The Revisionaries

When it comes to choosing public-school textbooks, what happens in Texas is of national concern – and this documentary captures these culture wars in full bloom.

"...appear in public-school classrooms across the land. Because of its size and population, the choices made by officials in..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...It's just before 9:30am when Austin muni­cipal Judge Ron Meyerson..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The AggreGAYtor: September 18

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Mitt Romney drinks it up, Yunel Escobar smears his mascara,..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Dark Shadows

Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.

"...Shadows – though on evidence of this new film, it may sometimes be better to let sleeping vampires lie...."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walking the No-Kill Tightrope

As Austin's animal welfare center moves to a new building, will the delicate balance of 'no-kill' and resources be maintained?

"...10 to make sure the scheduled opening of the long-awaited $12 million animal shelter on Levan­der Loop two days..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Monte Carlo

Cute-as-a-button Selena Gomez stars in this tweener mistaken-identity comedy.

"...Bezucha. Starring: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Cory Monteith and Andie MacDowell. Isn't Selena Gomez just the cutest?..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Buck

The real-life "horse whisperer," Dan "Buck" Brannaman, is the subject of this documentary that reveals how he derived his hard-won knowledge.

"...Cindy Meehl. To hear his fans and clients tell it, the natural horseman Dan "Buck" Brannaman has what at..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program

Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP

"...Last week the Chronicle spoke at length with Austin Climate Protection Program Director Ester Matthews about the..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Local Hangover Cures

Defeating the porcelain god and that pounding brain

"...understatement. Anyone who has suffered the pounding headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, general lethargy, thirst, depression, and..."

March 20, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Flash of Genius

Based on the true story of Robert Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper only to have his idea stolen by the Ford Motor Co., is a real David and Goliath story.

"...Starring: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda, Mitch Pileggi, Bill Smitrovich and Aaron Abrams. Flash of Genius,..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Righteous Kill

There's nothing righteous about this tired and tiresome good cop/bad cop NYPD procedural.

"...good cop/bad cop NYPD procedural from Avnet; in fact, it's pretty much an abomination from the get-go. Playing on..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Show and Sell

Austin art is getting national buzz, but is anybody buying it?

"...Austin is a city proud of its talents and wares, and we try..."

March 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Clayton Maxwell

Asylum

In this adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel, Natasha Richardson and Ian McKellan wonder if the patients have taken over the asylum.

"...Hugh Bonneville, Marton Csokas, Gus Lewis and Sarah Thurston. It’s 1960 in the verdant English countryside, but the hills..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hustle & Flow

A rousing Rocky story set on the mean streets of Memphis.

"...making his mark in the world and living a better life. His dream is amorphous at first, as we..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Common Law

Who gets the engagement ring if the wedding is called off?

"...Can the person who gives an engagement ring get it back if the wedding gets canceled?..."

March 11, 2005 Column by Luke Ellis

How Safe Is Your E-Vote?

Proponents of electronic voting promise no repeat of Florida in 2000, but critics say it could be even worse

"...It's either the best thing ever to happen to elections,..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

8 Mile

Eminen's semi-autobiographical story of a young, white rapper on the rise in Detroit has a soft-focus Hollywood tint.

"...Directed by: Curtis Hanson. Starring: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Shannon and Chloe Greenfield. It's..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Long Incubation of the Incubus

Playwright David Hancock and director Vicky Boone reveal how they developed the play The Incubus Archives over six years, through 11 sometimes radically different versions.

"...A play ain't Athena. It doesn't spring full-grown from the brow of its creator...."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Importance of Being Earnest

For better or worse, Oliver Parker's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comedy of mistaken identities liberates the play from its drawing-room trappings.

"...by: Oliver Parker. Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Frances O'Connor, Judi Dench, Anne Massey and Tom Wilkinson...."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...The last time Jimmie Vaughan sat down with the Chronicle at Iron Works Barbecue, a violent thunderstorm..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Corky Romano

"...Directed by: Rob Pritts. Starring: Vincent Pastore, Peter Berg, Richard Roundtree, Fred Ward,..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Everyone's a Critic

The theatre community sounds off on critics as artists.

"...I am a writer for Theatre in Austin, TX. I have recently become..."

July 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Naked City

California regional planner John Landis shares his thoughts about high-tech growth in San Jose and Austin.

"...they're nowhere near as bad as in other burgeoning cities -- Seattle, San Jose, Denver, Portland, etc. Austin is..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...Formerly Known as the Highway Department to "conduct a feasibility study for an I-35 alternate route between Austin and..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Housing, ACC, and Spooner.

"...Editor:..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column

American Filmmaker

Chris Smith's American Movie depicts one man's passionate struggle to make a film.

"...Chris Smith didn't set out to become a documentary filmmaker. But..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Inspector Gadget

"...mild-mannered do-gooder who single-handedly stops runaway buses and rescues little children from harm's way to the cheering adoration of..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...Sara Hickman, 36, first established herself as a singer-songwriter in Dallas before moving to Austin in the early..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Jack Frost

"...thing by any means, really -- but this corny bit of hokum is so eager to please that it..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...Herbie Hancock's first big pop hit was 1974's fusion blockbuster "Chameleon," and not since Madonna..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

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