Love, Straight Up
by Josh Rosenblatt / Posted on | No CommentsBack in the early ‘80s an Austin band managed to blend the brashness of punk with the riffs of bar rock and country twang. [...]
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Freedom Trap
by Josh Rosenblatt / Posted on | No CommentsThat Clint Eastwood is the most successful director of the past 20 years isn’t really up for debate. Other filmmakers may have made more [...]
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Network Benchwarmers
by Josh Rosenblatt / Posted on | No CommentsFriday Night Lights has been the underappreciated little brother of NBC’s primetime lineup for four years now. Even as that once-great network has tumbled [...]
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by Josh Rosenblatt / Posted on | No CommentsIf there’s a sweet spot where Jonathan Swift, Borat, Michael Moore and underground British street artist Banksy blend under a banner of cultural agitation, [...]
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Slack and Slash Cinema
by Josh Rosenblatt / Posted on | No CommentsThe history of Austin film is a tale of industry outsiders. Twelve hundred miles and a world away from the deep pockets and intrusive [...]
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