'Chronicle' Shines a Beacon of Truth
"...have known the truth. The Chronicle shines as a beacon of truth. In the 1920s Walter Lippmann wrote a..."
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Feb. 27, 2012 Postmarks
Beacon Blues
Since 1970 at the One Knite, Jimmie Vaughan's worn the smile of a blues savior
"...The once-young giant of the blues has become a beacon now, a musician spoken of in the same breath..."
July 16, 2010 Music Feature by Bill Bentley
Texas Legislature: A Beacon of Light?
"...money after all. Thank you, Texas Legislature, for your beacon of light guiding us all back to a world..."
May 5, 2005 Postmarks
Faster Than Sound: KUTX Beacon Jay Trachtenberg Retires
Jay Trachtenberg retires from KUTX, Rick Carney steps down as Music Commission chair, and Johnny Bush ascends to honky-tonky heaven.
Nov. 20, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
The Hurricane
"...some confusing back-and-forth direction from Jewison), Washington shines like beacon of triumph over all. A beacon you wouldn't want..."
Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Shine a Light
The Rolling Stones gather no moss in this Martin Scorsese-directed concert film that's playing on both IMAX and conventional screens.
"...of filmmaking fanatics, so Scorsese uses New York’s intimate Beacon Theatre to get into everyone’s craggy face except Charlie..."
April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez
Evelyn Ngugi Makes the Internet a Better Place
A beacon of light on the dark side of the web
"...city where she pays rent. Evelyn Ngugi is a beacon of (blue) light, tackling the dark side of the..."
June 16, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape
Sunset Song
A woman comes of age in this rugged Scottish saga set in the early 1900s
"...as rugged as hers, but her beauty becomes a beacon in the film’s otherwise drab and dreary interiors. Outside..."
June 3, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Earth to Echo
A trio of suburban kids befriend an alien entity in this Spielberg-influenced family film.
"...three see their phones lit up by a mysterious beacon and they bike off into the nearby desert to..."
July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss
The Signal
A trio of tech-savvy twentysomethings get waylaid and wind up as subjects in a weird but stylish sci-fi mystery.
"...drawn out to the Nevada desert by the titular beacon, our hapless trio soon find themselves detained in an..."
June 13, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss
The Reaping
Pardon the pun, but audiences will reap little from this satanic backwoods juju thriller.
"...cast, and Swank once again distinguishes herself as a beacon of authenticity in too-conventional genre material (such as this..."
April 6, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Julien Donkey-Boy
"...of the saving graces of this movie, a calm beacon in an otherwise mad universe. Julien is played by..."
Dec. 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Poison
"...first is “Hero,” the story of seven-year old Richie Beacon who kills his father and then, as reported by..."
Aug. 30, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Fast Color Is the Superhero Movie We Really Need
Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw is a beacon to behold
"...Julia Hart's arthouse superhero film Fast Color she's a beacon to behold...."
Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf
In Your Facebook
Do social networking sites strengthen communities or the class divide?
"...controversy was minor, though, compared to the fracas over Beacon, a system that would display member activity from partner..."
Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky
Wednesday Picks & Sleepers
First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints
"...Beacon 11pm, Swan Dive Brooklyn's Beacon (vocalist Thomas Mullarney and..."
March 20, 2015 Music Feature
Dicks
A24's first musical is just bum notes and limp jokes
"...which is such a shame since he’s usually the beacon of light whenever he shows up in something. It..."
Oct. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
Day Trips: Port Isabel Lighthouse, Port Isabel
Keeping the lights on after almost two centuries on the Gulf Coast
"...117 years that the lighthouse was equipped with a beacon...."
March 31, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Kevin, Stuart, yee Bob nama bok, yee ba veela doegab tadtee de Otto!
"...iconic as Scrat the Squirrel from Ice Age, a beacon of slapstick humor that unleashes waves of giggles from..."
July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
Silent Night
English nightmare comedy is as much Noël Coward as George A. Romero
"...bleakness (depending on your mood, it is either a beacon of hope or a new boulder of despair), Griffin..."
Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Free Guy
Ryan Reynolds levels up for the summer’s most charming and fun blockbuster
"...Levy improve on this well-established persona. Guy is a beacon of hope and happiness in a chaotic world (think..."
Aug. 13, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Atlantis
Ukrainian post-war drama finds a nation dealing with and healing from PTSD
"...represents a fraction of hope to hold onto, a beacon of light in the darkness...."
Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs
How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres
"...classic cinema, and I wanted it to be a beacon on the street that embodied who we were and..."
Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape
Point Austin: Punching Down in Our Names
Abbott’s refugee rejection confirms the triumph of Trumpism
"...for the image of the United States as the beacon of liberty?" No Beacon Here..."
Jan. 17, 2020 News Column by Michael King
Midnight Traveler
What it's really like to be a refugee fleeing the Taliban
"...in home-video fashion, that position his daughters as a beacon. Although hope is not something that’s easy to grasp..."
Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
The Predator
The Predator needs an editor
"...Quinn’s son, who inadvertently set off some sort of beacon so another Predator can come kill him...."
Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Public Notice: The End of Single-Family?
Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.
"...local writers and artists, starting from a sculpture titled Beacon, outside the Second Street entrance to the new Central..."
Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro
SXSW Music: Third Whopping List
Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference
"...Beacon (Brooklyn, NY.)..."
Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
The Hightower Report: Why Won't the CIA Even Say the Word "Torture"?
If the CIA can't admit that they tortured people, then there's no doubt they'll do it again
"...and the moral values we hold up as a beacon to the world. That beacon shines less brightly today..."
Dec. 19, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower
Big Hero 6
Witty charm, lively animation, and a swift pace help this animated superhero story rise a cut above.
"...of which is Baymax himself (itself?): a cuddly, aloof beacon of compassion amid contrasting pursuits of justice. Even the..."
