Book Smart: Four Young Bookers Fueling Austin's Collegiate Music Scene

Behind the unjaded lineups of Happen Twice, Howdy Gals, Moonbby, and Beary Good

"...college is how you spend your weekends," says Afterglow's head event coordinator. "I could be out on Sixth Street..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Jesse Sublett's Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin

The rise and fall of the Junkyard King

"...both real and imagined. It's the city of Raymond Chandler and Chinatown, of James Ellroy and, well, O.J. Simpson...."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Clean

Adrien Brody gets dirty in this suitably scummy revenge drama

"...Starring: Adrien Brody, John Bianco, Alex Corrado, Gerard Cordero, Chandler DuPont and Michelle Wilson...."

Jan. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 3-9

"...more like Cormac McCarthy or Albert Camus or Raymond Chandler: with spare simplicity. They accuse me of being too..."

July 3, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...its first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...The King of Staten Island as one of its Headliner titles...."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 2

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 8-14

"...Jules Furthman, and William Faulkner (!) working from Raymond Chandler's novel, Howard Hawks' noir-edged direction, Bogart's note-perfect performance as..."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Who will win this epic new battle royal as Godzilla faces King Ghidorah?

"...Directed by: Michael Dougherty. Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford,..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Robin Hood

This umpteenth iteration of He Who Steals From the Rich to Give to the Poor puts its dumbness front and center

"...is the overtly politicized scripting courtesy of writers Ben Chandler and David James Kelly, who transform the noble-born Robin..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Man

Gosling and Chazelle's moon man biopic soars

"...Chazelle. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit, Ethan..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Martha Macisaac, Joey Klein, Charlotte Lindsay Marron (World Premiere) HEADLINERS..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Glass Castle

Jeanette Walls' beloved memoir hits the big screen

"...Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield, Ella Anderson, Chandler Head, Sarah Snook, Josh Caras and Brigette Lundy-Paine...."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Five Films Improved by a Stiff Drink

We laughed, we cried, we passed out

"...family. But he ends up found in the sea, head caved in and foot tied to the gas pedal...."

July 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Staying on Message With the San Antonio Spurs

Twitter branding with the NBA's most notoriously conservative squad

"...keep that in mind when you're socializing," says James Chandler, vice president of digital operations at the IMG Studio,..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...invasions and true crime are a motif this year, spearheaded by two SXSW alums. First, Mickey Keating (Pod) returns..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: This Is Halloween

Unconventional horror for the haunting time

"...'em, shock 'em glory of Trick 'r Treat, its bag-headed, candy-crunching icon Sam a virtual saint in my household...."

Oct. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Films Go Better With Bluebonnets

The Hill Country Film Fest features cinema amid the wildflowers

"...Other features include Chandler Wild's documentary Mount Lawrence, which follows his 6,500-mile bicycle..."

April 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Untapped Festival Austin Untaps Beer List

Check off your brewery bucket list in one convenient location

"...Likely they will be venting their emotions about musical headliners Manchester Orchestra and Phosphorescent. Expect hyper-buzzy national brewers to..."

March 30, 2015 Food Post by Eric Puga

July Is Crime Month: Raymond Chandler’s 'The Long Goodbye'

Sleuthing for a childhood relic

"...of theirs, gave me a worn paperback of Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye. My mind still reels...."

July 11, 2014 Books Post by Raoul Hernandez

Lit-urday: The Fever

Megan Abbott novel outfits high schoolers in a fetching shade of noir

"...brief assignation, Lise has a seizure in class, “[h]er head twisting, slamming into the tiles, her bright red face..."

July 5, 2014 Books Post by Amy Kamp

Lou Reed’s Rock & Roll Heart

Saved by that which he revolutionized

"...way I heard music. Forever. I knew the years ahead would be different, and while there was no way..."

Oct. 28, 2013 Music Post by Bill Bentley

DVD Bonus: Meet the Fraggles

Jim Henson's fantastical creations dance our cares away

"...accident-prone Wembley and sardonic Boober play a proto-Joey and Chandler...."

May 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Host

Andrew Niccol writes and directs this romantic, science-fiction thriller that's based on a novel by Stephenie Meyer.

"...Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel, Diane Kruger, William Hurt, Chandler Canterbury, Frances Fisher and Scott Lawrence...."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...films from far and away? Well, joining previously announced Headliners like magic comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, there’s Hawking,..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Battlefield America

It's You Got Served for a younger dance generation.

"...Mekia Cox, Christopher Jones, Lynn Whitfield, Tristen M. Carter, Chandler Kinney, JoJo Wright and Gary Anthony Sturgis...."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

"...all in black, gallops across the screen at the head of her gang of gunfighters in Sam Fuller's Forty..."

May 4, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Ex-Punk Author, DIY or Die Forever

Test-driving the newest iBooks Author app (bumps ahead)

"...rock star; I wanted to be the next Raymond Chandler. I sent out dozens of copies of manuscripts to..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

How Parallelogramophonograph survived Scotland and became a better improv troupe

"...2006, he thinks: "Somehow it got buried in my head that this was the thing to do." Though Pgraph..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'The NFL Beat': Week 10

'Chronicle' fantasy column debuts

"...big game as usual. On the Waiver Wire: Scott Chandler TE (BUF): The Cowboys are the second-most friendly defense..."

Nov. 10, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Page Two: Bright Light, Hot Smoke

Here we go again: South by Southwest 2011

"...having climbed the highest loop of tracks and now heading straight down fast, and there's nothing that is going..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Column by Louis Black

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