The International

This conspiracy thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts never gets past second gear.

"...F. O’Byrne, Michel Voletti, Patrick Baladi and Jay Villiers. The juiciest moment in any conspiracy movie is the scene..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Ides of March

George Clooney's modern morality tale about the ongoing battle between idealism and corruption in the political realm is perfectly cast.

"...The perfectly captured gray slush of Ohio in winter provides..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cave of the Yellow Dog

Shot on location in Mongolia with a real nomad family, The Cave of the Yellow Dog blurs the line between documentary and fiction and, in doing so, creates its own singular dramatic language.

"...Nansalmaa Batchuluun and Babbayar Batchuluun. For a movie lover, the wait between truly original cinematic experiences can be years...."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Boomers, unite. Amid the fictional superheroes about to swarm into movie theatres this..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media

Key players in All the President's Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought

"...This month marks the 35th anniversary of the release of Alan J. Pakula's..."

April 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'The Best Man'/'44 Plays for 44 Presidents'

Just in time for the election, presidents take the stage

"...I expected to see presidents and presidential contenders crowding the small screen through the months ahead, but I hardly..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ATX Television Festival Adds the Guilds

Blumhouse, Vida, and Men in Trees on the program

"...ATX Television Festival has just announced a remarkable gathering of the leadership behind various professional guilds that help..."

Nov. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...The great thing about presidents is their vulnerability. Nothing is..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Burning Down the Sixties

They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett explained that he was talking about James Ellroy, the demon dog of American literature, they graciously made an exception.

"...They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and..."

June 29, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...anymore. His vast body of work not only reflects the historical events and personal lives that shaped Mexico during..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

The Luv Doc: Exposed Nipples

Unlike our president, a warm, sweaty, glitter-speckled nipple is nothing to be embarrassed about

"...Last weekend during the breathtakingly awesome Janelle Monáe set at ACL, I watched..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix is terrific as the musician Johnny Cash, whose rise, fall, and resurrection we watch as he does the Benzedrine 12-step in order to earn the love of country-and-gospel sasspot June Carter.

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick, Shelby Lynne, Ginnifer Goodwin, Larry Bagby, Tyler..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...Bob Nicks' phone lit up with call after call as he drove over icy roads into..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Luv Doc: Gone Soft

Has the Luv Doc gone soft?

"...Dear God – you've actually been dishing out some sound advice lately. What the..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...pace. Multiplying faster than partridges in pear trees, during the next five weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Graveside at The Death of Stalin

Armando Iannucci on monsters and accents

"...Armando Iannucci pauses for a moment, and asks me about my accent. "Ah, Yorkshire," he..."

March 23, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All Over Creation: Two-Stepping With Lyndon

To play historical figures like LBJ and Groucho, actors ought to dance with them

"...Well, not much, unless you count the fact that both men saw their careers undergo profound..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Face Off Recap: Boys, Girls and the Drowned Man

Catch up on Austin's Matt Valentine on the SyFy show

"...two episodes in to season two of SyFy's makeup challenge show Face Off and already (this isn't just local..."

Jan. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Wrath of Don

Zimmerman's constituents accuse him of online, in-person abuse

"...late August, David and Anita Brad­ber­ry walked out of their Northwest Aus­tin home and headed to the nearby fitness..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

What's New on the Social Web

Keeping up in the world of Tumblr and Reddit and Facebook and more

"...When Woody Harrelson sought to promote the film Rampart in February of last year, he found..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Keeping Up With the Joneses

A century of Austin music in one arrangement

"...On this second Thursday of June, inside the Texas Music Museum, lies the key to Austin's musical..."

June 18, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

They Got the Beat

Living the pop life in Austin

"...a mere three-letter word, cause this much havoc? Could there be a more misunderstood and misapplied musical classification? Little..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Men Who Would be Mayor

Scrambling for Money, Consensus, & Power

"...Kirk Watson are sitting before a neighborly audience from the Lakewood Homeowners' Association in Northwest Austin. They are fielding..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The Hightower Report

Unraveling Afghanistan; and Bachmann's Earner Overdrive

"...and about a half-trillion dollars from our country. But, finally, this enormous outlay paid off with the capture and..."

July 22, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Room 237

Pet theories about what really went down at the Overlook Hotel abound in this documentary about Stanley Kubrick's intentions in The Shining.

"...room for interpretation in 2001, Eyes Wide Shut, and The Shining, that eternal terrorizer. There are no hard answers..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Veronica Guerin

Journalist's brave story remains curiously aloof.

"...Hinds, Brenda Fricker and Don Wycherley. This biopic about the last two years in the life of crusading Irish..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hickenlooper Lobbies for 'Casino Jack'

George Hickenlooper on his Jack Abramoff film

"...George Hickenlooper, the director of Casino Jack (which opens in Austin this..."

Jan. 5, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Culture Unbound Book Series

HRC archive authors highlighted

"...It's no secret that the Harry Ransom Center's holdings are varied, vast, and hugely..."

Feb. 16, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Making History, Part Two

Director Bill Rauch on bringing LBJ to the stage in 'All the Way'

"...a new program in which contemporary playwrights would explore moments of change in American history, he knew he wanted..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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