The Verde Report: Relax, Austin FC’s First Month Isn’t as Bad as It Looks

“It’s not like we’re behind the curve. We’re right there.”

"...From a strictly numerical, results-oriented standpoint, Austin FC is off to the worst four-game start in..."

March 22, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...cause for the "current crisis we are in" over Austin and Travis County's handling of sexual assault "is the..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

20 Years of Austin Gifts

... And a slew of other local businesses celebrating significant anniversaries

"...In case you hadn't heard, The Austin Chronicle is celebrating 20 years in Austin. We've seen..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Snapshot: Project Panic

To celebrate the Chronicle’s July Crime Month, staff go sleuthing at Austin Panic Room’s newest escape game

"...Last weekend, eight Austin Chronicle staffers did something dangerous. As our informed and..."

July 6, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial debut, Lost River...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Friday Night Lights

H.G. Bissinger’s classic book about the secular religion of high school football was lovingly adapted for film prior to becoming a TV show.

"...horizon and offer few other avenues for accomplishment or escape. Friday Night Lights effectively keeps its attention focused on..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Johnny English

"...their riotous sex scene. Here, however, in a limp, post-Austin Powers riff on the spy game, he’s working from..."

July 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, the annual Austin celebration of movies from across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Local Video Games

A horse-woman of the apocalypse and floppy fighting animals top Austin's offerings

"...1) DARKSIDERS III (Gunfire Games) Criminally underrated upon release, the third iteration of the..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Local Kids Play Make Games

Middle-schoolers get honored for making video-games

"...I once tried to make a video-game. To put the entire experiment on a bumper sticker,..."

May 18, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Man With the Perfect Swing

"...and James Belcher. This is a reprint of the Austin Chronicle review that ran in March when this film..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Patrick Taggart

Small Screen, Big Games at Zynga

From harvesting crops to dueling lightsabers, the Austin-based developer has created games to get you through the pandemic

"...of big tech companies, few have helped more people escape massive surpluses of boredom in our post-pandemic society than..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

Blake Behind Bars

To write a parody of prison movies, Naughty Austin's Blake Yelavich sentenced himself to 27 films in the big house

"...on Real theatre and artistic director of the Naughty Austin theatre company sentenced himself – is there any phrase..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Recommended Shows for Levitation Weekend

The sounds may be scattered all over Austin, but here are a few must-see performances

"...New converts still get walloped by Andrew Savage and Austin Brown's apoplectic wordplay on pricklier passages like "Almost had..."

April 27, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Garrison at Fairmont Gets Four Stars, Eden East Celebrates Tomatoes, Rosen’s Makes Salt & Time Bagels, Turnstile Adds Lunch Service, and OMG You Need to Try Those Sprinkles-and-la-Barbecue Scones

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

June 1, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

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

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Things That Go Bump

Ghosts, nightmares, and flashlights in this horror roundup

"...Two weeks of rain in Austin. Good for the flowers, the lakes are up, the..."

May 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

CAMP Film Fest Brings Online to the IRL Theatre

New event designed to break down career divides comes to the Paramount

"...IP mania. The new CAMP Film Fest, coming to Austin later this month, aims to bridge that divide...."

April 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

The LuvDoc chats with Marcus G. Ollington, rock star cartographer

"...Ollington at an elementary school track meet in central Austin – one of those deals where helicopter parents reward..."

Aug. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

"We'll Always Have 807 Congress"

The Raging of the Elements, or Indoor Theatre in Austin -- Al Fresco

"...With the Austin sun baking the roof for over 300 days a..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Checking In: Beto Martinez Stays Home for the Summer

Triple threat shredder adapts from Buda

"...Latin rock franchises seldom mainstream in this country, but Austin counts one of the most recognizable in Grammy-winning big..."

June 1, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...Austin's primo genre film festival, Fantastic Fest, has just opened..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paxton Stacks AG’s Office With Anti-LGBT Culture Warriors

AG hires opponents of church-state separation

"...Hiring moderate, apolitical attorneys doesn’t seem to be the game plan for the state’s top law enforcement officer...."

April 12, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

UT Hosts NCAA Baseball Super Regional

Longhorns' squad faces Arizona State

"...Texas baseball team defeated Kent State 5-0 Monday to escape an early season exit (for them) and move on..."

June 9, 2011 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Pen-Ultimate Fest

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference & Festival

"...the 61-year-old actor, director, and writer said during the Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference's "Free for All" public..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

The Verde Report: It’s Finally Time to Take #WolffOut Seriously

Winless streak hits new club milestone

"...Over the weekend, Austin FC collected a hideous club milestone that it had..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Two Sides to His Story

Manuel Gonzales leads the nonprofit Austin Bat Cave into uncharted territory while readying for a rapid literary ascent of his own

"...Austin Bat Cave President S. Kirk Walsh is beaming in..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

The LCRA Means Business

Authority's Plans to Expand Threatens Austin's Control Over Growth

"...of the waterway that meanders through the heart of Austin. In the boardroom of the Lower Colorado River Authority,..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The Worst Is Yet to Come

Austin's Emergency Operations Center

"...wonder, could it happen here? What would happen in Austin during a worst case scenario? Imagine it's the middle..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...Alamo Drafthouse. Hardy then went on to star in Austin transplant Tyler Russell's small town noir Texas Cotton. Now..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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