'Karma' Chameleon

Is crowdsourced content the wave of the future?

"...been involved in several legal tussles regarding the use of characters, terms, or likenesses from his blockbuster Star Wars..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Beer in Bloom

If local dreamers have their way, Austin will be the next craft brew hub

"...It's a beautiful Hill Country April day just west of Oak Hill – the perfect time of year to..."

June 18, 2010 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Two Years Gone – How Many Left to Save the Planet?

This Earth Day, urgent evidence of global warming should kick the Austin Climate Protection Plan into higher gear

"..."WHEREAS, global scientific consensus predicts as a consequence of global warming costly and dangerous disruptions, including increased risk..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Real Road to Wellville?

Two strange and inspiring stories of the healing power of food – and how terribly it can hurt us

"...made a remarkable journey from the frustrations and despair of chronic illness to burgeoning national prominence as a dietary..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Making the Scene

Looking back at the time when Austin was at the center of the Texas art world

"...Images courtesy of Carl R. McQueary and Robert Summers..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

What's Best for Frankie?

Williamson County wastewater deal yields the familiar odor of Commissioner Limmer

"...into their dream home outside the small rural enclave of Norman's Crossing, south of Hutto in eastern Williamson Co.,..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Redeemers

Ellen Spiro on 'Troop 1500,' the story of Girl Scouts and the inmate mothers who love them

"...Austin in Gatesville. It's where Austin-based filmmaker Ellen Spiro of Mobilus Media (Atomic Ed and the Black Hole) spent..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...in the water and sewer business hear that kind of stuff all the time. They laugh about it. The..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Alone Again, Unnaturally

The isolation of the lighthouse-bound old couple in Ionesco's The Chairs is supposed to be shattering, but while there are some startling images in the State Theater Company's polished and professional production, the terror of being alone takes a back seat to an effort to play the script's comedy.

"...can be heard stroking the rocks and the walls of the lighthouse, moving gracefully in its age-old dance, back..."

July 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

A Whole New Game

A strange trip through the online world of the most popular role-playing games of last summer : Diablo II, Deus Ex, and Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption

"...As I traveled through the vast corridors of the Internet gaming community, sampling some of the most..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

One Man Talking

In these days of HDTV, IMAX theatres with SurroundSound, and interactive software in 3-D hyper-realism, who wants to listen to one man talking for 90 minutes on a stage? A lot of people, when the man is Steven Tomlinson, award-winning economics lecturer, lay preacher, and Austin's premier monologist, as Wayne Alan Brenner explains.

"...We're here at the birth of the 21st century, friends and neighbors. We have movies..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Benign Growth?

The State of Affairs

"...Speaking of grandfathering, the political times couldn't be more right for..."

April 16, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

What a Drag

West Campus Loses a Piece of Historic Charm

"..."The day Les Amis closed, that's when reality hit," sighs Frank Hilbolt, co-owner of Technophilia, Austin's first..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Smells Like Team Spirit

The Unbearable Ineptness of Being Dad

"...my wife asked me to be the assistant coach of my daughter's soccer team, I agreed. I could see..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Arts Feature

Lawnmower Man

"...Starring: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringleson, Geoffrey Lewis and Austin O'Brien. The filmmakers tackling Virtual Reality..."

March 13, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...leave your mouth hanging open, they're the very definition of South by Southwest: discovering the undiscovered. Of course, local..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Fans of the novel can exhale, finally; panic is unwarranted. On the other hand, audiences unfamiliar with Douglas Adams’ bizarre world may wonder what all the fuss is about.

"...died in 2001 while working on the second draft of this film’s screenplay, was and is wildly influential (Terry..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pete's Dragon

Old Disney musical is remade as a new children's classic

"...David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) from the ranks of indie filmmakers to head up the remake of the..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Strange Days

"...more precisely, Los Angeles -- seems on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Police brutalize the citizenry, criminals run..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bebe's Kids

"...Directed by: Bruce Smith. Bebe's Kids are the spawn of comedian Robin Harris' fertile imagination. They're miscreant little monsters..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Antitrust

"...what to do with it. Styling itself as a cutting-edge, ripped-from-the-headlines cyber-thriller in the vein of Irwin Winkler's 1995..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

The Executioner

"...becoming more sophisticated as he grows in skill and knowledge. This latest drawing broke my heart. It's called "the..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

The Water Man

Tale of tales finds strength in fantasy as a young boy goes questing

"...Come Play, mysterious urban legends have become a mainstay of modern horror films. However, most such stories are told..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tenet

Time goes backward and forward these days …

"...A fascinating indie filmmaker, especially in science fiction, trades off complexity of ideas for budget. It's understandable. Studios are..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE PLUTONIUM CIRCUSD: George Ratliff. This is a reprint of the Austin Chronicle review that ran in March when..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Diamantino

Politics and Pekingese in this strange, sweet, and very Portuguese fantasy

"...him to be the unwitting frontman for their version of Brexit. Yet all Diamantino wants is to see his..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

El Bulli: Cooking in Progress

The most famous restaurant in the world is profiled in this documentary.

"...nomgasm in this sumptuous, succulent, overtly sensual documentary which profiles a year in the life of Ferran Adrià, renowned..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Yo! MTV Laughs!

The Long, Strange Trip to TV for Three Austin Comics

"...years it's been called "hip" or "cool," but neither of these terms adequately sums up the combination of ironic..."

May 30, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Heading South

North American women of a certain age, who are sex tourists at a Haitian resort in the late Seventies, provide grist for this French film's study of social and economic contrasts.

"...in the late Seventies in Haiti, North American women of a certain age are sex tourists at the seaside..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

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