Ana Lily Amirpour on Her New Film <i>The Bad Batchi>

Cannibals, cult leaders, and friendship

"...Writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour, whose first feature was the 2014..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

Emily West's "Why Eulagene?"

Second Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...For Christmas, the last time she was here, my sister gave..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Emily West

Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense

Honoring the local musician’s commitment to life

"..."Don't want to get out of this car," sings Jimmy LaFave at the beginning of "Blue..."

May 12, 2017 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Austin Opera's <i>Madame Butterflyi>

The company delivers a lovely staging of this Puccini opera that builds to a heartbreaking finale

"...During curtain call in contemporary productions of Madame Butterfly, I'd..."

May 5, 2017 Arts Review by Michelle Haché

Nacho Vigalondo on <i>Colossali>

Combining the mediocre and cosmic with the creature feature director

"...It's an early morning for Nacho Vigalondo. Last night he'd..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays Part II

New chillers and shockers to get you through the season

"...Hell, as Jean-Paul Sartre so adroitly concluded, is other people. So while many people regard..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Father’s House: A Moment With Bruce Springsteen

“His lyrics tethered me to my family, the way they grew up”

"...Winding from the entrance around the back of the building..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Arts Post by Libby Webster

Cece Winans, Reluctant Star

Gospel great tapes for PBS on the Sabbath

"...Boasting 10 Grammys, 12 million albums sold, and three books,..."

Nov. 19, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Dear Glutton: Where to Eat Before a Halloween Party

In search of a respectable dinner before a night of costumed buffoonery

"...Dear Glutton,..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

The Wordy Wranglers of Typewriter Rodeo

The whole country's saddling up with Austin's vaqueros of verse

"...You hear them before you see them, the clickety-clack of letter keys against paper-covered platens signaling a locus..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Grooving With Cass McCombs

“I don’t think people really understand that my music is experimental”

"...East Bay Area native Cass McCombs hasn’t done as many interviews as his..."

Sept. 14, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Grrrls of aGLIFF

A strong presence of queer women at this year's fest

"...A new age in queer filmmaking is here. As LGBTQ lives become more..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Fede Alvarez Says <i>Don't Breathei>

On Detroit, Uruguay, and shooting that scene

"...It's rare that a no-name film comes with buzz attached,..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Behind the Bars Part II

We revisit Austin's LGBTQ bars of yesteryear

"...In honor of Pride and this week's queer spaces feature,..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Let's make this the greatest, gayest, most glittery Pride yet

"...You better werrrkkk. Though next weekend is the peak of Pride, the official celebrations kick off..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Summer Stock Austin's <i>Carnivali>

The production offers impressive spectacle, but the musical's treatment of women is still a problem

"...Lili, the protagonist of the musical Carnival, is the very..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Cinema East Films Series Returns at a New Venue

Maggie Lea brings the summer program back for its seventh year

"...Cinema East, one of Austin's most beloved film series, returned..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...Austin's character is made by its people, objects, and places...."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

aGLIFF Drops Lineup

September film fest is back with something for everyone

"...The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival offers audiences a..."

July 27, 2016 Screens Post by Dan Gray

<i>Good as Gone: A Novel of Suspensei>

Amy Gentry's page-turning thriller is set apart by its realistic and empathetic portrayal of abuse victims and their families

"...This Houston-based psychological thriller presents a literary junction where entertainment..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Eminent Domain

Rock Rose takes over North Austin

"...From the way some Central Austinites talk about it, North Austin might as well be..."

June 24, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

To Build a Home

Four Austin writers discuss how they create their fantastic worlds

"...Nowadays, it's pretty hard to pull a Lewis & Clark and..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

John Carpenter, Rock Star

Filmmaker as synth-pop pioneer horrifies the Moody Theater June 23

"...Howard Hawks, one of John Carpenter’s muses – ghost director of 1951’s The Thing From Another World – helped..."

June 15, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Jenny Zigrino, History Channeler

Among Moontower comics, Jenny Zigrino is the Ren fairest of them all

"...Jenny Zigrino was "a weird girl" growing up. "I was never..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

My Golden Days

Teenage first love – as only the French can depict it

"...Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin. Starring: Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Mathieu..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: <i>The Hoarderi>

Matt Winn and Emily Atack on storage nightmares

"...Ever wondered how many storage lockers there are in America? There's enough square footage that you could store..."

April 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Booking a film festival is about whittling. This year, the..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cowboys and Indies

Texas Sundance roundup

"...If this year's Sundance Film Festival had one marquee narrative,..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Louis Black's Linklater Doc Headed to Sundance

Chronicle co-founder's debut feature to bow in Park City

"...It's always a great moment when a film fan becomes..."

Dec. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Onur Tukel Talks <i>Applesaucei>

The actor/director redefines comedy-horror

"...There's self-deprecating, and then there's Onur Tukel. When the actor, screenwriter,..."

Nov. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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