Black Jack
Black Jack NR, 93 min. Directed by Osamu Dezaki, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Hiroshi Fujiioka. Based on a Japanese manga character created by Tezuka Osamu (Astro Boy), the star of this animated feature is an asocial medical genius who operates without a license and dresses in black. When a breed of superhumans…
RoboCop
Half man and half machine, but fully lethal, this RoboCop is indestructible.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole 1951, NR, 112 min. D: Billy Wilder; with Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling. Billy Wilder’s cynicism takes center stage in this all-too-believable movie (aka The Big Carnival) about a newspaper reporter on a small New Mexico daily who hopes to win his ticket back to the big leagues by milking a human…
The Earrings of Madame de …
The Earrings of Madame de … 1953, NR, 105 min. Directed by Max Ophuls, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer, Vittorio De Sica. No film director intoxicates the soul like Max Ophuls. His elegant, fluid, and compassionate romances seduce the senses and enrapture the mind. His stories are often trifles…
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 1973, G, 93 min. Directed by Charles A. Nichols, Iwao Takamoto, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Paul Lynde, Agnes Moorehead, Charles Nelson Reilly, Rex Allen. A maternal spider and a lonely piglet bond in this animated feature based on the E.B. White children’s classic. The Hanna-Barbera animation…
The Devil’s Cello
The Devil’s Cello NR. Directed by Jason Russel Waller, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . This filmed-in-Austin feature is described as a chronicle of the ”psychological demise of a young man haunted by his disturbing past.” This screening is the premiere of writer-director Waller’s work, and will be followed by a Q&A.
Detective Story
Detective Story NR, 103 min. Directed by William Wyler, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Horace Mcmahon, William Bendix, Lee Grant, Joseph Wiseman, Bert Freed, George Macready. Adapted from Sidney Kingsley’s heralded play about the inner workings of a New York City precinct, this movie survived with most of its…
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank NR, 180 min. Directed by George Cukor, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker, Ed Wynn. Millie Perkins embarked on a career a bad performances with her debut in this story of an adolescent Jewish girl who hides…
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl 1966, NR, 100 min. Directed by Silvio Narissano, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring James Mason, Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling. You know the song, now discover the movie. This British movie is very much a product of its times. Lynn Redgrave has the role of her lifetime as an ugly…
To Sir, With Love
To Sir, With Love NR, 105 min. Directed by James Clavell, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall, Michael Des Barres. You know the song, now discover the movie. Poitier stars as a novice teacher in a classroom of British toughs. Good performances elevate the material.
Dolphins
Dolphins 1997, NR, 40 min. Directed by Greg MacGillivray, Narrated by Pierce Brosnan, Voices by , Starring . The film follows the work of dolphin researcher Kathleen Dudzenski and her fellow scientists in the beautiful waters off the Bahamas and Argentina. Produced in association with the National Wildlife Foundation, the film is loaded with information…
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October 1990, PG, 135 min. D: John McTiernan; with Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Courtney B. Vance. This Tom Clancy thriller gets the proper screen treatment here with this first-rate cast and direction by one of the genre’s best: Die Hard director John McTiernan. The plot centers on the commander…
Blood Simple
Blood Simple 1984, R, 97 min. Directed by Joel Coen, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams. Back in the early Eighties when, film-wise at least, Texas was best known for its urban cowboys and best little whorehouses, there came along a movie in…
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie 1998, G, 83 min. Directed by William R. Kowalchuk, Narrated by , Voices by Kathleen Barr, Eric Pospisil, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Simmons, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Newhart, Eric Idle, John Goodman, Starring . Talk about your Christmas in July! Now we’re presented with reindeer games in the middle of the…
El Valley Central
El Valley Central 2000, NR, 90 min. Directed by James Benning, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . Veteran experimental filmmaker James Benning turns his meditative gaze toward California’s Central Valley, using geography to expose political truths. Director James Benning will be present following the screening for a Q&A. The Texas Documentary Tour is…
11 X 14
11 X 14 NR, 83 min. Directed by James Benning, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . This experimental film is a narrative mosaic of single-shot sequences, each offering a pun or paradox.
