The Cooler

The performances of William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, and Maria Bello shine as brightly as the lights on the Vegas strip where the film is set.

"...of the old Las Vegas is captured in The Cooler: the land of hardcore gamblers, lady luck, and superstition;..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bistro at Lark & Owl Bookstore Is Making Georgetown Cooler, One Beer and Book at a Time

Magic happens when a brother-owned bistro and biergarten joins a women-owned bookstore

"...change that (or at least make Georgetown a little cooler) with The Bistro at Lark & Owl, their bookstore..."

March 6, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

None Cooler Than The Fonz

Henry Winkler takes inaugural ATX Television Festival award

June 9, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cooler Heads

Feb. 8, 2010 Postmarks

Cooler Heads

Richard Linklater addresses the Austin Studios question

June 18, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Stuff the Cooler – With Black Tar Heroin!

APD trumpets big heroin bust

March 12, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

You Were Never Really Here

Joaquin Phoenix and Lynne Ramsay renew the revenger's tragedy.

"...every pore. In a more stylish, less moral, much cooler world, Joe would be John Wick, but here he's..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dear Glutton: How to Step Up Your Picnic

Going beyond the typical bag of chips and cooler of beers

"...every weekend, but our typical bag of chips and cooler of beers routine is getting old. Help us step..."

June 9, 2017 Food Column by Emily Beyda

What the Hell Is Mighty Swell?

Introducing the post-millennial wine cooler

"..."But it's definitely a step up from the wine coolers we drank back then," chortled another...."

July 15, 2016 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Crossing Over

Various characters who are ensnared within the dogged machinery of the American immigration system become the subjects of this multistrand narrative.

"...well-intentioned social message. The objective of writer/director Kramer (The Cooler) is to show us what a mess the post-9/11..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eragon

Dear George Lucas … It's bad enough that you've cloaked your true identity behind that of the 15-year-old bestselling novelist Christopher Paolini, but did you have to remake Episode IV all over again? With friggin' dragons?!

"...With friggin' dragons?! Trust me, the X-Wings were infinitely cooler. I can sympathize with your postpartum Tattooine-sextet blues, and..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Running Scared

Wayne Kramer's follow-up to his crime drama The Cooler has no moral compass, and swings wildly out of control while blanketed in hyper-violent digital gore effects and a thick, black nausea of the soul.

"...follow-up to his fine William H. Macy vehicle The Cooler, makes you feel as though you're locked in an..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee is something of a rarity: a movie for children that is about children and their world.

"...them – are pretty much wisenheimers, they are not cooler-than-thou, and the adults in their lives aren’t blithering idiots,..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Great Escape

One of the all-time great action movies also features an all-star international cast. Steve McQueen is unforgettable as the "Cooler King" in the drama about an Allied prisoner escape from a Nazi POW camp.

"...to outwit their German captors. Steve McQueen as the "Cooler King" is a genuine classic...."

Jan. 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ugly Kid

"...the slings and arrows and verbal epithets of the cooler, snappier playground demons, chief among them the spiky-haired Storm..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Son-in-law

"...making a conscious effort to move beyond his MTV/stand-up, cooler-than-cool, irritatingly obnoxious and lascivious persona. There are moments here..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Farmers Market Report: September 15th

What to look for at the markets

"...Rain, and cooler weather--MAGNIFICENT! It may even be raining Saturday morning, but..."

Sept. 13, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Waterloo Park, Sunday, August 26, 2007

"...Festival if I can’t bring my dog or my cooler? Touché. Point taken. Nothing completes your festival experience like..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Low Intelligence. Always.

"...Why, Wal-Mart, of course! From the Statesman: A soft-sided cooler bought at the Ben White Boulevard Wal-Mart in South..."

April 30, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Other Music

History of a lost Manhattan record store keeps a basic tune

"...little off-putting. That's the one place where the NYC cooler-than-thou vibe is part of the narrative. Instead, it's shrugged..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Floating Around the New Braunfels "Can Ban"

How to legally drink on the river

"...reinstated "can ban" ordinance makes disposable containers and large coolers on New Braunfels’ Comal and Guadalupe rivers verboten. But..."

Aug. 6, 2018 Events Post by Cassie Arredondo

More Brisket Burglaries

Alamo City barbecue joints hit by thief

"...the wise – lock up your outdoor pits and coolers...."

Feb. 3, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Farmers Market Report: Oct. 19-20, 2013

Apples, miracle sweet corn, pumpkins, lettuce, and pastrami

"...The recent rains and cooler temperatures have made all the plants very, very happy...."

Oct. 18, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Before Sunset (Stories)

One last night to see this one-night-in-L.A. romp at SXSW.

"...follows the Family Circus-style pursuit of a lost ice cooler loaded with human tissue that nurse May (Curnen) has..."

March 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Capitol Thaw

Who controls the Senate thermostat?

"...degrees, but fluctuates. The Senate is notoriously several degrees cooler...."

April 22, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Hawnay Troof

"...With Islands of Ayle, XBXRX frontman Vice Cooler has transformed his alter ego Hawnay Troof from a..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature by Daniel Mee

Get Your War On

The Rude Mechs' 'Get Your War On' provides a fresh reminder of the political outrages of the past four years and a fresh injection of the outrage we may have lost

"...Around the office water cooler, things are not at all cool. "It's been over..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Illegal SoCo Cafe Deck 86ed for Now

Restaurant's lawyer claims he didn't know permits were needed

"...the back patio that had been converted into a cooler and bar, again without required permits...."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Golden Apples

Texas platters

"...Cooler Jets Will Prevail..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

The Nun II

The Conjuring Universe expands with this supernatural horror sequel

"...Nun II feels like a copy of something much cooler from another film, which is consistently Chaves’ Achilles’ heel...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

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