Life Itself

Maudlin multigenerational drama thinks it's profound (spoiler: it's not)

"...Much like life itself, This Is Us creator Fogelman’s decades-spanning, multigenerational mashup..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Life Itself

The life of Roger Ebert is celebrated in this documentary by the director of Hoop Dreams.

"...This documentary, intimately detailing the last years of Ebert's life, doesn't only inspire and entertain, but really presents a..."

July 11, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Sundance Review: 'Life Itself'

Tissues not suggested but required

"...most remarkable figure in American film criticism. The documentary Life Itself is based on Ebert's book of the same..."

Jan. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Bill Murray won't get the elusive Oscar for this one – for all its visual majesty, The Life Aquatic is too slight – but the film is nevertheless a funny, bewildering, and giddy spectacle.

"...The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore? I suspect not. The Life Aquatic can't tightrope comedy and tragedy, hilarity and pathos,..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Life of Pi

This time Ang Lee's tiger is not crouching; this animal has its claws out and has only an adolescent boy for companionship – or vice versa.

"...animals portrayed on the screen. Objects are not permanent, life is always changing, meaning is a slippery thing –..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After Life

"...its viewers. Told in a very matter-of-fact manner, After Life explores a range of experiences. People of different class..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Life's in Turnaround

"...some direction in their lives. “You need to focus. Life is short,” warns their friend Sarah (Gerstein). Faced with..."

Aug. 29, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Ninth Life

"...in Dallas' boho arts community of Deep Ellum, Ninth Life is a stylish and contemporary murder mystery. Sam (Posey)..."

May 31, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Life

"...gearing them especially for the thirty-to-forty-something set. In My Life, Rubin not only wears the writer's hat, but he..."

Nov. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Secret Life of Pets

Hollywood has the cure for those dog-day afternoons of summer

"...to anticipate on the drive home from The Secret Life of Pets: “Ma, when we flushed Flipper, did he..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life Revealed at Austin Film Festival

Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic also joins lineup

"...latest from a fourth, as Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life leads the list of titles announced for this year's..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Extra Life is Back in IRL

Rooster Teeth's big annual streaming charity fundraiser returns

"...better in person? When it's Rooster Teeth's annual Extra Life fundraiser...."

Nov. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT's Queer Greek Life

An all-inclusive queer sorority founded at UT-Austin

"...For many people in the queer community, Greek life on college campuses can seem rather frightening. Fraternities and..."

Jan. 25, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...magic and malfunctioning of the place. Whether you're a lifer or just passing through, the Chronicle has left its..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Larger Than Life

The late Luis Jiménez created art on a grand scale – and lived life that way, too

"...people would want to honor the person. Thus, Texas Folklife Resources, which was on the receiving end of Jiménez's..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Life Support

The complicated system that is the Austin-Travis Co. EMS is nationally recognized for saving lives. As Austin continues to grow, can the system save itself?

"...man's heartbeat – quite literally, brought him back to life. They install him in the back of an ambulance,..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'The Sporting Life': Pocket Billiards

"...Hai Ky as it does with the pool hall itself.    Not to take anything away from the fine folks..."

Oct. 16, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Chained for Life

Metanarrative about beauty and deformity is a layered surprise

"...is part of the layered metanarrative of Chained for Life. The title itself is a reference to a 1952..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Life and Work, Light and Dark

How the legacy of Townes Van Zandt more than met its match in 'some dumb New York girl'

"...at the age of 52, was, during his all-too-short life, a songwriter's songwriter. Brown does not like "genius" testimonials..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

"Katie Rose Pipkin: picking figs in the garden while my world eats Itself"

In an art exhibition and accompanying chapbook, Pipkin automates the un-automatable

"...picking figs in the garden while my world eats Itself [sic], published by Raw Paw Press...."

July 3, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Rick Perry Gets a Life

Perry drives anti-abortion license plate proposal

"...support for a bill that would create a "Choose Life" specialty license plate. House Bill 109, filed by Rep...."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Song of Life on Death Row

How Dead Man Walking came to be an opera -- and to be produced in Austin before almost every other city in the world -- reveals the great risks and rewards in developing new works for the modern operatic stage.

"...love's power to redeem and from that a new life...."

Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

My Life in The Real World Kult

Please Take My MTV

"...next Duran Duran video or reference, setting up a lifelong affection for all that the network had to offer..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Screens Feature by Adrienne Martini

What I Want to do With My Life

Mike Krusee on New Urbanism, Smart Growth, toll roads, and why Bobby Kennedy is his hero

"...upon us, and that's important: important for quality of life, and more significantly, its impact on the economy and..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Life After Gentrification

When you and your home both have to move

"...during storms, have been plaguing the Sanchez family's daily life since they were forced in May to move out..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Private Life

The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde tells it like it is

"...I think the gay community saved America from destroying itself and its cities. I really do. They're the uncelebrated..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Life Goes On?

"...years is a long time in a soccer player's life, and most of this veteran squad won't pass this..."

June 21, 2002 Books Feature by Nick Barbaro

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...rooms are emerging as an exciting new artform unto itself. It has opened up this world to players internationally..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Let the Work Speak for Itself

Yaphet Kotto, the First African-American in Space

"...Big Valley with her, and she took over my life. Brother, every move I made, she was following me...."

Oct. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Carson McHone: Still Life, Still Alive

Potent Austin songwriter, now married and living in Canada, explores themes of attachment and longing, uncertainty and loss on new album

"...Americana artist largely hunkered down. But for McHone, quarantine life wasn't failed sourdough starters and now-dusty puzzles...."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

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