The Big Blue
The Big Blue NR, 163 min. Directed by Luc Besson, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Griffin Dunne, Marc Duret, Sergio Castellitto, Paul Shenar, Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno, Jean-Marc Barr. Included in the spate of summer re-releases is this 1988 Luc Besson film about competitive deep-sea diving. The Big Blue concerns itself with some…
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel NR, 98 min. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michiyo Kogure, Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura. Decades before Lucinda Williams turned the phrase “drunken angel” into a beautifully elegiac song for the departed musician Blaze Foley, the Japanese film maverick Akira Kurosawa used the phrase (Yoidore Tenshi, in Japanese)…
Book Reviews
The Soul of a Small Texas Town: Photographs, Memories, and History From McDade by David Wharton University of Oklahoma Press, 320 pp., $39.95 This photo-documentary in book form is a sometimes fascinating, sometimes more-than-you-need-to-know examination of life as it’s lived in McDade, Texas, a small community about 50 miles northeast of Austin. David Wharton is…
Dining del Lago
Willie Nelson’s Lighthouse 406-B Sleat Drive, 264-9061 Tue-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm; Sun, 11am-8pm Willie Nelson’s place is on the lake not far from Pace Bend Park. He took over a defunct eatery and refurbished it beautifully with huge decks overlooking the lake and a clean indoor dining area with garage-style doors that can open and…
Dining del Lago
Hill Country Pasta House 3519 RR 620 N., 266-9445 Lunch, Mon-Fri, 11am-3pm; Dinner, Sun-Thu, 4:30-9:30pm, Fri-Sat, 3:30-10:30pm; Sun brunch, 11am-2pm Located on the landlocked side of 620, the Hill Country Pasta House has steadfastly weathered the changing personality of the Lake Travis area as it has grown from a sleepy recreational community to a busy…
Live Shots
The Delta 72Emo’s, June 24 It’s a groove thang, baby. To play R&B, it all starts with groove, the bass player and drummer in lockstep with each other while laying down a steady backbone that pulls more like a Cummins diesel than a hotrod, high-rev 440-cube V8. The problem with groove, though, is that if…
TV Eye
Resurrection Blvd. may not be the perfect show about the Latino experience, but it’s a step in the right direction; also, Sex and the City‘s third season disappoints.
Book Reviews
Ravelstein by Saul Bellow Viking, 233 pp., $24.95 Since Saul Bellow’s latest novel Ravelstein is really more of an extended character sketch than novel, it’s lucky for readers that the title character is fascinating and charismatic. Based on the late thinker Allan Bloom, Abe Ravelstein is charming, exuberant, and opinionated. Once reduced to pawning his…
Dining del Lago
Calame’s Canyonside Dining 3595 RR 620 S., 263-4205 Dinner, Tue-Sun, 5:30-10pm; Brunch, Sun, 11am-2pm This comfortable family-owned restaurant with a Continental menu is a favorite dinner spot with lake-area residents. The second-story location with breathtaking view of the surrounding Hill Country certainly enhances the dining experience. Not nearly as casual as many other area eateries,…
Dining del Lago
ZZ’s Gourmet Pizza & Coffee Bar 3612 N. RR 620, 266-3335 Mon-Fri, 7am-2pm; 4:30-9:30pm Sat, 4:30-10; Sun, 4:30-9pm When award-winning barista (espresso bartender) John Dickson bought this four-year-old take-out pizza joint last year, he set about making changes. He’s added a full-service coffee bar that’s open at 7am for that must-have first espresso of the…
Live Shots
Dwight Yoakam, Hank Williams IIIBackyard, June 27 If Dwight Yoakam gets any better, his next Austin booking might be at Ginny’s Little Longhorn. There was noticeably more room at the Backyard Tuesday than for last year’s “Last Chance” tour, which in turn drew about half the crowd of his August 1996 Erwin Center stop. By…
