Attack the Block

Smart, quick, funny, and economical, Attack the Block is an alien-invasion movie that's a breed apart.

"...Howard and Jumayn Hunter. Smart, quick, funny, and economical, Attack the Block is an alien-invasion movie that is a..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top Chef Texas, Week 12: Attack the Block

It's a head-to-head matchup at the Pearl Brewery.

"...didn’t get her Rice Kurries on her plate in the Quickfire, a stark example of how high-stakes the Quickfires..."

Jan. 28, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Rock the Block

Joe Cornish on working-class angst and alien invaders in Attack the Block

"...Don't expect South London realtors to endorse Attack the Block. After all, if its gangs of marauding..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Tower Block'

UK suspense with a thick slice of social realism and bloodshed

"...I'll always remember when they knocked down the Victoria Flats. They were my home..."

July 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Kid Who Would Be King

The Arthurian myth retold as an entertaining allegory for the hope of youth

"...been waiting for a new Joe Cornish film since the director made his feature debut with 2011’s Attack the..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

sxswf: Trailer Park Skips the Pond

UK films screening today

"...The British are coming! The British are … Yeah, no,..."

March 13, 2011 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The Watch

This comedy is awfully lightweight although Richard Ayoade lends some spark to the goofy quartet.

"...I kept asking myself one thing throughout the duration of this above-average, aliens vs. average Joes comedy:..."

July 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Adventures of Tintin

Steven Spielberg brings Hergé's comic books to animated life.

"...I haven't played the video game Uncharted, to which this animated via motion..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: From the Dark

Star and director talk monsters, mud, and New Kids on the Block

"...When writer/director Conor McMahon created new vampire flick From the Dark, he deliberately stripped its down to the barest..."

April 11, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Atticus Institute

Or, in defense of found footage and mockumentaries

"...In the 1990s, it was predictable that a slew of unmemorable,..."

Jan. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Week 12

Enterprising fantasy football journalism

"...As we enter the stretch run of the fantasy season, we see in..."

Nov. 24, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Feeling the Heat

A profile of the new Texas ACLU and Executive Director Will Harrell

"...For an organization that limped through the Nineties with virtually no presence at the Legislature, the..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

The Cement Garden

"...and Jochen Horst. A very odd film. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, this is the story of..."

May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Secret Life of Pets

Hollywood has the cure for those dog-day afternoons of summer

"...with questions. Here’s a fun one to anticipate on the drive home from The Secret Life of Pets: “Ma,..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...1, following several hours of intense floor debate in the Texas House on a string of budget amendments seeking..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Last Mile

Futurist Bruce Sterling and Austin Unleashed's Zane McCarthy on the potential tangles of wireless

"...Did you know there was a new Zen restaurant on Guadalupe? Hey, neither..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Musician Hurt in Panhandler Attack Outside Show

Assault highlights worsening criminality in the live music district

"...he was driven away in an ambulance following an attack by a panhandler...."

Nov. 12, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...Listen: that noise in the background. Can you hear it? It's the low thrum..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Gravity of Sound

The Bubble's new studio stands as Mark Genfan's swan song

"...filled with expensive microphones, racks of compressors, and consoles. They're incubators of dreams, places of eternal possibilities, where destinies..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: On the Road to Sine Die

Almost adjourned, the Legislature's toll is still incomplete

"...The lawmaking dust hasn't settled yet – Allah willing, it's..."

May 24, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Abortion Providers Sue to Block Texas Fetal Burial Rule

CRR: Unconstitutional rule imposes cost burden, abortion stigma

"...The Center for Reproductive Rights, representing a group of abortion..."

Dec. 12, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has just announced its tall stack..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

If You Can't Stand the Heat ...

Republican Jill Warren is behind in the polls and going negative on her Democratic opponent Ann Kitchen, in the race for House District 48 in Travis County.

"...arrived and Austin had heard nary a peep from the campaigns of the only contested state legislative race in..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

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 social justice movement in Latin..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

News AggreGAYte for the Week of Nov. 8

Catch up on the queer news beat with Gay Place

"...Ding dong, the douche is gone. In news from the Michigan Attorney..."

Nov. 8, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

TIFF Files: Off to the Races

Reports from the Toronto International Film Festival

"...Greetings from the Toronto International Film Festival, where I arrived on Thursday..."

Sept. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Democrats Attack Fraser on Voter ID Bill

Horseshoe Bay Republican can't answer questions on own bill

"...Debate is underway in the Senate’s “committee of the whole” regarding the Voter ID..."

Jan. 25, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Stage Is Set for Another Emotional Contest at Q2

Austin FC looks to the semifinals after an epic playoff debut

"...If there was a script for Austin FC's first MLS Cup..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

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