Five Best of Austin Originals

Winners from our first BOA issue, 33 years ago, that are still kicking today

"...first Austin Chronicle Best of Austin issue. Time has swallowed so many of those inaugural winners, but for some,..."

June 16, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

You Hurt My Feelings

Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives some white lies in this relationship comedy

"...felt, deeply funny examination of the razor-thin lines we all walk between honesty, love, and cruelty within our relationships...."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

We Have an Issue: 100 Summery Things on the Horizon

Pick up this week's issue for The Austin Chronicle's summer events guide

"...solstice marks the official start of summer. But we've all got our own internal clocks set to different seasonal..."

May 19, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Review: Alchemy Theatre’s The Baker’s Wife

Musical’s Provençale charm and wit lie just beneath the surface

"...handsome young local (Cameron La Brie), the baker loses all zest for life and refuses to bake, causing the..."

May 15, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...The two years of masks, lockdowns, and bubbles are all part of her new one-woman show, Getting in Bed..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Chasing the Story of Chop & Steele

Ben Steinbauer and Berndt Mader tell a goofy First Amendment story

"...to stories that are unfolding,” he said, “and it’s really hard to predict when they’re gonna end or how..."

May 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...care about the characters. They have to be hiding things that are compelling, and they have to be interacting..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Outlander Star Caitriona Balfe, Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Join ATX TV Festival Lineup

State of the industry panel also slated for June fest

"...wars, a looming writers’ strike, whatever the hell we’re calling post-peak television’s Sisyphean glut of content you’ll never be..."

April 27, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Qmmunity: Quntry & Western

DJ Boi Orbison lassos queer country nostalgia with Neon Rainbows

"...Attention all LGBTQ buckaroos: Austin's hottest quntry party is Neon Rainbows...."

April 28, 2023 Column by James Scott

Adrianne Palicki, Your Newest Disney Princess in Quasi

The Austin actor teams up with Broken Lizard for their new comedy

"...Well, somebody paid attention. Austin's own Adrianne Palicki is finally a Disney princess. "Every child's dream," the Friday Night..."

April 21, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Evil Dead Rise

Deadites go to the big city in the franchise's fifth film

"...famously said, "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and..."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Wow. It's Owen Wilson on the Cover (Finally).

In this week's issue, Austin's adopted son discusses his new IFC Films comedy about the joy of painting

"...It's been ages since Owen Wilson called Austin home – famously, he met his Bottle Rocket..."

April 7, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

A Very Jewish Horror in Attachment

Filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason discusses cultural authenticity

"...Too many horror films in too many cultures are basically The Exorcist in a different hat...."

April 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...Movies is not Bryan Connolly's filmmaking debut. That honor actually goes to "The Monkey Monster," a segment of an..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Board Certified

Qmmunity rounds up notices from Austin's queer community calling for music, art, and more

"...Pinned up top is an open artist call from LGBTQ youth advocates Out Youth. They need an..."

March 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Joy Ride

Groundbreaking comedy doesn't break the raunchy mold

"...Adele Lim’s Joy Ride is a bawdy comedy in the vein of Girls Trip and The Hangover..."

March 19, 2023 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Evil Dead Rise

The possessed cabin franchise takes a gruesome trip to the city

"...famously said, "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Spotlight: Coco & Clair Clair

Progressive pop duo offers an outlet for shy girl catharsis

"...progressive pop, now an integral sound of the internet, all started with a tweet. One like, then a DM...."

March 17, 2023 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

SXSW Film Review: I Used To Be Funny

Healing drama uses its laughs as therapy

"...people you laughed with before, and to not feel totally broken and hopeless in your every day...."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Short and Sweet: "We Forgot About the Zombies"

Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy on brevity and nasty stains

"...2023. Today we talk with Chris McInroy, writer/director of horror-comedy short "We Forgot About the Zombies."..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Self Reliance

The Most Dangerous Game spoof lacks bite

"...person, he’s in no danger. Of course, no one actually believes him...."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

Champions

Bobby Farrelly's sports comedy's only offense is being offensively agreeable

"...half of the Farrelly brothers — a filmmaking duo generally known for their spirited anarchy, gross-out gags, and often..."

March 10, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Reinventing the Fantasy Movie With SXSW Opening Night's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Writers/directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein on dungeons, dragons, and heists

"...has often celebrated movies that balance spectacle and story equally: films like Jordan Peele’s Us and the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Austin at Large: When Jesús Takes the Wheel

Garza sends several executives packing, brings on a host of City Hall veterans

"...both sides in the green wars to depart City Hall in 2008 to lead the Nature Conservancy and then..."

March 3, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Disney’s Aladdin

Poster child for Broadway's Disneyfication still crazy entertaining

"...stagecraft, including larger-than-life Vegas-style production numbers that are so visually stunning that they leave the children in attendance looking..."

Feb. 16, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...them: pop culture legend William Shatner (whose new bio-doc, Call Me Bill, is screening at the film festival), new-new..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Ways to Get Your Arts-Loving Heart On

You want some culture in your romance, these events have got you covered

"...All hail St. Valentine, whoever he was, it's time once..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of Turn Every Page

Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

"...one to tell the story of that growth. After all, that’s where his career was heading after the success..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

"...A small theatre is much more than the sum of its..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Five Shows to Light Up the Stage

As the new year's dark period lifts from theatres, it's time to get back in the stalls

"...art by Kaci Beeler, karaoke, and a costume sale, all hosted by 2020 Fringe New Play Prize winner khattieQ...."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

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