Book Reviews
Getting Over It by Anna Maxted Regan Books, 416 pp., $24 In the race to capture that Bridget Jones’ Diary magic, Anna Maxted’s Getting Over It is a particularly freaky entry. It is British; it is blithe; it features a madcap, screwed-up heroine. Check so far, at least in general outline. But here all that…
Dining del Lago
Pao’s Mandarin House 2300 Lohmans Crossing, #130, 263-8869 Lunch, Sun-Fri, 11am-2:30pm; Dinner, daily, 4:30-9:30pm Lake commuters who lunch at Pao’s downtown were thrilled to see this Austin veteran set up shop next door to Randalls in Lohmans Crossing. Now they can get the restaurant’s dependable Chinese food for dinner, too (although the menu is not…
Dining del Lago
Chita-Rita & the Chimp’s 4919 Hudson Bend Rd., 266-6919 Mon-Fri, 11am-2am; Sat-Sun, 2pm-2am What would you call a popular neighborhood place that had failed as Chatters, the Hideaway, Joey’s Pub, and the Back Street Pub? Current owner Deborah Reid bought this longtime Hudson’s Bend-area restaurant/bar/music venue and determined what the high-turnover neighborhood joint really needed…
Live Shots
Smokey RobinsonParamount Theatre, Oakland, California, June 30 The wait was interminable. After dropping $400 on a plane ticket (no, it wasn’t expensed), and then having to endure airline rape (that came on the trip home: five airports, 16 hours), waiting for William “Smokey” Robinson to ascend the Apollo-like stage of this stately, Harlem Renaissance-type theatre…
Off the Bookshelf
Birds Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan University of Iowa Press, 296 pp., $15.95 (paper); $34.95 hardback If all the birds of the world fell out of the sky, the rest of us would perish soon after. The world would be uninhabitable, claims the ginger and poetic Neltje Blanchan. Originally published in 1907 soon…
Dining del Lago
Lemongrass Asian Bistro 1310 RR 620 S., 263-2221 Mon-Thu, lunch, 11am-2:30pm; dinner, 5-9:30pm; Fri-Sat, lunch, 11am-2:30pm; dinner, 5-10pm Here’s an unexpected treasure. Would you believe a good Thai restaurant in Lakeway, of all places? The folks who live out there are pinching themselves in disbelief that an interesting ethnic restaurant now exists in their midst.…
Dining del Lago
Carlos ‘n Charlie’s Bar & Grill 5917 Hiline Road, 262-3764 Sun-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-midnight CnC knows its place in the world and its target demographic. Their high-level planning shows in little amenities like air-conditioned fans, a live music space, and a “by-the-beach” feel that is very enticing. They handle the details well, like good chips,…
War of Words
Hays County planning battle turns into a war of words.
Off the Bookshelf
Midnight Hour by Mary Saums Silver Dagger, 188 pp., $15 (paper) Kinky Friedman gives good blurb. “Great voice,” he wrote when describing Mary Saums’ Midnight Hour. “One of the best first novels I’ve read since Hank went to Jesus.” While the quip gets you to pick it up in the first place, Saums’ story, clean…
Dining del Lago
Flores Mexican Restaurant 1310 RR 620 S., 263-9546 Mon-Fri, 11am-10pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-10pm Fans of the Flores family’s other Austin restaurants (Anderson Lane, 290 W.) will be happy here as well, considering this third outlet boasts the same delicious grilled items, affordable lunch specials, friendly service, and good margaritas. Lunch specials that offer substantial value for…
Dining del Lago
Sundowner Grill at Volente Beach 16107 FM 2769, 258-5109 Sun-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm As a recent Statesman article revealed, the neighbors of this water park are not necessarily among its biggest fans, but visiting tots and their parents are. With two water slides, this park is easily navigated without a map. The big pool is…
Lethal Weapon
FBI’s use of tear gas questioned at Branch Davidian trial.
