John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Welcome back, Mister Wick!

"...beyond reason to nominate Keanu Reeves' unstoppable hit man John Wick as PETA Spokesperson of the Year, as well..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Guns Blazing With the Director of John Wick 3

Chad Stahelski on building a world beyond the Continental

"...one more surprised by the breakout success of the John Wick series than Chad Stahelski, the stunt coordinator-turned-director who..."

May 16, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 4

Baba Yaga is back in his loudest, craziest adventure yet

"...director Chad Stahelski brought a little action flick called John Wick to Austin for its world premiere at Fantastic..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

John Wick: Chapter 4

Can the killer franchise give its dog-loving hero the ending he deserves?

"...director Chad Stahelski brought a little action flick called John Wick to Austin for its world premiere at Fantastic..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Proud Mary

Taraji P. Henson picks up her guns but shoots blanks as an assassin with a conscience

"...Danny Glover, Xander Berkeley, Billy Brown and Jahi Di'Allo Winston...."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Microradio station Free Radio Austin gets shut down again.

"...broadcast equipment and the arrest of "any and all John and Mary Does" associated with FRA, as well as..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Shannon Young

Mouse Hunt

"...Mouse Hunt is head and tiny ears above anything John Hughes has ever churned out. Lane and Evans play..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Churchill

An intimate look at a leader's state of mind

"...Directed by: Jonathan Teplitzky. Starring: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Ella Purnell, Julian Wadham, Richard Durden and James..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Kady Rain, More Eaze, Pusha T, and more non-ACL shows

"...latter's new Dancin' Bean EP. – Kriss Conklin 32nd Annual John Lennon Birthday Tribute3ten ACL Live, Sunday 9..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Film Review: Jordan Peele’s Us

The Get Out director has seen the enemy, and it is us

"...fair to say that Jordan Peele is this generation’s John Carpenter? With his sly grasp of the intersection of..."

March 8, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Winners

Past winners

"...R: John Randall; G: Robert Leos; Other: Thomas Penn;..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Food Feature

The 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Winners

"...R: John Randall; G: Robert Leos; Other: Thomas Penn;..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Food Feature

The 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Winners: 1991-2004

"...R: John Randall; G: Robert Leos; Other: Thomas Penn;..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Food Feature

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...BEN JOHNSON: THIRD COWBOY ON THE RIGHT..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...Burning Spear's Winston Rodney photograph by John Carrico..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Make-Up Effects in 1982 for his astonishing work on John Landis' An American Werewolf in London...."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Head Over Heels

"...pesky cartoon cutouts cracking wise while belting out Elton John showtunes. Head Over Heels concerns itself with the knocked..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

19th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Contest

If you didn't make it to the fest to sample salsas, take this list of winners to the grocery store

"...Fuessel (Hutto), Maria Estela Flores, Michael Rypka, Rita Huffman, John Cunningham, Marlo Cooper, Jacob J. Serda, Mark Wayne Choban,..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Hot!

Winners of the 18th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest

"...Second Kimberly Johnson*..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Dembanger D: John Berardo Screenwriters: John Berardo, Lindsay LaVanchy, Brian Frager Ellery..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...only way out is thru Lex. Cast: Roberta Colindrez, John Ortiz, Judith Light, Carson Meyer, Zachary Spicer (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Two Men Went to War

A WWII comedy of errors begins when two British military dentists swap their drills for grenades.

"...Directed by: John Henderson. Starring: Kenneth Cranham, Leo Bill, Rosanna Lavelle, Derek..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Final Year

Behind the scenes with the Obama foreign policy team

"...Directed by: Greg Barker. Starring: Barack Obama, John Kerry, Samantha Power, Ben Rhodes and Susan Rice...."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Michelle Coffey, aka Corp. John Coffey's, aka Political Football's wife..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column

A Dream Pursued

The Young Eight is showing the world of classical music what it means to be young, gifted, and black

"...along the way: NCSA, Harlem School of the Arts, Winston-Salem State University, First Philadelphia Charter School for Literacy, Community..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Yousuf Karsh: A Retrospective

The Oswald Gallery's retrospective exhibit of Yousuf Karsh's black and white portraiture is a small sample of Karsh's career, perhaps, considering the span of years in which he worked, but it's a representative one, and perfectly displayed in the snug front gallery.

"...Martin Luther King Jr. Georgia O'Keeffe. Winston Churchill. Alberto Giacometti. Mother Teresa. Ernest Hemingway. John Fitzgerald..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Arts Review

After a Fashion

You'd think we'd be all star-f***ed out after SXSW, but here it is, Oscar-time and we are just beside ourselves with the bold type and the dropped names! What? No silly. We said "fawned."

"...had begun: Glenn Close, wearing Vera Wang with Harry Winston jewelry, looked unexpectedly un-frumpy, and the handsome Ben Kingsley..."

March 29, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Bootmen

"...Aussie Rules football-playin' heterosexual `e-man who makes your NASCAR Winston Cup racers look like Audrey `epburn by comparison.” /..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...John Lennon's middle name was Winston after Winston Churchill, the..."

July 1, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists

The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations

"...Dunst (both nominees for their performances), and scored by Johnny Greenwood (in competition against himself as double nominee for..."

Jan. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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