The Dance of Reality

Cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first feature in 23 years is a labor of mad, passionate love

"...Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky. Starring: Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Jeremias Herskovits and Alejandro Jodorowsky...."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bloody Beautiful Illusions

Alejandro Jodorowsky, surrealism's topo sangre, on Truth, Beauty, and the Internet

"...the distinction of being, insofar as we know, the eldest statesman of surrealist filmmaking. His breakout film, 1970's visually..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: 'The Dance of Reality'

The fantastical director's first foray in 23 years is a family affair

"...Eschewing the phantasmagorical weirdness of El Topo and considerably less gaudy and blood-spattered than 1989's..."

March 12, 2014 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Endless Poetry

Portrait of an artist as a young man

"...Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky. Starring: Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Leandro Taub, Julia Avendaño, Jeremias Herskovits and Alejandro..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ana Lily Amirpour on Her New Film The Bad Batch

Cannibals, cult leaders, and friendship

"...She has as clear a vision as you are likely to find among genre filmmakers today, and an idiosyncratic..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

Jodorowsky's Dune

What's tantalizing but never was? This Fantastic Fest award-winner talks with the famed surrealist and others about their plans for this aborted project.

"...of potentially great films that remain unmade can sometimes feel as lengthy as the entirety of cinema itself. Ponderable..."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Comics Worth Spending Money on

Three Chronicle writers recommend 14 current comics, from standard superhero fare to funny-animal satire to slice-of-life drama.

"...the free stuff, you'll be inspired to get something else that costs money. But there's so much being published..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Posse

"...star -- comes close to grasping what he's after. Unfortunately, there's the rest of the film. The first hour..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?

And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?

"...Lost Austin is our city's eternal favorite pastime, followed closely by lamenting about lamenting.) In 1990, sci-fi writer Howard..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

DVD Watch: 'Jodorowsky's Dune'

Documentary about a film that never was heads this week's releases

"...that can happen to a writer is that they sell the rights to a book, it never gets made,..."

July 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jodorowsky Is Not Spanish

"...and sage Alejandro Jodorowsky, director of the cult classic El Topo: "My parents were Russian … I was born..."

Jan. 6, 2009 Postmarks

Zeppelin 3

"...designs to the Norse Pole it’s courtesy of Led Zeppelin. Now being accosted by a gang of music thugs..."

March 28, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Also Out Now

"...Gregorian calendar year 2007 (presumably, too, among Region I releases, although it is well-documented that he owns a multiplatform..."

May 11, 2007 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Hot Takes

What to drink with the fieriest salsas at the AC Hot Sauce Festival

"...admit it. I've always been a bit jealous of sommeliers, brewmasters, mixologists, and other beverage professionals. They get to..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

How the One Percent Lives

Exclusivity has its perks – and its price – at ACL's VIP Grove

"...lots of perks. VIP passholders don't get to rub elbows with stars and luminaries (that requires the coveted All-Access..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Palomas Are a Summertime Trifecta: Tequila, Grapefruit, Soda

Local spots step up their game with these classic cocktails

"...full of Squirt mixed with that omnipresent lime flavored El Jimador, and you probably had yourself a pretty good..."

June 26, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...is being forced to switch gears. As restrictions and guidelines surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, many restaurants are newly..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Food-o-File

Texas, New York

"...as everyone from Food & Wine magazine to Jimmy Kimmel is focusing on Austin food, the word from New..."

April 24, 2015 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The First Annual Rancho Winslow Mayan Fin del Mundo Fiesta!

Friday, Dec. 21, 2012

"...juice and chicken stock; to be eaten with tostados (totopos)..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Feature

From Spooky to Swanky, October Is Full of Food Fun

Open that calendar app and start making plans

"...The Roosevelt Room has debuted an all-new 80-drink menu. Intensively developed..."

Oct. 18, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Rancho Winslow Fin del Mundo Fiesta/Slumber Party

The world didn't end but the feast was fit for the end of time

"...Attending our little soirée at Rancho Winslow were El Lotto Bionico (me), Chris (AKA “CBoy”), Princess Di, Winslow..."

Dec. 26, 2012 Food Post by Mick Vann

Five Quintessentially Texan Things To Do In Austin

Drink spicy beer, eat brisket, dance your heart out

"...Highway the “Best Dancehall in Texas” – has been delivering on two Texas essentials, two-step and chicken-fried steak, since..."

March 7, 2019 Chron Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Discada Honors Tradition and Celebrates Border Food

Keep the menu simple and the flavors complex

"...you can name it, there's probably some kind of wheeled vehicle slinging it in Austin. That's the great thing..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Amorada Tequila and the Woman Behind Its Success

We chat with Austin-based tequila maker Terray Glasman

"...only visually striking, but patented, and designed by Glasman herself...."

July 24, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Cape

deEP end

"...her new troupe Nori, a Bob Hoffnar-assisted fivepiece whose self-titled EP carefully dances around Japanese ("Will Walk Looking Up..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Mick Vann's Top 10 Food Trailers

"...barbecue aficionados' dreams. Mix the sauces half-and-half, have a Topo Chico on the side, and arrive between 10:45am and..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann