Little Book of Love
Little Book of Love 1996, NR, 91 min. Directed by Sandra Werneck, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Andréa Beltrão, Daniel Dantas, Tony Ramos, Monica Torres, Gloria Pires. Equal time is given to male and female perspectives in this take on modern Brazilian love. A romantic comedy, Little Book of Love looks at the…
Cannibal Ferox
Cannibal Ferox 1980, NR. Directed by Umberto Lenzi, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Giovanni Lombardi Radice, Lorraine De Selle, Brian Redford, Zora Kerova. This Italian gore show is as graphic as they come. Itincludes castration, a woman hanged by her breasts, and the eating of body parts. It was restored last year by…
Eating Raoul
Eating Raoul 1982, NR. Directed by Paul Bartel, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Buck Henry, Ed Begley Jr.. Paul Bartel is a gentleman of the perverse. This hilarious comedy is a demented take on how the modern Blandings build their dream house: by knocking out the “perverts”…
Book Reviews
Mason West reviews David Gates’ new collection of stories, The Wonders of the Invisible World.
Winners
Winners Individual Category Red Sauce First Place: Leslie Schultz Second Place: Laura Martinez Third Place: John RandallGreen SauceFirst Place: Laura Bradshaw Second Place: Shelley Peebles Third Place: Helena ColyandroSpecial Variety First Place: Saroja L. Kantan Second Place: Barbara Maltese Third Place: J.P. HayesRestaurant CategoryRed Sauce First Place: Trudy’s Second Place: Cafe Serrano’s Third Place: Central…
Mandy Barnett at Central Market 38th, August 25
Live music reviews.
Walking the Straight Edge
Texas Documentary Tour brings Jem Cohen’s documentary on Fugazi, Instrument, to the Alamo Drafthouse.
Book Reviews
Cedar Park author Gary M. Lavergne has written the indispensable book on mass murderer Kenneth Allen McDuff, but he doesn’t take full advantage of his subject, Chronicle reviewer Roger Gathman says.
Honorable Mentions
(in order of scoring) Individual Category Red SauceRonald J. Walters, Deb Vogt (Round Rock), Genest Viscarde (Kyle), John Unger, Alecia Comerford (Round Rock), Deb Vogt (Round Rock, submitted two sauces), Robb Elizondo, Greg Lewis, Adrian Archuleta, Barry Hoelscher, Brent Kirby, Marie Lange (Round Rock), Edward Zamora, Pam Glass, Pamela Feles (Cedar Park), Delores Garcia, Chris…
Solid Gold 40 at Hole in the Wall, August 27
Live music reviews.
Super-8’s Super Fans
The Cinemaker Co-op preserves the art of the littlest of motion picture formats — Super-8 — and trains tomorrow’s filmmakers along the way.
Off the Bookshelf
Short reviews of recently published books.
Food-o-File
In this week’s edition of Food-o-file, Austin Chronicle Food editor Virginia B. Wood tracks local chefs going abroad and gives returning University of Texas students an update on recent restaurant closings and openings.
Rúben Blades at La Zona Rosa, August 29
Live music reviews.
TV Eye
Hear the networks scraping the bottom of the barrel …
Off the Bookshelf
Short reviews of recently published books.
Previous Hot Sauce Festival Winners
The weekly Chronicle feature “Automat” offers readers the opportunity to sample tasty, bite-sized restaurant listings compiled from new and previous reviews, guides, and poll results. This week’s entries were compiled by Chronicle food writer Mick Vann. When you need quick, reliable information about Austin eateries, check here in the print edition or look us up…
Gavin Summit in Boulder, Colorado, August 18-21
Live music reviews.
American Hot Wax
This neglected 1978 American rock & roll film is a historical invocation of legendary deejay Alan Freed’s life and cultural impact.
Off the Bookshelf
Short reviews of recently published books.
Curra’s Grill
Curra’s Grill614 E. Oltorf, 444-0012 Daily, 7am-10pm The brothers Garcia have been turning out some of the better interior Mexican food in Austin, based on their grandmother’s original recipes, for years. Watch the wizards whip up your handmade corn tortillas while you sip the excellent margaritas. Don’t miss the chile relleno with pecan cream sauce,…
Coal Hard Cash
Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.
Broadway Jungle
Imagine a movie made by someone who had never been told Imagine a movie made by someone who’d never even seen a movie before. The outcome might be the 1955 film Broadway Jungle
Bending the Rules
Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.
Off the Bookshelf
Short reviews of recently published books.
