Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

Texas-set comedy riffs on Lysistrata

"...Directed by: Matt Cooper. Starring: Andrea Anders, Matt Passmore, Horatio Sanz, John..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Grace of My Heart

"...Directed by: Allison Anders. Starring: Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Eric Stoltz, Bruce Davison,..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips

Grab your pole and some worms and head on down to the fishing house at Easy Street Marina on Lake Travis

"..."The fishing this winter has been great," says Matt Anders, the dockmaster for the marina. "We had a..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...American Animal Director & Writer: Matt D'Elia Jimmy - eccentric, delusional, dying - feels betrayed..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Retribution

Liam Neeson does the Liam Neeson thing, this time with exploding cars in Berlin

"...Directed by: Nimród Antal. Starring: Liam Neeson, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Modine, Noma Dumezweni, Arian Moayed, Lilly Aspell and Jack..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...on the streets of Puerto Rico. Lazer Team D: Matt Hullum United States, 2015, 93 min World Premiere When..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...A Woman Like Me Directors: Alex Sichel, Elizabeth Giamatti By creating a fictional character based on herself, filmmaker..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Everyone complains about the perceived shortcomings of the MPAA, Hollywood's movie-ratings board, but nobody does anything. Nobody, that is, until activist documentarian Kirby Dick.

"...thrusts is de rigueur. Some other interviewees include Allison Anders, David Ansen, Jamie Babbit, Maria Bello, Stephen Farber, Martin..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

November Previews

"...D: Kevin Smith; Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, George Carlin, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee,..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

The Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Panel Meets and Metes

Plus, Allison Anders' 'Gas Food Lodging' screens Aug. 21

"...screening the work of one of them – Allison Anders' Gas Food Lodging – at the Alamo Drafthouse South..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Screens Feature

The Sound and the Fury

Monsters of Folk drummer Will Johnson continues demonstrating monstrous musical and compositional gifts

"...of Centro-matic solidified with guitarist Mark Hedman and drummer Matt Pence, both formerly of Adam's Farm, and Slobberbone's Scott..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Armin Mueller-Stahl, Anne Heche, Michael Rispoli, Charles Haid, James Gallanders...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

New films from Jeff Nichols, Alexander Payne on the schedule

"...Now here's today's announced titles, including Comedy Vanguard, Dark Matters, Texas Features, and more. MARQUEE FEATURES Opening Night..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saturday Sleepers

"...of Jeff Tweedy and Neil Young. – Doug Freeman Anders Parker..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...This time, it could get mean. Matt Mason, chief content officer of peer-to-peer pioneers (or, as..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

29th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners

The people and critics have chosen the best of the fest

"...Category Red Sauce 1st Place: Dan Montville 2nd Place: Anders Dowd 3rd Place: Josh & Jon Smetana Green Sauce..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Food Feature

Hot Sauce Festival Winners 2019

The judges and people have spoken (and scorched their palates)

"...Individual 1st: Dan Montville 2nd: Anders Dowd 3rd: Josh & Jon Smetana..."

Aug. 25, 2019 Food Post by James Renovitch

Eating My Way Through Two and a Half Decades of Comics

The Drawn and Quarterly 25th Anniversary Anthology

"...of photos or the graphic narratives of, for example, Anders Nilsen – or David Mazzuchelli, or Lynda Barry, or..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

Chocolate beer, pecan gelato, and lots of sausage

"...her creations with beer after years of collaborating with Anders Dowd and Tre Miner on Valentine's Day parties at..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Three Cheers for Reading

Our favorite books of 2013

"...From the year's biggest books – Matt Zoller Seitz's Wes Anderson Collection, say – to the..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...It's Not You, It's Me Director: Matt Spicer A young woman's relationship takes a dark turn..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Comics? Sequential Art? Literature for Your Visual Cortex?

A year's worth of goodness for the smarter parts of your brain

"...American Comics series, because series editors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden know what the hell is up with comics..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Off the Record

Austin's Monster of Folk strolls down Mermaid Avenue, inside Woxy's DJ booth, and beating the drum for HAAM Benefit Day

"...Here's the real bombshell, though. Alongside Jim James and Anders Parker, Johnson is also taking part in Jay Farrar's..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...release. Now more a band than a legend, the Flatlanders are three Texas musical heroes and lifelong friends: Joe..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...on the article written by Gerald McLeod about the Sanderson Railroad Depot project ["Day Trips," March 21]. The information..."

April 4, 2003 Column

The Slow Biz of Show Biz

A conversation between filmmakers Richard Linklater and Rachel Tsangari

"...Linklater joins filmmakers like Michael Moore, Penelope Spheeris, Allison Anders, Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch, and DA Pennebaker (to name..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...the orchestral pop of his Sub Pop labelmate Eric Matthews. Still sounds pretty darn unhappy, though. (Copper Tank Main,..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...an optimism that infuses all of his work. No matter how sad the loss for which he may be..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review