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The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns 2002, G, 75 min. Directed by Hiroyuki Morita, Voices by Chizuru Ikewaki. After a young girl rescues a mysterious cat from traffic, she becomes the recipient of gifts and favors from the King of the Cats and visits the Cat Kingdom. From the legendary Studio Ghibli.

by Chronicle Staff

Quote of the Week

“If enforced, the [Texas] rule will cause irreparable harm to … tens of thousands of low-income women seeking family planning and other preventive health services.” – from Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against the state, filed Tuesday

by Chronicle Staff

Civics 101

Thursday 12 PROPERTY TAX TOWN HALL MEET­ING New homeowners and longtime residents alike learn how property valuation works, plus how to protest, file exemptions and deferrals, and more. 6:30pm. Elroy Com­munity Library, 13512 FM 812, Del Valle. Free. www.facebook.com/traviscountytaxoffice. LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE for the May 12 city elections. Hurry! The clock is…

by Chronicle Staff

Headlines

› Not an intimidating City Council agenda today (Thursday), although a couple of charter revision proposals (concerning campaign finance reform and council assuming direct management of its own staff) come to the floor, as do some new pedicab regulations that may raise a fuss. The brace of afternoon public hearings concern annexations of several Southeast…

by Chronicle Staff

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The Federation of American Scientists has pegged the annual operating cost of a Nimitz-class carrier at $120 million. All Texas driver’s licenses have an intentional error on them. On the reverse, the first I in “directive” is not dotted. Maslenitsa, one of Russia’s most popular gourmet festivals, starts before the Lent fast, during which people…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Luv Doc: Stop Talking About Your Workout. Forever.

Dear Luv Doc, I am still following through on my New Year’s resolution to lose weight (23 pounds so far) but I am still having trouble losing weight in my midsection. Can you recommend any exercises that might help me burn fat in that area? – Luv Handles Twenty-three pounds is quite impressive. You may…

by The Luv Doc

Texas Platters

At the Drive-In Red 7, April 9 In case anyone at the hastily arranged sell-out wasn’t sure, Cedric Bixler-Zavala introduced his band: “We’re At the Drive-In from El Paso, Texas!” Then they detonated “Arcarsenal” and “Pattern Against User,” supercharged hard rock that spilled every beer near the stage and rendered the venue’s P.A. secondary to…

by Kevin Curtin

Blue Like Jazz

Based on the bestseller by Donald Miller, this is the story of a Texas-raised Southern Baptist who finds maturity on the liberal campus of Reed College in Portland, Ore.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Platters

The Golden Boys Dirty Fingernails (12XU) John Wesley Coleman III The Last Donkey Show (Goner) John Wesley Coleman III Nightmare on Silly Street (Monofonus Press) Punk in spirit, rifling through dirty R&B, outlaw country, and vintage pop, Austin’s the Golden Boys embody every great idiom of rock & roll. Vinyl-hugging fifth album Dirty Fingernails harnesses…

by Austin Powell

Bully

The documentary Bully is devastatingly effective when it comes to putting faces on harassed children and giving them a voice.

by Kimberley Jones

Texas Platters

NickNack State Machine (Crowd Control Records) The fourth platter from ATX DJ Nick “Nack” Malkiewicz arrives much like the first three: a vast landscape of intricate rhythms, downtempo beats, and soulful samples in the vein of the late J Dilla (“Nobody Else”). The difference between State Machine and 2010’s Dearly Departed lies in the raps…

by Chase Hoffberger

Texas Platters

Pat Mastelotto Recidivate (7d Media) Pat Mastelotto’s résumé includes King Crimson, XTC, and Mr. Mister, but none appear on the 2-CD Recidivate. Instead, the Austin-based drummer/producer/remixer compiles recordings with colleagues and side projects for a travelogue through his “Traps” (drum-centric recordings) and “Buttons” (electronic-based groove-making). The collection leans toward the Crimson side, with a particular…

by Michael Toland

Footnote

The usual strife between fathers and sons charts an uncommon course through academia in this laceratingly comic and award-winning Israeli film.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Platters

Phillips & Driver Disco Dance Party 2000 (Seasick Sailor) Recorded in 2004 – already four years too late for a millennial tie-in – Gretchen Phillips and David Driver’s Disco Dance Party 2000 owes its existence to the Yamaha DJX II. Despite the mass-market keyboard’s easy-to-dismiss ubiquity, its rec-room beats come alive in the service of…

by Greg Beets

Touchback

It’s a Wonderful Life meets Twilight Zone in this film about a high school quarterback a second chance to score during the big game.

by Marc Savlov

The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges 2012, PG, 92 min. Directed by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jane Lynch, Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Hudson, Larry David, Kirby Heyborne, Brain Doyle Murray. When I was a young boy, my father and I would wake up every Saturday morning…

by Marc Savlov

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