City of God

City of God, like the Rio de Janeiro housing project for which it’s named, is often grim and dire, but the film is also imbued with hope and transcendence.

"...the chicken run down the road? Because in the City of God – a housing project in one of..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City of Men

This Brazilian followup to the award-winning City of God tells a new story but continues its look at gangster life and the cycle of poverty in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

"...Dos Santos, Camila Monteiro, Naíma Silva and Luciano Vidigal. City of Men is a followup to City of God,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hand of God

Unromantic semi-autobiography about an auteur’s discovery of cinema

"...The Hand of God – Paolo Sorrentino’s sentimental semi-autobiographical picture about an..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Tribeca Film Festival Review: No Man of God

Latest Bundy biopic is a portrait of the investigator

"...Two guys in a corner table in some rustbelt city in the mid-1980s. One looks like he wandered into..."

June 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Man of God

Elijah Wood dissects the mind of Ted Bundy

"...Two guys in a corner table in some rustbelt city in the mid-1980s. One looks like he wandered into..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

All This Talk of God Ignores God

"...Dear Chronicle, I have absolutely no idea what God Lt. Gen. William Boykin is talking about ["Naked City:..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Postmarks

The Wages of Agreement Is Death (for Film Fight)

"...know, just when we’d settled into a pleasant state of extended antagonism, Will Smith comes along and ruins everything...."

July 10, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...Aaron Weiss is a man of God. Not because the mewithoutYou frontman sings about Judeo-Christian..."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

God Wears Silver and Blue

"...The Cowboys were represented by Chief Operating Officer Stephen Jones (son of owner Jerry), who thanked "Senator..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey

The leaden acting, tablecloth wardrobe, and Sixties-era Star Trek set design are more likely to leave nonbelievers stupefied than awestruck.

"...could emote up a storm compared to The Book of Mormon Movie’s Noah Danby, who plays straight-shootin’ Mormon icon..."

March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crimes of Passion and Prose

With Quills, Philip Kaufman (Henry & June, The Unbearable Lightness of Being) has made another film about the startling fusion between literature and sex.

"...It is no coincidence that film director Philip Kaufman's offices are a five-minute walk from the City Lights bookstore..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Screens Feature by Michael Ventura

The Wrath of Don

Zimmerman's constituents accuse him of online, in-person abuse

"...In late August, David and Anita Brad­ber­ry walked out of their Northwest Aus­tin home and headed to the nearby..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

City Council Notebook

What's happening this week at City Council.

"...Agenda highlights for the Thursday, July 26 City Council meeting. Items 2-4: Austin Energy rebates to AMD,..."

July 24, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

King of Bongo

Tracking Spain/France's illusive King of Latin punk rock, Manu Chao

"...Mama was queen of the mambo..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

City Hall Hustle: No Ports in This Storm

Ruthless economic climate has city bracing for budget season

"...released its Community Dashboard 2011 report, giving a snapshot of the region's health across four key areas, as agreed..."

April 8, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...a town. That pretty much sums up the careers of Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, at least for most..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...From the peaceful pews of Central Presbyterian to the Eastside’s Revival Coffee to West..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. V)

Paying tribute to Blanda, and more

"...Before prying into the heart of what's gone wrong in the State of Texas football,..."

Oct. 7, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

Tracks of My Tears

A new documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, signs a light on the men behind the Motown sound, the Funk Brothers.

"...45th birthday. According to Motown, Gerald Posner's sobering exposé of "Money, Power, Sex, and Music" at the fabled Motor..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Aaron Frazer’s MCU of Soul

The Indications’ drummer and soul crooner introduces himself at ACL

"...is pulling a rare double-header at the 2021 Austin City Limits Music Festival...."

Oct. 7, 2021 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Liminal Lone Star State: Iliana Sosa’s El Paso in God Save Texas

HBO docuseries screens at AFS Cinema this weekend

"...Making a documentary is always a process of discovery. While Iliana Sosa was filming La Frontera, her..."

March 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

God Loves Uganda

Uganda's harsh, new anti-homosexuality law owes much to the Christian evangelical movement, argues this documentary.

"...exile, we were all dreadfully wrong. As revealed in God Loves Uganda, this African country is presently under attack,..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Bush's military-intelligence expert -- at war with Satan!

"...The Bush administration was scrambling this week to fend off a public relations nightmare courtesy of a U.S. general..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...commissioners this week were again faced with the inadequacies of their county powers as 25 or so people appeared..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Adaptation of Judy Blume's classic is just as perfectly poignant as the book

"...Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is not the first page-to-screen adaptation..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Panhandlers for God

Not all street solicitors are created equal – some owe their souls to the company church

"...Hodge is one-third of the three-man, four-hour KLBJ-FM Dudley & Bob Morning Show..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Noah denies rumors of Forty Days and Forty Nights......"

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Dear God, What Hath Monofonus Wrought Now?

The Austin indie media company gets all epistolary with Thor Harris

"...for SWANS, helmet-wearing Viking-about-town – went through a period of extreme depression years ago. But who’s to say that..."

May 25, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week"Until the results of the investigations are finalized,..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...Director Ed Sills points out, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in the same period, the..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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