Arctic Monkeys Give Cedar Park Center the F Sharp

UK rockers remain twisted and deranged

"...Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner caught the crowd at the Cedar Park Center..."

Oct. 29, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Neil Gaiman's short story gets an inessential musical makeover.

"...by: John Cameron Mitchell. Starring: Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Alex Sharp, Ruth Wilson, Matt Lucas, Joanna Scanlan, Elarica Johnson,..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Over Me

"...Directed by: Alex Sichel. Starring: Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Cole Hauser, Wilson..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ex Machina

Smart, sinister sci-fi film about human error and techno-terror

"...Directed by: Alex Garland. Starring: Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mirror Has Two Faces

"...Unmarried and still living at home with her beautiful, sharp-tongued mother Hannah (Bacall, in a tour-de-force performance), Rose pursues..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Outlaw

Alex Cox, still shooting film, and the finger, after all these years

"...Alex Cox is dispatching from deep in the Oregon woods,..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

7 Chinese Brothers

Jason Schwartzman stars in this comedy from droll Austin auteur Bob Byington

"...Schwartzman, Tunde Adebimpe, Olympia Dukakis, Eleanore Pienta, Stephen Root, Alex Ross Perry, Alex Karpovsky and Josh Meyer...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Russo-Young (You Won't Miss Me), Lynn Shelton (Humpday), and Alex Karpovsky (Trust Us, This Is All Made Up), plus..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Living

Bill Nighy explores the inner desperation of a very proper Englishman

"...Directed by: Oliver Hermanus. Starring: Bill Nighy, Alex Sharp, Aimee Lou Wood, Barney Fishwick, Patsy Ferran and..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The famous anti-protestor show trial recounted

"...John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Jeremy Strong and John Doman...."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Harmony and Me

This Austin-made gem by Bob Byington is a sharply written and acted observational piece about a heartsick guy played by Justin Rice.

"...Starring: Justin Rice, Kevin Corrigan, Pat Healy, Kristen Tucker, Alex Karpovsky, Chris Doubek, Margie Beegle, Allison Latta and Bill..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review on the Fly: The New 'Hawaii Five-0'

CBS reboots a Seventies favorite

"...of this childhood favorite, but can you say kick-ass? Alex O’Loughlin finally finds a vehicle that may stick after..."

Sept. 21, 2010 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Further Reflections

"...by Masterson, has a gentle and poetic core but sharp and hardened edges. Her darkness harbors nightmares that daylight..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Memory

Neeson does the Neeson thing as a hit man, redemption, oh, you know …

"...The Memory of a Killer, is that contract killer Alex Lewis (Neeson) is in the early stages of Alzheimer's..."

April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...brings her mesmerizing new multimedia collaboration with lighting designer Alex Griff, HYDROVOX 2.0, to church for SXSW. Dark, lucid..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

The Winter Guest

"...the shade of lead, landscapes leeched of color, revealing sharp edges everywhere -- but it can be awfully tough..."

March 20, 1998 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...However, the excitement keeps growing with Pet Sematary. Directed..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Lombardi and Kopay

A gay player's memories of a legendary coach

"...He's also sharp as a tack at age 70, outside of a..."

Feb. 3, 2013 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Reijn, Screenwriters: Kristen Roupenian, Sarah Delappe, Chloe Okuno, Joshua Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Producers: David Hinojosa, Ali Herting, Lara Costa-Calzado,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Reading

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

"...you'd better believe it's no less arresting than a sharp stick in the solar plexus and a quick kick..."

June 4, 1999 Books Review

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Stewart, Ashley Wilkerson, Kevin Jackson, Antonio D. Charity, Celestial, Alexis DeLaRosa, Jeanetta Arnette (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, Melanie Lynskey, Alex Schaffer, Margo Martindale, David Thompson..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Honor Roll

Behind the new stunner of a short from Austin film mainstay Steve Mims

"...his possibly sympathetic driver/minder, Anne Bowers (Ringo Deathstarr bassist Alex Gehring). It's an intense 12-plus minutes that ultimately has..."

April 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Up in the Air

The director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking is back with another film that is perfectly in touch with the times.

"...to shake up the status quo. One is a sharp Chicago-based exec named Alex (Farmiga), who describes herself as..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

She Was Just 17

The best way to approach music as an under-21 female: Play it

"...ska band Gals Panic and steered his friend Andy Sharp toward producing her. Another major stepping stone was starting..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...agenda. That's in line with the proposals of John Sharp, who was appointed by the governor to head up..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Council Watch: Alex de Marban, Kayte VanScoy, Jenny Staff/Johnson..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Late Bloomers Director: Lisa Steen, Producers: Alexandra Barreto, Taylor Feltner, Sam Bisbee, Screenwriter: Anna Greenfield An..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Call the Cops, Send In the Clowns

We could just not put up with the same old nonsense, for a change

"...shrieking about their impaired freedoms and liberties, quickly spotted Alex Jones among them because that train is never late,..."

April 24, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...and soon Daniel, bassist Rob Pope, and newest members Alex Fischel and Gerardo Larios, both on keys and guitars,..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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