'King of New York' (Special Edition)

With Abel Ferrara's first real budget came name talent and new blood

"...hired by Lions Gate to keep Ferrara on track bolt for the door. As we see on an accompanying..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Review by Wells Dunbar

Daringly Perverse

Death chess, incest, maggots, kidnappings, hippies, cannibals, undead babes, Kaufman as a killer, corndogs, and the birth of slash: Halloween home viewing

"...in your mind long after the final jagged lightning bolt strobes across the castle face. -- Marc Savlov..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'The Powerful Odor of Mendacity'

An interview with Molly Ivins and Louis Dubose, authors of Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America.

"...voted for Bush have been absolutely astonished by the bolt to the right. They were going along in the..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

TV Eye

Fall TV is dead; long live fall TV!

"...dead and in the most logical way possible.) Another bolt of energy comes from Mercedes McNab as vampire-turned-secretary, Harmony...."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

On the Lege

For the Senate Democrats, Labor Day was just another day (not) at the office.

"...returned as I had always planned -- not a bolt from the group, but a planned return after sine..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Sheet Music

Summer Reading

"...He's uncovered long-ignored sonic terrorists like UK grindcore wonders Bolt Thrower and former South Austin skins' fave Hellhammer, who..."

June 6, 2003 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants

"...spirit called the Lighting Man who carried a lightning bolt and made thunder with stone axes...."

Jan. 3, 2003 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"..."I doubt anyone has been turned away, a no-room-at-the-inn, bolt-the-door kind of thing."..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

After a Fashion

Oh, you know it's the season when everyone gets on the First Thursday bandwagon. Plus, this week, our Style Avatar goes to jail. You'll just have to read about it.

"...of the ultimate Christmas gift would be, she answered, "Bolt cutters." That wacky Noelle. Down the hall on the..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Can Lazarus Rise Again?

Gary Bradley faces bankruptcy, and Austin wonders if he'll survive and thrive one more time.

"...Then came a bolt from the blue. Last month, a Travis County family..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Letters at 3AM

The White House is intent on totalitarian measures and war; it employs incoherence because it cannot speak plainly of its machinations.

"...July 20 New York Times headline ran: "GOP Lawmakers Bolt Bush's Herd -- Many Skittish Over Economy as Midterm..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Richard Hell

Reissues

"...described as "really fucking awful," hearing Hell's jaundiced yelp bolt through "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and the unforgettable,..."

June 21, 2002 Music Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Sunset

The day the DEA came for Dan Del Santo

"...The front-door jam was completely smashed, the dead bolt busted away from the door. The house was crawling..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Anne Sherwood

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...if God Almighty would answer him with a lightning bolt. Two rather large burly gentlemen came from opposite sides..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Public Notice

Things are gearing up in public service-land for Austin's sizzling summer. Here are a few things to do this weekend, plus a jump on next, to boot.

"...Instead, run, barrel, beat it, bolt, bound, hustle, scamper, scurry, scoot, hasten, and hie like..."

May 25, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

No Commitment Necessary

As the economy takes a dive, many high tech workers find themselves stuck on the temping treadmill

"...Sitting bolt upright at her desk in a nondescript cubicle at..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

puh-LOB-o-liss!

How a handful of Dartmouth College stoners started a revolution in modern dance.

"...off Sumerian or Egyptian or Roman ceramic pictograms. A bolt of lightning hit so close to Pendleton while he..."

March 2, 2001 Arts Feature by John Job

The Hightower Lowdown

The New Environmental Regime; Ripping Off the Pentagon

"...How about paying $1,887 for a machine bolt that was supposed to cost us taxpayers only 40..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Final Flowering

With Cold Sassy Tree, distinguished composer Carlisle Floyd crafts an opera to crown his lengthy career.

"...pitched high as heaven, "mock" punched out like a bolt from above, "blind" held and sung with imperial force...."

Jan. 12, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Redd Light Special

One right fine Tele-pickin' dude

"...introduced, calling them "canoe paddles" and pointing out the bolt-on-neck construction, which made Leo Fender the Henry Ford of..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Ballet Austin's Hamlet

Long after everyone who was in Bass Concert Hall the night of October 29 has shuffled off this mortal coil, Stephen Mills' ballet of Hamlet will live. Ballet Austin's world premiere production looked and sounded sublime.

"...How did it feel? A bolt of pleasure belted the heart like a big swig..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...signs, and special handshakes. Aryans sport "third eye," "lightning bolts," and "100% wood" tats, and "hit bolts" when they..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

A Night at the Opera

Jon Else's Sing Faster, showing this Wednesday as part of the Texas Documentary Tour, shows us opera Like we've never seen it before from the stagehands' perspective.

"...well before we started shooting. What we did was bolt an Arriflex camera with an intervalometer to the railing..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...door burst open with such violence that I sat bolt upright, convinced Jennifer's gangland pursuers had found me. But..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

'N Sync, Frank Erwin Center, May 29

"...of Justin Timberlake's goldilocks curls for a set of lightning-bolt cornrows, the boys put on a sexless, predictable show..."

June 9, 2000 Music Review by David Garza

Postmarks

Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."

"...of his neck depicting a thundercloud with a lightning bolt coming out of it. Medium, athletic build, dark hair,..."

March 17, 2000 Column

Public Notice

Love, love, love. That's what it's all about. Yup, this week's column: You'll love it.

"...air or erupts with the fire of a cataclysmic bolt from the blue, it is what it is --..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Articulations

Robert Faires corrects an omission in his review of The Cry Pitch Carrolls and tells you where to find an umbrella.

"...there until dawn. But sometime after midnight, I sat bolt upright in bed and thought, "Oh hell! I never..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

How to Keep Your Bike / 10 Ways to Lose Your Bike

"...2. Lock it with a chain/cable. With bolt cutters and other sharp snippers, thieves can cut through..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Steel Magnolia

"...the forest of pine, oaks, and cypress trees. A bolt of lightning hit the chimney, raced down the fireplace,..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

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