Off the Bookshelf
Gardens in the Dunes A Novel by Leslie Marmon Silko Scribner, 477 pp., $14 (paper) Gardens in the Dunes traces the journey of Indigo, a young member of the Sand Lizard tribe who spends her childhood in her tribe’s ancestral gardens in the mountains in Arizona until she is separated from her sister and sent…
Dining del Lago
Paradise Ice Cream 900 RR 620 S., C-105, 263-0363 Mon-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm; Sun, noon-9pm When we asked ice-cream entrepreneur and former engineer Mark Alsup what possessed him to give up a secure career for a foray into food service and self-employment, he didn’t hesitate a minute before saying, “I wanted to be around happy…
Dining del Lago
Oasis Cantina del Lago 6550 Comanche Trail, 266-2441 Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm; Fri, 11:30am-11pm; Sat, 11:30am-11pm; Sun, 11:30am-10pm The Oasis is all about the view. This multi-decked mammoth of a restaurant hangs high on a cliff overlooking Lake Travis and boasts quite possibly the best view of all lakeside restaurants. Folks come from miles around — more…
Doorway to Truth
The star of the Branch Davidian trial last week wasn’t a person. It was a battered, bullet-ridden white metal door. The left-hand door, recovered from the ruins of Mount Carmel shortly after the deadly fire on April 19, 1993, was introduced into evidence by Department of Justice attorneys last Thursday as it began presenting its…
Luminous Motion
Luminous Motion 1998, NR, 94 min. Directed by Bette Gordon, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Paz De La Huerta, James Berland, Jamey Sheridan, Terry Kinney, Deborah Kara Unger, Eric Lloyd. It’s been 17 years since Bette Gordon made her last feature film Variety, a fascinating work that, among other things, had the temerity…
Local Bestsellers
Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.
Dining del Lago
Mulligan’s 900 RR 620 S., 263-3305 Mon-Thu, 11am-2am (kitchen closes at 10); Fri-Sat, 11am-2am (kitchen closes at 11); Sun, 11am-12:30am (kitchen closes at 10) Mulligan’s is another new business in the brand-new shopping center on a bluff just past the entrance to the village of Lakeway. Though it’s actually a pool hall, Mulligan’s is not…
Dining del Lago
The Boat House Grill 6812 RR 620 N., 249-5200 Daily, 11am-9pm The Boat House parking lot was so packed with pickups both days we tried to have lunch, we gave up and moved on down the road. A phone call to the busy restaurant revealed that the menu is loaded with several good burgers, a…
Impulse Buying
City approves $15 million toward Convention Center Hotel, which the city will own in 30 years.
Sunshine
Sunshine 1999, R, 180 min. Directed by István Szabó, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Molly Parker, James Frain, Deborah Kara Unger, John Neville, Miriam Margolyes, David De Keyser, Mark Strong, William Hurt. A family epic that spans three generations as much as it is the…
Page Two
Welcome to summer in the new Austin.
Dining del Lago
Cafe Lago 1200 Lakeway Drive, 261-8141 Mon-Fri, 7am-4pm; Sat, 7:30am-2pm; Sun, 8am-2pm (serving breakfast only) No sooner had we published our previous lakeside dining guide than we heard from the owner of Cafe Lago, alerting us to the fact we’d overlooked her charming little coffeehouse restaurant. It was a serious oversight, considering Cafe Lago is…
Dining del Lago
Smokey J’s Bar B Q 7008 RR 620 N., 331-4888 Daily, 7-10:30am (breakfast tacos); 10am-7pm (barbecue) Smokey J’s is a quintessential Texas roadside barbecue joint with a smoking pit out back, window service, and a screened-in porch full of picnic tables for those who want to “eat in.” The victuals here are available by the…
Naked City
City auditor Helen Niesner resigns; Vignette Corp., is looking for offices downtown; Leslie Pool goes to work for U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Paul Robbins mad at Austin Energy; Office of Neighborhood Services launches workshops; Austin ranks No. 6 for bicycle theft.
Jesus’ Son
Jesus’ Son 1999, R, 111 min. Directed by Alison Maclean, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, Greg Germann, Will Patton. In the world of junkies, the land of molten time and single-minded purpose, what kind of utter screwup must a person be…
Public Notice
“Public Notice” gets devout all over the sisters. Check it out: Two nun-related items in one week!
