Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow

Director Sophie Fiennes gives us this elegant examination of the highly personal artwork of German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer.

"...manuscripts pile on top of and spill over one another. Mammoth canvases painted with molten lead and then beset..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Events of 2005 That Engaged and Endure

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires lists his favorite performances of dance and classical music from 2005

"...1) Circus Maximus (UT Wind Ensemble) The premiere of John Corigliano's work for concert band, tautly..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 (+1) Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2012

In 2012, dance memorably explored profound topics, and classical embraced Charlie Brown and George Washington

"...1) 'SOLO SYMPHONY' (Forklift Danceworks) A revelation – of the dance at the heart of an orchestral conductor's movements,..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Courage Moves in Ballet Austin's Exit Wounds

For his new dance, choreographer Stephen Mills turned to moments of inspiration in his own life

"...An older woman facing the end of life. Three young men facing AIDS in..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as closing night films, and..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Shalom, Y'all

Previewing the Austin Jewish Film Festival

"...The eighth annual Austin Jewish Film Festival runs April 10-16...."

April 9, 2010 Screens Feature

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...When the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Entranced

Remembering one who fascinated us all: Karen Kuykendall, 1937-2007

"...sure of that. She might announce herself with a slightly too loud greeting to the first person she saw,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Revenge, Deferred in Stephen Mills' Hamlet

Post-pandemic, Stephen Mills brings his career-defining Hamlet back to Ballet Austin

"...Ballet is often about the intersection of classic stories and instantly recognizable classical music...."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Ensembles of 2012

The year's most memorable groupings in classical music, dance, and theatre

"...few years, we'll see this choral ensemble's name alongside the most distinguished in its genre. Thanks to James Morrow..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Allisyn Paino

One of Ballet Austin's leading ballerinas is bidding farewell to the spotlight

"...Paino has had one hell of a career in the field. With this week's production of Cinderella, Paino will..."

May 8, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

The return of Ricky Gervais; plus, Jennifer Perkins, Vicki Howell, and Austin among the Emmys

"...comes to TV, no one does it better than the Brits. I'm inclined to disagree with her, not from..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Swan Lake

As Ballet Austin danced through a mist of blue, 'Swan Lake' cast its spell once more

"...Lots of women brought their little girls to the final matinee of Ballet Austin's..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Review by Ann Ciccolella

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...City’s offerings in this blurb. Here we’ll have what the Sake Brewers Association of North America calls “curated sake..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Jason Lutes: Berlin

Texas Book Festival brings the author and his magnum opus to Austin

"...City of stones. City of smoke. City of light...."

Oct. 22, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Karen Kuykendall: In Memoriam

When this performer and friend of the arts died on Oct. 31, the city lost the grandest of its grande dames

"...speak of giants walking among us, Karen Kuykendall is the kind of person they mean. Not that she was..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Family Matters

The Texas Documentary Tour: Alan Berliner

"...A film critics compile their year-end lists, they might include a new category: least..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature by Jason Silverman

Dark to Light

Issues of sensitivity and clarity hamper this dance program

"...Dark to LightAustinVentures StudioTheater, March 3..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Exhibitionism

"...and a cozy venue -- makes for a perfect theatre production, doesn't it? It does at the Santa Cruz..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Arts Review

Trollhunter

Wayward trolls threaten human life in this delightfully bizarre Norwegian film.

"...of red blood cells, a physiological anomaly that causes them to turn to stone – or explode – when..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lance Letscher: Newly industrious

The Austin artist's current work signals new shifts in the collages for which he has gained national notoriety

"...Over the years, Lance Letscher's work has become richer and more..."

May 30, 2008 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Captivity

Captivity, wherein 24's Elisha Cuthbert is abducted and tortured, is the kind of film that gives torture porn a bad name; it's just soulless, hateful, and freakishly monotonous.

"...Taylor Vince, Michael Harney and Laz Alonso. Captivity is the kind of film that gives torture porn a bad..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Secuestro Express'

Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on 'Secuestro Express'

"...Last week, just before the film Secuestro Express premiered in Austin, News Editor Michael..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...From the ACC President..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants

Jill Soloway takes no pains to appear politically correct or ponderously deep in talking about her life, which can be very refreshing. She makes it clear that she doesn't take herself terribly seriously, but at times she laughs at herself a bit too hard.

"...Pants is shameless, and I mostly mean this in the good sense. The book is, nominally, a memoir. In..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Books Review by Jess Sauer

Ice

The first of Vladimir Sorokin's novels to be translated into English; the author will be at BookPeople on Saturday

"...In the space between hate and genocide, it would be a..."

April 27, 2007 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

World of Wonders

Dispatch No. 2: World of Wonders

"...It's possible to step off the plane at the Toronto International Film Festival and travel..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coming Soon To a Concert Hall Near You

What's ahead for the Austin Symphony Orchestra & Ballet Austin in 2004-2005

"...time of year, one is hard-pressed to see beyond the sweltering haze of summer, but if you peer hard..."

May 28, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Like Being Killed

"...Brooklyn this past April. She came to my reading there with the novelist Jonathan Baumbach, a kind and funny..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Books Feature by Marion Winik

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