Me and You and Everyone We Know

Performance artist Miranda July's feature-length debut is packed with arresting images, moments, and single lines of dialogue – enough to earn the film top awards at Sundance and Cannes.

"...Directed by: Miranda July. Starring: Miranda July, John Hawkes, Miles Thompson, Brandon..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Strong and Talented and Young

Austin's Raw Paw collective inhales life, exhales art

"...You'd think you were dealing with a bunch of shape-shifters...."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...We were bold and life was great..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Help Me Help You

Career advice and self-help evangelism at SXSW

"...to every other by a common anxiety. These days, everyone knows the feeling of deep-seated, peptic financial concern, not..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

RoboCop Is Alive and Well and Kicking Ass Onstage

Eighties blockbusters and a 'cardboard aesthetic' courtesy of the Old Murder House Theatre

"...officer Alex Murphy is murdered by a street gang and brought back to life as a depersonalized, metal-plated cyborg..."

June 17, 2011 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Jason Reece Navigating Uncharted Territory

Trail of Dead co-engine decries music’s “shoddy substitute” for shows

"...Tenth LP in 25 years, “X: The Godless Void and Other Stories achieves full circle career transcendence behind core..."

May 4, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Flesh and the Faith of 'We Are What We Are'

Director Jim Mickle on remakes, religion, and America's dark history

"...director Jim Mickle eviscerated vampire tropes with 2010's Stake Land, horror fans lauded the arrival of a radical new..."

Oct. 12, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report: Are the Rich Different From You and Me? Ask Cadillac!

Cars will tell you what your country needs right now. (It's another car.)

"...You know what our country needs right now? I think..."

March 24, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

What They Can't Take Away From Me (and Lance)

How many PEDs did it take to make us care about a bike race?

"...de France. I’d only watched a few minutes here and there, because cycling is boring, right? But one night,..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Page Two: Free to Be You and Me

'Chronicle' letter-writers and the editors who love them: a field guide

"..."Would you like to know a secret, just between you and..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Central Market Cooking School is Alive and Well and Real, Real Tasty

Local powerhouse of nourishing knowledge returns to full strength

"...Cooking School, back in culinary action after that little pandemic situation we all suffered through for a while...."

Sept. 19, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Adapting Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Writer/director Burr Steers mixes bonnets and the undead

"...Dying is easy, as the saying goes, but comedy is hard. So what about jokes about the undead?..."

Feb. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Black and White and Rick All Over

The ABCs of 'The School of Rock'

"...Actor Jack Black, screenwriter and actor Mike White, and director Richard (aka Rick) Linklater..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinco de Mayo, May the Fourth (Be With You), and More Recommended Events

The week in community happenings

"...Parks and Recreation Trivia..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Bill Cotter's Parallel Apartments Are Full of Freaks Like You and Me

And the author presents a wine-fueled glimpse at BookPeople tomorrow.

"...Bill Cotter's new novel, The Parallel Apartments, should come with one of those Government Warning Labels...."

Feb. 24, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Me and My Friends

Walking on the wild side with Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist John Frusciante

"...Frusciante is pure music. On a hazy, Southern California summer morning on the Sunset Strip, in a hotel conference..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Blood and Guts and Dirt and Joy

Michael Miller may appear at first meeting to be withdrawn, but he is absolutely present onstage and off, and his willingness to "get dirty" with his characters and continuous challenge to himself to be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best.

"...look out the coffee shop window, musing over the answer. Then he responds with assuredness: "Not being afraid to..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Austin at Large: Really? You and What Army?

Hand-wringing on all sides of all issues reflects our emerging crisis of legitimacy

"...a largish Italian family spread across two continents, I remember hearing some words of wisdom: "In Italy, there are..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...To your average American, even if he is an aficionado, one..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Me and Sailor Jerry

Tattooed for life

"...Never met the man during his lifetime – he died in..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

You Made Me Love You

What is this thing called crush? Specifically, what makes us swoon over people we've never met? The creative minds at the Blue Theater have gathered over two dozen actors, musicians, artists, writers, and puppeteers to create art, wall-writing, and short performance pieces to address that very question in Celebrity Crush.

"...With Valentine's Day well over, you've had some time to reflect bitterly on..."

March 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Nathan and David and 'Goliath'

After years of making shorts, the Zellner Brothers go big

"...After Robert Rodriguez, David and Nathan Zellner are arguably the most prolific filmmakers in..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down

Can record stores survive the digital age?

"...Jason and Ryan Enright are brothers, homegrown Austinites with an eye..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Split Screen and Nineties Indie Film

AFS celebrates John Pierson’s seminal IFC show

"...With its heavy emphasis on comedies like Portlandia, Documentary Now!, and Stan Against Evil, younger..."

June 9, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

Let us help you plan your weekend

"...city, most folks don’t realize there’s a totally free, open-all-week option. You know! The Central Library! This month –..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing Dolly Parton tell stories and sing timeless songs,..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Terrence McNally on Art and Commerce

The Tony-winning playwright talks about the business of show

"...ample experience with theatre from both the artistic side and the business side, and to have seen how both..."

June 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Brighton Beach Memoirs: Sean Baker and Mikey Madison on Anora

How the new movie immerses itself in NYC's Russian enclave

"...With films like Tangerine and Red Rocket, Sean Baker has become known as the..."

Oct. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Compadre Brewing and Central District Brewing

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 7)

"...but as very big advocates of not being dead, we will continue to emphasize touchless, safety-minded, curbside beer pickup..."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar with that metaphor..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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