Cinematographer Taylor Powell Has Two Homes Making Stoke

From Austin to Hawaii and back again

"...Filmmaker Taylor Powell may live in Austin, but his second home is..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Shalavé Cawley

Wonderstruck

Two lives intertwine across time in the latest from Todd Haynes

"...and enrich each other. In Minnesota in 1977, young Ben (Fegley, of Pete’s Dragon) goes to live with relatives..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Books of a Lifetime

Dawn Powell: A Biography

"...literati of the Thirties and Forties, it was Dawn Powell, a writer Ernest Hemingway claimed was "the best comic..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Books Feature

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Scott Christopherson’s Peace Officer, while in the Visions category, Ben Powell sets sail with Barge, about tugboat workers, and..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Nothin' No Better

The death and new life of a small Mississippi town

"...Directed by: Ben Powell...."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tug Life

Ben Powell's Barge takes a trip along the Mississippi

"...Austin filmmaker Ben Powell (“Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier”) grew up..."

March 14, 2015 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Austin Film Society Announces 2013 Grants

$116,000 awarded to Texas filmmakers

"...Vultures of Tibet. Same goes with Computer Chess and Ben Powell's Barge, both of which were on the 2011..."

Aug. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

102 Dalmatians

"...Starring: Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Ian Richardson, Carol Macready, Ben Crompton, Tim Mcinnerny, Alice Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Jim Carter..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...projects to international festivals to screen their movies. Other beneficiaries include Anna Margaret Hollyman, who took her short “Maude”..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...Godfrey. Bold-faced names plucked from the shorts lineup include Ben Steinbauer (Winnebago Man), Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman (Catfish),..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Neon Exodus

For 22 years, the electrified mural on Fifth Street has been a local landmark, but now it's coming down

"...That's Ben Livingston, neon artist, talking about the large work of..."

March 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film 2015 Rundown

Reviews, interviews, photo galleries, and more

"...Micah Magee We Are Still Here, Ted Geoghegan Barge, Ben Powell Ex Machina, Alex Garland 808, Alex Noyer &..."

March 22, 2015 SXSW Post

Film Flam

Aisha Tyler emcees SXSW Interactive Awards, and more

"...Ben Powell’s short doc “Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier”..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

C3 vs. KOOP and Why Softball Is More American Than Baseball

C3 beats KOOP Radio plus interesting softball historical facts

"...sacrifice fly by Nick Trevino and a single by Ben Barthy (4-for-4, 2 RBI) in the top of the..."

April 7, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...a preharcore 'tude. Peace out, A. – Raoul Hernandez Ben Weaver..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

ACL Music Fest Saturday Listings

ACL Saturday by the blurb

"...b/w "Clamor" for local indie Western Vinyl. – Austin Powell Austin Kiddie Limits..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature

Thursday Picks

"...are all featured on the Young-curated soundtrack, whose proceeds benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War. – Austin Powell Horse..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

ACL Music Fest Preview

"...been Austin-based for more than three decades. With Ray Benson behind the Wheel, they've kept the spirit of Bob..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature

New Year, Old Films

Mid-20th-century must-sees: Part I

"...seen it, it remains the gold standard. Starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

AFS Cinema Unveils the Lone Star Slate

New streaming program curates the best of Texas indies

"...The first round of titles available for VOD, and benefiting Austin Film Society during its coronavirus pandemic closure, highlights..."

May 22, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

ACL Fest Sunday Picks

"...– Doug Freeman Ben Kweller..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...We were creaking down Ben White, sneaking up on Manchaca, pushing 3am, drenched, cramped..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...this dark satire aimed squarely at Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. His ability to make serious political statements while..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...proves the band's equally capable of bleary-eyed ballads. Austin Powell Paper Lions..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday Picks and Sleepers

"...with 2010 debut Zeroes QC (Secretly Canadian), with vocalist Ben Shemie spitting his lyrics through clenched teeth while a..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Scanlines

Night of the Hunter

"...In the 1930s, Ben Harper (Graves) kills a man in the course of..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Screens Feature

ACL Music Fest Saturday Listings

The blurbing of ACL 2011

"...Jam From '73" and "Control Freak." – Austin Powell Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

Saturday

Punk, hardcore, hip-hop, oh my!

"...run by the Black Keys' Patrick Carney. – Austin Powell Low Line Caller..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature

Austin Critics Announce the Five Best Austin Films of 2022

Linklater and mountain lions, the pandemic, the legacy of slavery, and the fight for abortion rights all part of this year’s AFCA Austin Film Award short list

"...director Richard Linklater and stars Milo Coy and Glen Powell. Deep in the Heart..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...bill, but that’s probably for the best.  – Austin Powell Spaceflight Crawfish Boil Sat 18, 1pm, Scholz Garten..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

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