Illuminating The Magic Lantern
The Austin film podcast conjures British ghosts for AFS
"...Before cinema, there was the magic lantern. That glorious, incandescent source of..."
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Nov. 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
"...Peter Fonda. “Little engines can do big things” is the nominal moral lurking in the background of this feature..."
July 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
'The Magic Flute'
Mozart's opera gets a techno remix at UT's Butler Opera Center
"...life, but are you ready for a Queen of the Night with a head the size of an Olympic..."
Sept. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Magic Kid
Hayes Carll trades in his drunken poet's dream
"...The songwriter stares toward the back of the Little Longhorn..."
April 8, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic (1942-2020)
“Mr. Bojangles” author catalyzed Seventies progressive country
"...There’s a famous photograph by onetime Austin photographer Ken Hoge..."
Oct. 24, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman
40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie
Behind the Music for a band you've never heard of
"...you catch yourself looking more and more frequently in the rearview mirror, trying to crystallize precious memories of a..."
Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis
'The Magic of Flight'
Go ahead and wiggle your wings at the incoming IMAX movie, The Magic of Flight. We know you want to.
"...say sayonara to Santa and wiggle your wings at the incoming IMAX movie, The Magic of Flight, which will..."
Jan. 10, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones
The Magic Crane
"...period fantasy, directed by comedy ace Benny Chan Muk-sing. The film displays more imagination in a matter of minutes..."
July 7, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
New Harry Potter Prompts BookPeople to Revive the Magic of Release Parties Past
J.K. Rowling's latest brings the gang back together for one last hurrah
"...Summer is always the height of reboot season. We watch with alternating cynicism..."
July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires
Bob Dorough Still Has the Magic Number
On 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' bebop, and being forever beatnik
"...you're reading this while holding a newsprint copy of The Austin Chronicle in your hands, chances are good that..."
June 15, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic
"Mr. Bojangles" author catalyzes the Seventies progressive country movement.
"...There's a famous photograph by onetime Austin photographer Ken Hoge..."
Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
3,614 Is The Magic Number
Final day of early voting in AISD/ACC board elections
"...news: If only 1,337 voters turn out today – the final day of early voting in the June 12..."
June 8, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
The Magic of Mushrooms
Study participants say a hallucinogenic experience has increased their sense of well-being
"...Fourteen months after they were given psilocybin – the active ingredient in psychedelic..."
July 7, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith
Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain
In this period Hark film about a wandering swordsman and his sidekick, the action is nonstop: Airborne duels, exploding demons, and thousands of yards of billowing silk make this visually arresting adventure a psychedelic treat.
"...Hong Kong hits as A Chinese Ghost Story and the Swordsman series features everything from ice palaces to “Blood..."
Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Magic of Flight
"...Directed by: Greg MacGillivray. The large-screen movie starts off with magnificent shots of flying..."
Jan. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
City Hall Hustle: The Magic Water Bullet
What water do we need, and when do we need it?
"...If the recent City Council presentation on the conspiracy-steeped Water Treatment..."
July 31, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
The Magic 8-Ball Says, 'Get a New Bass Player'
Memories of SXSW 2007.
"...spring-loaded plunger. We all want to end up getting the jackpot, to see the band that's going to somehow..."
March 21, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder
Weekend Wine: The Magic of Cahors
Clos La Coutale Cahors is perfect for cassoulet
"...to find a really tasty French wine. But, inevitably, they add this little request, “And keep it affordable.” Yikes...."
Nov. 2, 2023 Food Post by Wes Marshall
The Magic of Mushrooms
Newsdesk
"...Fourteen months after study participants were given psilocybin – the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms – as part of..."
July 11, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
For a movie about magic pants, this film shows a surprising level of sophistication – in its performances, its production values, and its emotional maturity.
"...Michael Rady and Leonardo Nam. For a movie about magic pants, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants shows a..."
June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Legend of Zipang
"...Mami Yasuda and Mikijiro Taira. I can sum up The Legend of Zipang in a simple, one-syllable word: Fun...."
Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
The Predator
The Predator needs an editor
"...more than a few false starts? How do you breathe life into a series whose first film is so..."
Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
We're still wild about Harry, even though this new adventure prefers to flush pink with its lovesick teens than forward-thrust toward the mammoth battle of good vs. evil.
"...Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Warwick Davis and Tom Felton. Before, the films were..."
July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Aristocrats
The gleefully profane The Aristocrats provides a survey of some of the best comic minds in the business.
"...Directed by: Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza. "The aristocrats!" It’s the non sequitur punchline to a filthy..."
Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Wild Wheels, Over the Hedge
"...Directed by: Harrod Blank. D: K.d. Davis. As the producer and director of the offbeat documentary Wild Wheels,..."
Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
The Nutcracker: Home for the Holidays
Ballet Austin's virtual version of the seasonal staple dances you closer to the magic than ever before
"...When it came to Ballet Austin's The Nutcracker: Home for the Holidays, my family took the..."
Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Magic Mike XXL
The boys are back in town
"...be unique to whatever lap is within pelvic-thrust proximity. Magic Mike XXL continues the lie, with a flirty smile,..."
July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
When Magic is a Real Darling
This popular Austin magician tells it like it appears to be
"...TV and concert producer Patrick Terry recently put together another spectacle of magic and humor in the wake..."
May 11, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
What the Right Hand Is Doing
Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.
"...Saturday evening, September 4, magician turned sitcom star (and former Austinite) Harry Anderson will..."
Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin
Capital T Theatre's It Is Magic
This captivating staging of Mickle Maher's comedy debates theatre's enchantments where Macbeth meets "The Three Little Pigs"
"...and he puffed, and he ... yeah, you know the rest...."
