General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...that rhymes with "Bilbo" but is better known as "General Lee."..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Renaming for Lee Elementary Begins

Starting March 29, community members can submit nominations

"...school board voted to begin the process to rename Lee Elementary, which is currently named in honor of Confederate..."

March 28, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

Lee Renaming Brings Out Butter-Knife-Sharp Wit

Don’t ask a question you don’t want to know the answer to

"...may be regretting soliciting proposals to rename Robert E. Lee Ele­men­tary, after the most nominated name turned out to..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...Lee Leffingwell: Well, I think first and foremost has to..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Christopher Lee, Spies, and Werewolf Sex

The strange tale of Howling II

"...flicks, and had just wrapped A Breed Apart with Kathleen Turner and Rutger Hauer for British-based Hemdale Film. In..."

July 10, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“Marta Lee & Anika Steppe: Kind of About Michigan” at UT VAC

A road trip to adolescent haunts in Michigan results in a touching collaboration that stops short of sentimentality

"...MFA students take on both. For the project, Marta Lee and Anika Steppe went on a summer road trip..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Chi’Lantro Expands, Taco Flats Expands, G’Raj Mahal Preps a Return, Delucca Opens, Épicerie Spotlights Kallas-Lee, Central Market Celebrates Hatch, and More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...of the city has dense neighborhoods, tech, fintech, and general offices, making the area a perfect fit for our..."

July 27, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Roger Waters and Erin Lee Carr to Keynote SXSW 2020

Also appearing: Phoebe Robinson, 50 Cent & Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

"...Meanwhile, author and documentarian Erin Lee Carr added on as a SXSW Film keynote. Daughter..."

Nov. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Lee & Carole & Brewster & All of Us ...

Five candidates for mayor jockey to be first among equals

"...himself as a stronger champion of renewable energy than Lee Leffingwell, depicting his own proposals as a way out..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Attorney General Still Refuses to Let Rosa Jimenez Go

Retrial in 1995 case on hold while Ken Paxton appeals

"...the murder of a toddler, and that only Attorney General Ken Paxton stands in the way. Jimenez is currently..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Clockers

"...Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Harvey Keitel, Delroy Lindo, John Turturro, Mekhi Phifer..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Age of Adaline

Romantic hokum, well done

"...Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger. Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford,..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The Whole Truce

Gary Bradley ponders the significance of his proposed settlement agreement with the city of Austin.

"...GB: I am not sure that General Ulysses S. Grant trusted General Robert E. Lee, but..."

Feb. 25, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Chi-Raq

Spike Lee has his finger on our gun-crazy moment in history

"...Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Angela Bassett, Wesley Snipes,..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

He Got Game

"...Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Milla Jovovich,..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Point Austin: What History Teaches

Charlottesville resistance an inspiration here and everywhere

"...fate of one such monument, dedicated to Robert E. Lee, that was the excuse for the Nazis – shouting..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Column by Michael King

The Incredible Hulk

Finally, the Hulk is truly incredible. As of right now, it's Marvel's universe; we just live in it.

"...Ty Burrell and Christina Cabot. Five years after Ang Lee attempted a stylistically and narratively daring reimagining of what..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Undercover Brother

"...Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee. Starring: Gary Anthony Williams, Chi Mcbride, Billy Dee Williams,..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Expendables

Sylvester Stallone helms this clash of the titans of action cinema that coasts on its concept while blowing up lots of stuff.

"...aging mercenaries against ex-CIA baddie James Munroe (Roberts) and Generalisimo Garza (Zayas) of the tiny banana – wait, make..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jack Reacher

Tom Cruise stars as the title character of Lee Child's novels in this thriller directed by the writer of Valkyrie and The Usual Suspects.

"...Although I’ve only read one of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novels, my expectations for this film..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black

Rush Hour

"...in need of a suspension) upstart, and Chan's fish-out-of-water Lee as a transplanted HK Detective Inspector hot on the..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pollock

"...of Pollock's career -- the alcoholism, the tantrums, the general air of manic depression that overhung not only his..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lawmakers, Students Demand UT Ditch “Eyes of Texas” Once and For All

UT cannot get away

"...inspired by a similar expression used by Robert E. Lee, was instead inspired by an 1864 statement by Texas..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Jim Brown's Shades of Gray

Spike Lee's latest documentary, Jim Brown: All American, looks at the turbulent life of the "greatest football player ever." Lee and Brown will be in town Tuesday to present the film at the Westgate Cinema.

"...Spike Lee makes the most of his time. He's speaking with..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Philomena

Judi Dench and Steve Coogan star in this drama about the search for a woman's son who was taken from her when he was a toddler.

"...back on firmer dramatic ground with Philomena, following the general disappointment that greeted his recent features like Tamara Drewe..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lawmakers Ask District Attorney to Free Rosa Jimenez

Texas Attorney General's Office urges she remain incarcerated despite poor health

"...her guilt has been questioned by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel, who late last year ordered that she be..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Filmworker

Leon Vitali, Kubrick's right-hand man, forever in the maestro's shadow

"...a breezy portrait of Emilio D'Alessandro, Kubrick’s driver and general everyday dogsbody. Now Filmworker focuses on Leon Vitali, the..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Taking Budget Mountain by Strategy

To balance the city's long-term accounts, financial discussions need to climb beyond the General Fund

"...process, like its predecessors, is entirely focused on the General Fund, which includes only tax-financed city services – a..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Leffingwell Proposes Rail/Comp Bond Vote in 2012

Change to city attorney's office, single-member districts also

"...comprehensive bond election? – got an answer this afternoon: Lee Leffingwell is calling for a combined rail and comp..."

June 16, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

17 Again

Tween idol Zac Efron graduates into a nonsinging and nondancing world in this body-switch movie, and the result should keep ’em coming back for more.

"...indeed, occurred. Think Tom Hanks in Big or Jamie Lee Curtis in the Freaky Friday remake. Though remaining sweet..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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