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Spandex Not Required
Comic-Con 2008
"...gargantuan architectural displays erected to debut video games and action-figure designs. Celebrity guests from Elvira to the Rock shake..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Zack Carlson

'Spaced' Out
The Alamo hosts a Spaced marathon with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
"...Pegg how it felt to have his very own action figure. Without missing a beat, he shot back, "pretty..."

July 28, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion
It's easy to blush around hunky Cliff Redd
"...More info at www.agliff.org... Saturday, April 19, 9pm-12mid, at Action Figure (3000 E. Cesar Chavez), the Octopus Club presents..."

March 28, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Brownout
"...group's inspirations, among them old vinyl LPs, a wrestling action figure, and a bottle of Buchanan's Scotch whisky. The..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Folk-rock grudge match and the unmanning of men
"...as St. Nick. In 2002, Hasbro produced a Yoda action figure in a Kris Kringle costume...."

Dec. 22, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

TV Eye
Is Free Speech F****d?
"...Talks. Downtown, a co-production of the Downtown Austin Alliance, Action Figure, and KLRU, was recognized for two of its..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Kinky Friedman
Record review
"...from multiple-personality disorder: gubernatorial candidate, mystery novelist, stray-dog savior, action figure. Of course, before all that, he was songwriter,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Review by Lee Nichols

TV Eye
The 'Friday Night Lights' depth chart
"...Downtown is a co-production of the Downtown Austin Alliance, Action Figure, and KLRU...."

Sept. 29, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Movies and Shakers
The production companies behind – and ahead of – the boom, and how they might be able to help you
"...series Downtown (courtesy of the fine folks over at Action Figure Inc.)...."

May 26, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Embrace Your Wipe-Assness
Trolling SXSW Interactive 2006
"...clearly articulated, can impact a community and get a reaction." This was gratifying to her. I was nodding my..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Clips From 'Mars'
"...Keith Mars: This is so endearing. My bad-ass, action-figure daughter is afraid to draw a teensy little drop..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Film News
The top stories of 2005
"...of the Masses It began when A&E (and Austin's Action Figure) shot the Lone Star Rollergirls for its reality..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

TV Eye
'If it didn't happen on television, then it didn't happen'
"...Kudos to the Downtown Alliance, Action Figure, and local PBS affiliate KLRU on the launch..."

April 15, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Jim Munroe
"...him for his writing: his subversive sci-fi tales Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask and Everyone in Silico, his..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Choking Ahogo
"...stranger's apartment. The unbridled enthusiasm of "Throaty V" and "Action Figure" barely harnesses their engine-driving id, while "Deep Little..."

March 12, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

News/Print
Comic book store wars? What comic-book store wars? And: The Austin Public Library makes merry while making a difference.
"...Who needs the Nancy Pearl Librarian Action Figure for Christmas when we have two local flesh-and-blood..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Geek Confidential: Echoes From the 21st Century
A stellar tour of cultural ephemera from Rick Klaw
"...I confess: I have an action figure of Rick Klaw's grandfather, Irving. It came with..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Something Wild
There's no pussyfooting about it: The Truth About Charlie is a remake -- of the widely adored Charade -- and Jonathan Demme isn't apologizing for it.
"...the worlds of studio and independent filmmaking. Explaining his attraction to The Trouble With Charlie Demme offers, "After three..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

20 Years of Austin Gifts
... And a slew of other local businesses celebrating significant anniversaries
"...quite do it, please consider picking up the Jesus action figure ($4.99). Stock is limited, so, go thou and..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Dancing About Architecture
The Austin Music Awards lineup starts to trickle out.
"...there this Tuesday... Finally, along with the Spinal Tap figures I had Austin Books order and the "talking" Master..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.
"...cool, yet starkly sublime in their use of the action-figure milieu, these are the epitome of big dumb Web..."

May 5, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture
SXSW kicks into gear, Eric Johnson gets intense, and things keep falling apart
"...and such, they are currently readying a Janis Joplin action figure for release early next year. No word yet..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Color of My Parachute
120mph Straight Down
"...- one more seemingly fitting for a G.I. Jane action figure than for two full-sized humans - is deployed..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Scanlines
"...up with this wonderful actor before he becomes an action figure and the idol of 12-year-olds everywhere...."

Dec. 5, 1997 Screens Feature

Where Have All the Cowgirls Gone?
Austin's Female Country Singers
"...MTV, and of course, have our own line of action figure dolls," Boone says with a smile. Fabulous. Any..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Mulan
Forget the cartoon, Disney goes back to the source for the Chinese warrior legend
"...Disney’s ongoing money-minting operation converting its animated pictures into live-action do-overs; I’ve grumbled plenty. But the tale of the..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

What's Your Occupation?
Targeting July Fourth and the Capitol, Occupy Austin considers its future
"...The people who happened to show up to take action in that physical space developed relationships – some positive,..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Adam Wasch

The Big Cheese
South by Southwest 1997
"...grey pin-striped suit, the 68-year-old Perkins cut an imposing figure on that stage, lean and square-shouldered, guitar slung across..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward
Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all
"...out and make your film. If you want to figure out all the reasons not to make a film,..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film Reviews
Recommended
"...to find. The combination of unapologetically syrupy romance, fast-paced action, corny melodrama, and bravura musical numbers (not to mention..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

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