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June 14, 2014 News Post by Michael King
Barton Springs Underwater
Photographer Martha Grenon dives deep into Austin's beloved swimming hole
"...and former Chronicle art director fell into Austin's favorite swimming hole, she fell hard. At the coaxing of a..."
May 16, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Somewhere
Filmmaker Sofia Coppola makes a dreamy, beautifully shot statement about the slow-burning dread of a truly hollow man, but Somewhere lacks the dry humor of Lost in Translation.
"...cheekbones. It's so cloying as to be frightening, like swimming in marzipan, a retardant of vitality that appears deliciously..."
Jan. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
127 Hours
An unrelenting tour de force thanks to Simon Beaufoy's clever script, Danny Boyle's inspired direction, and James Franco's amazing performance, 127 Hours is primarily an unforgettable examination of the human spirit under extreme duress.
"...pleasant morning of mountain-biking and cavorting in Eden-esque underground swimming holes with a pair of newbie female hikers (Tamblyn..."
Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Ransom Center
UT acquires the archives of celebrated monologist Spalding Gray
"...of us watching the monologist work his magic in Swimming to Cambodia, Monster in a Box, and Gray's Anatomy...."
Nov. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Shallow End of Deep Eddy to Close
Low water flow causes wells feeding pool to dry up
"...Springs; now it's endangering our other great (and cold) swimming hole, Deep Eddy. City officials announced today that the..."
Sept. 4, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols
Hot Rod
Cross Napoleon Dynamite's endearing optimism with Ben Stiller's total commitment to his goofy characters, and you'll wind up with a character something like Andy Samberg's hapless stuntman.
"...and friends and discover that none of them is swimming particularly close to the deep end. Hot Rod is..."
Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Photoasis
Will van Overbeek's camera captures the eternal allure of Austin's favorite swimming hole
"...condition, since the 1930s. It had been a popular swimming spot even before the putative improvements of civilization, though,..."
June 29, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Pride
Based on the true story of Jim Ellis, who created a nationally respected swimming program from an abandoned community center, Pride is a by-the-book sports film.
"...in a hopeless community into a nationally respected competitive swimming program, Pride is a perfectly by-the-book sports film about..."
March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Vertical Ray of the Sun
"...of celluloid in recent years, this Vietnamese film is swimming in aqua blues and every color a melon can..."
Sept. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Faculty
Co-written by Scream scribe Kevin Williamson and George Huang (Swimming With Sharks), The Faculty is pure Robert Rodriguez: jam-packed with action, suspense, humor, horror, and plenty of cinematic homages.
"...Co-written by Scream scribe Kevin Williamson and George Huang (Swimming With Sharks), The Faculty is pure Rodriguez, jam-packed with..."
Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Gray's Anatomy
"...Gray -- the first two comprising the OBIE award-winning Swimming to Cambodia and Monster in a Box -- and..."
July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Gordy
"...the pig saves the boy from drowning in a swimming pool, thus becoming pig hero to the nation and..."
May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black
Destiny Turns On the Radio
"...one-third Quentin Tarrantino ascending nude from a glowing motel swimming pool (!). McDermott is Julian Goddard, a prison escapee..."
May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Rapa Nui
"...grueling Birdman ritual (which has something to do with swimming across the water while carrying some magic egg and..."
Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Utz
"...perspective of a fish tank; that of a girl swimming languorously with a goose; that of a group of..."
June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Company Business
"...a tall building into the far-flung safety of a swimming pool in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. So..."
Oct. 25, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
My Own Private Idaho
"...life of the road, about wishes and memories and swimming upstream (like the salmon we see in montages at..."
Oct. 18, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Day Trips: Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area, Spicewood
Popular mountain biking park shouldn’t be overlooked for its swimming and camping
July 7, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips: Llano River Slab, Kingsland
Dip into this not-so-secret swimming hole, but save the cooking for the professionals
"...just west of Kingsland is the kind of semi-secret swimming hole that you can't resist telling your friends about...."
July 15, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
... Until Your Pool Runs Dry
Austin's swimming pools are leaking – and that may be the least of PARD's problems
"...season; 2) determined that 25 of the city's 36 swimming pools (average age, 50 years) are leaking, some seriously;..."
May 15, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Summer Fun: Into the Mystic of High Road Pool
Plunging back in time with my iPod
"...In the winter when I miss swimming at High Road Pool, Dave Alvin rings in my..."
May 13, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham
Turbulent Waters (Updated)
Travis County Parks new buoys at Hippie Hollow make waves
"...a line of buoys cordoning off the area for swimming only. Travis County Parks may have been trying to..."
Feb. 28, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson
Paula Poundstone
The comedian sticks it to staged politics and fears for a news anchor's health
"...was in a pool three days ago doing synchronized swimming, and let me tell you, I'm America's hope for..."
Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Naked City
Springs Safe for Swimming
"...publicly declare that Barton Springs Pool is safe for swimming. The scientific Dream Team served another purpose as well:..."
Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
The Golf Cart Story
The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid
"...Nick Barbaro: It was a condo with a swimming pool that we hadn't seen before when we bartered..."
Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith
Summer Camp Guide
"...and digging in the dirt but also features games, swimming, crafts, and storytelling, with a mind toward developing the..."
April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum
Day Trips
Is there anything better on a lazy summer day than lounging around in a cool pool watching the world go by?
"...Swimming holes not only define summer by giving us lasting..."
June 18, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Postmarks
Run, Max, Run
"...out about some poor aquatic creature at Barton Springs swimming pool the swimmers are penalized...."
Jan. 17, 1997 Column
Scenes From Day 5 of SXSW 2022
"...Diane Kruger, Swimming With Sharks premiere at the State Theatre..."
