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Surviving Christmas
Money can buy happiness goes the moral of this cynical yet mildly amusing comedy starring Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini.
"...right. The story is high concept: A young, successful advertising executive gets lonely at Christmastime, so when he’s dumped..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Can Schlotzsky's Be Saved?
John Wooley and the battle to bring Schlotzsky's back to life
"...Entertainment Inc., claims it's owed $500,000 from the franchiser's advertising and marketing entity, which is not a part of..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Five Obstructions
This sublime documentary, which recounts a bizarre battle of creative wits between Danish film director Jørgen Leth and the notorious Lars von Trier, also features a segment animated by Waking Life's technical wizard Bob Sabiston.
"...what the intervening years and the state of international advertising these days has inflicted upon him. Both the film..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report
Corporate stadium names turn Mudville into Anywhere, USA; and Frank Keating dupes our brave soldiers for big bucks
"...The corporate rationale is that naming deals are good advertising: "Continually seeing our name," says a spokesman for Petco,..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Baadasssss!
Melvin Van Peebles' son Mario pays tribute to his groundbreaking film Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song, and also settles a few old Oedipal scores along the way.
"...making of the film and on through its editing, advertising, and distribution. The film imparts hard-earned wisdom at every..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report
Spider-Man gets kicked out of baseball; Bush and Rummy deny responsibility for torture
"...entities that recently conspired in an effort to bring advertising directly onto the field of play. Ads have been..."

May 28, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM
It's time to put our money and our mouths where they're needed in order to defeat George Bush in 2004
"...2) ADVERTISING ON THE CHEAP – As Thomas Pynchon wrote, "If..."

April 2, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Report
Kill car alarms!; taxpayer-built facilities get corporate names
"...you hear a corporate chieftain say about a new advertising campaign, "It's not meant to be intrusive" -- you..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

'You Were Right, Andy'
Getting beneath the surface of Andy Warhol with Tom Sokolowski
"...sizzle, not the steak," was the adage in the advertising community in those years. Even today, 18 years after..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Jacqueline May

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
This new anime import marks a break with the Japanese traditions and invents a wholly original and kittenish appeal.
"...which rules the galaxy with its army of wandering advertising entities – imagine an animatronic Col. Sanders with a..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Money for Nothing
Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.
"...in 262," he says. It outlines the process for "advertising [an upcoming job], collecting the bids -- the protocol..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
Austin Stories
"...testify about his role in a $2 million political advertising campaign funded with corporate donations solicited by the Texas..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2003
"...of Animation: Popular opinion to the contrary, truth in advertising is alive and well. Preshow hijinks hosted by S&M..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Roger Dodger
"...approaches much like he does his job as an advertising executive: Make the subject feel inferior and inadequate and..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...that I'd rather see eliminated. I know that the advertising is what allows you to have a free newspaper,..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

A2K Meets 'ACL'
The rise of Charlie Jones, local promoter extraordinaire, ACL Fest main man.
"...talent. (For a complete ACL Fest schedule see four-page advertising insert in this issue.)..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Page Two
Editor in Chief Louis Black reflects on the Chronicle's 21st anniversary.
"...greater than most alternative weeklies and we sell more advertising than most papers in similar size markets. Conversely, we..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Coach's Corner
Coach gets his disconnection notice, courtesy of Allen Iverson.
"...choppy, fickle waters of local commerce. One of our advertising slogans, heard ad nauseum on the radio, is gibberish..."

July 26, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
"...is filled with a hmorously jaundiced view of the advertising and motion picture industries and the American star machinery...."

May 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City
"...Street Journal and ABC News that his agency's anti-drug advertising campaigns have been a flop. The taxpayer-supported effort, which..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Now More Than Ever!
"...contributions from students of Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, and even advertising manipulations by local kids. All this plus 16mm films,..."

May 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Behind the Web Site That Works
The crude charms of Heavy.com.
"...go for. It was good cop, bad cop in advertising terms. But then the goofy stuff started to sell."..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Dinner Rush
"...Kalata and Rick Shaughnessy are first-timers with backgrounds in advertising, which might explain why they take so few risks..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks
A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.
"...4, I noticed no mention was paid to the advertising department or its members...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Thinner Reads, Fewer Reporters
As the economy gets tight, newspapers around the state feel the pain.
"..."unbreachable wall" between the policies of their editorial and advertising departments, but when the economy turns sour, the pain..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly
September 1988-August 1991
"...I had worked nearly seven years as the part-time advertising paste-up guy, the Chronicle needed to give my salary..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Chapter 5: An Ongoing Odyssey
Twenty years of The Austin Chronicle: the final chapter and coda
"...5. I won. I'm sorry people like (Advertising Manager) Carol Flagg can't accept that...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Blow Up Your Video
MTV forces American youth to sell their souls, but has Joan Jett in a bikini!
"...just sitting there on the couch.Free Tacos for Everyone? Advertising has always been the economic force behind mass media..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Postmarks
Bush League lambasting, locally-grown concerns, and a side of jazz.
"...of dollars (or tens of thousands) to spend on advertising in the Chronicle. Consequently, readers are subjected to weekly..."

June 22, 2001 Column

The Death and Life of Free Radio
Austin microradio lived fast and died young -- can the movement live to broadcast another day?
"...shrill blare of the big, expensive stations, working without advertising dollars, broadcasting what the volunteer broadcasters themselves wanted to..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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