Dining del Lago
The Travis Room at Lakeway Inn 101 Lakeway Drive, 261-6600 Daily, 7:30am-10pm When chef Chris Tomboni arrived at the Travis Room a couple years back, he made a concerted effort to upgrade the dining options at the Lakeway Inn and christened his cuisine “haute Hill Country.” Tomboni’s menus have been very popular with the locals,…
Dining del Lago
Lake Cruise: A Kid’s Perspective Splash! For a great summer water adventure, go down to Lake Travis and take a boat cruise. Recently, me and my mom went out to Lake Travis and visited many restaurants. Boy! What a time to remember! One of the best parts was getting to the restaurants in the boat.…
Naked City
The city has hired an architect known for his grand, sweeping designs to build the new City Hall, but size restrictions imposed by a contract with Computer Sciences Corporation may limit its creativity and scope.
Adrenaline Drive
Adrenaline Drive 1999, NR, 111 min. Directed by Sinobu Yaguchi, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Kazue Tsunogae, Yutaka Matushige, Jovi Jova, Hikari Ishida, Masanobu Ando. So much of what passes for American pop culture in the movies these days — from the work of Quentin Tarantino and his million-and-one knockoffs to the manic…
Second Helpings: More American Cafes
More American cafes from Cuisines writer MMPack.
Letters at 3AM
Robert Bly’s translations of 20th-century poets enrich our language.
Dining del Lago
Shades Cafe Point Venture Marina 18200 Lakepoint Cove, 267-1845 Daily, 11am-10pm Shades sits right on the water, which means two benefits for diners. First, unlike some of the other restaurants reviewed in this issue, there is no trek up a steep hill to get to the food. At Shades, you just park your boat in…
Food-o-File
Chronicle Food editor Virginia B. Wood reveals “the coolest thing to do this summer” and updates readers on local culinary news.
Naked City
The debate over Longhorn Pipeline’s proposed gasoline pipeline between Houston and El Paso has heated up recently, moving from Austin to Washington, D.C. in advance of a decision by the federal government on whether to conduct a formal environmental impact statement.
Scary Movie
Keenen Ivory Wayans’ broad spoof of the horror/comedy Scream series.
Taking Stages
Young, optimistic, and flaky in a way that belies their revolution-for-the-hell-of-it satire, the KAiROS Co. has cultivated a name for itself as “poetic terrorists.” Now, after five years in Austin, this theatrical sketch comedy troupe is readying to face down New York.
After a Fashion
Spending summer with Joan
Dining del Lago
Sam Hill Waterfront Grill 16405 Marina Point Road, 266-2811 Mon-Wed, 11am-7pm; Thu, 11am-11pm; Fri, 11am-midnight; Sat, 11am-1:30pm; Sun, 11am-11pm Sam Hill, one of the oldest eateries on the lake, is a joint just waiting for sundown. The party that happens there on most nights haunts the day. You can feel the beat of the silent…
Crossing Swords
This is the second time that the National Fencing Tournament has slashed it’s way through Austin. Wayne Alan Brenner is en garde.
Naked City
The Austin Youth Hostel, an 11-year-old facility in East Austin, may have to shut its doors to make way for office space for the Parks and Recreation Dept., which owns the building where the hostel is housed.
Articulations
The passing of Austin arts patron and poet Juan Ochoa.
Mr. Smarty Pants
How sweet is your soda, sugar?
Dining del Lago
China Pacific 107 RR 620 S., #107, in the 620 Mall, 266-9328 Daily, 10:30am-10pm In the three years since we published our last summertime lake guide, this secluded little Chinese joint hasn’t changed much. A quiet, takeout haven for housebound lake-dwellers, China Pacific renders the ever-present Chinese hits with freshness and care. Their sesame chicken,…
Every Day of Your Life
Remembering Sims Ellison, and profiling the SIMS Foundation
Council Watch
Council approves spending $15 million on the Convention Center Hotel; City Manager Jesus Garza presents the Draft Policy Budget; and Roma Design Group announces its vision for the south shore of Town Lake.
Exhibitionism
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin’s latest voyage on the HMS Pinafore benefits from the presence of director Ralph MacPhail at the helm. His light comic touch keeps the boat bobbing along merrily, a most agreeable ship of fools.
Coach’s Corner
The Cubs killed the fan in the Coach.
