Akeelah and the Bee

This story about a girl from the ghetto who wins the national spelling bee has lofty if sometimes unfulfilled goals, but is a rewarding tale nevertheless.

"...Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer, Curtis Armstrong, Erica Hubbard and J.R. Villarreal. If you’ve seen the outstanding 2002 documentary..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

'The NFL Beat': Angelo Gets the Axe and More

NFL notes and analysis

"...video’s director would be the rap star’s childhood friend and lead member of his posse. This director would have..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Other People's Money

"...Danny Devito, Penelope Ann Miller, Gregory Peck, Dean Jones and Piper Laurie. A would-be satire about high finance and..."

Oct. 25, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

News Roundup: Endings and Beginnings

Out with the old City Council, in with the new

"...have to wait a little longer to get married, another protest takes place Downtown, and more...."

Dec. 15, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Servants and Anchors

GOP throwing chaff as Rep. Riddle rambles about terror babies

"...recap. Gubernatorial hopeful Bill White makes a biblical reference and gets accused of race baiting. Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Houston,..."

Aug. 11, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...was covered by the members of Little Big Town and Sugarland. Keith Urban fist-bumped with the Buc-ee’s beaver mascot...."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Feeding the Ukrainian Resistance With Varenyky and Mutual Aid

To Austin's Ukrainian community, the meaning of food has co-evolved with the war itself

"...things. Like many emerging from the worst of the pandemic, Tonya was doing her best to work, work out,..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Food Feature by John Besche

The Critics Speak … and Speak … and Speak

Clybourne Park, Manchurian Candidate big winners

"...Austin Critics Table marked its 25th year of recognizing outstanding achievements on the local arts scene with a squadron..."

June 6, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...election, Austin Mayor Steve Adler stood in blue jeans and a white button-down shirt before a crowd outside of..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

News Roundup: 10-1, Lawsuits, and Strange Fruit

The end of the year is a busy time

"...Council gets ready for its very last seven-member meeting, and more...."

Dec. 8, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Jason Phelps & Co.'s Landfallen – the lost and found

This new work of dance-theatre takes us on journeys through wild wastes and personal histories, but leaves us in a place of hope

"...shrouded in black, walk in silhouette across a desert landscape. Though we have no clues as to where they..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

News Roundup: Loose Cannons and Contraception

Planned Parenthood debate rages on; gun violence takes more lives

"...Delia Garza discloses her personal history with Planned Parenthood; another mass shooting leaves several dead; and more...."

Oct. 5, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Orwell and Bush

Won't get fooled again?

"...whole business about Iran is, of course, complete bullshit. And like most everything about the Bush administration, it was..."

Feb. 14, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands

This history by the UT professor offers a new look at John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: side by side

"...When you see a book is called The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Demands Higher Pay at South by Southwest

120 artists including Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, Eve 6, & Zola Jesus sign

"...Over 120 musicians have signed a letter demanding higher pay for playing South by Southwest...."

Feb. 7, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...All Gregory George wanted was some peace and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

And It's Burns, Burns, Burns …

Supper for the Bard with a Song for the Haggis

"...And it's funny in part because, well, a haggis isn't..."

Jan. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: Love and Creation

An approach to the SXSW Film Festival

"...stop now. My helmet is on; I'm bundled in and ready to go. Last week's Chronicle was the Interactive..."

March 7, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Day One: Long on Smiles and Short on Dollars

Head for the hills ... the Lege is back in town!

"...of letting bygones be bygones, the round of ceremonial speeches on opening day carried bipartisan commitments to hunker down..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

The Most And Last Drastic Space

Letters at 3AM

"...intact. I raised my skinny arm, flapped my eager hand, and asked was it true, had Athens continued all..."

July 4, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin Music Awards Went Off Without a Hitch in a Show of Communal Strength and Support

The night everything cancelled in the capitol

"...to open the ceremonies. "This is about our town and our community. We celebrate together, we mourn together, and..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Eco and TribFest: Festivals for the Rest of Y'all

Sate your inner policy wonk at these two fall favorites

"...Austin for them too. Two gatherings – SXSW Eco and the Texas Trib­une Festival – give them a reason..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...to the film's pleasurably disconcerting unreliability. This one's strange and despairing and all messed up, my own personal favorite..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Revolutionary Bits and Pieces

As befits anything

"...revolution, this series has gotten a little out of hand. This is the sixth. Tonight I've realized, A) that..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Column

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...primary debate between Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York and Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois on Thursday, Feb. 21,..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Atlas isn't the only one to shrug off this tiresome load of Ayn Rand – but with poor production values.

"...Richard T. Jones, Diedrich Bader, Paul McCrane, Arye Gross and D.B. Sweeney...."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postscripts

Is the movie better than the book? In the case of Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, that old argument seems a bit moot.

"...a more distinct memory of when they were animals. And that, as you can imagine, can create some problems...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

The Kid Who Would Be King

The Arthurian myth retold as an entertaining allegory for the hope of youth

"...Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson and Patrick Stewart...."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Selma

Although it's dramatically uneven, this film is a commendable historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. that sidesteps the common pitfalls of adulatory biopics.

"...Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Tessa Thompson, Common, Wendell Pierce, André Holland, Oprah Winfrey, Lorraine Toussaint, Giovanni Ribisi, Keith Stanfield,..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Felt

In this psychological horror story, an artist uses her craft to fight rape culture

"...Jason Banker. Starring: Amy Everson, Kentucker Audley, Elisabeth Ferrara and Roxanne Knouse...."

July 17, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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