Point Austin: Putting Out the Fire

Council-brokered agreement at AFD could be a city breakthrough

"...right of workers to organize and bargain as a union, and for ensuring the safety of the public through..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Farewell to Linda Bridges, Hero of Texas Schools

Teachers union leader passes, leaving legacy of advocacy

"...that Linda Bridges, president of the state's largest teaching union, had died unexpectedly of natural causes on the night..."

Jan. 14, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Top Five

Chris Rock is on a roll with this funny yet pointed comedy, which he wrote and directed, and also stars in.

"...Rock. Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, JB Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, Cedric the Entertainer, Anders Holm,..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

APD Uproar Over OCD

Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual

"...better allocate limited human resources. To hear the officers' union tell it, on the other hand, OCD is currently..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

In Our Nature

Writer/director Brian Savelson’s feature debut is a study in fine gradations of resentment in the great outdoors.

"...Starring: Zach Gilford, Jena Malone, John Slattery and Gabrielle Union...."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Tyler Perry's Good Deeds

Tyler Perry also stars in his latest film, playing a wealthy businessman whose orderly life comes undone as the result of a good deed.

"...by: Tyler Perry. Starring: Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union, Brian White, Eddie Cibrian, Phylicia Rashad, Jordenn Thompson, Rebecca..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Parsing the Cactus Proposals

What exactly is on the table for the legendary venue?

"...With only three weeks before the Texas Union Board is briefed on the potential future of the..."

April 11, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fire Contract Passes

Union membership accepts contract 4-to-1

"...The union labor contract before members of the Austin Firefighters Association..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Perfect Holiday

In this lightweight yuletide fluffery, a young girl turns to a shopping-mall Santa to find a husband for her divorced mother.

"...Directed by: Lance Rivera. Starring: Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Faizon Love, Terrence Howard, Queen Latifah, Charlie Murphy, Katt..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Outlander Star Caitriona Balfe, Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Join ATX TV Festival Lineup

State of the industry panel also slated for June fest

"...these days. Perfect fodder for a state of the union conversation, no?..."

April 27, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sources: City Manager Spencer Cronk Will Be Asked to Resign

Brazen police-contract gambit follows ice-storm SNAFUs

"...new labor contract in a direction unfavorable to the union – but it may well have cost him his..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Employees Unionize

Not yet recognized, union asks for increased wages and transparency

"...Alamo Drafthouse’s South Lamar flagship location is forming a union...."

Feb. 15, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

AAAFF Review: Cane Fire

How Hollywood created, and swallowed, Hawaiian identity

"...1959, Americans held celebrations to welcome it to the Union. The island nation became a romantic, exotic destination for..."

June 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TUFF Enough: Free Streaming Festival Highlights Rising UT Filmmakers

Alamo On Demand hosting this week's Texas Union Film Festival

"...Demand as part of this week's 12th Annual Texas Union Film Festival (TUFF)...."

April 5, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

Volunteer Program May Help Teachers With COVID-19 Risks

Union and district close to finalizing a program allowing more teachers at some campuses to stay home

"...accommodations for the spring semester, the Education Aus­tin staff union and the district are working toward a solution, in..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

What They Had

Authentic Alzheimer's drama steers just clear of soap opera

"...a marriage can take on different shadings during a union’s later years. Sometimes sound bodies and minds have ways..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

APA, City Agree to Terms on New Contract

Union membership, City Council to consider agreement over next two months

"...that morning, however, the outlook appeared less certain. The union had been hung up on a change to the..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Quote of the Week: Drew Garcia

The president of ESD 4’s Local 4848 union on his fight with the Austin Fire Department

"...candidacy to be an AFD firefighter (see "AFD Disqualifies Union President From Firefighter Candidacy," July 14)..."

July 14, 2017 News Column

A United Kingdom

A film on love, race, and royalty

"...office clerk Ruth Williams (Pike) in 1948, an interracial union the British government viewed as a threat to political..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Review: Delicious

Lamar Union concept clears its name

"...Singh's (Live Oak Market) boutique grocery-cum-restaurant in the Lamar Union development really deserve your best behavior. Neither should you..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

The Hateful Eight

Tarantino's latest opus screens in 70mm this week at two Austin venues

"...a third passenger, the corpse-bearing bounty hunter and former Union soldier Major Marquis Warren (Jackson), and then the ex-Confederate..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Keeping Room

Slow-burn thriller is a Western with a feminist slant

"...Two Union soldiers deliriously scout in advance of the infamous march..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

News Roundup: Biker Gangs, Ice Cream, & Rain

A deadly shooting, the latest at Kyle PD, and more

"...violence with it; rain closes Barton Springs; Kyle PD union head is suspended indefinitely; Blue Bell Creameries announces layoffs;..."

May 18, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Cesar Chavez

The United Farm Workers leader and civil rights activist who managed to get housewives to stop buying grapes is the subject of this biopic.

"...rights activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union. To keep his memory alive, it’s not enough for..."

March 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stalingrad

3-D Russian film about the bloody Battle of Stalingrad.

"...turning point for the Allies (of which the Soviet Union, lest we forget, was one) as well as a..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Won't Back Down

Two mad-as-hell mamas take back their public school from the bureaucrats and unions that seemingly enforce the status quo.

"...involves performance-based accountability and the erosion of the teachers’ unions. The film argues for parents and teachers to eradicate..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

This family film with magical elements is from the writer/director of Dan in Real Life.

"...medical strategies can be tried to fix their childless union. In a final gasp of their dashed dreams, the..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Potiche

Catherine Deneuve stars in this French comedy set in 1977 about a trophy wife.

"...with the entrance of Maurice Babin (Depardieu), a former union leader and lover of Suzanne’s, who is mortified by..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Conspirator

Robert Redford directs this historical movie about the trial of Mary Surratt, who was convicted of conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

"...drama is Surratt’s defense counsel, Frederick Aiken (McAvoy), a Union war hero and aspiring attorney who is handed the..."

April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kill the Irishman

The life of Danny Greene, an Irish mobster in Cleveland during the Sixties and Seventies, is recounted in this film.

"...and native intelligence led to the ouster of the union leader and the installment of Greene in his place...."

April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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