(Evita’s) Botanitas
(Evita’s) Botanitas 6400 S. First, 441-2424 Mon-Sat, 9am-9:30pm; Sun, 9am-9pm Rueben Rodriguez is Austin’s grand master of the chile salsa — of all types. Botanita’s is the home of the famous chip tower, surrounded by veggie escabeche and five different salsas. Long a favorite of the interior-Mex crowd, Botanita’s has been around since ’92. Many…
Voluntary Evasion
“Voluntary emissions reduction” was hardly a pioneering concept when Gov. George W. Bush introduced it as part of his legislative program in 1999. In fact, the so-called voluntary reduction program to address the state’s air pollution problems codified during the 1999 legislative session as part of Bush’s effort to prove that “business and a…
Short Cuts
News from the Austin film world.
Articulations
The end of the Ann Ciccolella Era at the Austin Circle of Theatres.
Local Bestsellers
Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.
Iguana Grill
Iguana Grill2900 N. FM 620, 266-8439 Sun-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm Iguana is the home of “Lake Mex” cuisine, and site of perhaps the best sunset view overlooking Lake Travis. Great deck with umbrella-covered tables to block the sun on those toasty days, and chilly AC inside. Medium-priced menu featuring most of the standards, but the…
Burying the Past
Judge rules that George W. Bush doesn’t have to testify in whistleblower lawsuit.
Confronting Intimate Violence: A Dress Speaks: Heeding the Voice
Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin.
Page Two
And I bet Carole Keeton Rylander can’t stuff two twinkies into her mouth.
Ruby’s BBQ
Ruby’s BBQ512 W. 29th, 477-1651 Daily, 11am-midnight Ruby’s is the only BBQ joint in town that serves hormone-free beef, and has been around since ’88. Friendly, happy folks work there, dishing out most excellent barbecue, salads and sides, gumbo and jambalaya, and killer sandwiches.The ribs (pork and beef) rule, and the smoked chicken salad represents…
The D.A.’s Dodge
Only two people in Texas have the legal authority to investigate the influence-buying scandal swirling around Service Corporation International Attorney General John Cornyn and Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle. Cornyn, the state’s lead lawyer, can investigate almost anything he chooses. But in June, Cornyn’s office issued an official opinion in the funeral scandal…
Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right 1999, PG, 75 min. Directed by Hugh Wilson, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Eric Idle, Robert Prosky, Alex Rocco, Jack Kehler, Jed Rees. Let me just say how much I have enjoyed the work of Brendan Fraser in the past. I first noticed him…
The Taming of the Shrew: Indeed a Revel
Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin
Letters at 3AM
The stakes were suddenly higher. There was more possibility in the night and in their lives than they’d yet considered. The work of art itself gave them the energy to fulfill its expectations…
Tres Amigos
Tres Amigos7535 E. Hwy 290, 926-4441 1801 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, 327-1776 1206 W. 38th, 453-0026 1807 W. Slaughter Lane, 292-1001 Sun-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm Tres Amigos has been a fave of Austin’s Tex Mex fans for over 20 years, and there wouldn’t be four of them scattered around town if they didn’t earn…
Media Clips
“Media Clips” weighs in on Web site parody of George Bush, Statesman reporter Ben Wear moved off of the city hall beat, and Travis County District Judge Jeanne Meurer declines to issue ruling in KOOP case.
State of the Slam
The 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team barely missed making the finals of the recent National Poetry Slam in Chicago, but after the trials and tribulations of the past few months (which continue into the present), the team was just happy to be there.
Public Notice
You name it, we stood left of it.
Trudy’s / Trudy’s Texas Star
Trudy’s / Trudy’s Texas Star4141 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, 326-9899 409 W. 30th, 477-2935; 8800 Burnet, 454-1474 Mon-Thu, 7am-midnight; Fri, 7am-2am; Sat, 7am-2am; Sun, 8am-midnight Trudy’s offers a wide range of Tex-Mex with a slightly contemporary twist, and fans are crazy about the chipotle salsa and chips that precede the meals. The half-pound burgers…
Council Watch
“This is not the time to flake out.” — Austin City Council Member Beverly Griffith Not the time to flake out, indeed — though it’s tempting, here in the dog days of summer, to do just that. But the city is about to commit to pay the Lower Colorado River Authority more than $1 billion…
Postscripts
The $10 house in which Katherine Anne Porter grew up in Kyle is now worth nearly $1 million due to fundraising efforts to save and restore the house. What does the change mean for Porter’s reputation?
Coach’s Corner
Gratuitous media guides and preseason games.
