The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...movie? Wanted but never could. Enter the Austin Historical Weapons Guild...."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

"News dissector" Danny Schechter examines the media's complicity in promoting the war on terrorism.

"...(something described as akin to the Stockholm syndrome). WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception covers a slew of topics and..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cut, Thrust, Parry, Fun at the Austin Historical Weapons Guild

"...European Martial Arts classes provided by the Austin Historical Weapons Guild, a society dedicated to teaching ancient combat skills..."

Feb. 24, 2022 Photo Gallery

Unmanned Weapons Part of War's Brutality

"...Dear Editor, Unmanned weapons may seem tidy, but they only put a smiley..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Postmarks

Stow Your Weapons

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: Congress, Council, & Concealed Weapons

Guns in; refugees out

Sept. 8, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Criminal Justice: Weed and Weapons

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gun Crazy!

Barack Obama may not be coming to get your weapons – but he's sure doing wonders for gun & ammo sales

"...with a grizzly. There are also vintage and military weapons, thousands of knives, books, and coins...."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

"Building Bombs" and "Deadly Deception"

"...of days ago, Chasnoff's Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons & Our Environment is making a timely appearance in..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Remembering the Reasons for the Protests

Students call for UT to divest from weapons manufacturers

"...their respective universities to divest from Israeli interests and weapons manufacturers whose products have killed 34,000 Palestinians since October...."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

S.W.A.T.

"...the decade"), this TV show about the LAPD’s Special Weapons and Tactics outfit – complete with in-house rivalries, chesty..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to Organization Leading Army Sponsorship Protest

Festival claims activists infringed on trademark rights

"...The ties of this year’s South by Southwest to weapons manufacturers supplying Israel have disrupted the festival in more..."

March 11, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

The Gathering Storm: Robert Draper on the Post-Reality GOP

NYT writer and former Austinite sees a dark future in his new book, Weapons of Mass Delusion

"...Draper, I had to admit that his new book, Weapons of Mass Delusion, while a totally absorbing read, had..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Opinion: An Open Letter to Chip Roy, U.S. Representative, Member of Congress

A retired principal urges Chip Roy to reconsider his position on the free availability of military-style automatic weapons to civilians

"...support of civilian acquisition and use of military semi-automatic weapons, especially in light of the current situation which scares..."

June 3, 2022 Column by Gregory Swimelar

War Dogs

Jonah Hill and Miles Teller star in this true tale about gun smuggling

"...riches as a partner in his small shop supplying weapons to the U.S. military. At first, David is on..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Revenant

Iñárritu’s Western loses the forest for the trees, but oh, what trees

"...is abandoned in the harsh, snow-covered wilderness without provisions, weapons, or his son. But Glass regains consciousness, and the..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Machete Kills

Robert Rodriguez once again unleashes manic, over-the-top mayhem.

"...returns as the scowly, deadpan, musclebound master of edged weapons in this unruly, occasionally silly, but ultimately grindhouse-fun sequel..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bill of the Week: Closing the Gun Show Loophole

Ellis proposes universal background checks

"...gun shows, where it's easy to load up on weapons without having to undergo a background check...."

March 9, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bad Kids Go to Hell

This Texas-made high school comedy that's based on a comic book mixes elements of The Breakfast Club with Scoobie Doo with uneven results.

"...the ass-end of senior year: boys running around with weapons, girls mugging sexy-sassy, narrative continuity be damned. A jumble..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Safety Not Guaranteed

Love and time travel commingle in this debut feature which stars Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass.

"...is not a joke. … Must bring your own weapons. … Safety not guaranteed." The wellspring of screenwriter Derek..."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Carnage

Roman Polanski directs this chamber piece about the demise of social decorum that's adapted from the play God of Carnage.

"...discuss the fight only to pick up the metaphorical weapons themselves...."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Dead

The sun-drenched locales of Ghana and Burkina Faso provide the backdrops for this original zombie apocalypse.

"...In the meantime, it's tooth and nail and automatic weapons against the tottering, ghostlike African dead...."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mechanic

A mediocre remake of a Charles Bronson assassin film that's downright repellent at times.

"...kid who apparently needs only one montage of automatic weapons training to become an elite killing machine, is equally..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Macbeth

This Australian film puts a modern, hyperstylized spin on an old tale: Should it be, "Out, damned spot" or "Off, damned Ray-Bans"?

"...a taste for paisley suits, prescription medications, and automatic weapons. After leading his gang in a lengthy slow-motion gun..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Severance

This British horror comedy ricochets from violence to vengeance to outright survivalism, with comedy – some brilliant, some less so – underlying it all.

"...plot has the staff of Palisades Defence, a high-tech weapons manufacturer, traveling to Hungary for one of those ever-treacherous..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shooter

Mark Wahlberg plays an ex-Marine marksman who is set up to be the fall guy in a government plot.

"...(Mara and Mitra) who change clothes often and discharge weapons while wearing lots of eyeliner. It’s nice to see..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Man

Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy have starred in bigger stinkers, but this wheezing comedy may herald the death knell of the interracial buddy-cop farce.

"...ATF agent whose dirty partner kicked off in a weapons deal gone wrong). They meet cute (Levy accidentally intercepts..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Soul Plane

Everything is lewd and crude at this mile-high club.

"...queasy. The Wayans brothers have mined similar veins of weapons-grade humor in their Scary Movie series, but even those..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

"...Academy Award-winning director of Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment, offers a survey of how American..."

Sept. 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful is the drama every comic probably wishes he had made. In this life-affirming Italian "concentration-camp comedy," Benigni uses the Holocaust as a backdrop for telling a heartfelt story about a father who protects his son from the gas chambers by the use of the only weapons at his command: his quick imagination, outlandish buffoonery, and scrappy determination.

"...the gas chambers by the use of the only weapons at his command: his quick imagination, outlandish buffoonery, and..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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