Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...June 5, 7pm, Paramount Pulp FictionD: Quentin Tarantino; with John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Bruce Willis (1994)..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Letters at 3AM: The Lincolns of Hollywood

It is dangerous to view history through the eyes of sentimentality

"...walked a hundred years ago. ... Then he saw Abraham Lincoln, and his whole feeling suddenly changed. ... [S]eeing..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Last Action Hero

Overflowing with stunts, one-liners, and cameos, this would-be blockbuster overflows with unfulfilled potential.

"...Directed by: John McTiernan. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, F. Murray Abraham,..."

June 25, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Joshua

"...Directed by: John Purdy. Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Colleen Camp, Stacy Edwards, Kurt..."

April 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

She Believes

Barbara Taft Devotes Her Life to Convicted Teen

"...enough. She consulted with her husband of 14 years, Abraham, and the decision was made: They would picket the..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Assembly Directors/Producers/Screenwriters: Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons Visionary artist Rashaad Newsome merges art, AI, and..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush's insane energy policy, Greenwashing on Earth Day, and the Washington Legal Foundation moves in on the White House

"...many WLFers into key positions. For example, cabinet members John Ashcroft, Gale Norton, Tommie Thompson, and Spencer Abraham serve..."

April 20, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Selena

"...Gregory Nava (1997); with Edward James Olmos, Jennifer Lopez, John Seda, Constance Marie, Jacob Vargas, Lupe Ontiveros, Jackie Guerra...."

July 7, 2000 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

John Singleton and Chris Cooper to be honored

"...Director John Singleton joins actor Chris Cooper for the Extraordinary Contribution..."

Sept. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

November Previews

"...D: John F. Keital; with Don Handfield...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...& Americo Paredes Emcee: Tom Staley; with comments by John Graves & music from Tish Hinojosa..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Articulations

Austin helps the Lysistrata Project become the Little Peace Project That Could, the Long Center says "no thanks, after all" to the $25 million in Waller Creek tunnel bond money, and Austin Shakespeare Festival launches a new reading series.

"...Ruehl, Kevin Bacon, Kathleen Chalfont, Kyra Sedgwick, F. Murray Abraham, and David Strathairn in one New York event, and..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: Occupy the Future

Corporations are not people

"...Fast-forward to Dec. 3, 1861. Abraham Lincoln, the greatest Republican president, included these words in..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Outlaw Onda

If Tejano music isn't on the radio, does it still exist?

"...Abraham Quintanilla: "No female has ever made it and now..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Letters at 3AM

Robert Bly's new book of poems is a haunting work that evokes all hisotry and culture.

"...read Robert Bly's new book of poems, The Night Abraham Called to the Stars. Robert has written many good..."

July 6, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Making History Personal

History is more than a bound collection of facts; it is something personal, something intimate, something that, even in contradiction, demands to be shared. Robi Polgar gleans that immediate sense of history from two plays currently running in Austin theatres: E Pluribus Unum: Barbara Jordan -- One Voice and The America Play.

"...All signs point to it being a play about Abraham Lincoln with an African-American bent, but that is such..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Jackie

A portrait of the First Lady in the aftermath of JFK's assassination

"...Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Richard E. Grant, John Carrol Lynch and Beth Grant...."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Summer Fun: Goddess of Liberty, Vampire Slayer

Summer Fun continues with the strongest face this side of the Pecos

"...state's capitol for over a hundred years, looks like Abraham Lincoln. Not Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter . No, this..."

May 23, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Long Way Home

Considering the art of the map, as inspired by two local exhibitions and a housewarming party

"...much improved projection map, to the first modern atlas (Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of 1570), and to the..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The New Frontier: Art and Television, 1960-65

Using a legion of artists from the early Sixties, the Austin Museum of Art exhibition "The New Frontier: Art and Television 1960-65" offers an illuminating peep into a time when a measly 10-inch black-and-white TV set was the American family's window to the world.

"...James Rosenquist, Yoko Ono, and Dennis Hopper -- curator John Alan Farmer brings back that bygone era and, in..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Arts Review by Skipper Chong Warson

Election 2000

Chronicle Election Preview

"...Bill Nelson to succeed Connie Mack MichiganR - Spencer AbrahamTossupNCFDebbie Stabenow’s chances vs. Abraham largely depend on Gore’s turnout..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature

Color Television

"...Television was busy last week. The death of John F. Kennedy Jr. launched a week of near-nonstop network..."

July 30, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...this year will honor Ann Patchett, Roger Reeves, and Abraham Verghese...."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival Announces 15 Authors for 2020

Virtual fest hosting Dean Koontz, Julia Alvarez, Kevin Kwan

"...in that fight in The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom...."

Aug. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Film Flam

Roundup of upcoming Austin film events

"...of the Austin Film Society's annual series Children of Abraham/Ibrahim: Films of the Diaspora began last week. The six-film..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Screens Column

SXSW Film: When Angels Sing Red Carpet

March 10, 2013. 23 photos.

"...John Paul and Eloise DeJoria..."

March 11, 2013 Photo Gallery

Los Alamos Chain Reaction

UT's bid to take over Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory bombs with peace activists

"...As a result, last year Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced that the U.S. Department of Energy was in..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Felix Gillette

Postmarks

Emory & Young Not Conservative

"...36]. On the way home I read a quote John Lennon once wrote:..."

May 16, 1997 Column

Biden’s Headed to Austin, and Doggett Still Thinks He Should Drop Out

Plus what ’68 race tells us about possible candidate hunt

"...statement, he pointed to local history: President Lyndon B. Johnson dropped out in 1968. “Too much is at stake..."

July 12, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

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

"...Still, most of what we know of Abraham Lincoln comes from his later years, when he was..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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