The 24th Day

Naughty Austin may not be known for dramatic fare, but its production of the thought-provoking thriller The 24th Day could change that perception

"...stories in Western culture would not exist. Since Shakespeare's Hamlet, revenge has been at the forefront of dramatic consideration,..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

My Weetzah Days

A case study of one post-Winedale company, the Weetzah Players

"...Lovers" – which I know only from the Mel Tormé rendition, so it's with his undulating voice in my..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Clayton Stromberger

Comrades-in-Cameras

A new AFS series highlights the little-seen films of the Soviet New Wave.

"...pictures based on literary works, such as Grigory Kozintsev's Hamlet (Nov. 20), to politically and socially challenging material like..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...the theatre and beyond for the period from May 2000 through April 2001. Participating critics this year include Austin..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Movie Titles for 1997

"...BAG BOMB (M.S.) 4/18/97 A ABSOLUTE POWER 3.0 (M.S.) 2/14/97 ADDICTED TO LOVE 3.0 (M.S.) 5/23/97 ADRENALIN: FEAR THE..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

University Co-op Presents the 2005 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

"...Works Festival runs eight days with performances beginning at 2pm each day and ending sometime around midnight. Works are..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Second Coming

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Definitive Director's Cut (1977)

"...-- Sarah Hepola THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962)..."

July 30, 1999 Screens Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Stack rocks, meet the Hulk, and celebrate the Lone Star State

"...Remember Texas independence! Remember the Alamo! It all started 182 years ago this month. In the rough hamlet of..."

March 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Film Reviews

Recommended

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Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Love and Cinema: Janet and John Pierson

Texas Film Awards honorees and indie cinema's fairy godparents Janet and John Pierson look back on 40 years at the movies

"..."because we had to do it before the regular 2 o'clock showing."..."

March 3, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...grounds, where organizers are clearing brush in anticipation of 2,000 campers and performances from 40 acts, black clouds plume..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Shakespeare at Winedale

The UT program offers a marathon run of the Bard's early trilogy

"...work – written by a Will still in his mid-20s, it's believed – and the unlucky king's saga being..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."You have a secret – Chapter 245 committee that makes every single call about what development..."

April 28, 2006 Column

Payback as Comeback

The Rude Mechs boost a resurgence with 'REVENGE!'

"...are stretches of real soap opera and bits of Hamlet. There are ghosts and tango dancing. There's Boba Fett..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Steve Moore

TCB

Crunking up the holidays with a legal spat, an old- world reunion, Dolly, and Derek Smalls himself

"...not be quite the image the pastoral Hill Country hamlet recently profiled on CNN wants to project. "It's not..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Short Fringe @ Hyde Park Theatre

"...five solid weeks of unjuried, uncensored theatrical adventures of 25 minutes or less. That tradition continues this year as..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Texas Platters

"...songs from a band who will hopefully make more. 2.5 stars -- Christopher Hess..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Review

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2022

"...2) Babylon Hooray for Hollywood in all its debauched glory...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Last Bow of an Accidental Critic

Lessons and surprises from a career that shouldn't have been

"...This became clear to me as soon as I..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...as president of the Republic of Texas, named Harrell's hamlet the capitol, and made us Austin. Beyond Shoal Creek..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Macbeth's Myriad of Misfortunes

The Scottish Play – still cursed after all these years

"...called to mind a similar instance in October of 2000. Then, the Chronicle ran not only a feature on..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between May 1, 2015, and April 30, 2016, the members of the Austin..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...people who have been making dance here for 10, 20, 30 years...."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Texas Honey Ham

Still going strong after arson-robbery

"...burglar) had other plans. On Saturday morning, March 8, 2014, Texas Honey Ham Company in West Lake was on..."

June 12, 2015 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...In 1982, Joseph Jones published Life on Waller Creek, a meditative..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...Which brings us to Fantastic Fest 2010. As previous years' attendees know, FF provides a relentless..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...road map based on a 30-year growth projection of 125,000 new arrivals to western Travis and northern Hays counties,..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...Member Bill Spelman, said it would still allow some 250 parking spaces, not the 100 to 150 spaces the..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...it. But the dust is gritty to a dangerously clichéd degree there, and people, who tend to make fiction..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Esther's All-Stars

"...see the treasured musical comedy revue founded in Austin 22 years ago. And just as the Yankees have established..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

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