The Yellow Rose
The Yellow Rose6528 N. Lamar, 458-2106 Sun-Thu, 11am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 11am-1am (kitchen hrs.) The Yellow Rose has a chef (John Randall), and of all the gentlemen’s clubs in town, makes the most serious attempt at fine dining. Like casinos in Vegas, the Yellow Rose doesn’t make its money from the food, so portions are generous, and…
LCRA Public Hearings
LCRA Public Hearings On each of the next four Tuesdays, at 6:30pm, there will be public hearings on the proposed water deal between the LCRA and the city of Austin: Sept. 7, Kealing Junior High School, 1607 Pennsylvania Ave., East Austin Sept. 14, Murchison Community School, 3700 North Hills, North Austin Sept. 21, Bowie High…
Book Reviews
Stephen MacMillan Moser reviews cartoonist Lynda Barry’s first novel, Cruddy.
Mr. Smarty Pants
This week: handy facts and tips on ice cream cones, the Red Dwarf, the Piggly Wiggly.
What the Right Hand Is Doing
Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.
Naked City
Breaking ground on the Austin Convention Center expansion project.
Twin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho 1999, R, 110 min. Directed by Michael Polish, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Michele Hicks, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries, Garrett Morris, William Katt. In most romantic triangles, and certainly those of the Hollywood variety, it’s all too easy to predetermine who will end…
Book Reviews
Chronicle reviewer Mike Shea gives Kinky Friedman’s new novel, Spanking Watson, a lukewarm reception.
After a Fashion
Divine, boy ponytails, more on proportion and capri pants.
Dancing About Architecture
The clubs just keep closing (or being raided by comptrollers), but at least we still have television.
Naked City
Carole Keeton Rylander conducts a high-profile raid of Antone’s nightclub.
Rock Opera
Locally filmed micro-budget feature tells a picaresque story about a punk guitarist who is trying to sell enough pot to finance a low-rent tour for his band. His journey instead takes him on a tour through the college-town underground.
Book Reviews
Sara Powers roots out the unneccesary Whimsical Gestures in San Antonio resident Sarah Nawrocki’s debut collection of short stories, Camping With Strangers.
Day Trips
The Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne.
Make Your Mama Proud
Profile of local rapper MC Overlord.
Naked City
Northwest Austin’s Champion tract undergoes zoning.
The Astronaut’s Wife
The Astronaut’s Wife 1999, R, 110 min. Directed by Rand Ravich, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Donna Murphy, Samantha Eggar, Clea Duvall, Joe Morton, Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp. You have to wonder if the appearance here of Samantha Eggar is a coincidence. In David Cronenberg’s 1979 film The Brood, she tackled a similar…
Book Reviews
Chronicle reviewer Bruce McCandless asks why Garry Wills’ short biography of St. Augustine, the latest addition to the Penguin Lives series, is necessary — and finds some intriguing answers.
About AIDS
AIDS isn’t just an urban disease.
High Impact
Austin hip-hop promoters Hip-Hop Mecca
Naked City
The city gives a thumbs-down to subsidised housing.
Outside Providence
Outside Providence 1999, R, 103 min. Directed by Michael Corrente, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring George Wendt, Timothy Crowe, Alex Toma, Jack Ferver, Gabriel Mann, Jonathan Brandis, Tommy Bone, Jon Abrahams, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin, Shawn Hatosy. Outside Providence is a sweet and funny coming-of-age movie set in 1974. Despite charting no new…
Book Reviews
Chronicle reviewer David Garza wrestles with Orpheus and Company, a collection of contemporary poets retelling ancient myths.
This Year’s Hot Shots
The list of winners in the 1999 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest came flying off the fax machine to reveal that this is yet another stellar year in the history of the competition. For the first time, seven of the nine winning places in the Individual Category were filled by women from Austin, with only…
Roger Wallace at Babe’s, August 23
Live music reviews.
Austin Filmmaking, Ten Years After
Film director Richard Linklater interviews Bob Ray, the director of the new Austin-made movie Rock Opera, about the Austin Film scene over the past 10 years.
Reel Women: Film Descriptions
Programmed using films from a six-week retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the following nine films illustrate some of the remarkable contributions women have made to film in the last quarter century. Although they didn’t plan it, Reel Women’s Dawn Cooper does admit that the festival breaks down into groupings in which…
9th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners
Individual Category Red Sauce 1st Place: Leslie Schultz 2nd Place: Laura Martinez 3rd Place: John Randall Green Sauce 1st Place: Laura Bradshaw 2nd Place: Shelley Peebles 3rd Place: Helena Colyandro Special Variety 1st Place: Saroja L. Kantan 2nd Place: Barbara Maltese 3rd Place: J.P. Hayes Restaurant Category Red Sauce 1st Place: Trudy’s 2nd Place: Serranos…
