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Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!
Welcome to Top of the Hops IX
Brace for Impact: Trump Is Coming to Austin Tomorrow
Noted insurrectionist in town for Joe Rogan taping
Meet Some Underdogs Seeking Homes Saturday
Austin Pets Alive! event highlights dogs with disabilities
Moontower Comedy Festival Gets Therapy With Dr. Phil Live
First look at the lineup for next year’s comedy fest
Austin Film Festival: The Horror and Hilarity of HOAs in Subtopia
Luis Caffesse and Clifford Wildman bring friendship to the screen
Police Oversight Advocates Sue to Stop Council Vote on Police Contract
Equity Action says new contract violates Oversight Act
Austin Film Festival: Christopher Yates Finds His American Spirit
Interview and first teaser for this Austin-made romantic drama
The Man You Don’t Know
The Man You Don’t Know 2024, NR, 89 min. Directed by Christopher Martini. Pretty sure Donald J. Trump has told us exactly who he is, but this film promises the inside scoop on his “kindness, generosity, faith, and love of family” straight from the mouth of that family and such luminaries as Hulk Hogan and…
Dracula
Dracula 1931, NR, 103 min. Directed by George Melford, Starring Carlos Villarias, Lupita Tovar. This version of Bram Stoker’s enduring vampire story was shot at the same time and on the same sets as Tod Browning’s more famous Dracula starring Bela Lugosi, but at night and with a different cast and crew for a Spanish-speaking…
Flesh for Frankenstein
Flesh for Frankenstein 1974, NR, 95 min. Directed by Paul Morrissey, Antonio Margheriti, Starring Udo Kier, Joe Dallessandro. Maverick filmmaker Paul Morrissey reevaluates the horror film, infusing it with satiric wit and sexuality.
Zurawski v Texas
Zurawski v Texas 2024, NR, 98 min. Directed by Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault. Documentary about the fight for women’s reproductive rights in an era where conservative forces are enacting abortion bans state by state and women are being denied life-saving health care.
Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film)
Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) 2024, PG-13, 120 min. Directed by Vincent Adam Paul. Concert doc filmed at the FirstBank Amphitheater at Graystone Quarry in Franklin, Tennessee, and features such hits as “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Shout” and “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”, and “Mad World.”
Model
Model 1980, 129 min. Directed by Frederick Wiseman. Documentarian Frederick Wiseman details the behind the scenes grind of working models.
Union
Union 2023, NR, 100 min. Directed by Stephen Maing, Brett Story. Documentary about how a group of current and former Amazon workers in Staten Island takes on one of the world’s largest and most powerful companies in the fight to unionize.
Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue 2024, PG, 87 min. Directed by Kevin Donovan, Gottfried Roodt, Voices by Susan Sarandon, Bill Nighy, Brooke Shields, Claire Alan, Danny Trejo, Alicia Silverstone, Al Franken. Two beloved pets who don’t get along are thrown into an unexpected adventure after being separated from their family during a cross-country…
Elijah Wood and Ant Timpson Turn Over a New Leaf in Bookworm
The Come to Daddy team make a very different family flick
Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Willie Nelson Marks Austin City Limits at 50
Outdoor taping heralds longest-running music program in TV history
Chronicle Endorsements for the Nov. 2024 General Election
All our endorsements collected on one easy-to-print page
The Ghosts Rise Again for Flood of Spirits
Rebecca Maag brings back her supernatural historical play
Exhibiting Forgiveness
A painter with struggles with whether to reconcile with his estranged father, a recovering addict
Goodrich
Michael Keaton is a suddenly single father to young kids who has to ask his adult daughter (Mila Kunis) for help
We Live in Time
Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star in a love story that’s out of order, but eternal
Look Back
Two students and aspiring manga artists bond over their shared creative dreams
Smile 2
Naomi Scott stars as a pop singer terrorized by the same curse that wreaked havoc in the 2022 franchise starter
Day Trips: The Sip Yard, Port Aransas
Slip into this restaurant and drinking hub for an al fresco dining experience
Record Store Day, Formula 1, Dyke March, and More Event Recommendations
Your weekend is spoken for
Qmmunity: Rocky Horror at Harry’s
Director Cupcake talks putting on an all-drag production of Rocky Horror Picture Show
Oddities, Psychos, Unprofessionals, and More Weekday Events
Get out and get weird
City Council Adopts First Ever Food Plan
Stepping into a future where food is a human right
Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts
Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations
Investigation Into APD Commander Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Civilian Employee Is Locked Away in Confidential File
G file allows for the secrecy because commander resigned
AISD Trustees Tense Over New Literacy Approach
Will curriculum changes constrain how teachers teach?
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Debate Time: Colin Allred and loathsome toad Ted Cruz had a fun debate Wednesday night. The candidates attacked one another throughout the evening, with Allred calling Cruz possibly the most extreme senator of the last 30 years. The challenger hammered Cruz’s support for Texas’ abortion ban, asking if he believes there should be exceptions for…
The Verde Report: Austin FC an Afterthought Ahead of City’s “Biggest Weekend Ever”
Formula 1, SEC football, and Simone Biles draw focus from ATXFC ahead of last match of the season
Inside the Warehouse at Austin Printing Company Canworks
How the local-but-expanding manufacturer is kicking the can up a notch
Austin’s Halloween Cocktails Deserve to Be Taken Seriously
Local bartenders talk about crafting seasonal spirits
The Luv Doc: Your Boyfriend’s Tracker Fetish
And they say broadcast TV is dead
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
“Longshore” means “found along the shore.” That’s why they’re called “longshoremen.” But depending on their union, they might also be stevedores. According to a recent study of U.N. data from 236 states and nations, the reason why you might find a large number of people who live to a super advanced age in certain places…
Theatre Review: MJ the Musical
Touring production dances into hearts … and around any issues
St. Cecilia Soda Company Pays Sparkling (Water) Tribute to Austin’s Music Scene
Two service industry veterans join the women-owned beverage company swell
Record Review: Locuust x YoursTruuly’s Apparent Incoherence
Coming-of-age rap project emphatically delivers an underrepresented perspective
At McDade’s Rising Sun Vineyard, Grapes Are Growing and Vino Is Flowing
You’ll feel right at home at this family-owned operation in Bastrop County
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 18-24
Endorsements for the November 2024 General Election
Mayor, City Council, propositions, and more endorsements from our editorial board
Fantasy Tavern the Tiny Minotaur Raises Funds for Expansion
Not just another Austin faery tale
Travis County Voting Info for the November 2024 Election
When, where, and how to vote in and around Austin
The Austin Chronic: A Chat With the State Rep Candidate Who Ripped a Bong in Her Campaign Ad
Texas Hill Country candidate Sally Duval wants you to vote for freedom and logic
Investigator of Complaints Against Police Calls Complainant “Protester Dirtbag”
Oversight director says incident was “addressed”
