When Confessions Prove False

Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.

"...Two days before Christmas 2010 Sylvia was found dead in her home..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Into the Woods, Again

Revisiting our interview with Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard

"...Friday, the rest of the world can queue up for the film the Chronicle's Marjorie Baumgarten calls "the most..."

April 12, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...Patty Robertson. Patty has been on the [environmental] task force for me for a while and had been interested,..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

There's a New Uncle in Town

Harry Knowles wants to reinvent Famous Monsters of Filmland for the digital generation

"...adult world, Bertrand Russell has just launched the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the dreaded Soviet spy-in-the-sky Sputnik has recently..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Gay Place Goes to Comic Con Austin

What? Gays who like comics, card games, and roleplay? Shut yo' mouth!

"...I'll admit it. I'm a hoarder at heart. Even before I became the self-proclaimed "lazy comic reader" I am..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

Let Me In

This terrific American remake of Swedish vampire stunner Let the Right One In retains the original's keen sense of adolescent angst and mystery.

"...by: Matt Reeves. Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas and Cara Buono. You can breathe..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

FronteraFest Schedule

"...of FronteraFest is the Short Fringe, five weeks of performances in which all the works run 25 minutes or..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

Gone Gone Gone

The Head Cat himself, Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, talks in his sleep.

"...3pm’s an ungodly hour for anyone, but Lemmy was still game – just not..."

May 7, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

"..."Texas Voters Approve Props; Travis Narrowly Passes Cancer Measure" for coverage...."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

No Noobs

Why the Austin Game Developers Conference Isn't for Gamers

"...developers, densitywise, in online games, here in Austin," says Richard Vogel of Austin's place in the hierarchy of gaming..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Civic Duty

The line separating civic duty from vigilantism is the focus of this paranoid thriller set squarely in the new age of terrorism.

"...by: Jeff Renfroe. Starring: Peter Krause, Khaled Abol Naga, Richard Schiff, Kari Matchett and Ian Tracey. Civic Duty stands..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

New Year, Old Films

Mid-20th-century must-sees: Part I

"...guide, whatever – is what I came up with for my friends. These films are of interest in many..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Saturn's moon Titan has square craters that appear to be lined up along north-south, east-west lines

"...a 1992 interview with Katie Couric on the Today Show.Looking for an example of chaos theory in mathematics and..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Meanwhile, former Austin Mayor Kirk Watson got put in a big..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Real Estate and Perfect Mates

The year 2000 in the Austin arts, with Top 10 lists by Chronicle Arts critics and their picks for stories and personalities of the year.

"...of the Austin arts scene in the year 2000. For our cultural community, the past 12 months have been..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wasted Days, Wasted Nights

The night in 1974 when Doug Sahm brought Freddy Fender to Soap Creek to play

"...song by the great Freddy Fender. Freddy, this is for you, wherever you are," before charging into three minutes..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

What Price Baseball?

The Rangers Ain't Gonna Like This, Yogi

"...city and the state to directly subsidize a facility for their business. (3) Not content with taxpayer subsidies, he..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...bankruptcy and litigation. They did so using the exact form and language prescribed in the state's Whistleblower Act, which..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Transcribing the Oral History of Dazed and Confused in New Book Alright, Alright, Alright

Melissa Maerz wrangles a class reunion

"...started researching Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused, she made sure to interview..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ibeyi Transmits

Sisters prove the measure of their society

"...Lisa-Kaindé Díaz come together as Ibeyi, the Yoruban word for “twins,” composing simultaneously haunting and optimistic rhythms that blur..."

April 13, 2018 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Gwendolyn's Sword

A well-researched and swiftly paced historical novel for grown-up girls who dreamed of being knights

"...holiday, who find themselves staying in their old rooms, looking at their childhood books, and can't help but thumb..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...Columbia Pictures Release. Songs: "The Pusher" by Hoyt Axton, performed by Steppenwolf; "Born To Be Wild" by Mars Bonfire,..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...north as they deliver their purebred Minnesota acoustic joy before Lucero's Liberty & Lament labelmates Glossary plug in the..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

APD Idol: Top 5 Countdown

Five contenders still standing in contest for police chief

"...It's been just more than a year since former Austin Police Chief Stan Knee announced he would retire..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Planet Funk Meets Planet Punk

Nu beats on famous bleats

"...Here's a neat trick for all you jaded, indie hipsters: Punch up YouTube, and..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...business, he told several residents, and was going to transform the land into a corporate hunting retreat where he..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Run for Your Wife

In Onstage Theatre Company's production of the farce Run For Your Wife, you get engaging performances, split-second timing, and a lot of laughs

"...Run for Your Wife..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...This may indicate the springs are not contaminated and, therefore, that the aquifer may not be. However, even if..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column

The Mothman Prophecies

"...Lucinda Jenney, Will Patton, Debra Messing, Laura Linney and Richard Gere. Spooky is as spooky does in this new..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Thank you for the run-down of the bills to expect in the..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column

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