Definitely Maeby

15 minutes with Alia Shawkat

"...Alia Shawkat has a life and evolving career beyond the quirky cult-classic that made her famous at 14...."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Russ Espinoza

Papillon

New adaptation of Henri Charrière's autobiographical novel of life on Devil's Island

"...of six close friends casually polled, not one of them was familiar with the 1973 Steve McQueen/Dustin Hoffman prison..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

TV Eye

Happy 300th, The Simpsons.

"...Oh sure, The Osbournes have turned heads while others long for the..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Crossroads, Crafts, and Close Encounters in Our Recommended Events

The workweek is chockablock with do-able things

"...The Crafty Adult: Wild Plant Ikebana..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Paging Through History's Streetwalkers and Pimps

Tyler Stoddard's new book on the world's oldest profession

"...Tyler Stoddard Smith's familiarity and comfort around the skin trade goes way back to the days when,..."

July 13, 2012 Books Feature by Roberto Ontiveros

TV Eye

The deconstructed Negro

"...his "star gone crazy" narrative is well established in the popular media, it seems too late. But something kept..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Weekdays at Bernie's

Film's best-known dead guy is alive and kicking in Austin

"...I didn't bring the black mustache; actor Terry Kiser did. He brought the..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Articulations

The sophomore production for the Actors Repertory of Texas theatre company.

"...One of the big arts stories last fall was the debut of..."

March 24, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Elaine Everlasting

There's no stopping the indefatigable Ms. Stritch, and why would you want to?

"...If any entertainer has earned the right to a little R&R, it's Elaine Stritch. Fifty-plus..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

John Carpenter Lit Up By El Rey

Legendary director first guest in "The Director's Chair"

"...Fortunately for the director of such classics as Halloween, In the Mouth..."

May 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Whale puke, George Costanza, coffee – the miracle drug, and more

"...Spectators and riders scattered 125 kilograms of nails on the Paris to Nancy stage of the Tour de France..."

May 16, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

All Grown Up

Let's eat!

"...Images of Mom range from the saintly Madonna figure to the on-the-go career mom juggling..."

May 7, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

'Matt & Ben'

This stage comedy is about just who you think it is, only the well-known guys are played by gals

"...The title of the play is Matt & Ben, and..."

March 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

Tentatively galvanizing news for the vegetarian community and a KLRU programming update

"...is turning out to be a tough year for the local vegetarian-restaurant community. First, Mother's Cafe & Garden (4215..."

June 1, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

More McCanlies, Texas

The full interview with the director of 'Secondhand Lions'

"...script almost since it was written. During most of the past decade it has been regarded as one of..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...Instead of amassing the soul-crushing mountain of student loan debt that you will..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hitchcock

Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren keep things interesting but there's more here about the marriage and partnership of Hitchcock and Alma Reville rather than a good backstage look at the making of Psycho.

"...Alfred Hitchcock, the undisputed master of movie suspense, is given fairly fanciful..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Altman Speaks!

The ultimate indie director shoots straight about breaking into the business, staying there, and loving it.

"...Now in its seventh year, the Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hello Again

A sexy musical that spans time falls flat

"...What goes around comes around in the sexual roundelay Hello Again, a musical pastiche flipping through..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Soundpainting Bowie

In The Bowie Project 2, everyone is Bowie, and nothing stays the same

"...I swear I heard it: the opening riff of the David Bowie song "Fame," just..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Teaching Themselves

The filmmakers, cast, and crew of Chalk learned valuable lessons with little in the way of a plan or a budget

"...is out, but something's going on. Laughter reverberates through the hallways. People wander around carrying clipboards and extension cords...."

May 18, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Desk Set

Its inaugural class – equipped with cameras, computers, and expert instruction – wades into a sea of possibility

"...Tiger Darrow has the eye. Amanda Mandelstein has the wit. Ryan Summersett has..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Studios Takes Flight

The past year has been witness to an amazingly cooperative tag-team project between the Austin Film Society, the Austin City Council, and the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition that -- as of now -- has resulted in a superstar studio setup that could well change the very fabric of filmmaking in Austin.

"...It's the kind of serendipity you don't stumble across much in..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Change of Venue

This year, FronteraFest is takin' it to the streets – and a chapel, a bookstore, a home ...

"...every year, FronteraFest fans begin flocking toward Hyde Park Theatre and Salvage Vanguard Theater with the instinctive surety of..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

From Penitentiaries to Picture Shows

Spiderwood Studios founder Tommy Warren follows the dream

"..."We're going to have a big sign up there." Tommy Warren points across a room smelling of fresh..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...The clawed toe of Godzilla has finally set down -..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

How to Climb a Minnow Mountain

The Austin animation studio resurrecting Rotoscoping with Richard Linklater

"...at keeping a secret. Last November, he was in the offices of the animation studio he co-founded, Minnow Mountain,..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...When the Chronicle sat down with David Bologna to talk about..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Good Show

It was a good year -- not a great one -- for the Toronto International Film Festival.

"...always foolhardy to attempt observational summaries or generalizations about the films viewed during one's visit to the Toronto International..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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