Broken Embraces

Penélope Cruz stars in Pedro Almodóvar's latest, which plays like the lost love child of Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hitchcock.

"...a bit of narrative suspense to his storytelling in Broken Embraces. Starring his longtime muse Cruz, the film is..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cipollina Fully Embraces Italian Cuisine

After informal market research, chef hones in on new Italian menu

"...where two sides of a Countryside Farm hog are broken down every two weeks, with all 200 pounds put..."

Feb. 19, 2014 Food Post by Amira Jensen

Spanking the Monkey

"...and take care of his depressed mother, who has broken her leg in a suicide attempt. He leaves Ray..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Doctor Sleep

Back to the cinematic hallowed ground of the Overlook Hotel

"...McGregor is at his broken best as the man still pursued by the literal..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Viva Pedro!

Peel back the Chronicle's archives to find lots more Pedro Almodóvar

"...Broken Embraces “is about mad love and its consequences, [and]..."

Nov. 14, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Love My Dad

Patton Oswalt embraces the cringe in a comedy of terrible parenting

"...the film’s opening credits. They are full of excuses, broken promises, and rationalizations explaining why Chuck hasn’t been there..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Flight Home

The decision to embrace death becomes a touching affirmation of life

"...stroke; some arterial plaque or a blood clot was broken free, ending up in his brain. The stroke left..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...moments when A Gun, A Car, A Blonde simultaneously embraces and sends up the noir genre. A mixed bag,..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...young children who begins to spontaneously vomit toy blocks. "Broken Bird" D: Rachel Harrison Gordon. A biracial girl caught..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...It's true that Watson has broken through such thinking before, brokering agreements between progressive environmentalists..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What We’re Listening to Right Now

Blakchyl x Hyah!, Empyrrean, Homemade Bangs, the Applicators, and more sounds for your week

"...Blakchyl x Hyah! Beam broken communications from the outer rim..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback – Carnegie Bound: Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr. strips down on his way to Carnegie Hall, hardcore duo Street Sects kills the lights, and Savannah Welch makes her first public appearance since losing her leg

"...band. "For me, all these songs started in some broken-down form – on acoustic guitar, sometimes piano – so..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...are self-evident on 2001 Music Room release Real Bad. (Broken Spoke, 9pm) -- Christopher Gray..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

The Best Music We’ve Seen So Far at SXSW 2023

An insightful Jeff Tweedy, sunshiney Armani White, and more

"...followed the Michigan native’s recovery from a music-video induced broken leg, forcing a year-long break from performance. Despite major..."

March 14, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Jana Horn Is Cautiously Optimistic

Cautious and cerebral ATX singer-songwriter finally releases her solo debut

"..."Broken record" thus shelved, Optimism came together locally at Hen..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...swap strikes more personal, with Gauthier's "Mercy Now," House's "Broken Wing," and Chapman relating the devastating loss behind "Sand..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...the Main, 10pm Spiffy and soulful, Walker Lukens wholly embraces his role as Austin's solution to Bruno Mars (albeit..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Ballet Austin's Belle Redux: A Tale of Beauty & the Beast

In its striking concept and execution, Stephen Mills' take on the fairy tale was his most fully realized story ballet since Hamlet

"...man's arrogance and cruelty brings upon him a curse broken only by the love of a young woman for..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...spanning 17 years and almost every format the man embraces – solo, duo, with a band, acoustic, electric –..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Tuesday's Gone

On your marks, get set, Tuesday SXSW showcases!

"...showcase set, but she shines just as bright solo. Broken Gold (2011) broke Top 10 lists of nearly all..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Days of Blame

The only enemy is us!

"...Just south of the border of North Carolina, it embraces a Mexican theme, featuring restaurants, gas stations, a motel,..."

April 23, 2010 Column by Louis Black

The Next Fun Fearless Female Rock Star

Austin's now generation comes of age in Suzanna Choffel

"...because the folk tradition incorporates myriad genres and generously embraces outside influences. Being somewhat elusive comes with inherent problems,..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Centro-matic/South San Gabriel

"...is playful, plugged in, meanderingly poignant, South San Gabriel embraces menace, melancholy, and shades of midnight. After Dual Hawks,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Okkervil River

Record Review

"...petulant and grotesque. The Austin combo sounded tortured and broken, a drastic and dramatic departure from the folkier roots..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...notably Ronald Reagan) interrupted by spurts of applause. "He embraces political reform." Friedman's field director, Reid Nelson, who ran..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...youth with Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy! (RDV/Akashic Books, 104 pp., $9.95, paper). The slim,..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

"...CAMPO Embraces Air Quality..."

June 20, 2003 Column

Paradise

Ten years after Gravity, Alejandro Escovedo finds his "Paradise."

"...-- in these gypsy digs, the volume knob is broken off on 10 without the stereo being on...."

June 28, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Riders on the Storm

With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.

"...By your broken voice of an exile..."

May 5, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Record Reviews

Built to Spill

"...respectively: the unpredictable synergy that occurs when street culture embraces science fiction. The album's packaging, futuristic blueprints and superheroic..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

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