Sleepless

A shady cop searches for his kidnapped son

"...his trail. While driving his son Thomas (Johnson) to football practice, the teen is kidnapped and held for ransom..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fences

Denzel Washington scores big in August Wilson's great American play

"...breaking through his family’s metaphoric fences via a college football scholarship. And then there’s elder brother Lyons (Hornsby), an..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Pastoral

Philip Roth's beloved book hits the screen

"...Football hero, World War II vet, and model of decency,..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Masterminds

Heist comedy stars Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, and Kristin Wiig

"...hysterical co-ed played in the underrated 2014 college intramural football comedy Balls Out, she takes a throwaway character and..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

When They Were Kings

My All American revisits UT Football legend Freddie Steinmark

"...on wanting to do take after take as a football player. I said, 'We need to get the double..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Woodlawn

A high school football player embraces his religious faith

"...time. In this inspirational film, a gifted high school football player learns to embrace his talent and his faith..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Café No Sé Opens, Juliet Celebrates

Today's Austin food news

"...Sunday football, Hollywood royalty, accidental verse, and more in today’s food..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

The Gallows

Another found-footage horror film that's best left unfound

"...that by 10 and you have Ryan (Shoos), a football-playing dudebro who is stuck taking drama (it’s apparently a..."

July 10, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Men, Women & Children

We might be able to connect as human beings if we could just disconnect from from our wired lives, says this movie about our modern world.

"...At shopping-mall food courts and Friday night football, the title’s interlocking men, women, and children try to..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin City Limits’ Hall of Fame Fireworks

Willie Nelson & SRV among the inaugural inductees

"...Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, UT football coach Darrell Royal, and ACL creator Bill Arhos –..."

April 28, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Day Johnny Manziel Split Town for Good

Reports indicate Johnny Football's headed for the NFL

"...has decided to leave Texas A&M for the National Football League. The decision, not yet confirmed by Manziel though..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Sports Post by Rod Machen

Aggies End Regular Season on a Losing Streak

Mizzou captures SEC East with Saturday's win

"...always be linked together in the world of college football. Two years ago, they both left the Big 12,..."

Dec. 2, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

Texas A&M Holds Off Bulldogs

Johnny Manziel shines in what is most likely his last game at Kyle Field

"...This year’s Texas A&M football team is a study in contrasts: a high-powered offense..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

Texas A&M Handles UTEP

Easy win showcases Manziel's theatrics, Aggies' improving defense

"...non-competitive game. Thus is the nature of big-time college football. The local economy needs a certain number of home..."

Nov. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon Whom?

Questions concerning leadership emerge out of Saturday's tailspin

"...This year was supposed to restore balance to Texas football. Their No. 15 ranking to open the still young,..."

Sept. 16, 2013 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Texas State to San Jose State: You’re Fired

Opposing coaches dust off résumés

"...Want to get fired as a football coach? Play Texas State...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

'The NFL Beat': Week 8

It's not you, it's Cam Newton

"...With six games left in our fantasy football regular seasons, we have little time for useless chatter..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Partying on ESPN's Dime: Priceless

Horns Republic Square shindig turns into big freebie for fans

"...bro), I planned to watch the Texas vs. Wyoming football game at El Arroyo, but it was jam-packed. I..."

Sept. 2, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

USFL Eyes Austin

The birth of the NFL's first minor league

"...great minds behind the business of modern era NFL football. He was COO of the Chargers until 2010, and..."

April 8, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

UCLA Villains Loom in Latest Longhorn Page-Turner

Every chapter a cliffhanger

"...bold announcement repeated about the often-baffling University of Texas football team. It began two years ago when they improbably..."

Sept. 15, 2011 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Tillman Story

Documentary about the high-level cover-up of the circumstances surrounding the death of NFL star turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman.

"...military did to the memory of Pat Tillman, the football player who gave up a lucrative career in the..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Turfcats Leave SIFL, Join IFL

Remove the 'S,' and there you go

"...signed a letter of intent to join the Indoor Football League for the 2010 season, leaving behind the Southern..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Austin Outlaws Prep for '09 Season

Austin's women's football team is ready to bring it

"...matters: the Austin Outlaws, our own professional women’s tackle football team...."

Feb. 3, 2009 Sports Post by Ashley Moreno

Turfcats Announce Player Signings/Tryouts and More

Our own Southern Indoor Football League team gets the ball rollin'

"...The Austin Turfcats of the Southern Indoor Football League held a big shindig for the media on..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...what I like calling “now.” I’ve been writing on football, the draft specifically, for 14 years, usually predicting the..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Leatherheads

George Clooney's latest (behind and in front of the camera) is awfully agreeable, but it lurches forward in fits and starts.

"...little actual historical accuracy, the awkward birth of professional football. Clooney’s Dodge Connelly leads the rough-and-tumble Duluth Bulldogs, who..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

College Students Drink More on Game Days?!

"...study done at the University of Texas shows that football game days have students boozing harder and longer than..."

Nov. 27, 2007 Sports Post by Kristine Tofte

The Comebacks

A comedy spoof of inspirational sports films.

"...at all. The film follows Lambeau Fields (Koechner), a football coach with an unblemished record of failure who comes..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Scope of Evil

"...is appropriate to take time out from our busy football watching, and look at what drives a man or..."

Sept. 10, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Truth Hurts

Rowdy Stovall's Mexican Sunrise was inspired by his real life, whether it be football injuries or run-ins with satanists

"...a promising athlete who played on the high school football team and later at Stephen F. Austin and Texas..."

June 22, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

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