Dining del Lago
Sandy’s Hamburger Hut 113 RR 620 N., 266-1524 Mon-Fri, 7am-7pm; Sat, 7am-3pm; Sun, 9am-3pm Sandy’s hearkens back to the days before golden arches and talking chihuahuas, when burgers and other fast foods were dispensed from friendly little mom & pop roadside shops. It’s a lake-area staple that does a brisk drive-through business in well-stuffed breakfast…
Through the Glass Darkly
Through the Glass Darkly The last time I talked to my father, he called me from Houston on a Friday night in late August 1974. He was participating in a poetry reading in Austin in three weeks and wanted to know if he could stay with me. “Sure, Dad, but I gotta go. There’s a…
Night Visions
Director Alison Maclean and author Denis Johnson on Jesus’ Son, a soulful, darkly comic take on life and death as a junkie
Exhibitionism
The Mary Moody Northen Theatre revival of Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon’s early comedy about newlyweds in a nosebleed-high love nest, can’t disguise the shortcomings of Simon’s script, but with the vitality that Director Melba Martinez and an expressive, animated cast bring to the production it’s always pleasant just being in the characters’ company.
Day Trips
A small Texas town tries to determine its destiny.
Dining del Lago
Buster’s Bar B Que 303 RR 620 N., 266-3926 Tue-Thu, 11:30am-7pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30-8pm; Sun, 11:30am-3pm How well we remembered the mouth-watering pork specialties that come from Buster’s pit. Owners Tim Cook and Joe Britt smoke Texas-style brisket and Elgin hot sausage, but their real specialty is smoked pork: dry-rubbed pork chops, pork shoulder stuffed with…
Cruel Summer
Kate X Messer remembers Lisa Davis: professional photographer, Austin music scenester, activist, suicide victim.
Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community
Defining the Name of the World
Denis Johnson’s new novel is about grief, but told anew, as if we didn’t know anything about it.
About AIDS
Earth to denialists: the facts are out there.
Dining del Lago
Iguana Grill 2900 RR 620 N., 266-8439 Sun-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-10pm If you’re craving Tex-Mex or even Mex-Mex, the Iguana Grill may not be the place to visit. Billing itself as “Lake-Mex” cuisine, the menu at Iguana is characterized by an eclectic mix of south-of-the-border-style fusion cuisine. If you are craving superb views of Lake…
Dancing About Architecture
Adios Antone; A wild and Willie Fourth.
Video Reviews
SelenaD: Gregory Nava (1997); with Edward James Olmos, Jennifer Lopez, John Seda, Constance Marie, Jacob Vargas, Lupe Ontiveros, Jackie Guerra. It’s been five years since the infamous Selena murder. It was an event that rocked South Texas and captured much of America’s attention. While overall, tabloid sensationalism overshadowed the tragic loss of life, Nava’s film…
Postscripts
What would happen if B&N.com let Chronicle Books editor Clay Smith green-light ideas for their BNTV programming?
Dining del Lago
The Chronicle Cuisines writers traveled up and down the Lake Travis area’s main drag, RR 620 in pursuit of the perfect lakeside meal. They found burgers, catfish, BBQ, pizza, ice cream, and plenty of chicken fried steak. But not a lot of water. Here’s what they have to report.
Dining del Lago
Hudson’s on the Bend 3509 RR 620 N., 266-1369 Sun-Thu, 6-9pm; Fri-Sat, 5:30-10pm Summertime seems to be a busy season for the folks down at Hudson’s. During a recent midweek visit, the patio was dominated by a tent, tables covered with margarita glasses, and more than a hundred people awaiting a Hill Country lobster bake.…
Live Shots
Jayhawks, Beechwood SparksLa Zone Rosa, June 23 Long regarded as one of the leading groups in what has now become a languishing alternative country movement, the Jayhawks are on the road following the release of their latest album, Smile. The new collection is one that many are calling their best ever and one that may…
Video Reviews
MAHOGANY D: Berry Gordy (1975); with Diana Ross, Anthony Perkins, Billy Dee Williams, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nina Foch. “And now, Mahogany presentsí ‘The Kabuki Finale!’ ” This is the movie that made me want to be a fashion designer and a drag queen. Who else would be able to sit through this tripe? But if you’re…
