SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...More! Yes! Director: Max Hey, Producers: Chris James Thompson, Frankie Latina, Andrew Swant A legally blind used car salesman..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Frankie Barnet, Mood Swings..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Party People, Zines, Sharks, and More Events for the Week Ahead

Don't wait for the weekend!

"...bands originated. Directed by Michael Winterbottom and based on Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s sort-of-true script, the film tells the story of..."

June 7, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

A young ape dares to question if maybe humans aren't the enemy after all

"...ambitious and evolving metaphors. For the 1968 original, Michael Wilson and Rod Serling took French author Pierre Boulle’s La..."

May 10, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...Otter Love Story Director: Charlie Hamilton James Producer: Jeff Wilson From National Geographic and Silverback Films, Billy & Molly:..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Audrey Director: Natalie BaileyProducers: Michael Wrenn, Dan Lake, Shannon Wilson-McClinton, Diya EidScreenwriter: Lou Sanz Self-appointed Mother of the Year,..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: 100 Summery Things on the Horizon

Pick up this week's issue for The Austin Chronicle's summer events guide

"...Incentives: Glen Powell, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, and Owen Wilson are among the celebs popping up in a new..."

May 19, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Flamin' Hot Director: Eva Longoria, Producer: DeVon Franklin, Screenwriters: Linda Yvette Chávez, Lewis Colick Flamin' Hot is..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Thursday nights. January 12, 1978, Project Terror drummer Stevie Wilson's girlfriend's band opened. She was Marilyn Dean, 17-year-old drummer..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Wild Child oracle and Glorietta choirista Kelsey Wilson "leans full-tilt into R&B and soul impulses," opined this..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Anthea, Terry Allen, the Greeting Committee, Hellfury, Dorian Electra, and Olson St. Clair

"...Electra could never sell out for the same reason Frank Zappa couldn't. Their furious satire of online bigotry and..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...town. Cast List: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Education expert Frank Cyr (1900-95) ensured that school buses are all the..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

What We're Listening to Right Now

Money Chicha, Rajinee, Carson McHone, Harry Edohoukwa, Larry Seaman, and Jenny Parrott

"...astral delay, "Anda de los Andes" mutates to a Frankenstein of slinky dissonance and synth circus modulations, and the..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close-to-Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...Kelsey Wilson's getting bolder. Her velvety voice is a strong front..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...The properties were long a fixture on Wilson Street and included a dozen or so cottages, an..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Film Festival Announces First 10 Films

New films from Tilda Swinton, Steven Yeun, plus honorees added

"...The festival also announced two new honorees, joining Scott Frank (winner of this year's Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting)...."

Aug. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

12 Mighty Orphans

Historical football drama can't get past first down

"...Directed by: Ty Roberts. Starring: Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen, Wayne Knight, Vinessa Shaw, Treat Williams, Lane..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...gender. Featuring Margaret Cho, Fortune Feimster, Rachel Feinstein, Marina Franklin, Nikki Glaser, Judy Gold, Kathy Griffin, Jessica Kirson, Sherri..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Zappa

Two hours with the original Mother of Invention isn't enough

"...Frank Zappa hates this film...."

Nov. 27, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Sound Unseen Review: Zappa

or "The Impossibility of a Primer About an Obtuse Genius"

"...Frank Zappa hates this film...."

Nov. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie's New Book

A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.

"...those giant venues where folks came out to see Frank Zappa on a Friday and Ravi Shankar on a..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature

Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup

Dave Not Coming Back, Golden Arm this year's headliners

"...previously announced talents including Paul Feig, Prentice Penny, Scott Frank, Tracey Scott Wilson, Ed Solomon, Leslye Headland, Rolin Jones,..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Goes Virtual

Shows goes on as hybrid IRL/online conference drops in-person part

"...(Oct. 22-26). Lindsay Doran (producer, Sense and Sensibility), Scott Frank (writer, Get Shorty), Kevin Willmott (co-writer, Da 5 Bloods),..."

July 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...for "Honest." Wrote the singer, who's been compared to Frank Ocean: "It was the song that jump-started my career,..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Local Music to Livestream, Download, and Otherwise Enjoy Digitally

What we’re watching and listening to

"...Messrs. Billy Gibbons, 70; Dusty Hill, 70; and Austinite Frank Beard, 70, who's outed as a local tax payer..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Save Yourselves! D: Alex Fischer, Eleanor Wilson A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Wise, Babe Howard, Dora Madison, Ivory Aquino, James McDaniel, Frank Wood, Arliss Howard, Pooya Mohseni, Portia (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Midway

Roland Emmerich goes all guns blazing recreating the pivotal sea battle

"...Directed by: Roland Emmerich. Starring: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Dennis Quaid, Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore, Alexander..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Book Festival 2019

"...Terry Wilson at the Modern Royalty in Romance panel on October..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

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