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"...Willie Carpenter, Robert Gossett. (R, 90 min.) From the Lawrence Bender production company A Band Apart (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Producers: Ben Affleck, Lynette Howell Taylor, Mark Williams, Screenwriter: Bill Dubuque Christian Wolff is brought out of hiding by..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Croy and the Boys, Warpaint, a Metal Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week

"...lineup will keep the dance floor moving, but Friday’s bill delivers a master class in Austin’s new breed of..."

May 24, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The First Omen

Gruesome gynohorror prequel to 1976’s satanic masterpiece The Omen

"...by: Arkasha Stevenson. Starring: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Bill Nighy, Maria Caballero, Nicole Sorace, Sonia Braga and Tawfeek..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...Now, this heat-sensitive Bill of Rights mug adds a little depresso to your..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Harroche, Riley Keough, Gina Gammell, Screenwriters: Franklin Sioux Bob, Bill Reddy, Riley Keough, Gina Gammell War Pony follows the..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

More Anti-LGBTQ BS From Ken Paxton

Why did the attorney general want a list of transgender Texans?

"...Court should overrule several other decisions as well, including Lawrence v. Texas, the court's 2003 finding that Texas' "sodomy..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark Updegrove

The Library's director from 2009 to 2017 on LBJ's evolving legacy

"...in 1993, when he handed the reins over to Bill Clinton. We didn’t have these heightened passions around the..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Select Live Music Reemerges

ACL Live reintroduces in-person audiences, alongside steady outdoor calendars at the Far Out Lounge and Sagebrush on South Congress.

"...Lawrence Boone books music six nights a week and admits..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Farr, Jim Cummings, Nican Robinson, Jocelyn DeBoer, Macon Blair, Bill Wise, Jordan Fox, Chelsea Edmondson (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...with death. Cast: David Morse, Rainn Wilson, Jared Breeze, Bill Sage, Mike Vogel, Zuleikha Robinson, Aiden Lovekamp (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sour Notes Tour Diary

Local indie troupe cruises NXNE and all points between

"...after us as a surprise late addition to the bill. Funny how you travel all the way to Toronto..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Jared Paul Boulanger

Raising Arizona

Arizona Dranes, the gospel beat, and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

"...County named William H. Holland, who pushed for a bill to appropriate $50,000 for the land, buildings, and staff...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Finding an SBOE Balance: District Roundup

SBOE contests around the state

"...name – his father is popular former Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff – and the antics of the incumbent to..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...hairs, and this year French-born Chilean Tijoux fills the bill with her U.S. debut from pan-Latin monopoly Nacional Records...."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Point Austin: Reading the Roots

They came, they saw, they blogged

"...surrender on 17 Democratic senators ("This was the best bill we could get") and punting the simmering question of..."

July 25, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Chipping Away at Crack Sentencing Disparity

The first step toward eliminating the much-reviled 100-to-one crack-to-powder-cocaine sentencing scheme will take effect tomorrow, Nov. 1.

"...one-size-fits-all justice. In 1997 her two sons, Lamont and Lawrence, then recent graduates of Howard University, were fingered as..."

Oct. 31, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

'Possession Arrow'

Big XII tournament prediction edition

"...1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. The game in Lawrence, Kan., won by A&M, was fantastic. Expect another gem..."

March 2, 2007 Sports Feature

Big River

TexARTS' Big River, its first foray into full-scale musical production, was more than impressive; it was energetic, entertaining, and joyous

"...docks, supported director Franchelle Stewart Dorn's staging effectively, and Bill Mester's sound, though more than slightly uneven, allowed the..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Evacuee Limbo, Eviction Trickle

FEMA stops sending money at the end of the month to cities for paying the rent of hurricane evacuees; apartment eviction notices are already showing up on some New Orleanians' doors; thousands of displaced evacuees are in rental properties throughout the area; talk amongst yourselves

"...Some evacuees have already received eviction notices. Lawrence and Angela Argrett, who live in the Volente Villas..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Second Wind

As the Katrina crisis subsides, the small victories and the larger questions persist

"...Day, who is still searching for her missing husband, Lawrence Day Jr. She last spoke with him Aug. 23,..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...be as silly as the fuss: TSP Director Kathy Lawrence said TSP tentatively plans to place stickers over the..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature

Booze, Bad Guys, and Bamboozlement

Analyzing the Stereotype of Detectives and the Bottle

"...both -- but the relatively mellow, and even genial, Lawrence Block, author of such "New Age" fare as Ariel..."

April 25, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

The Bodyguard

"...Mick Jackson. Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs and Ralph Waite. Rumored to have been rife..."

Nov. 27, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Going Fine, Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas’ American: The Bill Hicks Story, Mike Woolf’s Man on A Mission, Jacob..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of miles driven on average per capita per day (www.rrc.state.tx.us/tepc/092404presentations/billbarker.pdf). At the same time, Houston Republican oilman Matthew Simmons..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...Lyndon Johnson) Dale Carpenter (Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas) Kristin Cashore (Bitterblue [Graceling])** William H. Chafe..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul

When movies go looking for Christmas redemption

"...Some people like to talk about the career of Bill Murray as being composed of two distinct eras: pre-Rushmore..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Sonny's Last Shot, Lawrence Wright..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...Dave Moriaty, Sara Clark, Ginger Varney, Big Boy Medlin, Bill Bentley, Jaxon ... we tip our hats to those..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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