Robots

There are no great animation advance in Robots, but neither is it a return to The Ice Age.

"...Directed by: Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha. The Saturday morning screening was..."

March 11, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ice Age: The Meltdown

An exercise in the superfluous, this sequel lacks the original film’s geniality – and all of its pro-environment stumping.

"...for Manny.) Scene-stealer Scrat (voiced by the original’s director, Chris Wedge) returns, too, as a half-squirrel/half-rat concoction forever foiled..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Spike & Mike's 1999 Classic Festival of Animation

"...Academy Award winner, “Bunny,” from Blue Sky Studios and Chris Wedge, is another keeper, the tale of an elderly..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monster Trucks

Boy meets monster, adventure ensues

"...Directed by: Chris Wedge. Starring: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Thomas Lennon, Barry..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Secret Life of Pets

Hollywood has the cure for those dog-day afternoons of summer

"...Directed by: Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney...."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Epic

This imaginative 3-D animated fantasy takes place in a forest world.

"...Directed by: Chris Wedge...."

May 24, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Hot Takes

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

"...coupe glass and serve with a lemon-peel garnish. [page] Chris Melton – Beverage Director, Hai Hospitality..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Austin’s Mexican-Style Lagers Are Coming in Hot

Livin' la vida lager

"...Mohrfeld adds a kick save for all the wedge-heads: "A well-made Mexican lager clearly does not need to..."

July 12, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Can Dems Flip the Suburbs?

Democratic challengers target two vulnerable Central Texas House districts

"...overreached – and they see public education as the wedge issue that could flip seats...."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Chris Bradford'Chronicle's Grammatical FailuresDear Editor,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Column

Ice Age

Prehistoric buddy cartoon.

"...Directed by: Chris Wedge. This prehistoric buddy pic has a heart bursting..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Queerbot by Any Other Name ...

Use your words carefully

"...heavily right-leaning district, this might be the type of wedge issue that could be brought up to "question your..."

Feb. 17, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Municipal Death Match!

With five council seats open, mayor and Place 1 look like the headliners

"...prospect of an early bond election, apparently as a wedge to differentiate himself from Leffingwell. McCracken has similarly reversed..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Treats for Voting and Pearl Fest Announcements

Exercise civic duties for a sane government and a biscuit

"...gets you a plate of beer-battered cod and homemade wedge fries...."

Oct. 25, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Olin, Rosanna Arquette, Jordan Gavaris, Alexander Koch, Nathan Keyes, Chris Voss (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Attacks 'AC's Endorsement of Bell

"...Dear Editor, In endorsing Chris Bell [“Endorsements,” Oct. 20], the Chronicle staff apparently overlooked..."

Oct. 24, 2006 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the problems plaguing our state instead of supporting divisive wedge issues that truly serve no purpose other than stoke..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Chocolate, Cheese, Waffles, and Caramels

Well, yes, those are some of our favorite things, too

"...and the Connecticut-based Cheesemonger Box from Laura Downey and Chris Palumbo is a cheese-of-the-month-club service that will make sure..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trey Edward Shults Returns for Austin Film Festival

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Blair Witch retrospective

"...a toll on prison warden, Bernadine Williams. The emotional wedge in her marriage grows. Memories of a recently botched..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Conservative Group: Anti-LGBTQ Bills Could Cost Texas $8.5 Billion

Strange bedfellows make economic case against bigoted bills

"...TAB projects. “Discriminatory legislation is bad for business,” said Chris Wallace, TAB president. “Our economic study points to the..."

Dec. 6, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Coffee Table Iconoclasts

Oversized books and outsized personalities

"...has been doing it since 1892. This lush, fat wedge of a book gathers society debs and supermodels, candids..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

City Hall Hustle: Choose Your Battleground

From zoning to parking to water, the new council's got its contentious hands full

"...106: A measure from Bill Spelman, Laura Morrison, and Chris Riley, would require that in third-party agreements, where city..."

July 29, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Vince Young Steakhouse

Vince Young turns his 'A' game to the steak game

"...spot in the kitchen at Vino Vino. General manager Chris Tosch, formerly of Fleming's, oversees the front of the..."

April 8, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Dining del Lago 2010

What a difference some rain makes! The water is blue, the hills are green, and several new restaurants are cooking near area lakes.

"...Mizu sparked big-time hopes when it announced gifted chef Chris Bauer would run the food operation. The owners also..."

July 2, 2010 Food Feature

Comer, Creationists and Dover Schools

Why the author of the book for which TEA's science expert says she got fired gets creationists so upset.

"...up in a firestorm over whether science curriculum director Chris Comer was forced out of her job because she..."

Dec. 5, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

More Than a Festival, Less Than a Movement

At Slamdance, tenderness, anger, and a very steep slope

"...comedy The Guatemalan Handshake drives around in the film's wedge-shaped little two-seater car, while the subjects of the documentary..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Short of the Bend

The Travis Room at the Lakeway Inn

"...e-mail messages to the Chronicle declared that new chef Chris Tomboni had created a cuisine that would rival the..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

Apology Demanded

"...mutually exclusive? We have the same goals, and the wedge that is being driven between us was forged by..."

June 13, 1997 Column

Where's the Sizzle?

Sullivan's: A+ Ambiance, B+ Steaks

"...I hadn't seen in years -- a huge, ice-cold wedge of crisp iceberg slathered with blue cheese. Now I..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Food Feature by Robb Walsh