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Would Like to See More National Political Coverage

April 15, 2005 Postmarks

Time to Move From Theatre to Effective Political Tools

Feb. 1, 2005 Postmarks

Wants Many Political Parties

Oct. 20, 2003 Postmarks

Mapping 'Political Apartheid'
The new map gives DeLay more R's, but perhaps fewer than he wanted.

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

My Deep Political Insights

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature

What I Learned About Being a Political Correspondent

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature

Hang the DJ
The new political theatre invites you into its messy, sexy conversation
"...A year ago in London, I saw a political play called, no kidding, Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The End of the Line?
As print media money dries up, political cartoonists look to the web
"...Jen Sorensen, the political cartoonist whose strip has been appearing every other week..."

July 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

The Campaign
A wan political comedy guaranteed to offend no one.
"...to crank out a comedic antidote to the toxic political madness that has engulfed our nation, now is the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Blue Kite
"...parents. This early scene establishes the impact of China's political changes upon the characters' lives. In voiceover, Tietou remarks..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Black Christmas
Redo of horror classic rejects subtext for political message
"...is devoid of subtext, that the film possesses the political subtlety of an icicle to the chest. This makes..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Manchurian Candidate
Is it Gulf War syndrome or justified paranoia? The Manchurian Candidate thrills again.
"...Manchurian Candidate is a smart update of the 1962 political thriller of the same title, which was brilliantly directed..."

July 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Best of Enemies
The 1968 debates between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal are legend
"...the quadrennial conventions held by the Republican and Democratic political parties to elect their presidential candidates was the norm...."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: What's in a Word?
Joseph Stack's terrorism calls attention to rampant political hypocrisy
"...most meaningless and most manipulated word in the American political lexicon." – Glenn Greenwald..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Slaves to the Underground
"...us some of the endless ways in which the political is personal. The characters in her achingly earnest romantic..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Inside
"...provides a taut psychological examination of the relationship between political prisoner Marty Strydom (Stoltz) and his captor Colonel Kruger..."

March 21, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

BPM (Beats Per Minute)
France's AIDS community battles big pharma in the 1990s
"..."The personal is political.” This has always been true and always will be..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Funding Balance
Some Austin politicos think qualified candidates of average means are deterred from running due to low contribution limits
"...deep-pocketed mega-donors – voters are given another reminder that political power and influence is increasingly concentrated among a small..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Jack Craver

Our Brand Is Crisis
Sandra Bullock shines in David Gordon Green's political comedy
"...Gordon Green’s semi-comedic, overtly cynical drama about soulless American political strategists spinning a Bolivian presidential election into a personal..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Then There's This: The Awesome Power of Women
Political group aims to increase voter turnout and so much more
"...to see the names of men – usually seasoned political veterans – positing their views on the gubernatorial race...."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Meeker and Former Treasurer
Former lobbyist and Leffingwell supporter alleges ad violated Texas election law
"...Former Austin political consultant Mike Blizzard on Wednesday filed a complaint with..."

April 16, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Documentary about Lennon's political activism and time spent in New York basks in the legend's presence but offers little new on the subject.
"...of talking heads to tell a story about the political ferment of the late Sixties and early Seventies and..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Silver City
John Sayles adds his cinematic two cents to this election year’s plethora of politically minded movies.
"...cinematic two cents to this election year's plethora of politically minded movies. Sayles’ contributions, however, have much greater value..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spartan
This crackling good David Mamet movie starring Val Kilmer is one if the writer-director's best efforts.
"...time set within the world of the military and political dirty tricks. As usual, the dialogue is distinctly Mamet..."

March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trail Mix
Paul Stekler on 'Last Man Standing' and the 10 essential ingredients of political documentary
"...Expect a twofer from a Paul Stekler political documentary: a film with a compelling cinematic narrative mediated..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Peterloo
A political massacre loses all urgency in this bloodless period piece
"...history. In 1819, cavalry officers charged into a mass political gathering on St. Peter's Field in Manchester, butchering over..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mary Queen of Scots
Period drama has no sense of history
"...Queen Elizabeth, that was marked by rebellions, intrigues, and political marriages...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: When Pointing an Accusatory Finger, Three More Point Back at You
This ugly political season grows ever more vicious
"...A recent column offered that, in this ugly political season, "Not only is there little redemption in sight,..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Drawing Fire
Political cartoonist Ted Rall on war reporting in Afghanistan and the new media battleground
"...Political cartoonist, writer, and author Ted Rall is never out..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

W.
Oliver Stone’s Bush portrait is a tale of two movies: one a humanizing portrait of a failure as a young man, the other a damning but unsurprising look inside an administration gone loopy on ideological zealotry.
"...head-first dive into the deep end of the American political pool is a tale of two movies: one a..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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