SXSW Film Review: Sailing a Sinking Sea

Sounds, light ignite tale of ocean gypsies

"...Director Olivia Wyatt reveals their history/myth in Sailing a Sinking Sea by bathing the screen in the..."

March 18, 2015 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

Pretty Good Sailing

McCormick & Schmick's docks downtown with a full haul of satisfying seafood

Oct. 22, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Sailing Without Anchors

It's been more than two months since Bee Cave officials signed a controversial deal with the developers of a large-scale shopping center project, but peace has hardly returned to the valley in this semi-rural community.

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Captain Ron

"...elements of life. After inheriting The Wanderer, an old sailing ketch once owned by Clark Gable, the Harveys (Martin..."

Sept. 25, 1992 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Wind

"...of the Americans, Parker catches up with his former sailing partner/girlfriend (Grey) -- and aeronautical engineer -- deep in..."

Sept. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Day Trips: The Elissa, Galveston

Tall ship returns as sailing school and museum

"...years later, the 141-year-old iron-hull tall ship is a sailing school and monument to the days of wind-powered commerce..."

April 19, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Adrift

True-life survival adventure stays afloat because of Shailene Woodley

"...adrift in the Pacific after the yacht she was sailing with her fiancé Richard Sharp was pummeled into floating..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moana

Set sail for Disney's gorgeous new adventure

"...It’s rough sailing out in the real world these days, but Moana’s..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cold Light of Day

A young businessman on vacation in Spain with his family becomes caught in a tangled web of espionage and intrigue in this lackluster follow-up by the director of JCVD.

"...Cavill is Will Shaw, who, while on a sailing vacation in Spain with his family, including dad Martin..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mister Lonely

Oddly, Harmony Korine's film may be his most accessible as a director, featuring characters and images that are unforgettable – even if they don't add up to a complete narrative or visual whole.

"...America who skydive (in full habits) without parachutes – sailing safely to earth on nothing but a wing and..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

El Crimen Perfecto

This new black comedy by Spanish absurdist De la Iglesia involves murder and the plight of a playboy blackmailed into marriage.

"...the end of his bachelorhood and all life’s smooth sailing that had previously been his. Rafael has been such..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Iris

"...progression of Iris' disease -- what she described as “sailing into darkness” -- the film transcends the mundane; this..."

March 1, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Talented Mr. Ripley

"...girlfriend Marge (Paltrow) in their expats' idyll of sun, sailing, and exotic nightlife. More than any of the material..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Blue Lapis Light's Belonging, Part One

The work's dancers, whether on the ground or sailing through the air, were beacons of human hope and empathy

"...Blue Lapis Light dancer, whether on the ground or sailing through the air, tethered to a structure many stories..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Doug Dorst puts the S. in 'Ship of Theseus' with this JJ Abrams Collaboration

The author presents his new literary creation at BookPeople tonight

"...There seems to be a lot about ships and sailing in the book …..."

Dec. 9, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Reluctant Celebrity

When you get caught between the moon and New York City, it's time to head back home to Austin

"...Like the Wind" charted at No. 2, the follow-up "Sailing" bested it in Billboard. Soon, the awards shelf included..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Once Upon a Time in Austin With Mark Knopfler

Dire Straits deity sells out and serenades the Moody again

"...jaunt of “Corned Beef City” and TSOP glide of “Sailing to Philadelphia” didn’t prepare those hanging on every note..."

Sept. 9, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Charlie St. Cloud

Zac Efron breaks free of his High School Musical routine with this unusual drama about a young man overcoming grief.

"...has abandoned his college plans (he’s deferred on his sailing scholarship to Stanford) and has taken a job as..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas

"...Scotland, Elissa is one of the oldest hulls still sailing. Records show she visited Galveston in 1883 and 1886..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Elissa, Galveston

A proud ship and a unique classroom

"...the Elissa's iron hull is one of the oldest sailing ships in the world. Over her 137 years, the..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Texas Seaport Museum in Galveston hosts Texas' official tall ship, the 'Elissa'

"...Aberdeen, Scotland, the Elissa is one of only four sailing ships in the U.S. that predate 1900. During her..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...Ghost Ship, plaza, Bank of America, 501 Congress. Three-masted sailing ship on wheels serves as a puppet theatre in..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Eye for History

"...across the table excitedly, talking with his hands while sailing through an encyclopedia of long, rich memories. Not a..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

The Damned

Psychological horror set in 1800s Iceland

"...sustenance. Worse, the coffins of the crew of a sailing ship that wrecked on the rocks lie above ground..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Lots to look forward to as winter eases into spring

"...exhibits, tours, and educational programs on the age of sailing ships. While in port, the tall ships When and..."

Feb. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

X

Ti West returns with a brilliant period horror-porno (horno?)

"...mother hen figure, Bobby-Lynne. With the addition of the smooth-sailing Kid Cudi, Matthew McConaughey double Martin Henderson, and ratlike..."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Redeeming Love

Nasty faith-based drama is Little House on the Prairie on Cialis

"...in brothels. Sure, she’s tried to run away, once sailing ’round the horn to get to San Francisco to..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Swan Song

Meandering story of nearing death flies on Udo Kier’s wings

"...tour is unclear, and coincidence is often embraced for smooth-sailing storytelling. Kier is the anchor, and everyone around him..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...latest release pares down this exuberance in favor of smooth-sailing Zen...."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

How Austin Became the Cold Brew Capital of the World

No need to give up coffee during the sweltering season

"...a 20-year goal. My family went on a six-month sailing trip in the Caribbean. It was just the four..."

April 7, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

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