SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes

Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew

"...Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The woolly mammoth has entered the chat...."

Feb. 11, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Angels, Devils, and Jim Cummings at The Last Stop in Yuma County

The indie icon breaks down his new dusty noir and its ensemble

"...his locally-shot and self-distributed breakout Thunder Road, Cummings has become a regular on the festival circuit here with films..."

May 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Stop in Yuma County

A traveling salesman stumbles into a hostage situation

"...by: Francis Galluppi. Starring: Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Sierra McCormick, Nicholas Logan and Michael Abbott Jr.. A traveling salesman..."

May 10, 2024 Movie Review

Writer Drew Pearce Rides a Trojan Horse Into The Fall Guy

How Saturday afternoons and Alex Garland affected the remake

"...on the writer of Iron Man 3, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Now, having handled one..."

May 9, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fall Guy

Funny and fleet, this rom-com/actioner pays tribute to stuntpeople

"...It’s not uncommon for directors to have a “this one’s personal” story..."

May 3, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ryan Gosling Is a Lot More Than Just Ken in SXSW Headliner The Fall Guy

The year’s best rom-com is also the year’s best action comedy

"...Ken Monday night at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival with the world premiere of The Fall..."

March 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Falling for The Fall Guy and the Joy of Practical Stunts

Powerhouse moviemaking couple David Leitch and Kelly McCormick team up with Ryan Gosling

"...jump into flames, or bounce off a brick wall – then get up and deliver some snappy one-liner. What..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cinched, Toned, Depressed: A Trip to Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS Store in Austin

Domain Northside hosts shapewear brand’s first retail store

"...now, the month when the ocean of stretch marks, discolorations, and cellulite emanating from my navel failed to just..."

Feb. 5, 2024 Design Post by Ali Montag

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Guy, an eagerly awaited blockbuster reboot of the 1980s action-comedy television series...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Stairway to Having a Stable Economy: A Downtown Austin Alliance biannual retail report found 85%..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature

We Need to Do Something

The terror is coming from inside and outside the house

"...Directed by: Sean King O’Grady. Starring: Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, Lisette Alexis and John James..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Q&A: Sealed Room Terror in We Need to Do Something

Max Booth III and Sean King O'Grady close the bathroom door

"...Cronin, and The Vast of Night breakout star Sierra McCormick) is trapped in the bathroom of their home after..."

Sept. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Tasty Sauces & Dressings & Marinades

New condiments for the best flavors in your kitchen

"...stock market tips – have you noticed how the McCormick spice company’s been acquiring all the best-beloved hot sauces..."

March 25, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fallout Theatre Hosts Hardass Trivia Tournament of Champions

Comedy competition of cultural arcana comes to Twitch

"...months, and that’s not trivial for the local improv comedy scene...."

Nov. 2, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who Will Be Nuked by the 819?

Austinites unleash a new postapocalyptic RPG on Twitch

"...Welcome, citizen, to the world of NUKED! It’s a land..."

Sept. 7, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Aunt Jemima?

"...Editor, I was an Austin guy and a Chronicle contributor for 35 years before I fled to Mexico. For..."

June 26, 2020 Postmarks

Fourteen

Scenes from a collapsing friendship captured with astonishing empathy

"...Starring: Tallie Medel, Norma Kuhling, C. Mason Wells, Dylan McCormick and Lorelei Romani...."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Vast of Night

Jaw-dropping reinvention of the UFO scare genre is audacious and brilliant

"...Directed by: Andrew Patterson. Starring: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis, Cheyenne Barton and..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The 23 Words That Changed the Way Texas Sells Alcohol (or Not)

Say what, Governor?

"...On April 28, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted, "Alcohol-to-go sales can continue after May 1. From what I..."

May 8, 2020 Food Feature by Kareem Hajjar

The Hideout Theatre’s Virtual Threefer

Three troupes Zoomed and Twitched their time upon the improv stage

"...And of course we'd not seen this show before, because the Threefer's..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Persistence of Vision Podcast Books Your Life Up Right

Austin-based audio series brings lively lit-talk from local lights

"...us, we’ve addressed that first thing with some off-kilter rom-com recommendations right here. And now we’ve got the second..."

March 16, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

VFW

Ultraviolent Fantastic Fest throwback makes its vengeance-filled return

"...Directed by: Joe Begos. Starring: Stephen Lang, Sierra McCormick, Travis Hammer, David Patrick Kelly, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove,..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

What Odd Circumstance Joins Austin’s L.B. Deyo With Gabriel García Márquez Even Beyond the Ransom Center’s Newly Revealed Archives?

Maybe it’s, what? Love, in the time of measles?

"...We don’t know if it’ll be on par with discovering ice, citizen, but UT’s Harry Ransom Center has the..."

Feb. 3, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Esther's Follies Meets Scooby-Doo in The Haunting of the Tavern

In this new murder mystery comedy, chasing Emily the ghost leads to some real high jinkies!

"...Could the flower-powery van favored by a certain trouble-prone Great..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Interview: Gazing Into The Vast of Night

Director Andrew Patterson's cosmic debut is turning the right heads

"...Sometimes the strangest things come from the most unexpected places. Aliens from outer space...."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds

Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.

"...Long before the concept of expanding the convention center became the hotly debated..."

July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Holiday Greetings

"...hold power. They live in a delusional world of contempt for most of the human race. These high and..."

Dec. 26, 2018 Postmarks

Not Helping the Mindset

"...are not helping the mindset of Texans with your coverage. Our candidates are smarter, know the issues, have experience..."

May 10, 2018 Postmarks

It’s Free Comic Book Day in Austin on Saturday

But then, it’s Free Comic Book Day everywhere on Saturday

"...2002, thanks to a certain Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics in Concord, California...."

May 4, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kathi for Congress

"...the Capitol. There are pictures of her and her coloring book on the floor of a committee room. Kathi..."

Feb. 8, 2018 Postmarks

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