'Gringo' Mel Gibson Graces Alamo (Again)

Mel Gibson premieres new film 'Get the Gringo' at Alamo

"...Mel Gibson to premiere his newest film, Get the Gringo, at the Alamo South Lamar on the eve of..."

April 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

El Gringo & the Red House

Amid lounging hipsters, comfort food with a sophisticated spin

"...El Gringo & the Red House..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Gringo

Long-delayed stoner comedy is a little stale.

"...The pulpy dark comedy Gringo divides the world into two categories of people: those..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Touch of Evil

"...(Leigh) as they run afoul of the hulking, amoral gringo cop Hank Quinlan (Welles) who is searching out the..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

South for the Marijuana

The gringo travels to Mexico in search of weed and wisdom.

"...the tourist card. "Hongos!" the migra said, disgusted. The gringo pretended not to understand. "You are going to Oaxaca..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...governor's sycophants in the press. "¡Si ves a un gringo con cámara, mátalo!" the radio chattered: "If you see..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Parallel Universe

Ruben Ramos: El Gato Negro's

"...is short for, `Hey, I'm American, pero no soy gringo. Soy Mexicano. Soy Chicano.' That's where that word comes..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

At Large in the Hills

Ray Wylie Hubbard's Dangerous Spirits

"...rests on the broad shoulders of 1994's acclaimed Loco Gringo's Lament and now its equally compelling follow-up, Dangerous Spirits...."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Virginia B. Wood's Bites

"...5) Poblano Corn Chowder at El Gringo: The first time we had lunch at El Gringo,..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Around town, with an appetite

"...found myself having lunch meetings at the new El Gringo (1917 Manor Rd., 391-9500, www.elgringoaustin.com). It's near my house,..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Spoon It On

"...visit to Dr. Raul Cantu Lopez). Year of the Gringo The Third Annual Kerrville Music Awards were announced last..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Column

Food-o-File

El Gringo morphs into Molto, and chef Kristine Kittrell couldn't be happier

"...month, he'll make good on that promise when El Gringo evolves into Molto (1917 Manor Rd., 391-9500), a casual..."

July 6, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Snake Charmer

Ray Wylie Hubbard survived the crash, recovered the black box, and continues to fly high and get lowdown with 'Snake Farm.'

"...album I'd ever done, but when I did Loco Gringo's Lament in 1994, I was like, 'Here it is...."

June 23, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

"...'Gringo' Isn't That Bad..."

June 20, 2003 Column

One More Image

Robert Earl Keen Searches For...

"...Textures, 1993's A Bigger Piece of Sky, and 1994's Gringo Honeymoon, which are bookended with 1988's The Live Album..."

April 25, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Catherine Hardwicke Unloads With Miss Bala

Twilight director and UT grad heads across the border for new film

"...this identity issue," said Hardwicke. " 'Am I too gringo to be Mexican? Am I too Mexican to be..."

Jan. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Mysteries Unraveled

Part two of Louis Black's interview with novelist John Irving

"...to this poor lost American draft dodger, the good gringo, who extracts this promise from him in a bathtub...."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Taco More Grabs Us with Goat Dishes

The menu here always has us calling out for mas y mas

"...Here is the Taco More gringo quesadilla; two tortillas stuffed with tender, succulent pork carnitas..."

Nov. 4, 2013 Food Post by Mick Vann

FF2012: 'Aftershock'

Much more realistic than 'Last Night at the Alamo'

"...Eli Roth (who also produced) plays Gringo, a divorced father taking a time-out from the real..."

Sept. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

15th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The winners, the judges, and the reasons why

"...story is – our judges' decision dinner at El Gringo on Monday night took on that very debate for..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Food-o-File

No appetizers – we're going straight to the entrées

"...venture on Manor Road's Restaurant Row. Look for El Gringo (1917 Manor Rd.) to debut sometime this fall, hopefully..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Juarez: Stages of Fear

This film is a passionate if clunky cri du coeur for the kidnapped and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico – a silent epidemic of as many as 450 crimes in the last 10 years.

"...a few of them (such as Bornemann as a pinche-gringo corporate executive) push the film almost into camp. To..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Other 'Alamo'

Brace yourselves, devotees of Alamo and Texas Revolution lore: The prevailing mythology is about to take a few more hits, this round courtesy of Joseph Tovares and his new documentary, 'Remember the Alamo'

"...in Tovares' latest film, however, don't involve the usual gringo suspects -- the Jim Bowies and Davy Crocketts --..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...'Gringo' Demeans White People..."

June 13, 2003 Column

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Chuy recalled witnessing the execution of an old, bearded gringo in 1914, when he was a small boy. The..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Travel Advisory: Stories of Mexico

"...and pants of their American counterparts, there is a gringo who simply doesn't know any better or, worse, is..."

March 31, 2000 Books Review by David Garza

Cucaracha, La

"...near-Shakespearean proportions, Jack Perez reimagines Old Mexico and the gringo expat's place in it as a manic fever dream,..."

April 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Up Close and Personal

"...unlike the last two Jane Fonda movies -- Old Gringo and Stanley and Iris -- in which the exploration..."

March 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Winners 2023

The people and critics have chosen the best of the fest

"...– Anders' Red Salsa 2nd Place: Bud Spaar – Gringo Billy's Terlingua Red 3rd Place: Dan Montville – Dan's..."

Sept. 10, 2023 Food Post by James Renovitch

Cop Who Killed Mike Ramos Wants Trial Moved to Deep-Red County

Supporters: judge’s ex-husband, Alex Jones-connected attorney

"...the jury pool. (The flyer said, “I want you gringo for the murder of our brother Michael Brent Ramos,”..."

July 28, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

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