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Persona

Persona 1966, NR, 83 min. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Starring Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson. In this Bergman classic, a young nurse and her patient, an actress who fell mute while performing Elektra, begin to merge identities.

by Chronicle Staff

The Luv Doc: A Thousand Suns

Luv Doc, It is the time for a “Dear Abby” type column. People need to know that someone will listen to and answer their needs. Last night I watched a show called Mom in which a young man smoked a bong for an extended length of time. He also stated that he was smoking “weed.”…

by The Luv Doc

Borgman

This Dutch film is a darkly nuanced fable that keeps us consistently off-balance.

by Josh Kupecki

The Signal

A trio of tech-savvy twentysomethings get waylaid and wind up as subjects in a weird but stylish sci-fi mystery.

by William Goss

For No Good Reason

The artist Ralph Steadman, best known for his illustrations of Hunter S. Thompson’s books, is profiled in this documentary.

by Josh Kupecki

Ida

Concisely but with great depth, this Polish film explores questions of individual and national identity.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Civics 101

Thursday 12 PROJECT CONNECT OPEN HOUSE Learn more about the proposed urban rail project. 5-8pm. Dove Springs Recreation Center, 5801 Ainez. Free. www.projectconnect.com. Friday 13 FATHERLESS DAY & EQUAL PAR­ENTING RIGHTS RALLY Rally for family law reform. 11am. Texas State Capitol. Free. www.facebook.com/events/1419526184969317. Saturday 14 CODENEXT/CODETALK: COMPATIBILITY Explore what’s working and not working with compatibility…

by Chronicle Staff

Three Project Options

At the May 16 meeting of the Central Corridor Advisory Group (a committee of elected officials and local leaders appointed by Mayor Lee Leffingwell), the Project Connect team presented three different options for a route running from East Riverside up to north of UT (“Project Connect: Three Rail Plans Mulled for CCAG,” May 23.) Project…

by Mac McCann

Dissenting Voices

Even as the Project Connect proposal moves closer to official approval and enabling votes, opposition to the urban rail project continues to simmer. Last week, two groups otherwise unlikely to find common ground – mass transit supporters Central Austin Community Develop­ment Corporation and highway enthusiasts Coalition on Sustainable Transporta­tion – both issued salvos strongly opposing…

by Michael King

Food Events

Central Market Beer Festival Daily demos and tastings in both stores. Through June 24. Central Market North & South. www.centralmarket.com. • Lavender Festival This time of year, the Hill Country is awash with fields of lavender, and Blanco celebrates with this festival: Texas food, beer, and wines; arts & crafts; gifts and music. Sat.-Sun., June…

by Chronicle Staff

Soccer Watch

The Austin Aztex’ big news this week was their announcement that they’re going pro next year; see my story on that on p.30. And a World Cup preview. Meanwhile, on the field, the Aztex extended their PDL Mid South Division lead on their two-game road trip to play the Mississippi Brilla, with a scoreless draw…

by Nick Barbaro

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

In Star Trek: The Next Generation, “imzadi” is the Betazoid word for your ultimate soulmate. It is used when you and your lover connect in every single way beyond our physical realm. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s full name was Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. And, yes, he was related to Francis Scott Key. On June 24, 1947,…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Kenny Dorham’s Backyard in Danger

Minutes before midnight on deadline for this report, DiverseArts founder Harold McMillan wrote to tell us of the imminent dangers facing his part-time venue, Kenny Dorham’s Backyard. Named for the late jazz trumpeter who grew up in East Austin, KDB occupies a patch of grass directly east of the Victory Grill and operates – occasionally…

by Chase Hoffberger

Exhibitionism

Kathy Dunn Hamrick’s latest dance celebrated small virtues, little kindnesses, and the joys of being close

by Robert Faires

Oops!

In the May 30 story, “Despite Opposition, Sheriff ‘S-Comm’ Hamilton Rolls On,” due to an editing oversight, Sheriff Hamilton was originally (and inaccurately) titled “Chief” Hamilton in a quotation from Public Information Officer Roger Wade. Wade did not refer to the sheriff as “chief”; that was our mistake.

by Chronicle Staff

Quote of the Week

“We are the only developed country on Earth where this happens, and it happens now once a week.” – President Barack Obama on the latest mass shooting, this time at an Oregon high school.

by Chronicle Staff

Headlines

› Looks like a heavy load today (June 12) at City Council, where resolutions on property taxes will compete for dais time with various master plans, lawsuit appropriations, density vs. parking, and in a repeat appearance, grandfathered development rights. See “Council: Everything That Fits.” › Only one more regularly scheduled Council meeting (June 26) before…

by Chronicle Staff

Playback: OBN III’s Tuned Up

An imposing presence in Texas’ rock & roll underground, Orville Bateman Neeley III has made his name as a vocalist, producer, and instrumental polymath, clocking time in Bad Sports, the Best, and A Giant Dog. He’s at his most commanding fronting the powerhouse crunch of his namesake band, OBN III’s. Today, he stands as that…

by Kevin Curtin

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