The Man in the Iron Mask

"...feared for my wallet. DiCaprio, as the tyrannical boy-king Louis XIV, is at the heart of the problem. Certainly..."

March 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ACL Fest Friday Schedule

Friday's full lineup

"...(BMI) 12:45pm:The Hensley Ensemble (WaMu) 12:50pm:Christopher Denny (Austin Ventures) 1:00pm:Louis XIV Interview (Dell Dome) 1:30pm:What Made Milwaukee Famous (AT&T..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

Cookin' The Facts

Activist takes swipe at Statesman's Politifact service

"...Democratic chairman says Perry is living large, a la Louis XIV." Here the Statesman staffers produced 807 words of..."

June 2, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The King’s Daughter

Long-delayed historical fairy tale is an overdue oddity

"...newly appointed court composer (and unknowing daughter) of King Louis XIV (Brosnan). When Marie-Josèphe discovers that the king has..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...the late 1700s, male dress was heavily influenced by Louis XIV. The Macaronis were a traveling group influenced by..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips

"...area at the mouth of the Mississippi after King Louis XIV, but his attempted settlement in Texas in 1685..."

June 2, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice

Public Notice ponders the end of the world as we know it, and feels damn fine. Happy New Year!

"..."All these millennium celebrations, it's going to be like Louis XIV --. It's just going to be: Up drawbridge,..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion

This week your Style Avatar makes the Red Carpet Scene at the premiere of 'Sahara' and Robert Rodriguez's 'Sin City' and remembers DeLorean

"...Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Robert LaRoche, Carol and Chris Adams, Louis Black, Werner Campbell and the lovely Julia, Ellen Spiro,..."

April 8, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Luv Doc: Antiquing

If you were honey, you would likely be a dark amber

"...antiquing thinking you’re going to find a flawlessly preserved Louis XIV bureau brisé. No sir. You know that if..."

July 26, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Top 10 Restaurant Interiors

"...siding and industrial copper light fixtures juxtapose with plush Louis XIV chairs in this playful setting of mixed metaphors...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

The LuvDoc chats with Marcus G. Ollington, rock star cartographer

"...TV I bet. Marcus:  Distortion, deal with it. Ask Louis XIV. LuvDoc:  Sounds like a guy who could use..."

Aug. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: NYE 1977

Spider House Ballroom, Saturday, December 31, 2011

"...to a little kinkiness after a while. Imagine if Louis XIV had lived a few extra centuries. Rest assured..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Recovered Yet?

A geezer looks back at ACL

"...one song, which seemed to repeat joyfully yet endlessly. Louis XIV had this Kinks-meets-Sweet thing going on, but at..."

Oct. 1, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

ACL 2008!

The lineup has arrived, calm down.

"...Louis XIV..."

April 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Sound and the Fury

Nic Armstrong's IV Thieves, stealing thunder in Austin.

"...came back through Stubb's a few weeks later with Louis XIV and wanted to relocate to America but not..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Insider

Ultragrrl handicaps SXSW 2006

"...a singles-only label, where she released early 7-inches from Louis XIV, the oohlas, and Nightmare of You. Given her..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Andy Langer

National Top 10s

"...8) Louis XIV, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept (Pineapple/Atlantic)..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Music Feature

Donkey Skin

In 1694, three years prior to ‘Tales of Mother Goose,’ which set into print folkloric hand-me-downs ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Puss in Boots,’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood,’ Charles Perrault donned “Donkey Skin.” Three hundred years later, Jacques Demy adapted it.

"...Demy's Donkey Skin nearly 300 years after Perrault's sovereign, Louis XIV, made his retreats there. A DVD extra to..."

May 20, 2005 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Thursday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...duo from Hummer ads to worldwide domination. – Darcie StevensLOUIS XIV10pm, La Zona Rosa Swagger and songwriting rarely collide..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Hyperzoo: History Behind Bars

In Hyperzoo, an installation featuring historical and mythological figures in cages, director Chad Salvata and his artistic team juxtapose ghastly horror with great beauty in a series of dreamy, stunning images.

"...Finally, in "The Aquatic Menagerie of One Rococo Door," Louis XIV and a mermaid pose and float so elegantly..."

May 25, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Pasajero

In Connie Arismendi's new exhibition "Pasajero" -- which can mean "the flight of a bird, a place that is visited frequently, traveler" -- the artist simulates the experience of traveling, opening her life to the art tourist in installations of unusual beauty.

"...art history: treated plastic, a mirror as decadent as Louis XIV, a candelabra inspired by a Gothic cathedral, a..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Suggested Viewing

"...The Rise of Louis XIV (1966, Roberto Rossellini)..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Nick Barbaro

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...plays the title character, a steward competing with King Louis XIV (Tim Roth) for the hand of the lovely..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Exhibitionism

The Suida Manning Collection: the Renaissance Is Here

"...we could even compare our own Governor Bush to Louis XIV if it weren't for the fact that the..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Review

UT's Master Plan Disaster?

So Far, School's New Buildings Receive Low Marks

"...the corner of Keeton and Speedway sits the new Louise and James Robert Moffett Molecular Biology Building, not quite..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Soup's On

Eat Warm in Winter

"...whites, and vegetables. Consommé came into being when King Louis XIV of France requested that his chef prepare a..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

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

The Chronicle at 35

"...I. Kimberley Jones: "Hey Louis. Next week's issue is the anniversary issue, with the..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...to the British) journeys over the Appalachian Mountains, the Louisiana Purchase, manifest destiny, the war with Mexico and so..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Experience the C.H.A.R.M.?

Marketing the "live music capital of the world"

"...last year ("Brother, Can You Spare a Dime," Vol XIV, No. 20), helps music-related businesses in Austin with low-interest..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Scanlines

"...LOUIS CAT ORZE Berkshire Multimedia..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Screens Feature

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