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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Who knew our beloved president also worked the graveyard shift? This capable rewrite of American history delivers its splatter with a straight face.
"...Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov. Starring: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Marton Csokas,..."

June 22, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Headhunters
This Norwegian crime thriller is anchored by a schemer who brings on his own ruin.
"...– that is, not until quite a lot of blood has been shed – is that he's the one..."

June 1, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Conan the Barbarian
Robert E. Howard's iconic Conan the Barbarian has been resurrected for a new generation, but our hearts belong to Ahnold.
"...narrates the requisite (albeit totally unnecessary) opening exposition while we witness the feisty li'l barbarian brat (played as a..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tron: Legacy
After touting this reboot for the past year, Disney has finally unleashed this immersive spectacle about man and machine.
"...thrilling sequel to Disney's 1982 game-changer Tron. There is, however, a certain lack of connectivity between the digitally enhanced..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cove
This marvelously made agitprop documentary exposes the dark secrets that underpin the world’s dolphin mania.
"...from mass slaughter. Because they always look like they are smiling, no matter their circumstances, we tend to anthropomorphize..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wages of Agreement Is Death (for Film Fight)
"...I know, just when we’d settled into a pleasant state of extended antagonism, Will..."

July 10, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Casino Royale
This is the James Bond origin story wherein we get to discover, along with incoming blond Bond Daniel Craig, where 007 got his suave daredeviltry and love of fast cars, vodka martinis, and highest-stakes cardsharpery.
"...object of his affections either dead or doomed, as well as offering a filmy glimpse into the cracked soul..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Earth, Stones, and Thorns of the Wild Ground Growing
The poetry of the right-wing soul: an appreciation
"...even with eyes open, it is as though they are shut. I hardly feel attached to my body. I'm..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

War Made Easy
New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'
"...the Oval Office. During the Vietnam War, such fixations were indifferent to the fact that the war was losing..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

Osama
The first feature to come out of post-Taliban Afghanistan, Osama tells the story of a girl who masquerades as a boy.
"...Osama begins in fear and ends in terror. In between there’s all manner of hopelessness, deprivation, and death, which..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unrelentingly Hostile: Editor's Cut
This is an extended version of the story that ran in the print edition.
"...horror movie redefined yet again. Few other film genres are as equipped to deal with the unspoken, sometimes unacknowledged,..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Bruce Almighty
"...Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Lisa Ann Walter, Steve Carell, Lou Felder, Sally Kirkland, Philip Baker Hall and Catherine..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...needs to stop giving him a platform for his careless commentary until he cleans up his act...."

April 4, 2003 Column

Prime Considerations
Chronicle Food writer Rebecca Chastenet de Géry on why 1,000 head of Japenese Wagyu cattle are thriving in Central Texas.
"...has made their Japanese counterparts world famous, the cattle are no less pampered. (Wagyu cattle in Kobe are generally..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Postmarks Web Extra
Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks
"...that from the first day of the attack, you were reading the "adult" New York Times. You may also..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...reflect on the positive aspects of life here. You, however, spend your time and newsprint belittling our fellow citizens..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Not Clucking Around
East Texas chicken magnate Bo Pilgrim wants a state permit to build a bigger chicken slaughterhouse and waste disposal facility -- right across the creek from Sen. Bill Ratliff's in-laws' vacation home.
"...has been added to the new airplane, thanking Jesus. We are now operating both airplanes for our company which..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Apocalypse Now and Again
"...Jason Stout In a time of war, all words are wet with blood, even the commonest greetings, even "Please..."

April 16, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Family Man
"...of Cohen's theatrical life that Austinites knew the least well. After all, from his coming to Austin in 1991..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Alien Resurrection
The franchise's fourth outing
"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Michael..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mobsters
"...You could call this latest vehicle to propel Slater's career as a baby girl heart throb Young Machine Guns..."

Aug. 2, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup
Full author roster revealed for November fest
"...Swelling the 2023 coffers: “bad feminist” and essential culture critic..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Bones and All
Chalamet and Russell glisten with blood and love in this cannibal road trip
"...A warning to viewers who come to Bones and All hungry to see..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shudder for Charity at Scare for a Cure
Austin's biggest fundraising haunt returns with safety in mind
"...charity haunted house has a lot to compete with. Scare for a Cure's Haunted Experience is back from the..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Cody Song

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees
E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms
"...evaluate shows throughout the year. Five other stage works were honored with nine nominations each: the musicals Atlantis: A..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

How Diverge Came Together
Director James Morrison on films and filmmakers that influenced him
"...Diverge, it literally came to him in a dream. However, it wasn't the only source of inspiration...."

Aug. 15, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Machinery of Death
Supreme Court quibbles about drugs and avoids the larger ethical issue
"...One dismal exception to welcome recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court was its..."

July 10, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Reelin' in the New Years
Where you gonna be when the clock strikes 12?
"...of Austin’s magnificent New Years Eve music events. There are literally dozens to chose from, so I took the..."

Dec. 31, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

From Unknown to Throne
Sugar and spice from Austin's Jelly Queens
"...do better than a jar of organic, locally made sweetness from Austin's own Jelly Queens. What makes it extra..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Deep in the Heart of West, Texas, Part 1
How you can help our neighbors in West
"...We've all seen the harrowing smoke plume from the explosion..."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

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