Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

"...staircase in Mildred Pierce, the relationship between mothers and daughters onscreen took a prickly turn. The masochistic suffering that..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Map of the World

"...Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn and Chloë Sevigny. Of all our exalted moral virtues, truth may be the..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...virtual). But that doesn't mean we're done with some of the selections from 2021. Here's our guide to some..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Drawing Lines: Explorations of Place"

The final exhibit of this public art project shows how every district in Austin has had artists working for it

"...Citizens of Austin, prepare to meet the official representatives of your..."

April 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In New Production of Belle, Ballet Austin Finds Grace in Beauty and Beasts

Stephen Mills mulls better life through dance

"...Graham Reynolds. A father bids goodbye to his three daughters, embracing each as he leaps away to the unknown...."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...Fantastic Fest may be taking a year off due to the coronavirus lockdown, but that's just the..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Daughters of Darkness

Eurotrash, with teeth.

"...DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971)..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Suck on This

In anticipation of Jason Henderson's new comic, Sword of Dracula, the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown will host a "blood-sucking triple feature" this Friday.

"...ostensibly a gigantic, well-funded, UN-connected, black-ops operation made up of former military people operating out of a military base..."

July 25, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lesbians Suck

Britain's hot new lezzie sucky sucky fest…

"...in UK theaters on March 20, and not since Daughters of Darkness has there been a more horrific and..."

March 2, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

First Look: The Wheel

Bike-themed bar doesn't soft pedal quality

"...The most distinguishing feature of new bar the Wheel may be the darkness. Dimly..."

March 13, 2015 Food Post by Andrew Thomas

A Thousand Acres

"...its bleak and anguished spirit intact. That's a bit of a surprise considering that the last outing for Australian..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Figure in the Frame

The exhibit Arnold Newman: Masterclass gives us all a lesson in the power of the photographic portrait

"...for once in their mistrustful lives. In the heyday of the great oil portraits – and that's been quite..."

March 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The AggreGAYtor: December 12

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Ascot scene in My Fair Lady and the Vicar of Dibley officiates...."

Dec. 12, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Elektra

In Austin Lyric Opera's production of 'Elektra,' conductor Richard Buckley succeeds in conveying the complexity, richness, cruelty, and humanity of this work

"...the siblings' conversation is spattered with so much talk of wounds and slaughter and steaming blood that you might..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Better Place

For nearly 30 years, Primarily Primates has offered a refuge for misplaced animals

"...cold. Outside is only six weeks, and the rest of the time they have to be inside. Which was..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...she requested the opportunity to get a "good" picture of me, I could have saved you the trouble and..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...South by Southwest is a game of numbers: approximately 845 showcases/bands, divided by five nights, divided..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...to be everywhere all at once. In the field of crime literature, Westlake has few peers, a legion of..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Ever the Spoils

Two University Dramas Tackle Women After War

"...The Love of the Nightingale In stature she was very tall," writes..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Lucinda Williams, Ray Prim, and Curved Light lead the pack

"...gone, gone is the impish folkie on the cover of 1980's sophomore full-length Happy Woman Blues. A dozen LPs..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Exhibitionism

The Soldier Dreams: Misreading Clues Around a Deathbed

"...Hyde Park Theatre, through May 22 Running Time: 1..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Review

A Movie-able Feast

Exploring Toronto's cinematic menu

"...the conundrum at the Toronto International Film Festival. Hundreds of films from around the world, made by veterans and..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Top 10s

Local Top 10s of 2006

"...7) Riverboat Gamblers, To the Confusion of Our Enemies (Volcom)..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Unsane, Lola Tried, Nick Shoulders, Esme Patterson/Sabrina Ellis/S.L. Houser, and Jeff Lofton's tribute to Miles Davis

"...After years of licking our spicy fingers with abandon under the blaring..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

On the Road, From San Fran to Taipei

Two new film series bebop and globe-hop

"...Ascending Dragon: Films of Greater China: AFS Essential Cinema..."

March 28, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Thursday Picks

"...Bragg, a confirmed socialist and vehement anti-Tory whose resurrection of Woody Guthrie via his Mermaid Avenue collaborations with Wilco..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Things That Go Bump

Young writer Eli Kooris spends the night in a haunted photography shop to see what he can scare up.

"...effect nowadays can get a person in a lot of trouble. We are standing in the entrance hallway of..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Features Feature by Eli Kooris