Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...and hallucinogenic rabbit shite. Cast: Eddie Izzard, Kate Dickie, James Cosmo, Kevin Guthrie, Jonathan Aris, Alice Lowe, Samuel Bottomley,..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Outlaw King

Chris Pine aptly fills the crown of Robert the Bruce

"...not an easy path, and the script by MacKenzie, James MacInnes, and Bash Doran (a veteran of getting down-and-dirty..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Playback: The Indestructible Mr. Lewis

The trials and tribulations of Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5, plus a UtopiaFest report, and the passing of Seth Gibbs

"...Thicker than blood, Greg Lewis and James Sheeran's friendship goes back three decades. Their teenage band,..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Nov. 6 election

"...James Valadez https://www.jamesforaustin.com ENDORSEMENTS: N/A District 8..."

Oct. 25, 2018 News Post

Who's on the City's November 2018 Ballot?

Monday filing deadline yields complete list of candidates

"...• James Valadez District 5:..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave

New films star Melissa McCarthy, Frankie Muniz, Joel Edgerton

"...Writers: Brian Hanson, Richard Handley Starring: Frankie Muniz, Cullen Douglas, Chelsea Edmundson When a lonely 7-11 clerk has sex..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Cross-border thriller gets a bloodier, morally grayer sequel

"...(Brolin) is called to Washington by Secretary of Defense James Riley (Modine) and his attaché Cynthia Foards (Keener). While..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Making of Austin

Curator Carter Foster on Ellsworth Kelly's art building

"...he had the chance to design this building for Douglas Cramer in the Eighties, this sort of architectural pavilion..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Mortimer, Finn Wittrock, Rachel Keller, Scott Cohen, Jessica Hecht, James Ransone, Andrew Schulz, Tess Frazer, Afton Williamson, Zarif Kabier..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: God Is Alive, Magic Afoot, and Music Everywhere

Egmont Street was where we discovered Risk, Quaaludes, phone phreaking – and some of the greatest albums ever made

"...son, performing "Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen on The Mike Douglas Show. Although I knew neither the song nor the..."

June 23, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, and Bill Paxton. Directed by James Cameron. Much like my heart, the legend of this..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback – SXSW Recap: Love, Hate, Garth & Trump

Final love / hate SXSW listicles

"...addition since another thorn in Trump's side, top G-man James Comey, had to cancel his SXSW appearance...."

March 24, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Awards Show Performers 1983-2016

Every AMA performance lineup of the past 34 years

"...1990: Townes Van Zandt, Nanci Griffith, James McMurtry, Poi Dog Pondering, Daniel Johnston; An Austin Hoot..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Elsewhere in the schedule, look for The Disaster Artist (James Franco’s retelling of the story behind cult smash The..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 National Albums of 2016

Our favorite picks from across the country

"...8) James Blake, The Colour in Anything (Polydor)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Chronicle Recommends: Scary Political Thrillers

If current politics aren't scary enough for you, check out these films

"...than this Peter Hyams thriller in which judge Michael Douglas, weary of seeing violent criminals get off on technicalities,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Sunday ACL Fest Face-Off: LCD Soundsystem vs. Mumford & Sons

Digital or analog?

"...Government name(s): James Murphy..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...We Come to Our Senses Reavis Wortham, Dark Places James Haley, The Shores of Tripoli: Lieutenant Putnam and the..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Author Ed Ward Revisits Rock’s First Guitar Hero, Michael Bloomfield

“When you heard Mike Bloomfield play, you got the sense this was the real shit."

"..."He could just flat-out play," Dylan told Texan Douglas Brinkley in a May 2009 Rolling Stone piece. "He..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Words and Music

This year's Austin Chamber Music Festival and Austin Classical Guitar summer series really get lit

"...which selections by writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, James Joyce, Fernando Pessoa, and Julio Cortázar alternate with musical..."

July 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tonal Proximity

NMASS matured into Austin's foremost showcase of performance sound art, audiovisual improvisation, nonconformative music, and sensory installations

"...the theatre, rendering a mural-like projection with sonic accompaniment. Douglas Laustsen's Tonal Proximity sound installation features 48 small speakers..."

June 24, 2016 Music Feature by Conor Walker

The Luv Doc: Kitten Milk

Yes, even a little bit of milk

"...My ex-boyfriend broke up with me nearly two years..."

June 17, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Shakespeare's First Folio

Why the first collection of the Bard's plays is such a big deal and cause to celebrate on his 400th death anniversary

"...Douglas S. Bruster on Discoveries in Shakespeare Tue., March 29,..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dance Hall Days

New doc celebrates Austin institution the Broken Spoke

"...growth. Yet as Brenda Greene Mitchell and Sam Wainwright Douglas set out to explore in their documentary Honky Tonk..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The mash-up title just about says it all

"...Directed by: Burr Steers. Starring: Lily James, Sam Riley, Lena Headey, Matt Smith, Jack Huston, Charles..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Berry. Also getting a world premiere is Sam Wainwright Douglas' and Brenda Greene Mitchell's loving tribute to Austin's iconic..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Stephen Harrigan on A Friend of Mr. Lincoln

The Austin writer reveals the vision behind his portrait of the 16th president as a young man in his new novel

"...in a log cabin. Wedded to Mary Todd. The Lincoln-Douglas debates. The Emancipation Proclamation. The Gettys­burg Address. The 16th..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

National Top 10s

Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre

"...3) José James, Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

DVDanger: Tokyo Tribe

Sion Sono's deranged, delirious hip-hop musical rocks

"...having some genuine cinematic legends – Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and John Houseman – telling a..."

Dec. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: Honky Tonk Heaven

Doc on the legendary Broken Spoke seeks finishing funds

"...Filmmakers Brenda Greene Mitchell and Sam Wainwright Douglas have been collecting interviews with Spoke mainstays Willie Nelson,..."

Oct. 19, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

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