Hot Fun in the Summertime

Citywide Summer Film Series

"...Paramount Summer Film Classics Films screen at the Paramount Theatre (713 Congress) through August. Regular admission is..."

May 23, 2003 Screens Feature

The War at Home

"...Martin Sheen, Kathy Bates and Kimberly Williams. It's one of those terrific behind-the-scenes snafus Hollywood manages to pull on..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every year, there are..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Paramount Theatre Summer Film Classics

"...6/12 8:00 The Dirty Dozen..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

The Little Vampire

"...may have a hard time swallowing this toothless tale of PG-rated bloodsuckers, but kids may relate better to its..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF: Another Hit of 'Austin High'

New showtime added for local stoner comedy

"...It's no surprise the audience was over-capacity at Monday night's premiere of the..."

Oct. 26, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Crawl With the Authors of Your Favorite Books

The Texas Book Festival's Lit Crawl gets weird & boozy with 'em

"...Of course, because it started in San Francisco, it was..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Who said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South of Heaven

Metal has a new home in Austin, and a new sponsor.

"...and all's quiet on Fun Fun Fun Fest Saturday night at the Dirty Dog Bar. Rend, one of the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Solomon

AFF: Johnny Depp in the ATX

Johnny Depp gets award, presents Rum Diary, and strums with the best

"...This weekend Johnny Depp held the city of Austin in giddy thrall – from the..."

Oct. 24, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...readers, your wait to learn who will be attending the literary banquet of the year is over. The Texas..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Art of 'Green Lantern'

Three local artists quiz DC Comics' Doug Mahnke

"...is his run on DC Comics' Green Lantern one of the best-selling titles on the racks, but he has..."

June 23, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Many Heads of Aaron Turner

Speaking the truth with Isis frontman Aaron Turner

"...As the founder of Hydra Head Records and the frontman and..."

Feb. 26, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Hunter Hunter

Is that a wolf’s howl, or something worse?

"...The most traumatizing sound in a horror movie is not..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Front Room

Warped A24 drama about an old lady terrorizing her daughter-in-law

"...Max Eggers and Sam Eggers. Starring: Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap and Neal Huff...."

Sept. 6, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Zane Holtz is a Hunter Killer

Austin transplant on going Hollywood and AFF in the same week

"...Some actors can carry off a uniform, and some can't. With two performances this..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Life of His Own

Diving right in with Tab Hunter

"...looked equally at home astride a stallion or riding the wild surf, firing an M-1 carbine in the cordite..."

June 1, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: A Sexual Savant

On the dangers of following someone into a dark basement

"...ago, I have to say this town is something! The Greenbelt is maybe my favorite place so far, and..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The dragon riders finally come in to land as the trilogy definitively ends

"...audience: that actions have consequences, that parents sometimes disappoint their children, that loving is hard and loss is inevitable...."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...high-concept horror A Quiet Place is this year's opening night film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Halloween, Do You Know Where the Scariest Football Game Is?

Stillwater, my friends

"...Welcome to Halloween football where the Longhorns sweat the weekend that killed last season and..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Playing With the Werewolves

Half party game, half role-playing game, and all party

"...month in Austin – just nothing really happening over the next couple weeks. (Dang!) Not to worry. As the..."

March 6, 2013 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Wrapping Up Another Year of Fantastic Fest

The Chronicle Screens staff looks at the Good, the Mad, and the Weird

"...Fantastic Fest is (almost) over. The annual celebration of global genre and genre-tinged cinema wraps..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trailblazer Reaches End of Road

Texas filmmaker L.M. Kit Carson has passed away

"...Sad news announcing the death last night in Dallas of actor, director, producer,..."

Oct. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The NFL Beat': Week 10

'Chronicle' fantasy column debuts

"...to my first NFL news and fantasy column for The Austin Chronicle's Sports blog, The Score. I am an..."

Nov. 10, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Brain Behind Ambient Trio Dallas Acid

Exploring the oscillators, envelope generators, and filters that create the band’s pastoral, spacey sound

"...Last year on Halloween night at the Blue Starlite Drive-In, Nosferatu awakened from his..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower

Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"

"...When Marcus Turner awoke one morning in November of 2014, he noticed numbness in his arms and legs..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Linda Lindas, Momma, Caramelo Haze, JaRon Marshall, and more highlight our recommended shows

"...The Linda Lindas & Momma Free Shows..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...Austin Film Festival is bringing home a leviathan: The Whale, the new feature from Black Swan director Darren..."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lou Reed Box Set Tells Tale of Early Solo Career

The RCA & Arista Album Collection's 17 discs document the Seventies and Eighties

"...box appeared on my desk. Lou Reed had completed the remastering of his first 16 solo albums during the..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

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