting down his son's toy soldiers to make bullets in a sort of reverse..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Light It Up

"...matches up the old John Hughes classic with 1984's Toy Soldiers to make a decent jab at the system,..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...else entirely, a world unto itself, made up of toy-box discards, swirls of acrylic and neon-gaudy temperas, dust storms..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Dave McCary, Ali Herting Alejandro (Torres) is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Smoke Signals

Red River's live music venue owners fear Austin's newly proposed smoking ordinance – with good reason

"...a good time, dip snuff, smoke cigarettes, and drink beer."Toy Soldier State..."

April 15, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...to do something as if they were his little toy soldiers. I find that offensive to the board. I..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker

The company’s 56th run at this holiday classic retains its magic – enough beauty and wonder to transport you to enchanting realms

"...and she found herself face to face with living toy soldiers and nose to snout with a rampant rodent..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Tony Gilroy to Receive Austin Film Festival Honor

Rogue One, Bourne writer to be awarded

"...well as writing and directing 1991 kids action classic Toy Soldiers, within the industry he has had a place..."

May 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Review: Ron Gallo

Philly garage rocker’s aim is true

"...a few hooks will never die. For example, former Toy Soldiers member Ron Gallo’s debut Heavy Meta revels in..."

Oct. 14, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

Friday ACL Fest Platter: Ron Gallo

One record from ACL Fest Friday we really dig

"...mouthy twang that built over years with Americana group Toy Soldiers. His vocal yips à la Oh Sees fade..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Improvisation on Four Legs and a Seat

Eighty Texas artists accept Damian Priour's invitation to riff on the idea of chair

"...knives, lead, money, neon, paper, plastic bags, resin, sawdust, toy soldiers, twigs, and video" for a start. He adds..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Letters @ 3AM

Something in me still wants to be a World War I fighter pilot – which is not only nuts, but helps me understand why we will always make war

"...not be just. So we played soldier and collected toy soldiers; we played fighter pilot and built model planes;..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

News Top Tens

"...of Jessica Lynch. (Remember to scribble on your Iraqi toy soldiers to make them more "swarthy.")..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

The Momentous Moorcock

Michael Moorcock. literary superstar of Bastrop, Texas and the world, had quite a 60th birthday party. Writer Carolyn Banks on what it was like to be there.

"...The office itself is dark and chock-full of artifacts: toy soldiers, odd posters, the sort of room a little..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Books Feature

A Big Crowd for Little Wars: Millennium Gaming Convention

"...The author of War of the Worlds played with toy soldiers, and his books Floor Games (1911) and Little..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Sweet New Nut

Ballet Austin Gives an Old Favorite a New Look

"...literally, once you add in the dozen or so toy soldiers...."

Dec. 13, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...TOY STORYD: John Lasseter; with the voices of Tom Hanks,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...TOY STORYD: John Lasseter; with the voices of Tom Hanks,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...D: Shunji Iwai; with Miho Nakayama, Takashi Kashiwabara, Etsushi Toyokawa...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Ruins of the Realm

Talking turkey with James McMurtry

"...with the pungent, if somewhat ham-handed, poetry of "Cheney's Toy," painting the Iraq war as folly beyond compare with..."

May 2, 2008 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...into their horny psyche to win a mystery sex toy via audience applause. But don’t think you’ll miss out..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: On Hedwig, Hate Crimes, and Not Backing Down

Plus, Austin's queerest pre-Valentine's events

"...rolling back of LGBTQ rights, and attacks on trans soldiers in the military." Hedwig, said Steakley, "matches fire with..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Salvage Vanguard Theater's Thr3e Zisters

This zombified take on Chekhov gets reanimated right when we need women who will bite back at the patriarchy

"...very ones who bedeviled them when they lived: the soldiers Tusenbach and Soleny, rivals for Irina's affections; and Vershinin,..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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