SXSW Film Review: The Truth vs. Alex Jones

Doc follows families taking on conspiracy theorist

"...of eight minutes. For the next 10 years, Alex Jones accused these families of fabricating the worst day of..."

March 12, 2024 Screens Post by Madeline Duncan

Yes, Alex Jones Was the “Best of Austin” Once

Regretfully

"...to pay as little attention as possible to Alex Jones, because he and the Chronicle go way back, and..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Phantom of the Open

Mark Rylance raises this fantastical golfing biopic above par

"...Directed by: Craig Roberts. Starring: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, Jake Davies, Christian Lees,..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Solomon & Gaenor

"...by: Paul Morrisson. Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Nia Roberts, Sue Jones-Davies, William Thomas, Mark Lewis Jones, Maureen Lipman and David..."

Nov. 2, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Good Liar

Mirren and McKellen cross paths in this retiree con flick

"...Directed by: Bill Condon. Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Mark Lewis Jones, Russell Tovey and Jim Carter...."

Nov. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gwen

Folk-horror finds terror in the remoteness of pre-industrial Wales

"...Directed by: William McGregor. Starring: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Mark Lewis Jones, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Richard Elfyn, Gwion Glyn, Dyfrig..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...guard will be thrilled at one of the most remarkable works of musical archeology in recent years: Tom Petty,..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Freud's Last Session

This philosophical debate between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis is richest when it shows their humanity

"...pair of big thinkers like Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis in the same room? Playwright Mark St. Germain has..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Lincoln

Despite a monumental performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, Spielberg's film has a fussed-over theatricality that's hard to escape.

"...Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Straithairn, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Upgrade Coming for the Contemporary Austin

$3 million renovation coming for the museum's downtown home

"...the popular open-air deck on top of the museum's Jones Center for Contemporary Art will be part of a..."

Sept. 10, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Live Shots

"...WALT LEWIS Broken Spoke, July 8..."

July 18, 1997 Music Feature

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

Now is the Summer of our discontent after this flat jukebox

"...In the 2015 sci-fi film The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left for dead on the..."

May 7, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Austin Wranglers Finalize 2007 Roster

"...backs Damon Mason, Nate Coggins, and Duvol Thompson; kicker Mark Lewis; wide receiver/defensive backs Toure Carter and Kevin Nickerson;..."

Feb. 26, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

NFL Analysis 101: 100 Years of Epicurean, Hedonistic Hound Dogs

Timothy Braun brings you, dear reader, up to date on the AFC North

"...big if of le Titans' Pac-Man "Make It Rain" Jones playing this season. Thus, I'm gonna give those teams..."

April 4, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...in between the season's heavy hitters there lurks a remarkably diverse selection of movie fare...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Cast: Tom Cullen, Tatiana Maslany, Suzanne Clement, Henry Czerny, Mark Rendall, Deragh Campbell, Nancy Palk (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...three sons each plot to assume the throne. This remarkable cast was playing a game of thrones before HBO..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On Swift Horses Rides Into SXSW

ATX true crime series The Yogurt Shop Murders also joins fest

"...Galaxy Vol. 3. Midsommar) and his wife, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones, Twisters, Normal People) as they start a bright new..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Clean (Australia) Director: Lachlan McLeod, Producers: David Elliot-Jones, Charlotte Wheaton A fly-on-the-wall insight into the world of..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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,..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Cumulative Staff Box

"...WhittingtonEditorialScreens Editors: Jennifer Scoville, Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Kimberley Jones..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...on the seemingly world-dominating Nintendo in the home console market with the release of the Genesis...."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...information and the attentive daily coverage of last summer's remarkable Quentin Tarantino Tour of Austin. Knowles has an extensive..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Director: Gavin O'Connor, Producers: Ben Affleck, Lynette Howell Taylor, Mark Williams, Screenwriter: Bill Dubuque Christian Wolff is brought out..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Sir Doug Sahm, of course) and Alan Berg’s The Jones Family Will Make a Way, about the friendship between..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Reflections

"...Smith, Stanley Nelson; DP: Robert Shepard, Rick Butler; Ed: Lewis Erskine. 16mm, 86 min., 1998 (RP)..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Also making the trip from Park City are the remarkable STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, about the Back..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...& the Fayettes, Glenn Rexach Group, Hundred Visions, Tameca Jones, Keeper, Shelley King, Knifight, Kydd, Linda Gail Lewis, Jai..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: James Foley; with Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Who dat? Why, it's Your Style Avatar!

"...mats were a map of the world, and we marked the map with the places we'd been gastronomically that..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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