The Son's Room

"...Nanni Moretti. A teenage boy's sudden, accidental death leaves his family members struggling to find the means of coping..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Animal

"...Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley and Edward Asner. About the best you can say regarding this inoffensive Schneider vehicle..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lifestyle: Group Sex in the Suburbs

"...Directed by: David Schisgall. Never has sexuality looked so unsexy. Schisgall's documentary explores..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bride From Hell

The Austin Chronicle's style avatar wants your wedding to be the peachiest. Here, he offers helpful hints to make your wedding panning that much less disastrous.

"...if more couples would spend as much time planning the actual marriage as they do the wedding, fewer marriages..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Hightower Lowdown

Creative Destruction; Poor People Don't Vote

"...Creative Destruction Look out, here they come again -- wild-eyed CEOs..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

Tarzan and the Lost City

"...Schenkel. Starring: Casper Van Dien, Jane March and Steven Waddington. Van Dien, late of Starship Troopers, is back in..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Village of the Damned

"...Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare and Mark..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Birdie’s Is Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year, Aviator Is Offering Free Pizza, El Alma’s Getting a Second Location, Radio Coffee & Beer Is Giving Away Topo Chico Mocktails, There’s Meewes News at Kitty Cohen’s, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Good Food Awards Austin; Sprudge Laurels Try Hard; 40 North and Z'Tejas Bring the Powerflavors; and, Yeah, Pretty Much Everybody Wants to Hire You

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL..."

Jan. 19, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Council Recap: Taking It (For) the Streets

New impact fee plan makes its first trip to the dais

"...Street Impact Fee program, selected a investigative firm to conduct an audit at the Austin Police Department, and delayed..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Iron Orchard

Texas wildcatter literary classic is a sometimes too-faithful adaptation

"...by: Ty Roberts. Starring: Ali Cobrin, Austin Nichols, Lane Garrison, Hassie Harrison and Lew Temple...."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Cross-border thriller gets a bloodier, morally grayer sequel

"...by: Stefano Sollima. Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener,..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...Young Eddie Stout wanted a record label of his own...."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Luv Doc: The Trouble With Trouble

Never let insurmountable facts get in the way of your deeply entrenched belief system

"...My girlfriend goes out drinking with her friends in the service industry on a regular basis. I don't mind..."

June 16, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Promise

The Armenian Genocide as seen through a love triangle

"...Directed by: Terry George. Starring: Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Angela Sarafyan,..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The World Is Watching J. Quinton Johnson

The UT alumnus left Austin to be in "the room where it happens": in Hamilton on Broadway

"...school drama students hit him up for selfies at the Long Center on March 7 (and as the kids..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Putting Your Money Where Your Mouse Is

Austin filmmakers on the promises and perils of crowdfunding

"...Thanksgiving is a time for contemplating our benefactors: friends, families, mentors...."

Nov. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Wine Enthusiast

June Rodil's passion for wine has shaped her career and the way Austin drinks

"...It is June Rodil's 34th birthday and she's spending part of..."

June 27, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Real Housewives of Ciudad Juárez

Living double lives in the shadow of the border

"...They don't slouch in high heels on plush sofas. They..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Celebrate Memorial Day the Right Way

PBS concert honors fallen servicemen and women

"...We've joked a little on this blog that Memorial Day has been reduced to..."

May 26, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

'The NFL Beat': To Explode From Within

A personal take on the Jovan Belcher murder/suicide

"...Week 13 of the NFL season has arrived, and with it comes the..."

Dec. 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Face Off Recap: The Finale And What Came Before

So what happened to Matt? The long overdue wrap-up

"...Yeah, so there was this little thing called SXSW that got in..."

March 29, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Food-o-File for the Week of Oct. 14

October's foodie calendar keeps us all on our toes

"...October is always the busiest month in Austin's fall calendar, with..."

Oct. 11, 2011 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Killer Inside Me

Director Michael Winterbottom makes some fatal storytelling miscalculations in this screen adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel that stars Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson.

"...Directed by: Michael Winterbottom. Starring: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Simon Baker, Bill Pullman, Ned Beatty, Elias..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zombie Girl: The Movie

This is a "making of" documentary about the 2005 filming of the zombie film Pathogen, made by then-12-year-old Austinite Emily Hagins.

"...Directed by: Aaron Marshall, Justin Johnson and Erik Mauck. Ostensibly, we already..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lucky Ones

Tim Robbins effectively heads an engaging threesome of Iraq war vets as they travel across America on a road to personal growth.

"...Annie Corley, John Diehl, John Heard, Molly Hagan and Katherine LaNasa. So far, the box office has not been..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The First Saturday in May

This documentary follows six horse trainers and their experiences on the 2006 trail to the Kentucky Derby.

"...Brad Hennegan and John Hennegan. As we all know, the first Saturday in May marks a date with the..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Walker

Woody Harrelson stars as a professional escort for political wives in this Paul Schrader movie about sex, murder, scandal, and adultery in Washington, D.C.

"...Directed by: Paul Schrader. Starring: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Moritz Bleibtreu,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

The pirate genre will always be buoyed aloft on the swells of outrageous action, ridiculous couture, and the derringest of do – and this sequel is no different.

"...Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport and Geoffrey Rush. For all the talk about the lengthy running time of this sequel..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Goal!: The Dream Begins

From East L.A. to the soccer fields of England, this rags-to-riches story sticks closely to the sports movie formula.

"...Directed by: Danny Cannon. Starring: Kuno Becker, Anna Friel, Alessandro Nivola, Stephen Dillane,..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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