12 Rounds

WWE superstar wrestler John Cena teams with once-exciting action director Renny Harlin for this New Orleans-set action film.

"...hand. After all, it’s not like Cena’s Detective Danny Fisher wants to destroy New Orleans; he has to. His..."

April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...state Senate District 3 race, which features Democrat David Fisher of Silsbee against the Republican Palestinian Todd Staples, who..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Crafting the Song

Austin theatre actor Robert Fisher has the heart of a rock & roller, the work ethic of a medieval craftsman, and the style of a Bob Fosse. Either he's in the wrong business or he is, as playwright Kirk Lynn calls him, "a wonder."

"...Sides has one word to say about actor Robert Fisher: "Fosse."..."

March 16, 2001 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

We Have an Issue: What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Disaster

In this week’s cover story, Lina Fisher examines the looming threats of flood and wildfire

"...In this week's cover story, Lina Fisher tackles two very serious threats keeping local emergency planners..."

May 27, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Christy Hays’ Love Letter to Butte, Montana

Austin folksinger serenades onetime mining town in new video

"...seemingly broken community that’s unbowed in spirit. Thirteen hundred miles from her home in Austin, the hills of Montana..."

May 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Believe Me

In this faith-based comedy, frat boys create a fake charity to pay back tuition bills.

"...Johanna Braddy, Max Adler, Christopher McDonald, Sinqua Walls and Miles Fisher...."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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Chronicle Kills Poster Art

"...Renea Fisher's letter about the "white, good-ole boy network" in this..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Column

Breaking the Chain

Troubling questions persist in the Rodney Reed / Stacey Stites murder case.

"...investigation of a Bastrop County volunteer citizen sleuth, David Fisher, Reed's supporters charge that not only was the initial..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...HARVEY SID FISHER..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

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Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are

"...I live on Hays County Road 126, only three miles long, with 15 farms and family homes. A subdivision..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column

Strays

Talking dog comedy returns with this R-rated riot where the pups get revenge

"...in a mean-spirited game of fetch in a city miles and miles away from home, the dumped dog refuses..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

More From 'Iconoclast' Country

W. Leon Smith on freedom of speech, peace, and Crawford

"...in Clifton, the "Norwegian capital of Texas," about 20 miles away from the fortunate son's vacation ranch. When Smith,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Nell Fisher..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

Sausage lovers will be in hog heaven at Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster, Texas

"...in the crowded field of Texas sausage-makers, says Penny Fisher. It helps that the Fisher family owns the feedlot..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

"Mons Dew" at MASS Gallery

MASS Gallery's five artists bombard the senses with neon-bright objects linked to personal consumption

"...discarded household items gleaming in the sun, stretching for miles on end. Lead singer Damon Albarn croons in the..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

The Hightower Report

Wall Street: Part of the Solution?; and EPA Back on Top

"...just that – and to do it now! Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and..."

April 16, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Wednesday Sleepers

"...testament to the virtues of two-minute release. "Couple Million Miles" is a natural for your next breakup mix. –..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Utilizing the Water

"...Dear Chronicle, RE Lina Fisher’s piece “As Wastewater Plants Fail, TCEQ Fails to Regulate”..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Postmarks

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Abraham, Yoko Ono, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Mari Natsuki, Fisher Stevens, Nijiro Murakami, Liev Schreiber, Courtney B. Vance (North..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Drawer Boy

To see this show is to admire fine craftspeople who set out to tell a simple story in a simple way

"...Jon Cook shines as Miles, the big-city actor who's working on a performance piece..."

April 18, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

The Dragon Play

Jenny Connell's drama lets us see ourselves reflected in the mythical beast's scales

"...attraction that, years later, blooms into love. A thousand miles north, a woman now settled with a husband and..."

April 13, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...Oak Grove power plant, TXU's lignite-coal-burning behemoth proposed 115 miles northeast of Austin – expected to drastically exacerbate pollution..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature

Page Two

When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.

"...Beaver Nelson, Troy Campbell, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, Barbara K., Darin Murphy, Ted Roddy, Andrew Duplantis,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

Bands seek out SXSW, SXSW searches for places to put them; the late (Liberty) Lunch gets later; plus all the news that gives us fits...

"...some paintings were still in place when Zuniga's brother Miles had his birthday party there a couple of months..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...HARVEY SID FISHER: How do you create a legend? By throwing a..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...class. (Broken Spoke, 9pm) - Margaret Moser HARVEY SID FISHER: Yes, that's right; it's the cult hero guy in..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...before his death), the Doors, the Who, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Jethro Tull, Free, the Moody Blues, Tiny Tim,..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Our readers talk back.

"...$90 million (roughly the cost of 1 to 2 miles of light rail). Capital Metro won't have to raise..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Column

Coach's Corner

Mark Cuban has transformed the once-pathetic Dallas Mavericks into an elite NBA squad -- but they're not quite there yet.

"...do against a Chinese Fire Drill zone defense. Fox, Fisher, Horry, and anyone else loitering on the perimeter, define..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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Our readers talk back.

"...since he had planned a metropolitan-area transportation system, 110 miles of parkway, including 191 grade-eliminating bridges, had been completed..."

May 19, 2000 Column

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