State Races Make for Critical Choices in the Middle of the Ballot

Taking a look at the state slate

"...wave. In the RRC race, there is no incumbent; Ryan Sitton, the most qualified, knowledgeable, and even reasonable of..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Democrats and Their Campaign Teams Train Up to Turn Texas Blue

The Texas Democratic Party focuses on flipping the state as early as 2020

"...on drafting imaginary campaign launch emails, one participant – Ryan Payne, from Bell County – raised his hand and..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Roxy Bonafont

Ghost Stories

Three very British tales of terror.

"...Freeman, Alex Lawther, Andy Nyman, Paul Whitehouse, Jill Halfpenny, Amy Doyle, Paul Warren, Ramzan Miah, Ryan Oliva, Nicholas Burns,..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Equity

High-wire drama about women working on Wall St. is also made by women

"...room to breathe, although a somewhat schematic script by Amy Fox dampens some of the story’s dramatic intrigue...."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

De Novo Comes to Texas

Jeffrey Solomon's play brings the violence of Central America to life

"...then he'll be recruited by that gang's rival. Jonathan Ryan, executive director of the Refugee & Immigrant Center for..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Dance, Girl, Dance

It was a good year for women filmmakers at a recharged Sundance Film Festival

"...was particularly well-represented in this year's edition of Sundance. Bryan Poyser's Lovers of Hate was selected to screen in..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

And They're Off!

Primary filings reveal a who's who of contenders

"...Republican challenger. Ultimately, he drew two last-minute filers, firefighter Ryan Lambert and Precinct 378 Chair Patrick McGuinness. Strama commented:..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...In the short doc category, Amy Grappell will screen "Quadrangle," which is described as "an..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

ACL Fest Sunday Picks

"...the Shins to the Spinto Band. – Doug Freeman Amy Cook..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

Getting to Know You

East Austin Stories celebrates three years of documenting Eastside lives with a free night of movies and music

"...at an unlucky life ("Laying the Foundation," directed by Amy Khoshbin, Matthew Carey, and Aaron Castillo). Or of Regina..."

June 25, 2004 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Oleanna

Watching actors Travis Dean and Amy Hopper engage in bitter confrontations during the Disciples of Melpomene production of David Mamet's Oleanna brings home again the terrible difficulty we humans have in understanding each other and making ourselves understood.

"...Watching actors Travis Dean and Amy Hopper engage in this bitter confrontation during the Disciples..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Roger Kumble; with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

Clueless

"...D: Amy Heckerling (1995)..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Screens Feature

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Bluth and Gary Goldman; with the voices of Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Griffin Dunne; with Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston, Tcheky Karyo, Maureen Stapleton...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Frank Mosley, Will Blomker, Lily Baldwin, Tonya Pinkins, Daniel Ryan, Ryan Cassata, Sanda Weigl, MJ Frank, Samuel John Damon,..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...just begun. Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Kate Ashfield, Ty Simpkins, Ryan Simpkins, Amy Smart, Ross Partridge, Vince Ventresca, Bruno Acalinas,..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wrapped and Ready

"...Wright Penn, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, Anna Paquin, Meg Ryan...."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Record Reviews

"...apparent on Stranger's Almanac, Whiskeytown's major-label debut, are that Ryan Adams is very likely the former and in great..."

July 25, 1997 Music Review

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Jenny's dazed meanderings as a way to explore the seamy underbelly of America's urban youth. We see Telly and..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Long Lines and Close Races Defined Super Tuesday in Travis County

The votes are in!

"...In TX-17 (Austin to Waco to Bryan), 2016 nominee Rick Kennedy faced late-filing challenges from Austinite..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream, and Bryan Mealer's The Kings of Big Spring: God, Oil, and..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...summer's hottest reads, The Girls; former Austin Chronicle columnist Amy Gentry (Good as Gone); and Yaa Gyasi, whose multigenerational..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Our Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2015

The summer movie season has begun, and we've got opinions

"...Most Anticipated: Trainwreck: Amy Schumer, how do I love thee? Let me count..."

May 1, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Ado About Nothing, starring Whedonverse beloveds like Nathan Fillion, Amy Acker, and Alexis Denisof, will have its North American..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...The youngest of seven kids, Amy Gebert was the beneficiary of her widowed father's resignation..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...JASON AND THE SCORCHERS: Before Ryan, before Jeff and Jay, hell, before there was hardly..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Dear Evan Hansen

Broadway adaptation is really The Talented Mr. Ripley: The Musical

"...Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Amy Adams and Julianne Moore...."

Sept. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Backyard Star Wars

Other Worlds Austin screens fan films for Star Wars Day

"...in sci-fi. For example, Fonte said, “We’re not playing ‘Ryan and Dorkman’ because it’s a great lightsaber fight, but..."

May 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer's Easy Readin'

Writers on their go-to books for when their gray cells need a vacay, too

"...Bossypants, Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Amy Poehler's Yes Please, Patti Smith's Just Kids, Kim Gordon's..."

June 12, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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