Awesome Overload: Alamo Does the Kobayashi Maru Class of '82

Alamo Drafthouse screens 1982 30 years later

"...George Miller's life-changingly excellent Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. (Well – okay, that last one is neck and..."

April 16, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Warrior Voices

With a Spanish-language production of The Vagina Monologues, Austin Latinas are making themselves heard

"...Hernandez and Marialy Gonzalez to attend an annual Vagina Warrior Workshop (formerly the Regional Empowerment Workshop) in New Orleans..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

A Poet Warrior's Reward

Amorindio: Tributo y Celebración for raúlrsalinas

"...him into a social, cultural rebel of the working class – not necessarily in a politicized way, but as..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

All Over Creation: Head in the Game

In Houston, 'Warrior Class' and 'Road Show' show it is how you play the game

"...in the early 20th century, have in common with Warrior Class, Kenneth Lin's of-the-moment political drama of a so-called..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Way Back

Affleck gets courtside in a tale of basketball redemption

"...With titles like Warrior and Miracle in his filmography, you’d be forgiven for..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Highway Patrolman

"...appears in almost every scene) in his fascistic patrolman class. When asked some hypothetical question about pulling a car..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man With the Iron Fists

Wu-Tang Clan firebrand RZA branches out into directing a martial arts film.

"...best, and the Blacksmith’s backstory feels like a prep class for Tarantino’s upcoming Django Unchained. There are enough “What..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The War Within

This fiction film, in which the lead character is but one cog in a plot to detonate a series of bombs in New York City, portrays a terrorist’s point of view in a jarringly matter-of-fact manner.

"...once a nonpracticing Muslim but now an anonymous holy warrior who unrolls his prayer mat five times daily and..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

"...represented in their new, fully animated rendition of another classic of Western civilization. On the face of things, the..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Council Recap: Despite "Positive Strides," APD Academy's Not Reimagined Yet

Chief, advocates agree that more changes must be made

"...Council voted in May to commence a new cadet class at Austin’s police academy after a pause of nearly..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Boxer Rebellion Gets Yang'd But Good

Graphic Novelist Gene Luen Yang brings his newest work to Austin

"...emperor of all China, Qin Shi Huang, in full warrior gear. There's the spirit of St. Joan, Joan of..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rock the Block

Joe Cornish on working-class angst and alien invaders in Attack the Block

"...the baddest thing on the block is a The Warriors vs. Gremlins remix that he has nicknamed "Super 8..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...helped publicize the U.S. military's role in training the warrior class of Central and South American countries in methods..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Then, the lights go down, and we're off ...10am,..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...the world. It’s an uplifting story, although with a classical soundtrack that includes J.S. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Reports Challenge "Fear-Based" Model for Training APD Cadets

Police Academy zero

"...SWOT analysis (strengths/weaknesses, opportunities/threats) of the academy, particularly its classroom instruction. Through interviews with academy leaders, instructors, and cadets,..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

"...flexible schedules for statewide testing, "empowering teachers" by reducing class sizes, and partnering school districts with Texas universities in..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...of fantasy, who hasn't wanted to be the weapon-wielding warrior, the knight in shining armor? Who hasn't wanted to..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

The Purge: Anarchy

Back after last year's Purge struck such a unlikely chord, this story about an annual eruption of violence returns in stronger form.

"...snipers, and mask-wearing gangs, who bring to mind The Warriors. The story has a welcome sense of continuous momentum,..."

July 18, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...passengers. 2-4pm 2pm Sambaxé, Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Eighth.Classical Brazilian tunes and Brazilianized American pop music by this..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

To the Max

The Alamo Drafthouse portals to the summer of '82

"...prints of lesser-known gems like The Secret of Nimh, Class of 1984, and The Last Unicorn. (See www.drafthouse.com/1982 for..."

May 18, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Solar Car Race Enlightens, Enriches Students

12th annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge revs up, takes off

"...Much more than a science class on wheels, the challenge provides ample opportunity for cheap..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvel's master of kung fu makes a convoluted cosmic splash

"...Robert Downey Jr.'s reps. He's Wenwu, an ancient Chinese warrior who has survived for centuries through the power of..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Divergent Series: Allegiant

The penultimate installment in this YA series arrives with a thud

"...if it were just about the architectural structure and class breakdown in Oz. World-building is the place setting, not..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...camp slasher flick. Weirdly, there's a kinship to the classic The Burning, with its depiction of boys running a..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...going to be a retrospective screening of The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max 2) with director George Miller in..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Croods

Animated cave dwellers are stealth charmers.

"...if the animators took their cue from a kindergarten class land-grabbing at a Crayola box, delighted to imagine “what..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Social Network

This retelling of Facebook's first contentious steps is a blisteringly entertaining film formed of a lovely amalgam of David Fincher's direction, Aaron Sorkin's screenplay, and Jesse Eisenberg's spotless performance as Mark Zuckerberg.

"...out of the company, and one by two gentlemen-jock classmates who claim Zuckerberg stole their idea, the Winklevoss twins..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Letters to God

A young boy with cancer writes letters to God, an action that affects the lives of others around him.

"...would Jesus do?," Tyler is able to thwart the class bully and lead him to prayer. The grandfather (Waite)..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Soldier: A Poet's Childhood

"...Soldier: A Poet's Childhoodby June Jordan..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Books Review by Craig Arnold

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