The Boy Next Door

Jennifer Lopez stars in this brazenly dumb MILF thriller.

"...Directed by: Rob Cohen. Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Ian Nelson, Kristin Chenoweth, John Corbett, Lexi Atkins..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Actors' Inequity

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

"...has two Equity actors budgeted for this season, and Ryan Crowder, producing artistic director, says "the presence of an..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...the big list: The 69 Cats, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Bee Caves, Beto y los Fairlanes, Birdlegg, Black..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Food-o-File: Weekend Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...broader island food menu than its predecessor from chef John Lichtenberger and classic island-influenced cocktails at the bar. "We're..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Next Up’s Best of 2014

Team youngblood tracks back on the year

"...Matthew Ryan, Boxers (Matthew Ryan)..."

Dec. 30, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Film Flam

Malick's latest goes to Berlin, fests beckon other locals

"...love and betrayal in the Austin music scene, featuring Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, and Portman and Blanchett..."

Dec. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gazing Back at Other Worlds Austin

Time Lapse dominates Cthulhie awards, plus festival highlights

"...Time Lapse Best Script: Time Lapse Best Director: Brett Ryan Bonowicz, The Perfect 46 Best Actor: Whit Herford, The..."

Dec. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thumbnails: Federal & County

"...U.S. SENATOR: TRAVIS CO. / STATEWIDE John Cornyn* (R): 97,834 (37.1%) / 2,844,450 (61.6%) David Alameel..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The State of Texas: "Pro-life, Pro-guns, Anti-Obama"

"...George P. Bush (R): 94,616 (36.1%) / 2,810,982 (60.7%) John Cook (D): 148,671 (56.7%) / 1,635,190 (35.3%) Justin Knight..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cock

This Theatre en Bloc show depicts love as a fight and is as exhilarating and aggressive as a contact sport

"...brutal, perverse message of Mike Bartlett's play, in which John thrashes it out with his male lover, M, and..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Identity Crisis

Two concurrent stage productions show what happens when we define ourselves too narrowly

"...when the déjà vu kicked in. As I'm watching Ryan Hamilton and Zac Carr verbally spar within this drawn..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Origin

Omnipresent

"...four! – to appreciate the mastery with which Paul Ryan sizzles strings and John Longstreth rattles skins. The Kansas..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Brush With Danger

The obvious martial arts skills of the brother and sister filmmakers, Ken and Livi Zheng, don't compensate for this film's wooden drama.

"...Zheng, Nikita Breznikov, Stephanie Hilbert, Norman Newkirk, Michael Blend, John McFarland and Melissa Pang...."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Partisan Races

Looking at the statewide, legislative, and county ballot

"...for the job. Commissioner of the General Land Office: John Cook..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

ACL Music Fest 2014 Saturday Listings – Second Weekend

Blurbing the second Saturday of ACL 2014

"...sprawling, up-to-10-piece local outfit unloading soulful Motown-inspired grooves behind Ryan Harkrider's smooth trilling vox. Last year's debut LP Good..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Music Feature

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

Chocolate beer, pecan gelato, and lots of sausage

"...grind, and I have to say my favorites were John Lewis' coarse grind house blend from La Barbecue and..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Playback: DaveTV's Cable Access Comeback

DaveTV returns to cable access!

"...his life, and now an update from Vegatron drummer Ryan Greenblatt offers promising news that he's off the ventilator..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Hercules

Director Brett Ratner puts Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson through his paces as the Greek demigod.

"...Directed by: Brett Ratner. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Rufus Sewell, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Peter Mullan, Reece..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The AggreGAYtor: July 25

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...These two queens just made the Queen (and probably..."

July 25, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Improv … Tragedy? Absurdity? WTF, Institution Theater?

If it bends, it's funny; if it breaks Beckett, what is it?

"...of its three performers: Marc Majcher, Jayme Ramsay, and Ryan Hill. It's kind of like psychotherapy as a team..."

July 18, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Optimus Prime finds a new pal in franchise addition Mark Wahlberg.

"...T.J. Miller, Sophia Myles, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Mark Ryan, John Goodman and Ken Watanabe...."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Austin's Improv Comedy Marathon 2014

Supposedly sane people, totally making shit up for 45 hours straight

"...Also check out this one dude, Ryan Hill, who's the producer of this year's even-longer version..."

June 18, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: Of Flesh, Blood and Boners

"The Final Member" gets phallic, plus "Dracula" and "Ravenous" bite

"...borderline forgotten adaptations of Bram Stoker's vampiric masterwork Dracula: John Badham's 1979 adaptation, with Frank Langella recreating that part..."

June 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Consummate Artistry

The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...10 projects won two each: Rude Mechs' Fixing King John; Theatre En Bloc's Fat Pig; Texas State University Department..."

June 6, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

"It Was a Difficult Choice, But..."

The Austin Critics Table named its tops in the arts for 2014

"...Ryan Hamilton, Fat Pig..."

June 3, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...United Latin American Citizens] has already argued before [Judge John] Dietz, we would be able to hold on to..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Mechanicals’ premiere of Kirk Lynn’s Shakespearean reboot Fixing King John. (Since this author was a member of that show’s..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: 'Holliston' / 'Knights of Badassdom'

A double bill of Joe Lynch genre comedies

"...The concept is pure nerd bait: Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Danny Pudi (Community), Peter Dinklage (Game..."

April 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Live Music and Lodging

Hotel Indigo to break ground on Red River as Max Frost breaks the same with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on his Atlantic Records debut

"...happy hour sales for the surrounding clubs. Elysium owner John Wickham counts himself "cautiously optimistic," noting the upside of..."

April 4, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...means blonde sisters Elsa and Phaedra Greene and producer/instrumentalist Ryan Graveface (Black Moth Super Rainbow). The debut record, True..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

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