Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...crises: the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the arrival of winter storms that brought the coldest weather in decades, the near..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Inside the Last Days of City Manager Spencer Cronk

After dramatic days of extreme weather and backstabbing, Council lets Cronk go

"...PAC, which helped put Watson back in the mayor's office in 2022. [inset-1]..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ride With the Devil

"...clear-cut ideologies. Director Lee (Eat Drink Man Woman, The Ice Storm) works from the Daniel Woodrell novel, Woe to..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...It was the last of May's thunderstorms, and the rain pounded down on Camp Esperanza, a..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Will the Grid Hold Up? Arctic Blast Not Expected to Be as Severe as 2021’s

Grid should remain stable despite freezing cold and high demand

"...this weekend may send those who weathered 2021’s Winter Storm Uri and 2023’s Winter Storm Elliot running to the..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Naked City

"...• The city of Austin has put a price tag on the snow days from the ice storm..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Defying Gravity

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee took one of the most maligned of cinematic genres -- the kung fu film -- and created an epic many critics (this one included) are calling the year's best movie. We spoke with him about the film's grueling shoot, the refinement it makes to the martial arts genre, and more.

"...best movie. Adapted by frequent collaborator James Schamus (The Ice Storm, Ride With the Devil) from a chapter in..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Eve of Destruction?

The City plans for a big New Year's Eve party downtown while East Sixth Street merchants complain of threat of competition

"...namesake, Y2K. As if the safety, accessibility, and winter storm concerns attached to inviting 200,000 people to a free..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer

Esther's Follies Returns to Lighten Austin's Post-Pandemic Load

Guess what long-running comedy troupe is vaccinated, back onstage, and ready to make the city laugh again

"...kept upgrading our green-screen technology until we had a nice setup downstairs. The first thing we did was the..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Baby, It's Cold Outside: A bitter ice storm left more than 150,000 Austin homes and businesses..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature

Hairspray

While there’s nothing offensive about the wholesomeness of this new version of John Waters' 1988 cult classic, you wish that it didn’t feel as if every hair were in place.

"...place. Even the very white villains in the piece, ice queen Velma Von Tussel and her bratty daughter, Amber,..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Needle and the Damage Done

Meth Storm: Arkansas USA lays it down on both sides of the law

"...explains Craig Renaud, co-director (with brother Brent) of Meth Storm: Arkansas USA, an affecting documentary chronicling a troubled Arkansas..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

It Wasn't Just ERCOT: Task Force Slams City's Freeze Response

Winter Storm Review Task Force finds fault in city's Uri response

"...task force created to review Austin's response to Winter Storm Uri has released its draft report, which slams the..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...Farmland prices have more than tripled in the area in recent..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

jackass forever

Because dick punches are never not funny

"...at my rating before you read this review and noticed I gave jackass forever four stars. Four stars?! Am..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

ERCOT Listening Tour Offers More Explanations Than Plans

Virtual town hall tries to allay fears of power grid reliability

"...being done to prepare the grid for another winter storm. Before fielding questions, Jones opened with describing several measures..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What Happened to the Big Idea in Music Technology?

"...In 1997, Rick Moody's second novel, The Ice Storm, a biting tragedy of Seventies malaise, was translated..."

March 2, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

PAGE 2 SCREEN with RICK MOODY

Join us Tuesday 12/6 for Austin Bat Cave's literary series Page 2 Screen

"...Moody and director Ang Lee on the book/film The Ice Storm...."

Dec. 5, 2011 Events Post by Rhiannon Jones

Taking Woodstock

The director of Brokeback Mountain looks for peace and love in another decade and finds it at the legendary festival through the story of one key participant.

"...instead of the event itself is a solid narrative choice; the execution, however, is uneven and disappointing, especially coming..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Incredible Hulk

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

"...be (an example that tanked disastrously at the box office), the big green gamma-guy returns to the screen in..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lust, Caution

The NC-17-rated passion in Ang Lee's movie is at distinct odds with the chilly film that surrounds its lovers.

"...all, the man who gave us not only The Ice Storm and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but also Hulk,..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...Iraq, and he is wrong once again. The terrible price for his repeated miscalculations is paid for by the..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Conversations With God

Life-affirming lessons about a generous, forgiving God and the redemptive possibilities of love and charity dominate this movie based on Neale Donald Walsch's bestseller.

"...possibilities of love and charity. Czerny (Mission: Impossible, The Ice Storm) stars as Neale Donald Walsch, a down-on-his-luck transient..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Spider-Man

"...Columbia elected to go with director Sam Raimi's first choice for the role of New York's finest webslinger. You..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lifestyle: Group Sex in the Suburbs

"...behind closed doors. While there's plenty of, ah, lip service given to the practice of wife-swapping having saved marriages..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cider House Rules

"...whose implacable demeanor was used so well in The Ice Storm and Pleasantville, here finds that same calm stolidity..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From The Peacemaker to The Rainmaker... and Everything In Between

"...well-represented with such high-profile works as Cannes favorite The Ice Storm, the biographical drama Seven Years in Tibet, the..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Taste of Summer

The perfect meal, searching for seafood tamales, eating wild strawberries stoned, and more memories of heat and hunger

"...ears of corn with plenty of sweet butter, juicy sliced tomatoes still warm from the garden, black-eyed peas slow-cooked..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

Further Lost Austin fallout and enviro-rhetoric from our readers.

"..."old Austin" tribute? Please. Where were you -- a voice -- when it came to protecting what was left?..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column

Boiling Water Has Some Boiling Mad

Seeking a definitive end to annual occurrences, Council calls for external audit

"...Last Saturday Austin experienced its third boil water notice in four years: this time a result of human..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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