Subsequent to both The Warriors and Mad Max, yet predating Blade Runner by a year, Escape From New York laid the groundwork for John Carpenter and Kurt Russell's ensuing masterpiece, 1982's The Thing

Film Reviews

Catch That Kid

Kids commit heist – all for a good cause.

50 First Dates

Drew and the Sandman team up once more to make Valentine's weekend box-office dollars.

Highwaymen

He may be Mel Gibson's choice to play Jesus, but in this car-chase nightmare Jim Caviezel is on the highway to hell.

My Architect: A Son's Journey

Compelling, luminous, and poignant, this documentary about legendary American architect Louis Kahn, made by his illegitimate son, is surprisingly revelatory.

The Triplets of Belleville

Move over Disney and Pixar: Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar-nominated animated feature is the kind of work that could only be authored by a singular individual.

arts & culture

Word Is Out

After Broadway, Def Poetry Jam goes national and Austin's Pro Arts Collective snags them

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Gathered Treasures

'Collected Response,' the first joint exhibition of artists Steve Wiman and Marjorie Moore, is an extension of their shared passion for collecting

BY MADELINE IRVINE

Articulations

The city wants you as a Cultural Contracts Program peer review panelist, Michelle Schumann competes in Canada, and Uncle Cuddles gets a gig

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Arts Reviews

Sex, Lies and Fairytales

Sharir+Bustamante Danceworks' season opener seemed to be about journeys, with six choreographers charting the ways we get from here to there and what they mean

Always … Patsy Cline

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center production of 'Always … Patsy Cline' radiates a warmth that draws the audience in close, to share a cozy moment with a star

'Segue To Flight'

The vigorous new body of work in her exhibition 'Segue to Flight' speaks well of Jennifer Balkan's pleasant state of mind these days

columns

Page Two

Reducing the subject of this community's racial problems to a number of overreacting and/or racist police is a convenient way of denying our shared responsibility

BY LOUIS BLACK

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Sam snowballed, suing Superman, and sexual sinema

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

Day Trips

If you are looking for excellent service and extreme comfort, the Hotel Valencia Riverwalk may be the answer

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

To Your Health

Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder

BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.

Can the debt collection agency call me at work? Can the debt collector talk with other people besides me regarding my debt? What types of things would be considered harassment or abuse? Can I prevent the debt collector from calling me in the future?