AFF Review: American Fiction

Uproarious erudite comedy gives the Black middle class a voice

"...American Fiction deals with a quaint notion, the idea of..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: American Fable

A farm girl has a tough choice to make in this dreamy film

"...You’ve heard the parable of the lion and the mouse? The fable about a lion saved by..."

March 16, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Carter Family Files Civil Rights Suit Against Officer and City

Suit claims officer used excessive force

"...The family of Byron Carter, the 20-year-old man killed during a..."

Oct. 11, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

All in the Family With Alan Berliner

Chronicle Editor Louis Black introduces 'First Cousin Once Removed'

"...check out the South by Southwest premiere of director Alan Berliner's First Cousin Once Removed. Berliner will be in..."

March 8, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

American Gangster

A sizzling cast and their director do a crackerjack job of nailing the look and feel of New York City's bad old days of internal corruption and outer rot.

"...Ruby Dee, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Hawkes, Roger Guenveur Smith, Clarence Williams III,..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Family Man

"...Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek, Josef Sommer, Harve Presnell and Mary Beth Hurt. Hollywood sure loves to teach magnificent..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Austin African American Book Festival Comes to Carver Museum

Authors and activists address the state of Black culture

"...The Austin African American Book Festival celebrates its 11th year and, like..."

June 21, 2017 Arts Post by Jennifer MacKenzie Murphy

American Pastoral

Philip Roth's beloved book hits the screen

"...Directed by: Ewan McGregor. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

American Meat

Throwing conventions aside and bringing the farmer back to the table

"...Tales of regret and debt are commonplace in the world of factory farming...."

Feb. 17, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

Director Trey Edward Shults Returns to Themes of the Family With Waves

The Krisha creator screens his latest at the Austin Film Festival

"...film. His movies are about the oppressive closeness of family bonds, and in his latest, Waves, the tensions are..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: American Honey

Star Sasha Lane on an eye-opening road trip

"...Not many first-time actresses see their debut feature at Cannes, but..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My All American

Longhorn legend Freddie Steinmark gets his due in this sports drama

"...Directed by: Angelo Pizzo. Starring: Finn Wittrock, Aaron Eckhart, Sarah Bolger, Robin..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival: Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West

Cats and dogs living together

"...of a film has been slotted into the dreaded “Family Film” category. Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled..."

Oct. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Opening the Case on the American Sherlock

Kate Winkler Dawson reports on an early master of forensics

"...is Kate Winkler Dawson's business. The UT-Austin lecturer, journalist, and documentary film producer has spent decades reporting on and..."

Feb. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

Family Style

Fatherhood gives Bella director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde new insight

"...Alejandro Gomez Monteverde has spent the past year introducing his..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Madea's Family Reunion

In this sequel to last year’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Tyler Perry ups the ante and includes Cicely Tyson and Maya Angelou in his coffee klatch.

"...Boris Kodjoe, Rochelle Aytes, Lynn Whitfield, Cicely Tyson, Maya Angelou, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Jenifer Lewis and Henry Simmons. Mable..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: An Arbitrary Nation, Part 3

The Fifth Amendment no longer exists as a functioning law of the land

"...the Fifth Amendment: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on..."

May 17, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

It's a Family Affair

The Draw of Austin for a Visiting Theatre Artist

"...Why would anyone come to Austin? To many people who have not..."

July 5, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Eight Austin Chefs Are Competing In the American Lamb Jam

Will any of our culinary warriors rise triumphant from the fray?

"...Finally – good riddance, pandemic! – the fine folks of the American Lamb..."

May 3, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Friends and Family Gather to Honor Activist Nadine Eckhardt

Eulogies and memories at Saengerrunde Hall

"...Friends and family gathered Tuesday evening, Jan. 22, at Saengerrunde Hall..."

Jan. 23, 2019 News Post by Michael King

American Movie

What to see at the sixth annual Cine Las Americas.

"...or unheard of view of the world in a language and aesthetic that reflect the many cultural traditions of..."

April 25, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Austin Séance Shares the History of American Spiritualism

In their sittings, Jake Cordero and Albert Lucio give you the experience of contacting the departed

"..."Is there anybody there?"..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Grant Will Help Make Flower Hill House the Museum Family Hoped For

$30,000 Texas Historical Commission grant will help restore the home

"...Sitting atop a lush green hill, the Flower Hill Urban Homestead sticks out like a sore thumb among its..."

Nov. 27, 2023 News Post by Mae Lackey

We Have an Issue: Putting It Down for Posterity

75 years after Partition, Neha Aziz excavates family history and firsthand accounts for a 10-part podcast series

"...the years, but very few of them have ever landed on our cover – a distinction this week's cover..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Election Notes: It’s a Family Affair ... Again

Susana Almanza's back in D3, and Ann Kitchen has an opponent

"...• She's back. PODER director Susana Almanza filed to run for City Council District 3...."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring

This is not a love letter, it’s a wake-up call

"...Zell Miller III’s Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring offers one Black man’s reflections on racial..."

May 23, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Lit-urday: Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend

The story of one man’s witness to history and life in bondage

"...It's been a long week, and now you deserve to have one day when you..."

Oct. 31, 2015 Books Post by Gerald E. McLeod

An Amarillo State of Mind

The Plutonium Circus Comes to Town

"...of the most talented filmmakers around these days. Tall and lanky, with an unruly shock of dirty-blond hair and..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Family History Gives Clifton Collins Jr. the Role of a Lifetime in Jockey

Director Clint Bentley gives the actor the inside track

"...Jr. on the set of his debut feature, 2016's Transpecos. The multitalented character actor played a small part as..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alec Soth’s American Dream

Magnum photographer presents work and process to UT crowd

"...Alec Soth’s journey as an artist has been a long and illustrious one, one..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Arts Post by Rod Machen

« 1    ‹ BACK    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    34 »