We’ll be bumping our regular print coverage next week for our annual “Best of Austin” issue, but that doesn’t mean we’ll be closing up shop. Check out Film Listings next week for our picks for the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, which starts Sept. 7, and go online at austinchronicle.com/screens to hear what Robert Rodriguez has to say on the subject of Machete finally thwacking its way to theatres on Sept. 3, having taken the scenic route through Grindhouse‘s fun house of faux trailers. And, as always, visit the Picture in Picture blog (austinchronicle.com/pip) for all the latest news, including an early look at Fantastic Fest‘s Buried treasure and our misty-eyed memories of Dobie Theatre (see photo, right), which officially closed its doors on Sunday after more than three decades in operation. It will be missed.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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