Review: Beyond August Productions' God of Carnage

A good play about bad behavior, made even better by a great production

"...considering how effective it is in Yasmina Reza's comedy of conflict, God of Carnage (Le Dieu du carnage), currently..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Carnage

Roman Polanski directs this chamber piece about the demise of social decorum that's adapted from the play God of Carnage.

"...plays is that they never unloose from the staginess of their origins. But in Carnage, adapted by Yasmina Reza..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2011

Remembering a theatrical year with superheroes, The Tempest, and a mash-up of the two

"...1) 'BLACK WATCH' (Texas Performing Arts) The National Theatre of Scotland used every weapon in theatre's arsenal – language,..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster

This sequel is a model of the martial arts movie form.

"...do far worse than Ip Man 2, a model of the martial arts movie form, and also that rarest..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Top 10 Most-Read Film Reviews of 2013

Hey, 'After Earth' lands on a list that isn't worst-of-year

"...sense that the Chronicle's most highly trafficked film review of the year was for a movie that critics and..."

Jan. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Car Crash Cools the Soft Opening of Kelly’s Irish Pub

Everyone was fine, and not a drop was spilled

"...They were hoping for more of a soft opening, but the car had other ideas...."

Dec. 13, 2022 Food Post by A. Richmond

The Luv Doc: 40% of $35 Million

Consensual sodomy with an A-lister is probably the best scenario you could hope for

"...Grace Gizenga who is formerly from the Democratic Republic of Congo recently emailed me for assistance with a business..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

'The Gospel at Colonus'

After 17 years, Zach Theatre revives this spirited mix of soulful music and Greek tragedy

"...gospel music sounds as if it must be an ungodly mix – literally, at least on the Christian side..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

Giving a lot of sweet bouquets (and taking their sweet time doing it)

"...as the Austin Critics Table marked its 20th year of presenting annual awards for outstanding achievements in the arts..."

June 8, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Becoming Herself

What role the 'Universe of Texas' played in the life and art of Marcia Gay Harden

"...Award winner, an inductee into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of..."

May 21, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

God of Carnage

This show offers a gleeful thrill like that long, first drop on a roller coaster

"...God of CarnageZach Theatre, Kleberg Stage, 1421 W. Riverside, 476-0541..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...in the Continental Club, and the next, a couple of decades have zoomed by, and your casual little awards..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Hey, true believers, are you ready for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? This being the 32nd movie..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...and subsequent Omicron-fueled cancellations, 2023 ushered in the production of full season lineups and the return of shows previously..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Gay Place: Vagina

At last, a place for your… you know…

"...AUSTIN FACES AIDS AIDS Services of Austin presents the full multimedia blow out of Jo..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Fantastic Fest Review: V/H/S/85

Found footage anthology finds a future by pushing the rules

"...in form, and have over time become a sort of seasonal event, a veritable cottage industry of found footage..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place: Feting

You will always find us in the kitchen at parties

"...tasks across the carpet. This week sees the first of the Gay Place gift recommendations. We'll pepper the relaunch..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

All Over Creation: Home-Cooked Art

You can't beat the taste of a concert or play reading made in your own home

"...the Cratchits' Christmas goose. Rather, I'd gotten a taste of another type of nourishment – the artistic kind –..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Knowing

It's up to Nicolas Cage to save the world in this movie about a man who deciphers a cryptic artifact that predicts major disasters, past and future.

"...Townsend, Alan Hopgood and Adrienne Pickering. The precipitous decline of Nicolas Cage from moody arthouse upstart to muscle-bound action..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...about 150 titles. Now the Fest has announced 10 of the most eagerly awaited movies: the gory, gross, and..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Troy

This big-budget adaptation of The Iliad tries mightily, but the end result is the sound and fury of Homer undone.

"...Peter O’Toole and Julie Christie in a mega-budget adaptation of Homer’s The Iliad has something going for it by..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Furious 7

Furiouser and furiouser

"...director Rob Cohen’s origin story pitted the grease-monkey melodramatics of gravelly gearhead Dominic Toretto (a then barely known Diesel)..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...June 24, Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen walked out of jail after spending nearly 10 years behind bars for..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...PR blitz is indeed a magical mystery tour. And of course Henry the horse dances the waltz. Increased ridership,..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

Letters at 3AM: Did Abraham Lincoln Deserve a Second Term?

In 1864, Lincoln would have seemed more in favor of war than peace

"...Republican Abraham Lincoln carried 22 of the 25 states loyal to the Union, crushing Democrat..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Housecore Horror Lives Again!

Metal mayhem and terror cinema fest returns to Austin for second year

"...Scream for more, horror and metal fans. After months of speculation – when would it be? would it be..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kay Odyssey Topples Zeus

New video pits Greek mythology vs. female empowerment

"...LP What’s a Woman to Do, she employed images of western America’s towering landscape to describe the sensual passion..."

Nov. 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at this year's hybrid event. The..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...a perfect – and we mean perfect – example of that increasingly rare filmic portrait, a war documentary that..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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