The Hottest Commodity

Once green with envy, Texas now joins New Mexico in championing the chile … just in time for the 12th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival!

"...out of the woodwork when they smell New Mexico green chile roasting," says Hill Rylander, market master at Austin's..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Food Feature by Sandy Szwarc

Permanent Midnight

Jerry Stahl's junkie confession is the author's fictionalized account of how to maintain a successful Hollywood career as well as a $6,000-a-week heroin habit.

"...Wilson, Fred Willard, Liz Torres, Cheryl Ladd and Peter Greene. 1998 is turning into Ben Stiller's year. Following his..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: Packers Hall of Fame

A football mecca in Wisconsin

"...Packers fans are still talking about the 1967 Green Bay victory over the Dallas Cowboys in what has..."

Nov. 11, 2015 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Doug Dorst puts the S. in 'Ship of Theseus' with this JJ Abrams Collaboration

The author presents his new literary creation at BookPeople tonight

"...will be talking about the intricacies of his newest book at BookPeople tonight...."

Dec. 9, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips

A sometimes-Green Bay Packers fan gets a lesson in love

"...The Green Bay Packers Shareholders Meeting is not a very exclusive..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Adam's Apples

Pitting a skinhead against a priest, this Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark.

"...to tend, his Bible that always opens to the Book of Job, and the car radio that always plays..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sin City

This ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.

"...honorary townie Tarantino that simply makes every other comic book adaptation yet filmed seem downright tedious. If you’re not..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Several Shades of Green

"...yet. The longtime activist and editor of the free sourcebook spent nearly three years digging into our industrial past..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Year in Books

What New Book Did You Most Enjoy in 1998 and Why?

"...Stuart Wade: Kurt Vonnegut's intentionally unfinished farewell Timequake. Nowhere..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Feature

Midnight Special

Is a boy with special gifts a savior or a weapon – or neither?

"...Vincent) sitting cross-legged under a blanket reading a comic book by flashlight with goggles covering his eyes. If these..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Second verse, much the same as the first: The Games may have changed but Katniss Everdeen is still our favorite pawn.

"...first film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestselling, alternate-history, young-adult book series about a nation of have-nots under the boot..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Captain Phillips

Tom Hanks is at his best in this multidimensional thriller that grabs real life by the throat.

"...Directed by: Paul Greengrass. Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed,..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Jim Carrey plays a man who inherits six penguins in this family film that finds the actor neither too manic nor mawkish.

"...film is based on a 1938 Newberry Award-winning children’s book and perhaps now has a built-in film audience due..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spider-Man

"...perhaps the most spot-on film adaptation of a comic book superhero yet. Fans of Marvel Comics' beloved red, black,..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Deep Blues

"...film is inspired by music journalist Robert Palmer's 1981 book of the same title. Stewart wanted to get an..."

Nov. 6, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fun for the Whole Family

Traversing the Texas Book Festival

"...But what my parents indisputably did right was put books in my hands at an early age. And they..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Capitol Letters

What we've done here, in addition to our previous features on attendees Edward Swift and Josephine Sacabo, is provide a couple brief interviews and a few reviews regarding Texas Book Festival authors. It's a preview, a head start.

"...a clear thematic point of entry for each Texas Book Festival. For instance, there's more to the Texas Book..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Princes of Punk

New Kinks “Picture Book”

"...Kinks defined Ray Davies’ “Prince of the Punks.” Picture Book, the new 6-CD overview of the Muswell Hill(billy) quartet,..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art

New book ATX Urban Art catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti

"...maintains it, and who removes it? Now a new book, ATX Urban Art, collects evidence that some of the..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary

Five true stories of a world in turmoil

"...age – including writing the music for the Oscar-winning Green Book – but here he reframes his individual success..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Satan & Adam

The personal and musical impact of a Harlem friendship

"...color the human connection between these two men in Green Book bullshit. Shading that shady metaphor a step further,..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Film Festival Snags Widows

High profile and local features fill out the schedule

"...23 World, North American, and US premieres, ranging from Green Book (directed by Peter Farrelly, and starring Mahershal Ali..."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...Ridley Scott's eagerly awaited The Martian, Patrick Stewart in Green Room, Tom Hiddleston in High-Rise, and the year's most..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mi Ranchito II Never Fails to Satisfy

Guacamole, Mexican burgers, or huge bowls of caldo, it's all good here

"...After a recent book meeting, Art Meyer and I decided to hit up..."

Jan. 3, 2013 Food Post by Mick Vann

Big Ranch, Big City: Recipes From Lambert's Texas Kitchens

2011 Texas Book Festival cookbook reviews

"...Big Ranch, Big City is Lou Lambert's first cookbook, but it's more than just 100 fantastic recipes and..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Truly Mexican

This exercise in simplicity is beautiful and infinitely useful

"...as the attention of critics and writers. This new book is an exercise in simplicity. Santibañez deconstructs authentic Mexican..."

May 27, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The Good Eye: Secrets of Charm

Charmed, we're sure ...

"...A faded green book stamped with a golden art deco gazelle, Charm..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'The Illustrated Geek Cookbook'

Kitchen Overlord wants to invade your kitchen shelves

"...own nightmarish Christmas pin wheels? Don't worry. Austin cook book author/kitchen nerd Chris-Rachael Oseland, aka the Kitchen Overlord, wants..."

June 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Foreword

Previewing the 2006 Texas Book Festival

"...I am the Books editor of The Austin Chronicle, so you can bet..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...Blues on the Green w/ Devon Gilfillian, Wild ChildZilker Park, Tuesday 18 –..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

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