Last Days Here

The three-decade descent into full-time drug-taking by Bobby Liebling, the theatrical lead singer of the hard-rock group Pentagram, is revealed in this moving documentary.

"...And that's where this engrossing (and sporadically gross) portrait of the pitfalls..."

April 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Days

Gus Van Sant concocts an abstruse film "loosely inspired" by the end of Kurt Cobain’s life.

"...Friberg, Andy Friberg, Chip Marks and Kim Gordon. With Last Days, which is "loosely inspired" by the end of..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Last Days of Disco

"...ain't no party, this ain't no disco. Rather, The Last Days of Disco is yet another auteurish meditation on..."

June 5, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Last Days of Chez Nous

"...(Harrow) is a successful writer (though only once is there a scene which shows her working at her craft..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Days in the Desert

Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in this secular imagining

"...that takes place toward the end of Jesus’ 40 days in the desert is, for the most part, a..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Inside the Last Days of City Manager Spencer Cronk

After dramatic days of extreme weather and backstabbing, Council lets Cronk go

"...Today, Feb. 16, is his last on the job. Former Austin City Manager Jesús Garza..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Consigned to History: The Last Days of the Austin Antique Mall

When two iconic Austin businesses share an address, someday one was going to lose out

"...It’s a balmy, blue-skyed early April day, and yet there’s a pall over the Austin Antique Mall. It’s an..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

28 Days Later

A zombie picture, with lots of topical updating.

"...Eccleston and Noah Huntley. A friend who was at last week’s sneak of Alex & Emma related to me..."

June 27, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Extreme Days

"...Code). Some sort of divine retribution is in order here -- bong hits for all involved, maybe. Frankly, ESPN2..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I’ll Be Here to Lay Down Beside You

An Austin widower’s take on coping with loss

"...gravestone, framed by silk flowers. On the right side there is his wife’s name, Ouida, December 16, 1946 –..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Features Feature by Jonah Lemm

The Good Old Naughty Days

"...did in bed in the early part of the last century. Once the initial shock subsides, however, The Good..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Zero Days

Chilling cyber warfare doc explores the Stuxnet virus

"...“extraordinary rendition” exposé Taxi to the Dark Side and last year’s cult creep-out Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Around the World in 80 Days

Jackie Chan finally emerges as plausible English-language star in this international romp that's as light as a hot-air balloon.

"...Mok. To say that Around the World in 80 Days is so much better than it has any right..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last September, Late Iron Age Sonic Architect Wade Allison Spoke About Composing a Crossover Metal Standard

Eighteen days after the death of Power Trip frontman we uncover an unseen interview with the late guitarist

"...of Dallas metal heroes Power Trip told the Chronicle last year. "Sometimes a band's 'success,' for lack of a..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The Last Castle

"...Scott. Some films just leave you puzzled, and The Last Castle is one of them. The movie is the..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eight-Days-Out Campaign Finance Report

Money, money, monayyyy

"...owes in loans, or has on hand for the last few days...."

Nov. 2, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Gay Place: Last Gasp

The annual Splash Days ritual is back

"...Last Gasp before the seasons turn and everyone has to..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Chappell Roan Says ACL Performance Is Her Last of the Year, and More Surprises From Weekend Two

The heat lingered at sets from Vince Staples, Dua Lipa, Jeezy, and more

"...and Chappell Roan go out on a high note. Here are some of our highlights from ACL W2...."

Oct. 14, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Fantasia Review: The Last Thing Mary Saw

A nightmare in nineteenth century New York

"...That there was little pure about American's Puritan roots is a..."

Aug. 17, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: Last Chance for Controversy

E-Day is tomorrow! Here's the latest news before it's too late.

"...the future of the world is decided. No pressure. Here’s what’s been going on since we went to press..."

Nov. 5, 2018 News Post by News Staff

X-Men: The Last Stand

This third outing in the franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily than its predecessors – racial, gender, and sexual politics are all over the place, as are the multiple strands of the story line.

"...very bad, the Phoenix). The big story in The Last Stand is, no surprise, governmental in origin, as the..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

South by Southwest 2026 Reduces to Seven Days

Rolling format ends as fest adapts to life with no convention center

"...festival and conference pulls back from its now-traditional nine days to seven...."

March 16, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Book Review: 'The Last Kind Words Saloon'

Jes' Wyatt and Doc and the setting sun in McMurtry's latest

"...tall as the Wild West’s tales. His latest, The Last Kind Words Saloon, takes a different approach. It’s pared..."

May 22, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Last Minute Out of Bounds Comedy Festival Recommendations

Here are some recos for OOB shows to catch Thursday-Sunday

"...... until it is. That's in the final dog days when the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival shows up..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Feature

'And Now Here's Ted With the Derby'

ABC Nightline at Texas Rollergirls tonight, plus new derby doc

"...not the only camera crews on the track these days, with two documentaries imminent...."

May 15, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Blanton Bake-Off Returns, Good Food Foundation Taps Austin Winners, Here Comes the Texas Wine Auction, Lucky Robot Hypes the Tuna, Oseyo Gets Streety with Anju Banju on Thursdays, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene –..."

April 26, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Last Day to Register for City Election!!

Council election May 12 – today's your last chance to register

"...You must be registered to vote 30 days prior to election day..."

April 12, 2012 News Post by Michael King

46 Days Left: Start Your Engines

Kim Kight's Dioramarama.com and Trueup.net provide inspiration

"...reassured, when in a Herculean feat of back-burner recall, last year's gift-list resolution sprang to mind at least a..."

Nov. 9, 2008 Design Post by Anne Harris

How The Last Black Man in San Francisco Traded Righteous Rage For Gentleness

Director Joe Talbot on the poignant side of gentrification

"...director to make that film right now. For The Last Black Man in San Francisco, director Joe Talbot said,..."

June 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Affordability: Everywhere But Here

Council parses contracts, buys CD’s, and postpones housing

"...Last Thursday’s City Council meeting adjourned at the fairly unheard..."

Aug. 8, 2016 News Post by Michael King

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