All the Old Knives

Newton and Pine as spies and lovers caught in old intrigues

"...If tradecraft is what you like best about the espionage genre – the dead drops and dead-of-night tailings..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

No Knives Out for Rian Johnson

Talking whodunnits, character actors, and $2 bills

"...There's a myth that successful filmmakers gets every project made...."

Dec. 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Knife Party! With the Jungle Rockers, Salesman, Flatcar Rattlers

Hole in the Wall, Saturday, July 31, 2010

"...live in a country where just about anyone can legally own and carry weapons. The saying, "When guns are..."

July 30, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...tanked in sophisticated company. You head on down to the Warehouse District, and plop yourself at any one of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Into the Woods With Gretel & Hansel Director Osgood Perkins

How the retelling of the classic fairytale remained true to its roots

"...Once upon a time, there was a man called Osgood Perkins, and he decided..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Week Two

Back to the grind

"...There is no time for lengthy introductions or the exchange..."

Sept. 15, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Back From the Dead

Stephen Romano cheats the grim reaper to launch Eibon Press

"..."The boat can leave now. Tell the crew."..."

July 15, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Burning World: Into The Territory With Alex Pritz

Documentary explores the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe's fight for the Amazon

"...For years, people in the Northern Hemisphere have presumed they know how to save..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': It's Playoff Time

Get your lineups set for tonight's game

"...This is the NFL Beat and these are the fantasy football playoffs...."

Dec. 8, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Forks Over Knives

This documentary presents evidence that a whole-foods diet can prevent the occurrence of cancer, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes.

"...Fulkerson. "Eat your greens or die of cancer" is the sage, if pedantic, advice given in this tightly constructed,..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...Michael Shannon, and Jamie Lee Curtis, plus Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, and you've got Knives..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Page Turner

In this quiet, French revenge film, a creeping malevolence wreaks havoc on an otherwise normal bourgeois family.

"...Directed by: Denis Dercourt. Starring: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Xavier De Guillebon, Christine..."

May 25, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

All in the Family

Bonded for life

"...The borders between "work" and "home" have always been blurred..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Let the Right One In

This multi-award-winning Swedish film might be summarized as a vampire tween romance, but that cheap and tawdry sum-up does zero justice to the magnificent emotional resonance of this gem. A discussion of the adaptation follows the film.

"...by: Tomas Alfredson. Starring: Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. Knives, fangs, and budding desire; corpses in copses and snowbound..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

cornering the bagel market

Austin's Hole-y War

"...Lee Wallace begins his business day at Hot Jumbo Bagels when..."

Aug. 16, 1996 News Feature by Chris Walters

Music of the Heart

"...Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep. In yet another sign that the End Times are upon us, Craven,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...Urban Cowboy, Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of worm swallowing. "Mess-kins say eatin' the worm'll..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Sotol: The New White Lightning

Three military vets find purpose, identity, and craft in Desert Door distillery

"...From the outside, the Desert Door sotol distillery and tasting room..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Right Snuff

Savage survivor and Sex Pistols witness Artly Snuff isn't just another face in Austin's eccentric crowd

"...December 30, 2010, with less than 48 hours in the year, Artly Snuff slowed to make a U-turn while..."

July 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Inside the Actor's Superego

How Michael Baldwin got here (hint: It involves a showbiz upbringing, Oreo cookies, and shrieking armadas of flying, brain-sucking spheres)

"...be a teenage girl living in Japan in 1976, then chances are your heart still quickens at the mention..."

July 1, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cowboys Versus Witches in The Pale Door

Austinite Aaron B. Koontz's weird, weird West

"...Supernatural Western. That phrase was all it took for Austin writer/director Aaron B. Koontz to..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: It's All About Design

Art Director Jason Stout and Publisher Nick Barbaro on the air

"...This week we launched a new look for the newspaper, a process that's been months, and even years,..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Design Post by Kimberley Jones

Bill of the Week: Or, How Not to Pass Open Carry

How one gun group became its own worst enemy

"...that one pro-gun group has been more pivotal in the collapse of a key piece of the Second Amendment..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Take-Out: August 1

Your guide to the weekend's best bites

"...Survey Says Noble Sandwich Co. is thinking about expanding their hours to dinner service, but only if you ask..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

All Hallow's APD

Because rules make Halloween fun: Cops release Sixth street do's and don'ts

"...Halloween on a Friday? The Sixth Street madness will be..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Beside the Point

City Council gets ready to wade in the water (treatment plant)

"...At the June 8 City Council meeting, Brewster McCracken suggested that..."

June 23, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Fans Behind the Mask: Inside the World of The F13th Fan Film Mixtape

AGFA archivist Joseph Ziemba explores the world of discount Voorhees

"...Did you know it's been 13 years since the last official Friday the 13th film?..."

May 13, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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