The Stolen Bride

Irian Jaya Troubles Continue...

"...Jaya. The abductions come on the heels of a December 30 report by journalist Ben Bohane which was published..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Pluck of the Irish

AFS Essential Cinema hand-picks four nights of rare Irish filmmaking

"...The series opens with December Bride, set at the turn of the 20th century..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...wanted a piece of that blushing, pierced, and tattooed bride bad...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...are updated Friday mornings. Showtimes listed below start Friday, December 8 and cover the week ending Thursday, December 14...."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Food-o-File

"...of kilt-clad young men dashing around town on Saturday, December 7 was not a musical group or a soccer..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Food Column

Toasting Hogmany

The French Buffet

"...of woodsy Bordeaux and smooth, buttery foie gras. Come December 31, these and other national treasures star on the..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Food Feature

Holiday Viewing: Doctor Who at Christmas

Which are the best (and worst) of the BBC classic's Xmas specials?

"...9: The Runaway Bride (2006)..."

Dec. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In a little-known or -watched holiday special, broadcast on December 28, 1970, Richie Rich's short-lived "feminist" love interest was..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Wrapped and Ready

"...the time The Prince of Egypt rolls out in mid-December, it's anyone's guess as to which animated feature will..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Swingle All the Way!

Stritch, Caruso deliver hit holiday cabaret from Birdland

"...Birdland, and the night we opened, the 21st of December, it was 70 degrees. It was really hard to..."

Dec. 20, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

News Roundup: 10-1, Lawsuits, and Strange Fruit

The end of the year is a busy time

"...the Travis County database to be able to switch “bride” and “groom” with “Person 1” and “Person 2.” “I’m..."

Dec. 8, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

This Old House

Sam Houston and the historic jigsaw puzzle of Boggy Creek Farm

"...home in the country. He writes: "Mr. Smith the Bridegroom was a genteel man and well to do. The..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Wrestling in the Dark

WWE performs a house show at the Drum

"...When the WWE came to Austin in December for their Monday Night Raw event, it was a..."

May 16, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Learning the Game

Learning Buddy Holly's game, 203 tracks at a time

"...the Holley family garage that same November and into December, Holly and Allison go Black Keys as a lo-fi..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

City Hall Hustle: Everybody's on Vacation

The complicated business of hiring a city auditor who's already the city auditor

"...soon as Martinez returned from his honeymoon with new bride Lara Wendler, chief of staff to Texas senator and..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

TCB

Finally, nobody died this week, heralding several new beginnings: Trail of Dead hopes its career is reborn on 'So Divided,' ex-Domino Bobby Whitlock relocates to Austin, Stretford comes back on the scene, and even the boy-band craze is revived

"...Emo's Oct. 28 and swears it's taking November and December off to record that LP...."

Oct. 6, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Arizona Dream (1993)

Johnny Depp plays Axel Blackmar, a guy who talks to fish, dreams of the Arctic, and sure as hell isn't going to take over the Cadillac dealership his Uncle Leo (Jerry Lewis!) owns.

"...touch, especially as a counterpoint to the obviously doomed May-December marriage of Lewis' used-car salesman and Paulina Porizkova's teary..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Screens Review by Sam Hurwitt

Eating Between the Lines

Whether you've got a taste for dishy back-of-the-house gossip from the world of upscale New York restaurants or you're curious about the spice trade in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Chronicle's food writers have you covered in their roundup of books about food that would make for good summer reading.

"...Perhaps my favorite scene is Roxanne's "hippie wedding," a December affair with the bride wearing tights and L.L. Bean..."

June 2, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

TV Eye

That holiday spirit getting to be too much? Here's a look at Vegging Television: what you watch when you can't watch anything.

"...I'm all Charlie Brown, "Christmas Time Is Here" on December 1st. I'm even fa-la-la-la-laing by midmonth. But after all..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Strange Days, Indeed

End-of-the-World Films Battle the Clock

"...to (where else?) New York City looking for a bride. With a script by Andrew Marlowe (Air Force One)..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Good Doctor: Chekhovian Longing

The State Theater Company production of The Good Doctor

"...is not a singer, forced to soldier through a December-romance duet with Sandy Walper (who is in fine voice..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Glorious High

"...are excerpts from a letter he wrote me dated December 14, 1976. It was about the making of Cross..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Screens Feature by Pauline Kael

Off the Bookshelf

The Wedding Jester

"...characters and their oddly deprecated identities, like the blushing bride who becomes possessed by the spirit of a foul-mouthed..."

July 23, 1999 Books Review

All the Pain Platinum Can Buy

"...weeks. Shuffield hasn't seen much more of his new bride, who he married during the break Fastball took for..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record Reviews

"...songs. And that's enough. "Big Tall Man" and "Polyester Bride" belong on the radio, their big sweeping choruses exploding..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Review