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July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
One Peace at a Time
Austin-based writer, actor, and filmmaker Turk Pipkin urges us to work for solutions to world problems in this personal documentary.
"...commitment, and money – and films such as One Peace at a Time, which exhorts viewers to step up..."
Dec. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Doggett on War and Peace
Austin Congressman counsels against attack on Syria
"...Lloyd Doggett spoke out against precipitous and unilateral U.S. action, and demanded that the Obama Administration first seek war..."
Aug. 30, 2013 News Post by Michael King
Queer Weekend of Action for Black Lives
Rally, march celebrates Austin’s Black queer and trans communities
"...orgs are uniting to host a Queer Weekend of Action for Black Lives this Fri.-Sun., June 26-28, in support..."
June 25, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan
Letting Go, With 'Peace'
Champion for new plays Suzan Zeder closes her career at UT with a new drama of her own
"...Peace of a kind will soon be coming to the..."
Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Point Austin: Waging Peace
Our politics favors war as a first option
"...are debated as hotly and expansively as proposals for peace. Our polarized domestic politics are such that when President..."
April 10, 2015 News Column by Michael King
Paul Rusesabagina: Human Rights in Action
Real-life hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' is honored for saving lives
"...Tigar Center Human Rights Award honoring him for his actions: As manager of the Mille Collines hotel in Kigali,..."
Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz
Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy Sisu
How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp
"...combo makes sense for his latest film, hilariously gruesome action-comedy Sisu. He teams up with his Rare Exports star..."
April 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Playback: Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee: A New Campaign
Begin your write-in campaign for Poison 13 duo Tim Kerr and Mike Carroll to reunite Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee – possibly at Grizzly Hall, with Leo Rondeau opening!
"...Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee, the only Austin act with a more exhausting..."
May 27, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Page Two: A Time of Peace and Light
Snapshots for swiftly passing days
"...complemented our slow breathing. It was a time of peace and of light...."
Dec. 19, 2008 Column by Louis Black
Patriots for Peace: Doggett on Congress and the War
Rep. Lloyd Doggett responds to anti-war critics on congressional action against the Iraq war
"...U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett a few questions about congressional action in opposition to continued war in Iraq. Here are..."
March 2, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward
Peace in the Grove?
Opponents & developer hammer out PUD compromise
"...late October.) Although the agreement remains tentative pending Council action – and pending city support for the details, including..."
Dec. 4, 2016 News Post by Michael King
No Justice. No Peace.
Picking up the pieces after a week of terror
"...though, the division was palpable. There was call to action, but there were also poems and stories and feelings...."
July 15, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
No Dove of Peace Over Georgetown
Charges continue to fly over the defective Dove Springs Wastewater plant.
"...review the report and decide on a course of action...."
Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
Peace-ing Together a Strategy
"...Wartime means boom-time for Peace Action, at 85,000 members the country's largest peace and..."
Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Naked City
Action Items
"...Kissinger's appearance at UT the following week, the UT-Radical Action Network and Peace Action Austin will hold a teach-in..."
Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature
Temptation of a Monk
"...A masterful period drama with a touch of violent action, Temptation of a Monk is terrific, hypnotic entertainment, directed..."
July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Kung Fu Panda 2
In this visually enticing sequel, the panda voiced by Jack Black is tasked with finding inner peace.
"...animated panda Po, the Dragon Warrior who keeps the peace in Valley of Peace with the help of his..."
May 27, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Point Austin: Clinton's Wars, Bush's Wars, Obama's ...
A peace prize, a peace rally, and more of the same
"...same can certainly be said of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama, nine months (and logistically speaking,..."
Oct. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...shareholders who were not there to protest the company's actions. And another oddity: The CEO and board of directors..."
May 14, 1999 News Feature
21 Jump Street
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum go back to high school in this new take on the old TV series.
"...insertion of raunch and knowing winks into this teen-world action comedy is enough to recruit me to its ranks...."
March 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Braying for Plutonium
The U.S. Dept. of Energy visits Amarillo in search of friendly site for manufacturing nuclear warheads.
"...the nonproliferation project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told the San Francisco Chronicle in May.The Rabbit Hole..."
July 11, 2003 News Feature by William M. Adler
Lebanon
This brutally real-feeling Israeli film about the war in Lebanon in 1982 received the top prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2009.
"...the first day of the invasion and confines the action almost exclusively to the inside of an armored tank...."
Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Hollywood Homicide
"...at least it has brokered – however briefly – peace between two generations: Mom gets Harrison Ford, daughter gets..."
June 13, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Glass Shield
In this often overlooked film by Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep With Anger), a black cop in an all-white police station confronts racism from his colleagues and incredulity from his family and community
"...off with bright, full-frame cartoon images: car chases, slam-bang action, heroic arrests. A dialogue bubble declares that these actions..."
June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Heaven & Earth
"...long-suffering doyenne like Jane Wyman in some odd crossbreed action weepie. You'd end up with some kind of interesting..."
Dec. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Bumblebee
Transformers spin-off is (checks notes) wait ... good?
"...protagonist front and center – while evening out the action-to-humor ratio that’s been missing from Bay’s overly serious installments..."
Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Naked City
Events
"..."Race to Space: the Renewed Risk of Nuclear War," Peace Action's 14th annual national congress. Holiday Inn Austin South...."
Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature
Naked City
Upcoming Events
"...discussion of the University of Michigan Law School affirmative action lawsuit likely to go before the Supreme Court. Features..."
Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Kunis and McKinnon run to Europe, but forget to pack jokes
"...August we’ve all recalibrated our expectations, come to some peace with substandard offerings. Just as a hot dog dropped..."
