Burn After Reading

The Coen brothers may be masters of black comedy, but there are times when there’s no point in taking them seriously.

"...Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, David Rasche and J.K. Simmons. Burn After Reading, the new film from the Coen brothers,..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Burn After Reading

ScreenBurn at SXSW Arcade: totally free, totally open to public

"...badge-only policy. One of the few exceptions is the ScreenBurn at SXSW Arcade. Free and open to the public,..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Money to Burn

John Cornyn tries to keep tobacco case lawyers from reaping all of the financial benefits.

"...get only a fraction of the billions they are after...."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Burn, Baby, Burn

On Fahrenheit 451 and why good democracy should make you feel bad

"...classic, Fahrenheit 451, about a dystopian future society where reading has been outlawed and books are burned in the..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

After a Fashion

Stephen has already tried burning it at both ends, so that's not it ...

"...A BURNING QUESTION I can hardly find the words to discuss..."

March 6, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Stephen gears up for SXSW and spring: Should he choose the pink crocodile or the one-shoulder with ruffles?

"...decide for yourself. Smart, savvy, and with charisma to burn, Jack has a dazzling future in politics...."

March 13, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Continental Drift

Scenes from the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

"...fest, and I intentionally arrived in Toronto during the afternoon so I could pick up my credentials and catch..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

True Grit

Rooster Cogburn rides again in this Coen brothers' remake of the Western classic.

"...larger-than-life portrayal of the “fat, one-eyed” U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, as well as this remake by Joel and Ethan..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mother's Little Monster

Lynne Ramsay and Tilda Swinton on the complexities of their Columbine-inspired collaboration

"...of the goofy lead characters in the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading, a key figure in David Fincher's The..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beer Today, Framed Tomorrow: The Art of the Brew Returns

The annual celebration of suds & art & music is back with even more

"...“Listen, Nelson,” we said, frowning like Brad Pitt in Burn After Reading, in that one scene in the car..."

Aug. 31, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tilda Swinton and Jim Jarmusch Go Together Like Cream

The actress dishes on ‘Only Lovers Left Alive'

"...such as Tony Gilroy [Tony Gilroy], the Coen brothers [Burn After Reading], and David Fincher [The Curious Case of..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Cutting Edge

Trailer maker Mark Woollen talks shop

"...and as hard to summarize as Lost in Translation, Burn After Reading, or Che. His Making the Perfect Trailer..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Paranormal Activity 4

Five years after the end of PA3, things are still going bump in the night.

"...much about its place in history; or the insidious, slow-burn dangers of hyperconnectivity over physical community. But no, that'd..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...performed and reviewed by people who were born shortly after its peak ... to the truly fascinating Page Two..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Money, It's a Gas

Economics, schmeconomics: Chronicle reviewer Roger Gathman compiles the latest books about the (almost) first commodity, money.

"...30s or 40s, that money is important to them after all. This is the moment when reading about some..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Citywide Talent - Meet the Finalists of Citywide 86'd

Four young cooks compete in the finals tonight

"...After several months of qualifying rounds, the four finalists in..."

June 17, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

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Our readers talk back.

"...Reading this article ["AISD Gets the Ball Rolling on High..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Column

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Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...week. And so, I began my morning today by reading two articles, one by Jana Birchum and another written..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Personal Effects

"...to escape into my conscious mind." Prose "seemed to burn right on the page," and life has "a great..."

April 16, 1999 Books Feature by Stacy Bush

Postmarks

Light Rail, Green Politics, and much ado about the city's growing pains.

"...Black could easily have become a stereotypical dogmatic editor after 20 years on the job. Instead he retains a..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column

Melodymaker

Slayer's oracle originates from Palestine, Texas, for 15 years now

"...name: Slayer. We did a show with them and after the show we carried the name [laughs]. That was..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Memories of the Long-Distance Runner

After surviving a holocaust, Gilbert Tuhabonye runs through life to tell his tale

"...he says. "Besides the dead bodies, maybe six hours after the killings began, the Hutu had thrown in some..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Those Lips, Those Eyes

Reading between the features in the Blanton's 'About Face'

"...Flaring from a black-and-white photograph of the actress shortly after her Charlie's Angels heyday, these unsmiling lips suggest an..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Liveblogging the Lege Part Three

"...the gavel gotten bigger this session? The clerk is reading the opinion on King's objection to the secret ballot...."

Jan. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Texas Book Festival 2020: Mychal Denzel Smith

A conversation with the author of Stakes Is High

"...Denzel Smith almost didn’t write Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream, his insightful and sobering examination of..."

Nov. 4, 2020 Arts Post by Evan Rodriguez

Joachim Trier’s Thelma Is a Riveting Tale of Psychic-Sexual Coming of Age

Love makes the world burn down

"...attend Oslo University. She begins having seizures one day after a beautiful girl sits down next to her. No..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Rock & Roll Summer Reading Lagniappe: “What Would Keith Richards Do? Daily Affirmations from a Rock & Roll Survivor”

"...Amen, sister. Rock & Roll Summer Reading wouldn’t be complete without one last entry then:..."

July 17, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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Our readers talk back.

"...I was pleasantly surprised to turn to Stephen Moser's "After a Fashion" column this week [Arts, Aug. 25] and..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column

Hot Takes

What to drink with the fieriest salsas at the AC Hot Sauce Festival

"...has come to define our local scene. My sick burn ain't got nothing on their shade. Jennifer Keyser –..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

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

"...by Degrees) William J. Cobb (The Bird Saviors) Cherie Colburn (Bloomin' Tales: Legends of Seven Favorite Texas Wildflowers )**..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

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