SXSW Film 2015 Rundown

Reviews, interviews, photo galleries, and more

"...Over nine days of SXSW Film, we churned out so many reviews and..."

March 22, 2015 SXSW Post

The Kid Stays in the Picture

"...this film is based, was a tell-all, read-all maelstrom of back-stabbing, drug-taking, filmmaking debauchery. Thankfully, this film version is..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Following January’s tease of six titles, SXSW Film has unloosed its 145-film strong..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Mission: Impossible III

It's all poppycock, of course, but done with great vim, vigor, and flair.

"...Starring: Tom Cruise, Michelle Monaghan, Keri Russell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Simon Pegg, Laurence Fishburne, Billy Crudup and Bahar Soomekh...."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...period romance Carol, with seven nominations – including double best lead actress nods for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara...."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...people onstage than in the crowd. This was one of those nights. Grabbing Nelson's beloved guitar Trigger, pushing the..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

The life, passions, and shattering death of the traveler

"...About Anthony Bourdain, Bridgers’ lyrics echoed in the back of my thoughts...."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Jet Li's Fearless

Jet Li's final martial-arts epic is fittingly peripatetic, finding the Hong Kong superstar ricocheting across the screen from action set-piece to emotional overload and back again.

"...back again, like some gravitationally challenged cue ball out of time and out of hand. In what seems like..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Les Freaques, Sont Chics

"...3) smellier, and 4) fun. Treasure City, possibly the best thrift store/social movement of the century (along with event..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Cindy Widner

American History X

"...Kaye was so eager to have his name taken off this film (and replaced with “Humpty Dumpty”) is a..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Dispatches From Beyond Deadline

New book collects final reports of those who gave their lives

"...generally aware that journalists are sometimes under threat because of their work, the scale of those threats might be..."

April 12, 2019 News Column by Michael King

The Game is Afoot!

The Women's World Cup gets underway in Paris

"...to a 4-0 win over South Korea in front of 45,000+ fans at the Parc des Princes in Paris...."

June 7, 2019 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

'Downton Abbey' Watch

Another wedding, and the war between Thomas and O'Brien ramps up

"...In terms of viewer engagement, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes hasn’t done..."

Jan. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'Type So Hard You Bruise the Screen'

Owen Egerton has 30 things to say to struggling writers

"...the late 1950s, Jack Kerouac typed out a list of thirty points describing his writing practice in a piece..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Books Post by Owen Egerton

Le Draft 2007

"...in a dorm flat. This was the first year of my life with the magical and wondrous “cable” television,..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Soda Jerks

The AISD Vending Machine Scandal and the World of Snacks and Sodas

"...November when he walked into the San Antonio warehouse of BMS Vending. Liva was then under contract with BMS..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Walking Contradiction

Exploring the legacy of one of Austin's great, unsung singer-songwriters, Blaze Foley

"...his friends for using duct tape to hold most of his possessions together -- or fame -- being shot..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is also part of this year's headliners...."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Booze You Can Use: A Few Choice Local Views

Sufficient Texas tipples to topple any tedium

"...enjoying a brief respite from the day’s cares. And of course no one has to. There’s always water or..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

George H. W. 'The Dude' Bush

Do the foreign policy debacles of Bush 43 rehabilitate the career of Bush 41?

"...House, in 1991. Sam Elliot's narration at the open of The Big Lebowski parallels Tim Naftali's argument that George..."

April 4, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

This Old Mouse

Facing accusations of market saturation, cultural homogenization, and unethical labor practices, Disney keeps manufacturing the magic … but for how long?

"...ever braved the hot sun and the bright colors of Florida, we would have turned back when we saw..."

May 10, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Dirty Words

Roger Gathman delves into local bookstores' shelves of smut to investigate the collective Gestalt of erotica.

"...In January of 1999, when the Senate was gearing up to try..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Mobile Food

Some tips on getting a foot in the door of the trailer business

"...food trailer, cart, or truck is the new wave of Austin eatery, and it's taking off like gangbusters, attracting..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I left the U.S. in mid-September I saw one of my ethnic Albanian friends who came to Austin as..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...column that she was talking about -- the column of Sept. 21 -- Belinda Acosta actually referred to the..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Mile 22

Wahlberg and company get bloody as a CIA black ops team

"...The internet has a lot of ideas (shocking, I know) about what film has fired..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Page Two: Gutbucket Politics

The deadly consequences of following Bush's instincts

"...to find something closer to calm, abandoning the way of turbulence: standing my ground in an open field as..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...the Chronicle in a new light since the events of September 11. While most of the country has been..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...In regards to the tragic events of September 11, very little has been offered to provide..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

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