Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...to your feel-good expectations. (Read our interview with director John McPhail and producer Naysun Alae-Carew here.)..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal

Combining the mediocre and cosmic with the creature feature director

"...subtext of his latest film, Colossal. In it, Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, The Dark Knight Rises) plays..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Lee, Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky, Ben Sinclair, Onur Turkel, John Rothman, Louis Cancelmi, Larry Murphy, Sam Seder (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Hyperlocal for the Holidays

From shoes to dollhouses to leather goods, these Austin designers are doing it their way

"...Go-to holiday song: Donny Hathaway's song "This Christmas"..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Features Feature by Nina Hernandez

Enter the Domain With Other Worlds Austin

Sci-fi film festival adds world premiere, new score, and award winners

"...Techno-allegories, futuristic thrillers, and Anne Hathaway obsessives: The latest round of announcements for sci-fi film..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Awards

Paul Feig and Nancy Meyers recognized, plus panelists!

"...recent hits It's Complicated and the Robert De Niro/Anne Hathaway charmer The Intern. She is the third woman honored..."

April 5, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

All Over Creation: Solstice Savings Time

How A Christmas Carol and Interstellar instruct us in surviving the holidays

"...Since I'm no Neil deGrasse Tyson, much less a John Wheeler (the theoretical physicist who made "black hole" the..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Interstellar

Majesty and mawkishness combine in Christopher Nolan's film about humans' last-ditch attempt to find a habitable planet in another galaxy.

"...Directed by: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Mackenzie Foy, Casey Affleck, John..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J.J. Soria, John Carroll Lynch...."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

America's Mortal Goddess

AFS Essential Cinema enchants with Marilyn Monroe

"...June 18: Niagara (D: Henry Hathaway, 1953)..."

May 31, 2013 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 list

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10s

"...4) Lincoln It's as if John Ford were directing Profiles in Courage – crafting cinema..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 list

Kimberley Jones' Top 10s

"...Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook), Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables), Amy Adams (The Master) BEST DIRECTOR..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Drums Across Texas

What does Reagan High's drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.

"...focusing on different instrument sections take by take. The John H. Reagan High School band director is working this..."

June 17, 2011 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Rio

In this animated film from the makers of Ice Age, a domesticated macaw finally learns to fly.

"...Up's magnificent melding of 3-D and deeply nuanced narrative. John Lasseter's little animation company that could (now Disney-Pixar), has..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bruce James Soultet

Rhythm & Beats

"...in an eight-hour session, the originals nod to Donny Hathaway and Dr. John, while Les McCann gets the cover..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Off the Record

Good vibrations courtesy of the Roots, Distant Lights, and the Sword

"...hottest thing on television. Factoring in contemporary R&B crooner John Legend further guaranteed their collaborative taping for Austin City..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Alice in Wonderland

Sadly, the mirth-to-muck ratio in Tim Burton's new film is deeply imbalanced.

"...Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...Stone, Al Green, Prince. Bill Withers, where's my Donny Hathaway? Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, meet Ice-T, O.G. Original Gangster...."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

AFF Knows We Like to Watch

Local film Harmony and Me tops sneak peek at festival lineup

"...POLIWOOD Director: Barry Levinson Featuring: Ellen Burstyn, Anne Hathaway, Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee, Tim Daly, Josh Lucas, Alan..."

Aug. 26, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Screens Top 10s

The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year

"...Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married), Kristin..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature

ACL 4 Beatheads

Where to find the beats at Zilker Park

"...Foo Fighters, Robert Plant, John Fogerty, David Byrne – the Austin City Limits Music..."

Sept. 23, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Absolutely Dan Dyer

If Dan Dyer couldn't sing, being 'easy on the eyes' wouldn't matter

"...drawn comparisons to his heroes Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway...."

June 6, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Chasing Teen Coin

"...naked Marvin Gaye croon on his own “Thank You John” constitutes a discovery, as does the Isley Brothers’ “Have..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

O. Henry's Full House

His popular (and populist) short stories pretty much invited adaptations, a calculated risk that 20th Century Fox decided to gamble on in 1952

"...of five different directors (including Howard Hawks and Henry Hathaway), a score of seasoned script doctors (with uncredited input..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Screens Review by Steve Uhler

Author? Author?

Who really wrote Shakespeare's plays? Writer Amy Freed plays the question for laughs.

"...Malcolm X, and present and former Supreme Court Justices John Paul Stevens and Harry Blackmun – have fingered a..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...loop certain sections. So even in playing James P. Johnson's "You've Got to Be Modernistic," there's a section we..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Talib Kweli, Mos Def

Record review

"...could do without another Police interpolation by way of John Legend on "Around My Way." On a high note,..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

All sugar, no spice in this modern-day fairy tale

"...Directed by: Garry Marshall. Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, John Rhys-Davies, Heather Matarazzo and..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin @ Large: The Primaries, by the Numbers

"...Dem/GOP (index)2.35.61.51.35.21.26.81.71.78.3 200TH DISTRICT COURT Gisela Triana56.057.357.446.955.756.663.754.553.360.5 Jan Soifer28.826.127.738.129.128.421.430.631.523.9 John Hathaway15.316.614.815.015.114.914.914.915.215.6 CO. COURT-AT-LAW NO. 5 Nancy Hohengarten65.264.860.874.772.265.945.169.367.858.1 Leonard Ray..."

March 19, 2004 News Column

The Rest of the Races

Anti-Soifer site comes down, Hidalgo Co. turnout goes up, and Williamson Co. (as usual) veers right

"...appointed by the Commissioners Court to replace the disgraced John Maspero, after he'd already announced he was running for..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature

1   2     NEXT ›    2 »