In the Company of Men

"...Directed by: Neil LaBute. Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards and Matt Malloy. It's possible..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Hanging in the House of Songs

The House of Songs, Hotel Vegas on tour, and Terminator Too: Judgment Play

"...Up on a hill in South Austin, a cozy white house stands indistinguishable from..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

In the Middle of It

Where Tapestry's Acia Gray Likes to Be ó and Is

"...photograph by Kenny Braun It isn't exactly the best time to be talking with Acia Gray. As..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Shape of Things

"...Directed by: Neil LaBute. Starring: Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, Gretchen Mol and Fred Weller...."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Sum of Us

"...Directed by: Kevin Dowling and Geoff Burton. Starring: Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe,..."

April 14, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Business of Strangers

"...Directed by: Patrick Stettner. Starring: Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles and Frederick Weller. Middle-aged executive..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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"...The world of free Viagra samples is a fascinating one,..."

July 7, 2023 Events Post

The Salt of Life

This Italian import by the director of Mid-August Lunch addresses the concerns of aging men who realize they are no longer attractive to young women.

"...Directed by: Gianni Di Gregorio. Starring: Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis Bendoni, Alfonso Santagata,..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

This CGI adventure yarn is a loving tribute to all things retro-futuristic.

"...Directed by: Kerry Conran. Starring: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie

Behind the Music for a band you've never heard of

"...At a certain age, you catch yourself looking more and more frequently..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Opera's The Daughter of the Regiment

Just as the young woman of the title is deemed "charming," so too is Donizetti's work in this company's staging

"...From the opening strains of the overture to Donizetti's comic romance..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Fire in the Night, Music in Bone-Deep Bassnote Throbs

Reveling among the multiform delights of Art Outside

"...I want to tell you about the men and women with the live fireworks exploding off..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Girls Girls Girls: The female of the species

Girls Girls Girls launches its Boys of Summer series with guest male improviser Jeremy Lamb

"...What mad witchery forms a pentacle of estrogen and places a blazing point of testosterone at..."

July 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. --..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

The Company Men

Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kevin Costner star in this drama about what happens to company men after they part company with the company.

"...Directed by: John Wells. Starring: Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt,..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again

Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan

"...When Sebastian Junger and Tim Hether-ington's remarkably immersive and gritty-intimate Afghan war documentary Restrepo won..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

In Good Company

In Good Company is a sincere but serviceable-at-best dramedy from Paul Weitz, one-half of the fraternal team that has already brought us two studies about the human male: American Pie and About a Boy.

"...Directed by: Paul Weitz. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, David..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Directed by: Robert Redford. Starring: Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon, Nick..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

A Walk in the Woods

Robert Redford and Nick Nolte walk the Appalachian Trail in Bill Bryson's memoir

"...Directed by: Ken Kwapis. Starring: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Kristen Schaal, Mary..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Horrors of SXSW Can’t Touch Nate Southard

Local screamworthy scribe is sitting, we reckon, on a killer property

"...Of course there’s a plethora of horror-genre stuff going on..."

March 9, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Gospel of John

The last years of Jesus are presented with more realism than pageantry.

"...Directed by: Philip Saville. Starring: Henry Ian Cusick, Daniel Kash, Steven Russell, Richard Lintern,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Five Cooks in the Kitchen?

The Duplicates shake up the recipe for theatre

"...A little borax. That doesn't sound like a Christmas menu to me, but it was business as usual for..."

April 12, 2013 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...It's Friday, and you're going to get tanked in sophisticated company. You head on..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Moody Center Groundbreaking Promises the Finest Arena in the NCAA

Nashville act soundtracks Erwin Center replacement kickoff

"...On Nov. 21, Texas Athletics announced a groundbreaking ceremony for the Moody Center, which will become the..."

Dec. 4, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

The Hidden Room Theatre's The Duchess of Malfi

In staging John Webster's revenge tragedy, the company strikes a delightful balance between historical authenticity and genuine emotion

"...was once chastised by an editor for too frequently using the word "authentic" in my pieces (in my defense,..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of Turn Every Page

Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

"...Cities are always in flux. Looking out of the window of the Fairmont,..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Playhouse's The Book of Will

Playwright Lauren Gunderson shows how the Bard’s works came to be collected in a story of devotion and loss

"...If you're like me, you've at some point wondered how William Shakespeare's works survived for centuries, becoming..."

June 21, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

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