After Yang

A tender sci-fi parable about loss and connection

"...very different but equally thoughtful look at the Asian American experience in 2017’s indie essential Columbus, and that’s an..."

March 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...Tue., June 5, 7pm, Paramount Pulp FictionD: Quentin Tarantino; with John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Bruce..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...anime fans will be thrilled to see the North American premiere of the new feature from Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Marc Savlov's Top 10 List

"...6. Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction That face, that voice, those weatherbeaten-but-still-golden pipes ... Who..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Playback

Octopus Project returns – with vocals! Plus, inside the foliage at Austin City Limits.

"...stores Tuesday. The group describes making the 4,000-frame stop-motion short as "no big deal, pretty easy," so I'm only..."

July 5, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Take Two Aspirin and Ping Me in the Morning

Heath care: an oral future

"...the evolution of the smartphone, just over a few short years. The technology is expanding at such a rapid..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Elegy

In this smart adaptation of Philip Roth's A Dying Animal, Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz turn the table on the standard May-December romance.

"...son. Kepesh is a recurring character in Philip Roth’s fiction, and Elegy is based on his short novel The..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keene Prize, Kudos to George Brant

"...chosen out of 51 submissions in drama, poetry and fiction. In addition to the Keene Prize, it earned the..."

July 1, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Formula 51

"...Cockney hooligans and gangsters has since supplanted the Pulp Fiction director's ambient coolness. Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Summer Reading

Words gone wild! The best and the breeziest for beating the heat in 2002

"...The Latest in Paper Nonfiction & Memoir..."

May 31, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

This Old Mouse

Facing accusations of market saturation, cultural homogenization, and unethical labor practices, Disney keeps manufacturing the magic … but for how long?

"...a little more adventurous than nearby StoryLand, with its short lines, petting zoos, and a roller coaster that lumbered..."

May 10, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Postscripts

Resistencia Bookstore was the victim of a car accident last weekend but vows to move on "come hell or high water."

"...actually made it to Kyle... UT's Center for Asian American Studies is hosting a reading and screening of poetry,..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Boone's Lick: A Novel

"...one more novel and then be done with writing fiction. With Duane's Depressed (1999), he completed the Thalia trilogy..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Books Review by Mark Busby

The Making of Olympia

"...Byington, had been a graduate student of mine in American Studies at the University of Texas. I was surprised..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Bill Stott

Celebrity Reviews

"...mortgage loan officer, legal investigator and also enjoyed a short run as a failed entrepreneur. His first novel, Not..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

10 in Focus

Alma

"...sees this as the chief difference between documentary and fiction film. "It's what makes a movie like this so..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...selling Bibles. And guns. They're the men of the American Bible and Gun Club, a none-too-elite cadre of over-the-hill..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Postscripts

"...Awards competition, honoring outstanding children's writing. Entries may be fiction, nonfiction, or picture books. Winners receive $1,000 and a..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Books Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...with Ivo Uukkivi, Milena Gulbe, Juri Jarvet. A co-produced Finnish/Estonian/American heist film, City Unplugged may owe a passing tip..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...killer horror with a supernatural edge, based on a short story by Joe Hill (Horns)...."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Science Fiction Post Blues, Bandcamp..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...Mattie Do (Dearest Sister) returns with her latest, science fiction adventure The Long Walk; outside artist Mickey Reece returns..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal

Combining the mediocre and cosmic with the creature feature director

"...2007 with his temporal headscratcher Timecrimes, and moved into American cinema with his innovative techno-thriller Open Windows, starring Sasha..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants

Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers

"...with not only some funds for their next doc short "Skip Day," but also some traveling cash to send..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

TFPF Awards Filmmaker Grants

AFS' funding arm awards $121,000 to Texas filmmakers

"...Artist Is Present), Brent Hoff (filmmaker and curator of short film DVD magazine Wholphin), and Paola Mendoza (Entre Nos)...."

Aug. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Wonder Stories: Artists in Space and Unstuck in Time

Austin artists and arts leaders reveal which work of science fiction affected them the most

"...What work of science fiction affected you the most?..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Feature

Page Two

Harvey Pekar's two Chronicle covers have been a rare, and deserved, exception to our 22-year focus on local news, culture, and events.

"...was Steve Fore who turned us on to Pekar's American Splendor so long ago. Brilliant celebrations of the ordinary,..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Column by Louis Black

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...far, he has produced eight novels and the numerous short stories which, in 1998, were published in his much-acclaimed..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Other Voices, Other Rooms

"Sharon Bridgforth's works aren't meant to be read silently," Suzy Spencer writes. "Some folks would say that's like eating barbecue without the sauce. But if it's good barbecue, you can do without the sauce because it has plenty of flavor on its own."

"...Memphis relatives and the storms they experienced as black Americans...."

July 28, 2000 Books Feature by Suzy Spencer

Oil's Well That Ends Well

"...tradition, the Texas military tradition, and violence in Texas fiction. There's a Hail Mary, long-touchdown pass of a chapter..."

May 7, 1999 Books Feature

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