Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics have joined to recognize the year's..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2008

Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2008 in dance and classical music

"...1) Cult of Color: Call to Color (Ballet Austin) The dense,..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2016

These inductees – Ballet Austin's Cookie Ruiz and Stephen Mills, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Peter Bay – are cultural heroes who lead by example

"...That the vitality of Austin's cultural scene is owed to its leaders –..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at this year's hybrid event. The..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ballad of Big Star

A work-in-progress premiere and supergroup performance pay tribute to the cult band

"..."It was a perfect storm that prevented Big Star from becoming a huge band."..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...Richard Linklater: Teresa Taylor, ICON. It was amazing to see The New York Times and be like, "Wow,..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...They call it a lineup drop for a reason: South by..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...year, at long last, that brought us a true Top 25, just like in SPORTS!..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Never Coming to a Theatre Near You

Stephen Romano's continuing adventures in fake movies

"...at their best are the seductive and primal essence of the films they represent. They are the tease, the..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Age of Aquarius

With a new production of the "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" Hair, director Dave Steakley caps 10 years of making the Zachary Scott Theatre Center rock -- and so much more.

"...The members of "the Tribe" wander into the playing space, moving slowly,..."

July 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shawn Sides and Graham Reynolds: Rude and Golden

How two of Austin's top creative stars meld a busy life of art and love

"...Well, yes, of course Graham Reynolds and Shawn Sides are a couple...."

March 25, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Honor Roll

The 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...ceremony, the 16th such presented by this informal association of local arts writers, began with the induction of Margie..."

June 6, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Call to Color: Cult of Color

The ballet based on Trenton Doyle Hancock's art may be problematic thematically, but it's still an enthralling experience

"...Cult of Color: Call to Color..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Fuse Box by Day

Schedule

"...Cult of Color: Call to Color String Quintet..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ballet Austin: Save the last dance for me

Four of the company's most gifted dancers are taking their leaves after this season's finale

"...be cruelly short. You put 10 or 15 years into the profession, and just when you've acquired the experience..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Allisyn Paino

One of Ballet Austin's leading ballerinas is bidding farewell to the spotlight

"...For someone who was told more than once that she would never be a..."

May 8, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Favorite Arts Events Across the Disciplines (In No Particular Order)

Chronicle Arts writer Wayne Alan Brenner on his favorite arts events in 2008

"...1) Cult of Color: Call to Color (Ballet Austin) So Ballet..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Electric Exchange

Theatre, dance, music, and film meld and get supercharged in the Fuse Box Festival

"...The barriers that for centuries have stood between different kinds of art – keeping the visual..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of the artists to be on the move. And in..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...that you go outside. Fortunately, here comes the Paramount to save all you indoor-loving film fans, with the announcement..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

This new anime import marks a break with the Japanese traditions and invents a wholly original and kittenish appeal.

"...Directed by: TOL Collective. I’m tempted to call this the best film..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...DJ sobriquet Butcher Bear, as he takes indecisive drags off a half-lit cigarette. "When I was 13, I would..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fantastic Fest Won’t Stop Announcing Awesome Stuff

May the Schwartz be with all of us

"...There's just no way to play it cool with Fantastic Fest, not when they're..."

Sept. 8, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Record Reviews

Built to Spill

"...The world may not make any more sense to Doug Martsch now than it did when he wrote..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Mat Johnson: Black & White & Read All Over

Our interview with the Houston-based author

"...– which is somehow a popular favorite and a cult favorite, simultaneously, we'd swear – and who is most..."

June 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...The clawed toe of Godzilla has finally set down - officially kicking..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Red River Valley

Red River, home to Austin's real live music venues

"...A funny thing happened while a throng of shirtless rabble-rousers turned Austin's Mardi Gras celebration this past..."

June 22, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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