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Best of Austin 2003
Readers' and critics' favorites
news
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
The boys from the chamber look for an opportunity to muddy the waters once again.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Capitol Chronicle
The imposition of probation is the latest attempt of the GOP leadership to put minority senators in their place.
BY MICHAEL KING
On the Lege
A week in the Legislature with Tom, Robert, Steve, and Carol
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Lowdown
You Can't Keep the Earl of Sandwich Down; Donning the Mask of Corporate Reform
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
music
ACL Fest Live Shots
BY ROBERT GABRIEL
TCB
If John Lennon had attended this weekend's ACL Fest blowout he might have screamed, "I've got blisters on my feet!"
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Screens
Film Reviews
Anything Else
Woody Allen's latest was not screened before press time.
Cold Creek Manor
Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone are home alone in a haunted house in this film that was not screened before press time.
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola spins a unique tale about a yearning, indelible love-affair-that-isn’t between characters played by Bill Murray and this season's It Girl Scarlett Johansson.
Luther
In this Martin Luther biopic, Joseph Fiennes plays the theologian as a smoldering rebel boy.
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
This new anime import marks a break with the Japanese traditions and invents a wholly original and kittenish appeal.
Under the Tuscan Sun
Bella Italia substitutes for the Caribbean in this clunky but enjoyable version of How Frances Got Her Groove Back, starring Diane Lane.
The Weather Underground
Former members of the Weather Underground still know a thing or two about "which way the wind blows" in this always timely documentary.
columns
Page Two
Welcome to the "Best of Austin," in what in some ways feels like the worst of times.
BY LOUIS BLACK
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About AIDS
Nasty Bacterial Infections Appearing in Austin
BY SANDY BARTLETT
Luv Doc Recommends: 22nd Annual Pecan Street Fall Arts Festival
Sixth Street, Saturday, September 27, 2003
BY THE LUV DOC
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