Dirty Wars

Journalist Jeremy Scahill investigates the stealth operations of JSOC - the Joint Special Operations Command, an elite military outfit that performs targeted kills at the administration's directive.

"...war on terror, the growing number of mysterious night raids on civilian targets started to pique his interest. The..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Three Musketeers

Did we miss the memo asking for the umpteenth retelling of the Alexandre Dumas classic?

"...call: Porthos (Stevenson), Athos (Macfadyen), and Aramis (Evans) – raid Leonardo's vault for the design schematics to a flying..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Stonewall... Revisited?

Fort Worth Bar gets raided the night before the 40th anniversary of Stonewall.

"...Last night in Fort Worth, police raided the Rainbow Lounge, a week-old gay nightclub. Reports coming..."

June 28, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Fly Me to the Moon

This animated film is a simple parable of spirited can-do-ism, in which a trio of young houseflies semiaccidentally tags along on the Apollo 11 moon shot.

"...11 slips the reach of gravity (but not, surprisingly, Raid) and shoots moonward. Lurking beneath that main story, though,..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Iraq in Fragments

This multiaward-winning documentary was two years in the making and tells stories about modern Iraq in the words of civilians of various ethnicities.

"...Mehdi Army through ceremonies, prayer, political meetings, and a raid on flea marketers selling alcohol. "We've returned to Saddam's..."

March 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Constant Gardener

City of God director Fernando Meirelles makes his English-language debut with this bracing, heartbreaking conspiracy thriller set in AIDS-ravaged Kenya.

"...fall in love, attack multinational corporations, stage a tribal raid against the panorama of an African veldt – without..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Black Hawk Down

"...Orlando Bloom. Ridley Scott's newest about the disastrous 1993 raid in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left 18 U.S. servicemen dead,..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

"...thief (or “connoisseur of all things portable”) attempts to raid the Marblehead, Massachusetts, mansion of reptilian broadcasting tycoon DeVito...."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Servants of Twilight

"...It's hard to imagine an easier contemporary author to raid plot from, actually: Koontz's thrillers are fast paced little..."

June 7, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mayor Adler Addresses ICE Raids in Open Letter to Austin

Stresses Austin is "welcoming, inclusive community"

"...U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ran a raid on Austin over the weekend that resulted in the..."

Feb. 14, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

TABC Seeks Revocation of Twin Liquors' Permits

Move could shutter chain's area stores

"...wondering what the feds were looking for when they raided Twin Liquors' headquarters last April received a clue this..."

March 21, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Who's That Not Knocking On My Door?

It's the police, but you wouldn't know it

"...In the wake of the raid the women contacted the Texas Civil Rights Project and..."

Feb. 20, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Carole Keeton Rylander conducts a high-profile raid of Antone's nightclub.

"...Rylander's Raiders..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...policing experts question the tactics involved in executing such raids and their efficacy in deterring the illicit drug trade...."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Many Questions Remain After Leander Police Shooting

APD now investigating the killing at a North Austin motel

"...police investigation produced the warrant that led to the raid at the InTown Suites, an extended stay hotel located..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Psst! Wanna buy some (slightly ruined) eight-liners?

With stacks of ruined gambling evidence, the city, the county, and the APD are eagerly pointing fingers

"...eight ways to win on a single play. The raid – dubbed Operation Flatliner – was prompted by citizen..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Weed Watch: Goose Creek Police Geese

Nearly three years after police in Charleston, S.C., suburb made guns-drawn high school raid, ACLU announces federal court has approved 'landmark settlement with students who sued school officials and police

"...S.C., suburb of Goose Creek made an early-morning, guns-drawn raid at Stratford High School on an ultimately futile hunt..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

"...remembered: Brown, the militant abolitionist who led an armed raid on Harpers Ferry; Lincoln, the Civil War president who..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place

Fort Worth cops open up a six-pack of whoopass just in time to celebrate the anniversary of Stonewall

"...press time, the story of this weekend's perversely timed raid of a Fort Worth gay bar is still unfolding...."

July 3, 2009 Column by Kate X Messer

The Austin Chronic: Notorious Lawyer Adam Reposa Gets Raided For Running an Illegal Dispensary

“I want to go to prison,” he claims, but no charges have been filed

"...sell weed in Austin before cops show up and raid you?..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Other Worlds Austin Adds Beyond Skyline

Companion to 2010 surprise success headlines first wave

"...and Yayan Ruhian, stars of heavy-hitting Indonesian crowd-pleaser The Raid. OWA senior programmer Dan Repp said, “The Raid lead..."

Sept. 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FLDS Evidence in Dispute

Attorneys squabble over evidence taken during last spring's Yearning for Zion raid

"...of Latter-day Saints flock last year, arguing that the raid was illegal and thus any evidence taken during the..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Excessive Use of Task Force

Texas Civil Rights Project files a lawsuit on behalf of a Spicewood woman falsely accused of growing marijuana.

"...'so what?'" On the upside, Task Force officers "haven't raided me again," she said, "and I guess that's a..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Summer Film Previews

Pearl Harbor: From Eternity to Here

"...action highlight is a spectacular 40-minute re-enactment of the raid, is framed by a love story: a romantic triangle..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

What Did Ann Know?

What did Ann Richards know about helicopters used during Waco siege?

"...whether federal agents fired from the helicopters during the raid. Two defense lawyers who represented the Davidians and went..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Monkey Man

Dev Patel’s directorial debut is a gritty, nasty piece of work

"...from South Korea to Indonesia (and in particular The Raid). Action sequences are messy, but visceral, showreeling not only..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Expend4bles

Pointless action sequel should have gone straight to video

"...know that they, too, have seen the far-superior The Raid series. Why only Beyond Skyline director Liam O'Donnell recognizes..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Hi How Are You Day 2020

"...White Denim, Katie Schecter, and Dan Luke & the Raid..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Photo Gallery

Stuber

Buddy cop action-comedy isn’t making many friends

"...incendiary presence of Indonesian actor/stunt coordinator Uwais of The Raid fame. It’s the sort of movie that defines the..."

July 12, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Twin Liquors: TABC on a 'Witch Hunt'

Temporary agreement postpones TRO and depositions until court date set

"...company was the subject of a surprise law enforcement raid at its Austin offices. A joint task force, comprising..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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