Ashes of Time Redux

Dreamlike, confounding, yet possessed of a stunningly complex sensual and narrative poetry, Wong Kar-Wai's Chinese film is absolutely gorgeous.

"...Brigitte Lin and Charlie Yeung. Dreamlike, disjointed, and possessed of a stunningly complex sensual and narrative poetry that may..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ashes of Time

"...Wai and Jacky Cheung. Easily the most ambitious picture of last year, this epic, action melodrama from director Wong..."

June 9, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Ashes of Time

Smoke 'em while you still got 'em at Rolling Roadshow's The Maltese Falcon

"...John Huston, then hard at work on their adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, decided the best thing..."

April 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Days of Being Wild

One of Wong's first international hits, this stylish film is an atmospheric drama about a playboy who's stringing along two women while also learning that the prostitute who raised him is not his biological mother.

"...a world view as fully developed as its cast of intriguing characters, The Days of Being Wild is a..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Temptation of a Monk

"...Zhang Fengyi. A masterful period drama with a touch of violent action, Temptation of a Monk is terrific, hypnotic..."

July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Time and Tide

"...Lo, Wu Bai and Nicholas Tse. Astonishing and exhilarating, Time and Tide marks a return to form for Tsui,..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

But Take Great Care, for Maybe She’s a Sort of Basilisk

Author Ottessa Moshfegh at BookPeople on Tuesday night

"...there, as faces tend to be, on the front of her head...."

Jan. 30, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lamb of God's Randy Blythe: Survivalist, Wakeboarder

Lamb of God's journey through ultraviolence

"...Since delivering the New American Gospel in 2000, Lamb of God growler Randy Blythe has preached his politics and..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Five From Here: An Eclectic Selection of Local Gift Ideas

Your Austin friends and neighbors have been mighty busy this year.

"...no mind to the national and nationally advertised barrage of merchandise, to what intrudes all ballistic like bright &..."

Dec. 11, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics have joined to recognize the year's..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Angela's Ashes

"...Joseph Breen and Emily Watson. Robert Carlyle. The wonder of Frank McCourt's astonishing memoir, Angela's Ashes, is that its..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Vinyl Ashes

A gray vinyl 7-inch with your exit songs?

"...Brian Doom, alias of a dear friend's husband, sent out a short e-mail..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dance of the Prodigal Son

Soft-spoken and self-effacing choreographer Stephen Mills seems an unlikely candidate for rebellious Prodigal Son. But he was, breaking away from Ballet Austin in 1996, only to return two years later. Now the newly named artistic director of Ballet Austin, Mills talks about his departure, his return, and the future of the company.

"...and again; it belongs to many. It's the story of the Prodigal Son. It's the story of Dorothy Gale...."

April 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ashes to Ashes

David Koresh trusted Texas Rangers more than other law enforcement agencies.

"...If and when he ended up in the hands of the authorities, he knew that his guilt or innocence..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

What Time is it There?

"...wondering when it's gonna get good, my initial assessment of What Time Is It There? was to brand it..."

April 26, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Contrast Review: The Whisper of the Jaguar

Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau and Thais Guisasola’s film resounds

"...It starts with the sounds of a river. Macaws call and leaves ripple along the..."

July 20, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Nick Yeager

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

"...human rights violation," comments Amy Sommer Gifford, co-executive producer of Waco: The Rules of Engagement. The filmmaker is clear..."

May 2, 1997 Screens Feature

20 Years of the Blues

"...we write about music. We analyze, criticize, praise, and sometimes bury bands, musicians, and clubs while examining the ins..."

July 7, 1995 Music Feature

Robert Rodriguez Opens The Book of Boba Fett

The Austin filmmaker takes the mask off Star Wars' enigmatic bounty hunter for new Disney+ show

"...Like every kid eager for the second installment of George Lucas' saga set a long, long time ago..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade's Biggest Albums

Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio's mix

"...Epitome of tragedy and triumph, Sub­lime's eponymous third album became a..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: Time for the Bonus Round!

Trusting ourselves to allow the housing that will change the city

"...months to draft an ordinance that will allow developers of affordable housing to ratchet up the number of units,..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin’s Fallout Theater Phoenixes up from The New Movement Ashes

New bosses, different from the old bosses, herald a fresh start

"...A person would have to be a total goofball to start off by saying “There sure was a..."

May 8, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Showers of Sound

The Bubble, the only place to record for Austin's indie elite

"...is working a mop around the scuffed linoleum floor of the (new) Bubble, the Austin recording studio he co-owns..."

March 29, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Year of Being John Malkovich

Top 10 Films of the Year, Decade, and Eternity

"...as a good year for movies, citing the number of excellent films released during the past months and the..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...in 2022. While continuing to chant at the altar of the black-shirted heavy music realm, it also swings open..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...$1,500 was a lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Risen From the Ashes

"...Stephen Mills in Ashes When Austin has a winner, everybody knows it, right?..."

March 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 (plus one) Theatrical Treasures and Pleasures of 2007

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires recalls 2007, in the theatre

"...a marvelous party," sang Noël Coward once upon a time, and that was my thought after seeing Dave Steakley's..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Las Cuatro Estaciones: A Story of Human Trees

In Sharon Marroquín's new dance, we are all gnarled and heliotropic

"...I am a tree that has trouble letting go of its leaves ......."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

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