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Lynd Ward, Blaze Foley, and the impossibility of a simple list

"..."Here is a list of many different things that I enjoyed this year, force-fitted into..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Louis Black

The Mother

From the director of Notting Hill comes this story about a middle-aged woman who reignites her sex life with a much younger man.

"...most famously, tackled the social stigma of a middle-aged woman reigniting her sex life with a younger man, but..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mummy Returns

"...of the Kings they once again inadvertently unleash Powers Man Was Not Meant to Know and end up in..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: A Grossly Inaccurate Egyptology Lecture

We mere mortals are just feathers being blown about in the tempest of the gods

"...My boyfriend of 2.5 years and I have a..."

April 6, 2018 Column

Getting Schooled by Jake Busey on 'From Dusk Till Dawn'

The show's own Basil Exposition delves into the snake cult myths

"...Professor Tanner, played by Jake Busey, the most dangerous man in the room. "I love being the information guy,"..."

April 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: 'Hail'

Australian crime drama makes men of gods and monsters

"...Danny is Daniel. His is an explosive and measured performance, drawn in blood from his own experience, but filtered..."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Triumph in River City

With The Music Man, Austin Musical Theatre creates a River City that's bigger than some by-god real Texas towns. But it's a show whose heart may be the biggest thing of all.

"...the current Austin Musical Theatre production of The Music Man. When the citizens of River City appear from the..."

May 19, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Humble Suggestions

"...in the league. They simply can’t match up in man-to-man defense — either because of lack of quickness or..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Sports Post by Dave Mann

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...643 acts announced, NYC rap heroes Mobb Deep, Primus frontman Les Claypool, hardcore supergroup Off!, sissy bounce queen Big..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Toros: Season Three Preview (First Less-Than-Successful Attempt)

"...hard they’ve been playing. Kevin Garnett looks like a man possessed, like he can already anticipate the lingering pain..."

Nov. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Twist of Cain

Danzig comes alive

"...Theatre in the heart of downtown. At least one man sprints for it. Opened in 1922, the Warfield tops..."

Nov. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Garlandia

One family man's fight to survive divine assaults and a community turned against him becomes a rollicking, rambling epic, superbly rendered

"...world replete with myriad gods and demons, one decent family-man of a creature – one Gar, actually – inadvertently..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Aging Gracefully with Slug

MC matures ahead of Friday’s sold-out Atmosphere show

"...Find a Balance” and “Fuck You Lucy.” A family man at 43, his seminal grit and intensity have matured..."

March 1, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Also New in Graphic Novels

"...as Frans Masereel (The Idea) and Lynd Ward (Gods' Man) used woodcuts to produce popular wordless novels which would..."

July 11, 2008 Books Review by Rick Klaw

'College Hoops 2K8' for the Xbox 360

"...New features this year include the 6th Man Advantage (fill up the 6th Man meter, and watch..."

Dec. 20, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

A Handful of Holiday Events to Keep You Busy and Safe

Xmas weekend offers online and drive-in things to do

"...Holidaze musical. Although the songwriter canceled this year’s stage performance, he set to work in his garage creating a..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Chron Events Post by the Chronicle Listings Crew

Five Arty Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 5-8

Because, look, it’s not all about that ACL, is it now?

"...us – defining time and sticking it to The Man...."

Oct. 5, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bryan Ferry Enslaves the Moody

UK romantic slays local romantics

"...as a delicacy on its satellite shore. Ferry, CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire),..."

March 23, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Jewish Book Fair: Larry Tye

'Superman' historian reveals Man of Steel's Jewish roots

"...Tye doesn't have much use for the homeworld of Superman, with its futuristic cities full of headband-wearing, goyish super-scientists...."

Nov. 5, 2013 Books Post by Robert Faires

The Gospel According to Jones

(Or five observations from the Moody Theater last night)

"...It’s really what a George Jones show demands, and well, frankly, about the only thing that would..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Fest Day 1

Report from the Festival's first day

"...I cooled my heels with ex-Chronnie and current Houston Pressman Chris Gray to the funky-sweet sound of the Gospel..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Fantastic Fest: City of Enders

Fantastic Fest

"...deranged until, amazingly, the film and JCVD's soft-hero, hard-target performance made cinematic jokes of everyone who never thought to..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Jay Williams Is Received in Austin

"...out to you. You’re our guy now, our miracle man, our Lazarus: back from the dead to demonstrate to..."

Dec. 12, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

1999 Film Critics Poll

"...Office Space, Man of the Century, In Dreams..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Arts, however, could. Founded by Donald R. Seawell, a man with seriously deep pockets, it's that rare theatre with..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Frankenstein's Dad

"...James Whale, the expatriate British director of Showboat, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Invisible Man, who..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Naked Gym Ape

Stuart Prestidge wades into the exotic jungle of the Corporate Gym and surveys its creatures.

"...Like so many people around the world, I have fallen for the..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Features Feature by Stuart Prestidge

Bombs Not Bullets

Austin Hip-Hop Mushrooms

"...not. The Austin hip-hop scene has been short of performance venues for as long as anyone in the local..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Texas Platters

"...across in a while, locals Robert Mace and Stephen Thurman do a terrific job of adding heart and soul..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Review

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...Dir/Prod: Tom Thurman; Exec Prod: Latelle LaFollette, Chris Iovenko, Arthur Rouse; Scr:..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

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