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

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...With no more than a simple suggestion – say, an unlikely place for a crowd to gather,..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

There's a THETH in My Mailbox, WTF?

The Shannon (McCormick) is a river of fiercely diverse pleasures

"...When that friend is Shannon McCormick – a man who’s deep into the more brilliant..."

April 3, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

PRO: Reclaiming Abortion Rights and The Birth of the Pill

Jonathan Eig's breezy history of the Pill is engaging, but Katha Pollitt's argument for abortion rights is indispensible

"...and Launched a Revolutionby Jonathan Eig W.W. Norton and Co., 400pp., $27.95..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Michael King

Pictures of Superheroes Packs in the Austin Comedy Talent

Quirky comedy filled with familiar faces

"...last wrote about him and the Jollyville Pictures filmmaking collective in 2009 ("Three Guys, a Girl, and a Dog..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

"...Megan McCormick..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature

How Sweetlamb It Is

The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival's founder returns to power

"...Yes, he's the producer of the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival that's turning Austin into a citywide nightclub of..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

'69 Love Scenes'

Each of the 69 Love Songs on the 1999 CD gets a scene in this theatrical venture

"...sketches, sans music, and presenting them to the public – an idea which might seem absolutely cuckoo. With the..."

May 21, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Everybody Must Get 'Stoned'

Improv Guru Keith Johnstone brings his Maestro to the Long Center

"...Keith Johnstone is coming to Austin to direct a night of Maestro improvisation...."

Jan. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Is That Science?: The elements of smile

The initial results of the experiment Is That Science? – wherein members of the theatrical company St. Idiot Collective interacted with the element Improvium – were fast, furious, and funny

"...The Austin improv scene, like all improv scenes, comprises many elements. Each person in the scene is a..."

June 29, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

OoBer Alles

A guide to the troupes of the 2006 Out of Bounds Improv Festival (aka OoB V)

"...The Becchini: triumvirate of Austin sketch comedians, named after the folks who'd cart away the dead..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Week"I like Louis Black saying something is poorly drafted." – Ann del Llano of the ACLU, defending the proposed..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature

That Thinking Feeling

L.B. Deyo and Buzz Moran's Dionysium puts the fun back in cogitation

"...the Dionysium. In fact, he's smiling. He's improvising a complex tune on his keyboard by way of introducing the..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Same Day Service / Split Christie

Texas Platters

"...Same Day ServiceEndless AdolescenceSplit ChristieHere Comes Lunch!..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Music Review by Greg Beets

100% Texan

Kevin Fowler is among the brightest of the Young Texas rising stars.

"...The bar inside the Coupland Dance Hall & Tavern is a thing of beauty...."

Aug. 9, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever

Like those Christmastime baskets full of cheese logs, summer sausages, miniature jars of jellies, etc., The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever features a diverse little gathering of tasty treats -- in this case, five-minute plays on a common theme -- and it's fun to snack on.

"...like those Christmastime snack baskets, those little gatherings of comestibles -- cheese logs, summer sausages, miniature jars of jellies,..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postscripts

Kip Stratton didn't attend either of the universities he's going to cover in a nonfiction book coming out next fall from Crown, a division of Random House, so don't blame him on those grounds if you discern some partiality in it.

"...UT vs. A&M..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Exhibitionism

Another Evening with Dottie P.: Bracing Shot of Wry

"...off Club DeVille. Don't meet at Caucus Club or Continental or any of those swank haunts of the warehouse..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Arts 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

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

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

The Q&A Hole: How Much Money to Break Your Arm?

Because everything, they say, has a price

"...person was willing to pay so that they, the second person, for whatever sick or perhaps scientifically curious reason,..."

June 5, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film: Atomic Blonde Red Carpet

"...Director David Leitch with producer Kelly McCormick..."

March 13, 2017 Photo Gallery

Ben Katchor: Drawn, You Might Say, to the Texas Book Festival

The acclaimed cartoonist brings his Cheap Novelties to Austin

"...Foundation award, and he points this out after I congratulate him on the recent honor...."

Nov. 2, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Only the Fourth Wall Is Forever

After 10 years, Salvage Vanguard Theater is moving on

"...There's a full-color painting hidden beneath several coats of white latex on..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Showers of Art and Lit

Let's not call the New South Festival of Literary Arts and Cartooning a perfect storm of indie media, please

"...man who's been working toward staging it for a couple of years now...."

June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Q&A Hole: What's the Use of Owning Original Artwork?

With Chris Cubas, Jill Schroeder, Shannon McCormick, and more.

"...Here's the latest of our weekly Q&A Hole series, wherein your reporter asks questions of various..."

Feb. 2, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Live Feed

Jason Phelps turns to his theatrical past to nourish the present with a Feast of My Heart

"...you want to understand what led this versatile and accomplished performer to create Feast of My Heart, the ambitious..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Capital Grille Steaks Its Claim on Fourth Street

And, boy howdy, does it come through with flavors flying

"...restaurant for the big ballers, the heavy hitters, the corporate accounts; basically, for anyone who wants to make like..."

April 30, 2014 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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