Point Austin: Vouchers, Borders, and Critical (White) Race Theory
Gov. Abbott does his damnedest to block the Texas future
"...Thank God for high school football. Back to that in a minute. First,..."
Search
7 Performer Matches: [show less]
High NoonHigh on FireHigh Tension WiresMagnet SchoolPalm School/Barton Hills ChoirSchool of RockSchool Police
High NoonHigh on FireHigh Tension WiresMagnet SchoolPalm School/Barton Hills ChoirSchool of RockSchool Police
91-120 of 731 results, sorted by relevance | sort by date
Nov. 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King
Book Review: I Came As a Shadow by John Thompson
Coach's autobiography is a tale of U.S. sports and U.S. history
"...its periodic convulsions, the dismissal and replacement of 4-year football coach Tom Herman, who had failed to achieve what..."
March 3, 2021 Sports Post by Michael King
12 Mighty Orphans
Historical football drama can't get past first down
"...orphan” is a line that is shouted on the football field in Ty Roberts’ Texas sports drama 12 Mighty..."
June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
'The NFL Beat': USFL Making NFL Inroads
First NFL minor league in the works
"...As a student in the lifelong class of Pro Football Hype 101, I know one thing is certain: Steeg..."
May 16, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap
'The NFL Beat': Week 13
Waiver-wire pickups and more
"...drummer called the Trashman. We have created a Fantasy Football Monster...."
Dec. 1, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap
'The Blind Side' Follows the Life of a Top NFL Prospect
Michael Lewis' book chronicles the life first-round NFL draft prospect Michael Oher
"...They just told me they just wanted to talk football. It's all about playing football and just becoming an..."
April 20, 2009 Sports Post by Timothy Braun
Pilgrim in an Unholy Land: Notes of a Lonely Cowboy
"...question is who? It could, just maybe, be the high and mighty Longhorns. State has knocked off bigger game:..."
Nov. 3, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook
Which Way Will Austin Swing?
Ninth Inning, 3 and 2
Home By the River
"...who also designed the Ballpark at Arlington and Baltimore's highly regarded Camden Yards stadium. San Antonio owns the 10,000-capacity..."
Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature
Short & Sweet: "First Down"
AFf documentary short tackles girls breaking into football
"...by filmmaker Carrie Stett about the Utah Girls Tackle Football League, and how being able to play a traditionally..."
Oct. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Showtime's Outcry Unravels the Greg Kelley Case
Everyone thinks they know what happened to the wrongly-accused Leander highschooler, but Pat Kondelis needed to find the whole story
"...of parole. In the public eye, the former Leander High School football player had gone from hometown hero to..."
June 26, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
World of Books
The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival
"...tiny hamlet in West Texas where he graduated from high school as one of a class of nine. Whompyjawed..."
Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith
Texas State Is on the Rise
Apparently there can only be one good team around town
"...Here’s a challenge for UT football fans: Your team sucks. They don’t know how to..."
Oct. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell
'The NFL Beat': Real Talk With Amos Lee
On 'Shady' McCoy, PPR vs. non-PPR, and more
"...crew of degenerate geniuses to create a certified fantasy football juggernaut...."
Nov. 23, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap
Countdown to Kickoff
The new Longhorn Network debuts this week ... but good luck finding it
"...Art and Art History, Communication, Philosophy, and Physics. Other schools are looking at similar revenue models – on Aug...."
Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Prescriptions for Survival
When it comes to going back to school, what will be, will be…
"...August has shimmied to town, and the smell of school is in the air. Pencils and glue, marbled composition..."
Aug. 8, 2003 Features Feature by Abe Louise Young
Jim Brown's Shades of Gray
Spike Lee's latest documentary, Jim Brown: All American, looks at the turbulent life of the "greatest football player ever." Lee and Brown will be in town Tuesday to present the film at the Westgate Cinema.
"...NFL running back whom he regards as the "greatest football player ever" comes as little surprise. What is striking,..."
Nov. 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
Coach's Corner
Ray Rhodes may not have been fired as the Green Bay Packers head coach because he's black, but he'd still have the job if he were white.
"...Reverend is too loose with this word. An entire school board, indeed an entire city, is "racist" because three..."
Feb. 4, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
AFF Review: Six Man, Texas
Not your usual Texas football
"...When your town’s small, so is your football team. High school football is of the same importance..."
Oct. 20, 2008 Screens Post by Mark Fagan
'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft
"...what I like calling “now.” I’ve been writing on football, the draft specifically, for 14 years, usually predicting the..."
April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun
SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List
High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest
"...enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place – the high-concept horror from John Krasinski – leads today's massive announcement..."
Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
He's Not a Lawyer, But He Plays One on TV
Austin actor Mehcad Brooks on his circuitous path from star athlete to Southern vampires and L.A. law on an Irving soundstage
"...Phillips, Brooks was a star basketball player at Anderson High School in the late Nineties. But it wasn't his..."
Jan. 15, 2010 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell
Drumline
"...half as cool when I was tromping around my high school football field with a clarinet and a pirate's..."
Dec. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Now Streaming in Austin: The Bob Zula Returns
Coming-of-age comedy-drama comes to Amazon
"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. Everyone knows..."
April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Big 12 Power Rankings (and Whatnot)
Impressions in the aftermath of Week 1
"...with the National League Central division, it's once again football season. American football season, the kind of football that..."
Sept. 11, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook
Interns
"...woman walked up to me after one of my high school football games. "Hey, did you get any good..."
Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature
The Future's So Bright ...
Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?
"...Salvador Cavazos, the baby-faced 37-year-old principal of Fulmore Middle School, is excited. His lanky frame is perched on the..."
March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
Award short list is predictable in form and content
"...Ogens’ “Audible” it is recovering from loss. The Maryland School for the Deaf high school football team has just..."
Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
DPS Troopers Push Undocumented Immigrants Into a Deportation Pipeline
Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families
"...troopers are rounding up undocumented immigrants on the state's highways and roads and pushing them into a pipeline for..."
June 2, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan
Fantastic Four
Crowdfunded juggernaut Lazer Team hits screens big and small
"...their control. Much of Burns' script revolves around the high school football field ("The best way to indicate a..."
Jan. 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Fantastic Fest 2015: Lazer Team
Rooster Teeth's first feature is slapstick sci-fi fun
"...small-town Texas sheriff Hagan (RT co-founder Burnie Burns), bitter ex-high school football player Herman (Colton Dunn), cocky young QB..."
Oct. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Sterling Stage, 6134 E. Hwy. 290
