The Moral of 'Body of War': Don't Make Precipitous Decisions

"...handed upon my exit from the film Body of War, an eloquent and emotionally moving account of the toll..."

Sept. 19, 2007 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Captain America: Civil War

It's a Marvel Universe, and we all just live in it

"...Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd,..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'Great' Gen an' Their 'Good' War

"..."Don't believe that crap, kid, that they talk about the..."

May 25, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

War and Pieces

Mayor's Book Club takes on Kevin Powers' 'The Yellow Birds'

"...Powers’ debut novel, The Yellow Birds, looks like a war novel, but it is really a novel about pieces,..."

April 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

The War Room

"...the hand-held cameras of husband and wife team, Pennebaker (Don't Look Back, Monterey Pop) and Hegedus (Town Bloody Hall),..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

War for the Planet of the Apes

The capstone of the Apes reboot sticks the landing

"...off. It’s an undeniable pleasure, then, to say that War for the Planet of the Apes is a glorious,..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Declare War

A bunch of sixth-graders playing capture the flag in the park lays the groundwork for a disturbingly inventive film.

"...”This is war, man. Not fucking hopscotch,” proclaims a pint-sized Patton in..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Doggett on War and Peace

Austin Congressman counsels against attack on Syria

"...As the drums of war in D.C. beat furiously once again, Austin Congressman Lloyd..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Post by Michael King

World War Z

This bio-disaster movie with zombies and Brad Pitt is smart and ambitious, even if it doesn't break the mold.

"...a six-month postponement of its original release date. World War Z comes across as a smart and ambitious horror..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

War Dance

In this acclaimed documentary, Ugandan schoolchildren, victims of the brutal 20-year civil war, compete in a national dance contest.

"...of Ugandan schoolchildren – victims of a 20-year civil war who compete in a national dance contest – was..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Woman at War

Saving the world, one wry laugh at a time in this Icelandic eco-comedy

"...same time, the immensely likable Icelandic film Woman at War is a human-scaled superhero story. In his second feature..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alex Garland's Civil War Will World Premiere at SXSW

Eagerly awaited thriller stars Kirsten Dunst, Nick Offerman

"...Alex Garland’s terrifying vision of a near-future America, Civil War, starring Kirsten Dunst and Nick Offerman...."

Feb. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paul Hanley's War: Get Some!

Austin filmmaker Paul Hanley's "Viva the Nam" arrives on Youtube.

"...War: what is it good for? Seriously? Do you need..."

March 31, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Reefer Madness: Don't Talk About It

El Paso City Council's resolution calling for an 'open debate' on legalizing drugs draws threats of funding cuts

"...million people has become a front line in the War on Drugs for both Mexico and the U.S. –..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith

The War Tapes

As raw and disturbing as it is wry and satirical, this film gives voice to U.S. National Guard soldiers in Iraq.

"...Zack Bazzi as he zooms his mini DV camera toward a septic-waste truck north of Baghdad, take on multiple..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The War on Drugs’ Universality

Bandleader’s anachronistic familiarity fuels first of two shows

"...A Deeper Understanding is the War on Drugs’ slickest, most complex work yet, fueled by..."

Oct. 1, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Fabricant's Drug War Rule No. 1: Don't Pull A Wendy Watson

The Busted! Mantra: Reading is Fundamental....

"...who authored the fabulous civil rights primer, Busted! Drug War Survival Skills From the Buy to the Bust to..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

In Heartland, Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean Makes the War in Afghanistan Personal

Michener Center alumnus' latest drama turns down the volume of war

"...To most of us in this country, wars are distant things – conflicts fought in faraway lands,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets

"...Scrupulously based on Patrick McGrath's novel The Grotesque, Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets is so thoroughly a British class farce..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Narco Cultura' Sings a Song of the Drug War

Director Shaul Schwarz explores the balladeers of crime

"...the screen between El Paso and Juarez. Director Shaul Schwarz said, "Americans tend to call this the Mexican drug..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Latin American Officials say Drug War is a Failure

Former presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico say U.S. drug policy is a failure

"...Cardoso said that all "available evidence indicates that the War on Drugs is a failed war," and that, worldwide,..."

Feb. 12, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

High-End Shopping in a War Zone

Stop-lossed Austin soldier's latest video shows the other way contractors make money out of troops in Iraq

"...mini-documentaries exposing the insanities, inanities and mismanagement of the war in Iraq. His latest has just hit YouTube, and..."

Nov. 19, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Lege Sends Message to Schools: Take the Money, Don't Talk About Race

Public schools retain their funding, but with culture-war strings attached

"...protections, added by Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Lakeway. However, the culture-war initiative that made the biggest national splash had its..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Drafthouse Asks Us, 'Why Don't You Play in Hell'

Madcap yakuza flick to play Fantastic Fest, open in 2014

"...secured distribution. Drafthouse Films has added Sion Sono's Why Don't You Play in Hell to its slate...."

Sept. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fast Rising Family Band We Don’t Ride Llamas Capture Hearts at Free Week

Willow Smith tourmates bring their engaging Afro rock home

"...The first time I laid eyes on We Don’t Ride Llamas was via an Instagram clip of the..."

Jan. 9, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Don Zimmerman Announces Campaign for HD 47

Candidates begin to surface for 2020 primaries

"...If you were breathlessly awaiting the return of Don Zimmerman to Central Texas political campaigns, you can exhale...."

May 31, 2019 News Post by Michael King

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...been frequent in the Oval Office. During the Vietnam War, such fixations were indifferent to the fact that the..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

Point Austin: Act Against the War

Doggett:"We have to do everything we can"

"...way, step by arrogant step, into an even wider war. Certainly they are capable of much worse than they've..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Civil War Landscapes and Legacies When Johnny Came Marching Home

"...The number of words written about the Civil War surpassed the actual dead on the battlefield well before..."

July 21, 1995 Arts Feature

Chronicle Recommends: War Movies

Movie picks for Memorial Day

"...Chronicle film critics have picked some of the greatest war movies – not just great action movies, but those..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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