Austin Heightens COVID Guidelines for Special Event Permits

Attendee screening, distancing provisions take effect Monday

"...the spread of COVID-19 as part of the special events permit application process through the Austin Center for Events...."

Aug. 29, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice

"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas

"...While his TV self progresses, Young is back in Austin, working on a new album with Band..."

April 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World , every MCU film reviewed

"...New World, the 35th feature in the franchise, brings back Captain America for the first time, as former Falcon..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...Maybe this’ll sound sacrilegious, but this year’s Summer Events Calendar is a devilishly good one. That’s right, Chronicle..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Horror sets sail with the scariest section of Dracula

"...days before the empty ship crashed into British shore, bringing the butcherous vampire Count Dracula with it...."

Aug. 11, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Irish action-thriller about a retired assassin dragged back into a life of violence

"...the Troubles in Northern Ireland and how they crept back into Eire...."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Farmers Market Report: April 28-29

Farmers Markets shift a few hundred yards in either direction

"...a much cooler than average April, we will be back up in the eighties this weekend, with the teasing..."

April 26, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

The Water Man

Tale of tales finds strength in fantasy as a young boy goes questing

"...centuries looking for his lost love, in hopes of bringing her back from the beyond. At least, that's what..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dolemite Is My Name

Eddie Murphy pays homage to the comedy genius of Rudy Ray Moore

"...it? – sweet screenplay. This isn’t their first time bringing a semi-marginalized real-world individual’s life story to the big..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Operation Finale

Nazi hunting history may be accurate, but lacks tension or gravity

"...international kidnapping – the Israeli team is tasked with bringing Eichmann back to the promised land alive to stand..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Burma VJ

This documentary about the 2007 Myanmar uprising is an airtight argument for the absolute necessity of a free press.

"...masterpiece. You simply cannot tear your eyes from the events unfolding slowly, bravely, tragically on the screen. Those events..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

"...Calvin Fuller drops out of the dugout (literally) and back in time about 1,600 years. It seems that Arthur's..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Little

Time goes backward in this riff on Big (or maybe it just feels that way)

"...everyone around her, including personal assistant April Williams (Rae, bringing her usual doe-eyed charm). After verbally abusing a little..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Behind the Wheel With Documentary The Gentleman Driver

The world of millionaire endurance racers in The Gentleman Driver

"...sport’s last connection to its amateur roots. In endurance events, where teams field multiple drivers taking turns in the..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Happy Death Day 2U

Comedy-horror sequel is less Halloween, more Groundhog Day

"...Happy Death Day. The sequel owes more to the Back to the Future franchise than Halloween. There’s not a..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Django Unchained

As entertaining and subversive as Django Unchained is, Tarantino's latest also suffers from a certain slackness.

"...Quentin Tarantino is back with another wish-fulfillment history adventure. Like his last picture,..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...to its tail as closing night films, and it's bringing a whole pack of shorts, VR projects, extra titles,..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ballad of Wallis Island

An estranged music duo reunites in this bittersweet British comedy

"...these two former lovers, and the impossibly awkward Charles bringing them back together in the isolated location evokes a..."

April 4, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

HBO Comes to ATX (Television, That Is)

Festival announces partnership and programming for the streamer

"...HBO and HBO Max are coming back to ATX Television Festival, but they're bigger than ever,..."

May 13, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: An Orgasm Party

Like bringing egg salad to a family reunion at the lake in August

"...friends and my work often requires that I attend events and social functions where I don’t know anyone. This..."

April 19, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Venom

Spider-Man's nemesis gets a spin-off without web-head

"...ready to use as its north star before falling back into the dull rhythm of doomsday plot devices and..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Birth of Formula One – Austin

Some welcome the new offspring, and some don't, but the high-speed newcomer is at the starting gate

"...Amer­icas: In what was until recently the sleepy Southeast backwater of Elroy, up has sprung a race track/concert venue/business..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Living on the Air in Austin

Live Music Flourishes in the Studio

"...throughout the day to prepare news reports, plan fundraising events, and do whatever else is necessary to keep the..."

April 10, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Former Sidewinder Space Now Open as After-Hours Club the Cut

Victory Grill owner and partners hope to fix long-idle outdoor stage

"...a rare kind of Austin nightlife, with the Cut bringing members-only, after-hours DJ parties to 715 Red River...."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Taste of New Orleans ATX Style

Get Your Taste of New Orleans With These Nine Crawfish Boils

"...mudbugs, crawfish, or yabbies, these delectable little shellfish are back in season and ready for eating...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Events Post by Desiree Johnson

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...first wave of titles for 2018, and it's already bringing the big guns, with the announcement of the world..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...new and old, remains among the most popular improv events in the city...."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW: Nik Turner Spreads His Cosmic Wings

Hawkwind co-founder to re-enact the 'Space Ritual'

"...Turner got kicked out of the Hawk nest (twice) back in the Eightues, on March 15 he revisits his..."

March 15, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Blue Starlite Shines on Mueller Again

After four-month hiatus, urban drive-in finds a new old home

"...Drive-In is not an average business. As it moves back to Mueller, Frank said he is excited that the..."

March 5, 2018 Screens Post by Tinu Thomas

New Harry Potter Prompts BookPeople to Revive the Magic of Release Parties Past

J.K. Rowling's latest brings the gang back together for one last hurrah

"...inch by inch, in short articles expanding on character backstories and more fully illustrating various locations from the books...."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

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