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South by Southwest Announces First 2027 Plans
New passes for executives, locals-only perks added, plus SXSW responds to Paramount reconstruction
Richard Whittaker
The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.
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The Broken Lizard Boys Report for Duty Again
Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan discuss friendship beyond comedy, aging out of pratfalls, and moustache growth for With Super Troopers 3
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The Unrivaled Matthew McConaughey Gets His Own Alamo Drafthouse
Behind the buzz about the Austin icon’s latest honor, his return to acting and his new film, The Rivals of Amziah King
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Nimrods Review: American Idiots on the Road
Green Day-inspired punk road trip teen comedy is a very mixed tape
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PCX Austin Offers Fan Fun at the Fairmont
PCX co-founder Miriam Kruger explains why their con is here for the long run
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The Rivals of Amziah King Review: Voice of the Beehive
Matthew McConaughey is kind above all things in this tragicomic story of Oklahoma honey farms
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The End of Oak Street Review: Nostalgia Is a Trap
Producer J.J. Abrams yet again tries and fails to be 1982 Steven Spielberg
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Tony Review: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Lout
Dominic Sessa burns with teen ire as the young Anthony Bourdain in the summer that made him a chef
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Cookie Queens Review: Youthful Exuberance Meets Late-Stage Capitalism
SXSW award-winning documentary about Girl Scout Cookies relies on the sweetness of its subjects
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Ice Cream Man Review: Summer Bummer
Brain freeze is preferable to Eli Roth’s latest boring gorefest
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Repeating a Cosmic Horror Cycle in Speak No More: Lovecraft
Theatre troupe La Fenice’s improvised drama creates new perspectives on eldritch terrors
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The Samurai and the Prisoner Review: Mystery and Revelation in Feudal Japan
Horror legend Kiyoshi Kurosawa crafts a lyrical historical drama in which immutable fate is less important than our response to it