Ben Kweller to Launch the Zev Award at the Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards

New grant for musicians under 18 honors his son, Dorian Zev Kweller

"...Alongside the Austin Music Awards’ annual Hall of Fame..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...across downtown venues to wrap the Black Angels’ homegrown musical convocation. Find our most memorable Halloweekend-closing sets below, and..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Doctuh Mistuh and Penfold Theatre's Nevermore

In Jonathan Christenson's musical, Edgar Allan Poe's life is imagined as a spooky, entrancing dance of the spirits

"...Poe is a moment when the writer was visited by the spirits of his dead mother, the celebrated if..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

"...Directed by: Francois Girard. Starring: Colm Feore. Structured by Bach's Goldberg..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Barefoot Gen

"...Directed by: Masaki Mori. This 10-year-old Japanese animated feature is just..."

Feb. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Dingo

"...Directed by: Rolf De Heer. Starring: Colin Friels, Miles Davis, Helen..."

May 22, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Can we all finally just be excellent to each other?

"...Directed by: Dean Parisot. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Love, Antosha

The fascinating but fleeting life of Anton Yelchin given due reverence

"...Directed by: Garret Price...."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Amazing Grace

The lost concert movie of the nights that Aretha Franklin recorded her iconic album

"...Directed by: Alan Elliott and Sydney Pollack...."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Michael King

Saving Mr. Banks

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this story about how Walt Disney convinced the prickly author of Mary Poppins to sell her creation to Hollywood.

"...Directed by: John Lee Hancock. Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Doug Sahm: All About the Groove

Views & Brew panel tonight at the Cactus goes deep

"...After Lou Reed’s death, the number of people sharing stories of his friendship..."

Nov. 18, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Muscle Shoals

The Alabama town that birthed two music studios and inspired great recordings by Aretha, the Rolling Stones, and scores more is viewed in this laid-back documentary.

"...Directed by: Greg Camalier...."

Oct. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

Burton's best work in ages is eye candy of the highest order and as eminently watchable as a hilltop Halloween pyre or a Día de los Muertos parade run amok.

"...Directed by: Mike Johnson and Tim Burton. The dead have more..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Katakuris is something of a departure for Miike, seeing as how it's chock-full of robust romance and – we kid you not – musical numbers. While this is ultimately a crazy meditation on family values and the like, it's still mind-bogglingly goofy filmmaking, at once deeply moving and deeply annoying.

"...Directed by: Takashi Miike. Starring: Naoto Takenaka, Tetsuro Tanba, Naomi Nishida,..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Down From the Mountain

"...Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob. Starring: Holly..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Return of Wayne Douglas

A flood of posthumous Doug Sahm CDs, both old and new, hits record stores

"...or two. The result is a heartfelt country effort by a young songwriter whose vision comes with its share..."

June 23, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Swing Kids

"...Directed by: Thomas Carter. Starring: Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Echo in the Canyon

History of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene gets lost in its own winding paths

"...Directed by: Andrew Slater...."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Are X

Japanese rockers are the best band you've never heard of

"...Directed by: Stephen Kijak...."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Bandwagon: Blowfly’s Swan Song

Late porno parodist/dirty rapper’s final LP gets tribute tonight

"...for a beloved posthumous release. We want a grand goodbye, a gripping final chapter, an exceptional epitaph a la..."

March 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Film Festival was the wealth of standout films made by Austin directors. Today, the South by Southwest Film Festival..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

It Might Get Loud

Masters of rock guitar – Jimmy Page, the Edge, and Jack White – gather for a summit of the generations, caught by the lens of An Inconvenient Truth's Davis Guggenheim.

"...Directed by: Davis Guggenheim. It's a testament to how far White..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hideout Theatre's Grand Misery

This improvised send-up of the musical Les Miz is as much fun as the real show is serious

"...I haven't had as much fun with Schönberg's tragic musical since – that is, until I attended Grand Misery...."

Feb. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Mary Shelley

Biopic of Frankenstein's creator lacks spark.

"...Directed by: Haifaa al-Mansour. Starring: Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth,..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Stock Austin's The Addams Family

The company's young artists infuse the musical incarnation of those spooky, ooky Addamses with fresh blood by the buckets

"...traditional? That may be the most hair-raising shock delivered by the Addams Family's incarnation on the musical stage. Oh,..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Jem and the Holograms

The Eighties animated series is resurrected as live action

"...Directed by: Jon M. Chu. Starring: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Juliette..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Straight Outta Compton

Picture about origins of rap group NWA shows off their snarly cool

"...Directed by: F. Gary Gray. Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins,..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kung Fu Hustle

Stephen Chow's chop-socky offering is a manic, hyperentertaining blend of classic kung-fu tropes, special effects, and outrageous comedy.

"...Directed by: Stephen Chow. Starring: Stephen Chow, Lam Tze-chung, Chan Kwok-kwan,..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sleeping Beauty

The Vortex Repertory Company's 'Sleeping Beauty' shows the company in a playful mood, delivering a musical adaptation that is fanciful, lighthearted, and disarmingly sweet

"...Cullum, who co-wrote and directed the show, and her musical collaborator Content Love Knowles have shaken loose much of..."

March 25, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Auto Focus

"...Directed by: Paul Schrader. Starring: Ed Begley Jr, Don McManus, Maria..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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