Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...downtown to a software company. The Convention Center opens, becomes home to SXSW, then grows. Capital Metro tries, then..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Needful Things

"...Max Von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia, J.t. Walsh and Amanda Plummer. Out of the almost 20-plus Stephen King film adaptations..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Grudge Match

This boxing riff stars Stallone and De Niro, but it's hardly the stuff of Rocky vs. the Raging Bull.

"...Forties fisticuffs films, nails cliches, and telegraphs its eventual outcome at every opportunity. A remarkably uninspired movie overall, Grudge..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Valentine's Day

Aggressively unfunny and unromantic, Valentine’s Day’s chief concern appears to have been the corralling of its cast of a thousand stars.

"...Valentine’s Day, director Marshall pops in for a seconds-long cameo as a mariachi band player. At the sneak screening,..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...myself. The nice folks at CNN did that for me...."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Garfield: The Movie

Garfield Declawed is the result of taking this comic strip to the big screen.

"...Directed by: Peter Hewitt. Starring: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky and Eve Brent. You’d..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I saw one of my ethnic Albanian friends who came to Austin as a refugee from Kosova in 1999...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...can't imagine why Dr. Austen did not point this out, but in that same "TV Eye" column that she..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Tragedy Brings Out the Worst in 'Chron'..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...to provide context for the attack. Both in the media and in daily conversations, I have not heard a..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Pearl Harbor

"...Josh Hartnett and Ben Affleck. Is it wrong for me to love the catastrophe ballets of Michael Bay? I..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rules Have Changed

Two veteran music writers conduct an e-mail correspondence in order to look at new ways of reinventing the music industry.

"...In the age of electronic media, the roundtable discussion has evolved into a forum that..."

June 23, 2000 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...It was a hot Sunday afternoon late in the summer of 1978. Having arrived in town only two weeks..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Postmarks

Nichols Is Biased

"...Under "News at Nine" ["Media Clips," Vol.18, No.19], Lee Nichols has the KOOP Radio..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Column

Misery Business: The Cathartic and Unexpectedly Joyful Trend of Emo DJ Nights in Austin

Welcome to the Black Parade

"...Anyone who's done time manning a nightclub DJ booth comes armed with a..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Playback

Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more

"...its success and rising national popularity by bringing back some of its own greatest hits. Most obvious among those..."

July 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sloppy Kisses to BBC, Vulcan Video

Singing the praises of State of Play and Vulcan Video

"...an informal series in odes to local video stores, count this one as a shoutout to Vulcan Video. But..."

May 22, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Shaun of the Dead) as Tim Bisley, a down-on-his-luck twentysomething film and comic-book geek whose life is continually overshadowed..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sweet November

"...Germann, Jason Issacs, Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves. Get out your handkerchiefs. No, scratch that -- get out a..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Animated Dorothy goes back to Oz for further adventures.

"...the theatre and a couple with four small children came in, thus upping the attendance to seven. The stories..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

'Soccer Watch': Lady Longhorns and Euro 2008 Preview

"...Tough weekend for the Lady Longhorns: First they completely outplayed a good Oklahoma State team, only to lose, 1-0,..."

Oct. 4, 2006 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Fled

"...Salma Hayak and Rupaul. Where's Charlie Sheen? Hey, forgive me, but if it looks like a Charlie Sheen movie,..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

With a Possible Update to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Former Council Members Recall Local Scandal

How a misunderstanding changed Austin politics

"...Sometime soon this session, the Legis­lat­ure will send to Gov...."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Super Troopers 2

Vermont's finest return, and this time they're Canadian.

"...by: Jay Chandrasekhar. Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Brian Cox, Lynda Carter, Rob..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Watchmen

Although this hotly anticipated film has ideas galore, it remains bizarrely cold and uninvolving.

"...superheroine Silk Spectre II (Akerman) toward the end of Watchmen, just after a huge chunk of New York City..."

March 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Angry All the Time

Geezerville takes names

"...back. A couple of Saturdays ago, the trio, who claimed not to remember when they last played Austin on..."

Aug. 13, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Bill Murray won't get the elusive Oscar for this one – for all its visual majesty, The Life Aquatic is too slight – but the film is nevertheless a funny, bewildering, and giddy spectacle.

"...Even Wes Anderson's most ardent fans – and I count myself one of them – might scratch their heads..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

28 Days Later

A zombie picture, with lots of topical updating.

"...Danny Boyle. Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, Christopher Eccleston and Noah Huntley. A friend who..."

June 27, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: The Devil’s Playthings

Your nation is counting on you!

"...been doing a lot more masturbating – like several times a day. It helps to ease my anxiety and,..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

'The NFL Beat': Week 10

'Chronicle' fantasy column debuts

"...My name is Alex. Welcome to my first NFL news and..."

Nov. 10, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

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