Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...that emerge at night. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, Sadie Soverall (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Live Celebrations of Desire

People who need people make for one helluva compelling show

"...Max Langert's relatable new modern farce, starring Summer Break Theatre's..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...Nine months on, HBO Max still doesn’t have a strong brand identity...."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Lotuaco, Esteban Comilang, Vangie Alcasid, Pablo Quiogue, Isys Szuky, Maximus Szuky (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Shakespeare's As You Like It

An Austin-infused Arden is more poetic license than artistic alchemy

"...A gender-fluid Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Shakespeare Company, an all-female..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

SXSW Reveals First 2020 Artist List

Music from all over the map … literally

"...Bang Bang Romeo (Doncaster, England)..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...also foreshadow an ultra-rare performance of British post-classical composer Max Richter’s eight-hour ambient sequence entitled Sleep, during which it’s..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Jay-Z

"...leans on samples for hits, and the DJ let Max Romeo's reggae classic "Chase the Devil" run long before..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature

ACL Review: Jay-Z

King MC brings his A game

"...leans on samples for hits, and the DJ let Max Romeo’s reggae classic “Chase the Devil” run long before..."

Oct. 7, 2017 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Levitation Imaginings

Sun., 7:35pm, Elevation Amphitheater

"...amongst top creations from acts like the Heptones and Max Romeo...."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Shakespeare's First Folio

Why the first collection of the Bard's plays is such a big deal and cause to celebrate on his 400th death anniversary

"...classical music and the Bard, focusing on interpretations of Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, and Prokofiev, along with..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-O-File

An unusual number of new restaurants make their debuts this summer

"...Springs Rd.) is now at home in the former Romeo's spot...."

June 7, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

'The NFL Beat': To Explode From Within

A personal take on the Jovan Belcher murder/suicide

"...least Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli and Head Coach Romeo Crennel. At this time, it is still unapparent whether..."

Dec. 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Twilight

One is human and the other's vampire: What's a pair of young soulmates to do?

"...this undead, unrequited, and altogether unfun pseudo-romantic riff on Romeo and Juliet. Based on the hideously readable (or so..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."Romeo" was the best ["The 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short..."

March 4, 2005 Column

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."San Antonio Romeo," Tish Hinojosa..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Sergei's Big Score

Austin Symphony conductor Peter Bay has tremendous regard for both Sergei Prokofiev's score and Sergei Eisenstein's images for the 1938 film Alexander Nevsky, and as he prepares for a live performance of the score as the film is being shown, he talks about this remarkable fusion of image and music and what's involved in performing it live.

"...separation. Try to imagine Gone With the Wind without Max Steiner's soaring "Theme for Tara" or Psycho sans the..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What Lies Beneath

John Cusack talks about putting a human face on Hitler in Max.

"...Lloyd Dobler was more than a new kind of Romeo, he was a new kind of folk hero, a..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Dancing About Architecture

Noise ordinance debate blows over -- for now -- while Internet radio crisis threatens, and SIMS crisis subsides.

"...band continues its weekly Thursday 7:30-9:30pm Vegas-style revue at Romeo's Midtown, 2222 and Burnet Road. Haggard's not nearly so..."

May 10, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Max Keeble's Big Move

"...Directed by: Tim Hill. Starring: Lil' Romeo, Orlando Brown, Noel Fisher, Robert Carradine, Nora Dunn, Zena..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Kiss of the Dragon

"...Chris Nahon. Starring: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tchéky Karyo, Max Ryan and Bert Kwouk. If it looks like a..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...their songs appeared on during the Capitol years, like Romeo & Juliet, Beavis & Butthead Do Hollywood, and Mission..."

April 13, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...ROMEO MUST DIE..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live Shots

"...crucial riddems from Perry's days as reggae's foremost producer. Max Romeo's "War Inna Babylon," Bob Marley's "Crazy Baldheads," and..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature

Wrapped and Ready

"...then. But filmmaker Wes Craven and his distributors at Miramax missed their window for a more conventional Halloween period..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cultural Cross Pollination

A Cash Crop of Reggae Reissues

"...tunes and dubs of Junior Murvin's "Police and Thieves," Max Romeo's "War in a Babylon," the Heptones, the Mediations,..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Art Reviews

"...and Lindsay Korman as Maria, the Juliet to Tony's Romeo, is fragile but strong-willed with the voice of an..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Arts Review

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...A contemporary New Zealand Romeo and Juliet story, Broken English tells the story of..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...When bank robbers Sarah (Katovich) and Max (Seidman) pose as an American artist and her boyfriend..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Live Shots

"...MAX NOFZIGER'S FLOWER POWER HOUR..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Music Feature

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