Disney's Teacher's Pet

Animated film about a dog who wants to be a boy – unusual fare from Disney that will please kids and alterna-adults.

"...on a mild dose of Prozac, and I mean that in the very best way. Lane, hamming it up..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shoot Or Be Shot

"...Directed by: J. Randall Argue. Starring: Johanna Stein, Tony Perija, Marcus Ashley, James..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Raid: Redemption

This Indonesian film truly has a nonstop glut of martial-arts action, so don't worry about the minimalist story and characters.

"...For once, the phrase “nonstop action” accurately describes the movie at..."

March 30, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faster Than Sound: Spoon-Feeding the Hits With Britt Daniel

Spoon frontman talks Beto, streaming, and 26 years of steadfast indie rock

"...The stalwart songsmith cuts down the catalog for Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon..."

July 19, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...The worst part about summer is everyone demanding that you go outside. Fortunately, here comes the Paramount to..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

It has never been a secret that the magic ingredient that makes SXSW work is Austin

"...went on sale this past Monday (Feb. 21) exclusively at Waterloo Video, and, as you read this (Thursday), SXSW..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Observatory Mansions: A Novel

"...Observatory MansionsA Novel..."

April 6, 2001 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

Khruangbin Slows It Down Houston-Style

New album continues trio’s international success

"...years in, the trio hypnotizes listeners with a melodic, meditative amalgam of global grooves. R&B, Thai funk, dub reggae,..."

June 26, 2020 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Nik Wallenda: Life on the Wire

In which we send an aerialist to talk to a stuntman. Whoa.

"...aerialist Raven Hinojosa spoke with tight-rope aerial stuntman and seventh-generation performer Nik Wallenda – (yes, of those Wallendas) about..."

May 19, 2011 Arts Post by Raven Hinojosa

Longhorns Face the Horror of Leach-less Tech

In search of …

"...My guide was Joe Conrad, a scruffy Brit who nattered on in a vaguely Polish accent as we drove..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Southern Destroyer

Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute

"...The Square Now there is something for tomorrow. What are women like? What is time like? Most people,..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Goblin’s Claudio Simonetti Paints Austin Deep Red

Italian horror soundtrack maestro emails bloody tidbits

"...In Dario Argento’s 1975 thriller Profondo Rosso, a musician attempts to solve the murder of a psychic medium. Soundtracked..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."Do not write down to readers, write straight at them, and if they have to reach some that..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

A Declaration of Independence

Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way

"...week, a student stole a book from the library at Zavala Elementary. "It was a big deal," he said...."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wizard World: Wil Wheaton Versus the Burrito

'ST:TNG' star explains how Twitter helps bind the geekverse

"...So I'm waiting for Wil Wheaton to call me, so we can talk about his..."

Oct. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: A Time of Peace and Light

Snapshots for swiftly passing days

"...Austin, Texas – December 2008: It's not that it's been such a long, strange, and unexpected trip..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Column by Louis Black

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...of them with dolls and one with just a baseball cap on one hand. Outlandish? Certainly, but when the..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Passion Forward

The Chronicle's style avatar, Stephen M. Moser, explores the fashion program at the University of Texas.

"...said my former brother-in-law. Of course, he was a tattoo artist, and I couldn't believe I knew someone who..."

April 21, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Spontaneous Composition

"...Chin, Monte McCarter, Travis Hartnett photograph by John Davis At best, a band's first gig can be a little..."

April 16, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Alternate Universes

"...by Leslie Epstein Griffin Trade, $14.95 paper Writing about that alternate universe called Hollywood has always been an especially..."

March 12, 1999 Books Feature

Mind on his Money

Chamillionaire defends his throne as the Mixtape Messiah.

"...(Universal) with his free, four-part Mixtape Messiah 7 and latest union address, Major Pain. Tonight the Houston rapper reunites..."

March 17, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Outside the Bachs

Classical sounds new when Austin artists do the composing

"...have to be busting the buttons off their embroidered tailcoats at the way Austin not only keeps the classical..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Long Shadow of Bud Cort

From Ashby to Altman and emo boys everywhere

"...First things first. Bud Cort wants you to know that he does not have a bit part in Larry..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...["Page Two," April 7]. This reminds me of the PATRIOT Act, where officials label horrible legislation with cute names,..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Rediscovered Roots

Wild Ginger, the reincarnation of Formosa, takes another chance at Chinese

"...Monday-Saturday, 11am-2:30pm, 5-9:30pm;..."

July 26, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Brain Behind Cyc

Doug Lenat discusses artificial intelligence and its increasing presence in the next century.

"...At first glance, Cycorp CEO Doug Lenat might be mistaken..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

Sci-Fi Book Reviews

Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace

"...I've been told that I give good e-mail, not a huge surprise since..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...As we all doomscroll and stress-bake our way through this longest of..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

If It Ain't Bruch, Don't Fix It

Just a drummer from Iowa? Just a culinary badass? Hold his beer.

"...drumming component of the Golden Arm Trio, the band that’s the epicenter of all things Graham Reynolds...."

Dec. 21, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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