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"...around recently recorded interviews with nine gay and lesbian veterans who served during this wartime period. Some left the..."
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Aug. 5, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Thank You for Your Service
American soldiers return from Iraq and try to readjust to civilian life
"...the problems of PTSD and social neglect experienced by veterans returning from the war in Iraq. While overseas, the..."
Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Support Our Troops – Plink a Quarter in Their Cup
ACLU firebrand Debbie Russel on homeless vets in Austin
"...a discussion of what percentage of Austin homeless are veterans. Russell writes "Command Sergeant Jim O' Leary … went..."
Aug. 20, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar
News Roundup: Refugees, Republicans, & Rhetoric
Refugee politics take center stage
"...Syrian refugees to the city, and encourages homes for veterans; Austin's sole Dem congressman backpedals hard from an anti-refugee..."
Nov. 22, 2015 News Post by the News Staff
Best List Bust-Up
Valley Veterans leap to defense of Rep. Flores over inclusion on "Texas Monthly" list
"...something he knows about). Now he's getting hammered by veterans groups for going after Rep. Kino Flores, D-Palmview...."
June 16, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
The Austin Chronic: Doc Unprescribed Explores How Cannabis Is Helping People Who’ve Experienced War Trauma
goodblend hosts special screening for Veterans Day
"...Ahead of Veterans Day, Austin medical marijuana dispensary goodblend is inviting past..."
Nov. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Kevin Curtin
The Local Struggle
Native American veterans take on ETP in Austin
"...victory for anti-pipeline activists, a group of Native American veterans from Texas wasted no time celebrating, instead gathering early..."
Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Kevin Curtin
Comics for Courage
Funnyman Christopher Cannon is serious about helping veterans
"...services: raising both funds for and awareness about wounded veterans and their struggles to readjust to civilian life through..."
Nov. 2, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Lucky Ones
Tim Robbins effectively heads an engaging threesome of Iraq war vets as they travel across America on a road to personal growth.
"...rudderless Americans, not just this particular pack of Army veterans. Yet, the story (by director Burger and Dirk Wittenborn)..."
Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
ACC Launches Military Network to Support Students
A dedicated space for military families, veteran students
"...opened a first-of-its-kind Military Network on Wednesday to help veterans and their families adjust to life after the military...."
Jan. 26, 2024 News Post by Naina Srivastava
Body of War
Filmmakers Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro show the story of a young veteran, crippled after five days of service in Iraq, and his evolution from gung-ho enlistee to passionate anti-war activist.
"...that this former soldier and current member of Iraq Veterans Against the War is a forthright, well-spoken, occasionally rueful..."
March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More
Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more
"...talks a big game when it comes to military veterans, but legislators are moving fast on cutting an important..."
May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Stop the Loss
Austin veterans turn away from Iraq and war
"...a war that he, like many other soldiers and veterans, no longer believes in...."
Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Spring Training
Seasonal snapshots of the council candidates
"...right around the corner. In Florida and Arizona, grizzled veterans and smooth-faced rookies are gathering to play pepper, run..."
March 21, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Mending the Line
Veterans of two wars bond and heal in the river as they fish
"...Not reviewed at press time. Veterans of two wars bond and heal in the river..."
June 9, 2023 Movie Review
Breaking
Tragic true-life drama attacks how the system fails military veterans
"...to publicize his insensitive treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs, whose bureaucratic practices have redirected a lifeline disability..."
Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis
SXSW Film Review: Served Like a Girl
Thank you for your service, now figure it out alone
"...of homeless people in America, more than 55,000 female veterans are disproportionately affected, and facing it largely unsupported by..."
March 14, 2017 Screens Post by Jessi Cape
Man Down
A soldier struggles with PTSD
"...Forgotten or subject to overkill as they are here, veterans still get the shaft...."
Dec. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
A Walk in the Woods
Robert Redford and Nick Nolte walk the Appalachian Trail in Bill Bryson's memoir
"...Woods is a sterling showcase for two great acting veterans, Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Watching these two interact..."
Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Meru
Doc recounts efforts of American mountain climbers to ascend Meru Peak
"...of big rocks. Two experienced and professionally connected climbing veterans, Conrad Anker and Jimmy Chin, and a younger, less-seasoned..."
Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Going Somewhere?
Jeff Davis statue to stay put for now
"...The order, which was requested by Sons of Confederate Veterans, has not been granted by a judge...."
Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann
Lege Races Take Shape
Empty seats up at the Capitol
"...the 85th Legislature have already begun, with several legislative veterans announcing they will not run again...."
June 19, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Unfinished Song
Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp bring vitality to their roles in film otherwise filled with cliches about aging and the curative power of singing your heart out.
"...learn to find the uplift in song. The gifted veterans, Redgrave and Stamp, manage to imbue their characters with..."
July 5, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Invisible War
The shockingly rampant problem of rape in all branches of the U.S. military is the subject of this Kirby Dick documentary.
"...it has been determined that 20% of all female veterans report having been sexually assaulted while serving. As horrifying..."
Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders
With an unflinching camera and candid observation, this documentary follows four medical volunteers, ranging from fresh-faced newbies to battle-scarred veterans of the organization.
"...MSF volunteers who range from fresh-faced newbies to battle-scarred veterans of the organization: Tom Krueger, an American surgeon who..."
June 11, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
Reuniting the same couples from his 2007 film, Perry explores the next chapter in the lives of these old friends.
"...older couple played by Tyson and Gossett Jr., two veterans whose faces always light up the screen. Little is..."
April 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Cop Out
Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in Kevin Smith's painfully unfunny throwback to the Eighties buddy-cop movies.
"...satirically clichéd) Brooklyn detectives Monroe and Hodges, respectively, nine-year veterans of the NYPD who've just been hit with matching..."
March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Rape of Europa
During WWII, works of art were moved, hidden, and plundered on a vast and often institutional scale, and this film documents the shaky process of reclamation.
Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
This nonpartisan documentary seeks to identify the sparks that made John Kerry and so many others of his generation so eager to serve their country.
"...the military and as a civilian leader of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, this documentary also seeks to identify..."
Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Manchurian Candidate
Decades before U.S. intelligence got hip to the notion of "sleeper agents" in our midst, The Manchurian Candidate successfully tried out the idea in this post-Korean War setting. (Last year it was re-made in a post-gulf war setting.) The result is a chilling story about brainwashing, secret political agendas, power-hungry moms, and psychically ravaged veterans.
"...brainwashing, secret political agendas, power-hungry moms, and psychically ravaged veterans – a piece that remains so edgy that it..."
