SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Search Through the Skies

The new musical Jouét represents a journey not only for the title character, a pop star in search of a home, but one for Austin composer Allen Robertson and for the city's Zachary Scott Theatre Center, which is producing its first original musical.

"...are on our way to lunch. As usual, he's driving, and as he guides his RAV 4 away from..."

April 6, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...The lobby of the Grand 1894 Opera House came to..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: November 21

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Frank Oceans declines definition, Meredith Vieira gives us a view, and Ken..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...II glanced over his shoulder and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Fall just got a little closer, readers, not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...At long last, on April 19, the University of Texas at Austin is honoring the legacy..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

The People Person

Peter Hedges' Pieces of April brings the novelist-screenwriter out of the quiet and into the filmmaking fray.

"...may not recall Peter Hedges' name, but you've almost certainly heard of his work. He penned the screenplay for..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: The Path Back to Believing

It only takes a moment for the ordinary to transform

"...I ain't much of a lover it's true..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Column by Louis Black

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Li'l Green Aggravation Society

Rock & Roll's Cain & Abel: The Kinks' Davies Brothers

"...Everything you've ever heard about the Kinks is true. Everything..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Conversation with Stephen Harrigan Telling Ghost Stories

"...Comanche Midnight is the second terrific collection of Stephen Harrigan's essays published by..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Arts Feature by Robin Bradford

True Hollywood Stories

Texans who took a chance and headed west tell all

"...pick clients whose work sweeps me off my feet," explains Mike Simpson from his William Morris Agency office in..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Eli Kooris

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...On the Forty Acres at UT, there's a building named after..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...Pantheon Books, $24 hard..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Postmodern P.I.

"...Dennis Lehane has published five mystery novels in a hard-boiled P.I. series set in Boston. The first..."

June 11, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Sleigh Ride

Robin Bradford takes a trip back to examine love, trust, and safety.

"...The first thing I remember from my mother's second marriage..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Features Feature by Robin Bradford

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...Come with us as we slide our plastic card in the key slot and explore the carpeted halls and..."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Armchair Adventures

"Good adventure books do the same thing as a good adventure," Chronicle writer Dan Oko writes in this roundup of recently published adventure books.

"...In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...PUBLIC ACCESSD: Bryan Singer; with Ron Mar quette, Dina Brooks, Burt Williams, Larry..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...PIONEER FARM For over 60 years, kids have spent their time reading and daydreaming of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

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

"...North American first time looks, and 51 feature debuts. The SXSW Film roster has arrived, with big features like..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...been said that rock & amp; roll is a rather transparent metaphor for extreme sexual frustration. If this is..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...San Diego has one of America's finest harbors. It's the largest U.S. city that touches the..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Valleyesque: Not Just Weird for Weird’s Sake

Inside the pages of the new anthology from Fernando A. Flores

"...Walking into BookPeople’s signing for Fernando A. Flores’ new novel..."

June 8, 2022 Arts Post by Valeria Valdez

Summer Fun

Galveston's past, present, and future come together at the Balinese Room, a resurrected old casino finding new life as a live venue on the Gulf

"...Gigantic Gaugin-inspired murals of island women adorn the walls. The unmistakable..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

1   2     NEXT ›    2 »