Urban Cowboy

Only a couple years removed from his screen super-success in Saturday Night Fever, Travolta struts his way through Urban Cowboy’s modern-West parable about machismo, cowboy manqué, and mechanical bulls set among petrochemical workers in Pasadena, Texas.

"...Winger and Scott Glenn. A magazine story by Aaron Latham is the source material for this romantic drama set..."

Oct. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Metropolis Melodrama

Ghost of Metropolis Past

"...his association with the site's former property owner, Lloyd Latham, a local businessman with a rocky history of property..."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Feature by Bryan Mealer

The Hightower Report

Think local, buy local; and, polluters have no trouble following the law – they wrote it

"...environmental rules, polluters have found a better deal: Bush & Co. lets polluters write the rules for their own..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...Top, the Dallas Cowboys, and Farrah Fawcett, plus Waylon & Willie and all the havoc they wreaked, reached a..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...and everyone around us I was the girl Bella Latham kept singing about. Her proof? I knew the words..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger is a Western without a compass.

"...Butch Cavendish (Fichtner) and railroad baron and war hero Latham Cole (Wilkinson) – are ornery but not too frightful,..."

July 5, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2003 Texas Book Festival Preview

An interview with Don Graham, editor of Lone Star Literature.

"...it made a lot of sense to resurrect Aaron Latham's "Urban Cowboy" piece. Everybody has seen the movie, but..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Serve Chilled

The Summer Reading Menu

"...by Stephen Brook, Patricia Gastaud-Gallagher, Peter Howard, Graham Latham, Wink Lorch, and Margaret Rand..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Fonte's Inferno

ACC's New Pres Faces the Hot Issues in East Austin

"...have been running rampant throughout the institution," says Jane Latham, coordinator of ACC's Office Systems Technology (OST) program. "We're..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Program

"...Gatorade setups. Since The Program was co-scripted by Aaron Latham (an investigative journalist whose film scripts include Urban Cowboy..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...and desserts flavored by that all-powerful spice of nostalgia – so expect “Forever Young” on the event playlist. Armed..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...might be the most sorrowful, harrowing chapter to date – a disaffected opus of trauma, cynicism, and survival. – Julian..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Stop Asian Hate Rally and Vigil

"...Darlene Latham, Executive Director of Asian Family Support Services of Austin..."

April 22, 2021 Photo Gallery

The Night

American-made Iranian supernatural horror finds terror in married secrets

"...Shahab Hosseini, Niousha Noor, George Maguire, Michael Graham, Elester Latham, Armin Amiri, Steph Martinez and Kathreen Khavari...."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Guy Clark Biographer Tamara Saviano

“He shared things with me he didn’t share with other people”

"...But I’ve started at least researching my next book. A&M was so happy with the Guy book and I..."

March 30, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Biographer Tamara Saviano’s Guy Clark Revelations

The dean of Texas songwriters’ final days, the forthcoming documentary on him, and more

"...came into the picture. Now I didn't know Townes – never met him, so when I talk about him,..."

March 31, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Selective Indignation

Nov. 30, 2015 Postmarks

Gayplace: Breathe

Relax, we've got kittehs

"...Cinema East: HIDE & SEEK Former Austinite, Slacker 2011 producer Daniel Metz returns..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Sweat, Equity

How vegan doughnuts can help fix the economy

"...In a small commercial kitchen off Mon­topol­is Drive in southeast Austin, an industrial mixer clatters rhythmically..."

June 8, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Taking Back the House

Texas Democrats say this could be their November

"...The House – currently apportioned at 78 Republicans, 71 Democrats, and one..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Yes, We Have Candidates!

Filing for March primary elections officially began Dec. 3; incumbents, others stake their places on ballot

"...Friday, five of the county's six Democratic state reps – Dawn­na Dukes, Donna Howard, Mark Strama, Eddie Rodriguez, and..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Could the Texas House Turn Blue?

"...pick up six seats for a state House majority – that is, matching the gain they made in 2006...."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reward for Lying: Getting Elected

"...he really expect an honest answer from them? (Bill Latham's nonanswer was the best he could hope for [“Postmarks,”..."

May 15, 2007 Postmarks

Because the Sky Is Blue

May 4, 2007 Postmarks

Cinematexas 8 Announces Geckos

With Artistic Director David Barker saying that "these films should be celebrated [as] films that arduously defend the beauty, integrity, and social role of the moving image," the Cinematexas International Short Film Festival awarded its Geckos at a closing ceremony at Club DeVille on Sunday, Sept. 21.

"...The Barbara Aronofsky Latham Memorial Award for Emerging Video Artist..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature

2001 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...is available at the state parking lots at 12th & Guadalupe and at 12th & San Jacinto. The Authors..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Feature

CinemaTexas Award Winners

"...Barbara Aronofsky Latham Award..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...pretty good grasp on a few French phrases: coup d'état (I learned that from Les Circle Jerks), menages de..."

April 14, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Marnie

"...Starring: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Di Ane Baker, Louise Latham, Martin Gabel and Alan Napier. Universal Hitchcock Series: For..."

Aug. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postscripts

Mixed Notes

"...Robert Flynn, Sarah Cortez, Jack Meyers, Debra Monroe, Aaron Latham. Authors will read on Sun., Sept. 28 at the..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

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