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Kill Contemporary Film Criticism: Vol. 1.

"...French film criticism was permeating the American sphere. There, post-WWII critics pioneered the idea that the director was the..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column by Louis Black

The Marble Falls

The demise of one small town's one-screen theatre comes down to cold logic in a big business. James McWilliams reports.

"...a string of lights that hadn't been moved since WWII and said that she'll miss the chance to keep..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Feature by James McWilliams

'Banned Toons' at the Alamo

Kansas City's Chucky Lou AV Club brings a collection of banned Looney Tunes shorts to the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown.

"...omitted are any of Warner Bros.' flabbergasting yet fascinating WWII propaganda pieces, but the "Banned Toons" omnibus is an..."

June 13, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Sheet Music

Summer Reading

"...age for the band began then and ran until WWII curtailed their career. For a time, the band was..."

June 6, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Book Reviews

Harvey Pekar discusses the Dalkey Archive's reissue of Douglas Woolf's Ya! and John-Juan.

"...family and attended Harvard with John F. Kennedy. During WWII he drove an ambulance for the American Field Service..."

March 14, 2003 Books Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Pawnbroker

Over the past 40 years, Sidney Lumet has directed classics such as Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Verdict, works that overshadow the rest of his 41-film career. The Pawnbroker is overlooked now, despite exploring some of the themes that would define Lumet's later, more recognized films.

"...his feelings, along with the traumas endured in a WWII concentration camp. Sol confines himself to his Harlem pawnshop,..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Review by Trae Stanley

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Expect the next decade to be dominated by a weak economy and precarious international politics -- the consequences of Bush's successes.

"...into a democratically run, economically sound government, using the post-WWII rebuilding of Europe as the prototype. This will require..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Capitol Chronicle

A farewell to Maury Maverick Jr.

"...McCarthyism -- and that it was worse than his WWII combat service. "In the final analysis," he said, "the..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Video Reviews

"...eternal friendship and part ways at the end of WWII, vowing to meet up again 10 years later in..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Screens Review by Steve Uhler

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a United Nations reformed to remove the victors of WWII from their undemocratic dominance within it...."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column

'The Magic of Flight'

Go ahead and wiggle your wings at the incoming IMAX movie, The Magic of Flight. We know you want to.

"...instructional on kite making and an informative talk with WWII Air Force vets. Everybody together now: Wheeeeeeeee!..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a United Nations reformed to remove the victors of WWII from their undemocratic dominance within it...."

Jan. 3, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a United Nations reformed to remove the victors of WWII from their undemocratic dominance within it...."

Dec. 27, 2002 Column

It's the Thoughts That Count

Franzen after the frenzy

"...Franzen After the Frenzy The post-WWII American literary landscape is dotted with writers whose fictional..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Books Feature by Russell Cobb

'Tis the Silly Season: Give the Gift of Politics!

Gift Guide recommendations from the Chronicle news staff

"...perspicacity is Micah Wright(www.micahwright.com), who offers his eerily apt retro-WWII-propaganda poster pastiches (themes include "Invest in Invasion! Re-Elect George..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...that need replacement now because they were built after WWII? We have plenty of opportunities to stimulate the economy..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...that need replacement now because they were built after WWII? We have plenty of opportunities to stimulate the economy..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...monument is the first at the State Cemetery to WWII veterans. -- M.C.M...."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature

Ramsay Midwood

Texas Platters

"...bits and pieces of American roots music from the pre-WWII days and drag it into the 21st century; tougher..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...-- which has been a gun shop since before WWII -- for a restaurant or boutique. We suggest that..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature

King Rat (1965)

King Rat is a terribly honest and brutally realistic film about WWII P.O.W.s -- a perfect counter to its story of terribly dishonest people living in brutal times.

"...captive by the Japanese during the latter years of WWII. While some prisoners starve on the sparse supply of..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Review by Eli Kooris

B. Krigstein Volume 1

"...exhaustively researched book, which compiles everything from Krigstein's old WWII letters home (to wife and frequent portrait subject Natalie..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Book Reviews

"...he seems to have encountered just about every significant post-WWII left-wing intellectual and artistic figure, including Yves Klein, Marcel..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Books Feature by Dominic Luxford

Book Reviews

"...these days had Germany beat out the allies in WWII. There's our Texas, the real one, the one whose..."

July 5, 2002 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

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Soccer Watch

"...been to the final game in every Cup since WWII. Both squads came into the tournament with a lot..."

June 28, 2002 Column by Nick Barbaro

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...who, along with local DP Ian Ellis, shot his WWII drama Master of the Game on Sony 24p Hi-Def...."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

50 Mission Crush

Texas Platters

"...50 Mission CrushBeginning to Unwind Ostensibly named for battle-weary WWII fighter pilots, 50 Mission Crush's 1998 self-titled debut and..."

June 7, 2002 Music Review by David Lynch

Amusing Ways of Life

Three Central Texas traditions continue to make fun a destination.

"...Since 1948, when WWII was still a fresh memory and television a novelty,..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Comics Worth Spending Money on

Three Chronicle writers recommend 14 current comics, from standard superhero fare to funny-animal satire to slice-of-life drama.

"...Justice Society of America started the super-team tradition during WWII, so you might think it'd be ready for retirement..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Johnson Treatment

It's been a dozen years since Robert Caro's previous book about Johnson, and now he's back, this time with Master of the Senate, an exhaustive and exhausting examination of the United States Senate during the years of Johnson's time there.

"...town of Three Rivers who had been killed in WWII and temporarily buried in the Philippines. When Longoria's widow..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Dick Holland

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