Terms of Engagement

If 'We Can't Make It Here,' then James McMurtry's in big trouble

"...sight. To stop or not to stop? That's the question, at a forced left turn, where a series of..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Peanut Butter Falcon

This modern Huck Finn may not innovate, but you can't deny its heart

"...Directed by: Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Dakota..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

This follow-up movie sucks ass … literally.

"...the cinematic equivalent of a triple-dog-dare from hell. You wonder if, by announcing the sequel at FF 2009 –..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love & Mercy

Paul Dano anchors an ambitious vision of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

"...greatness,” we hear a studio player flat-out tell Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy’s most conventional moment. Chances are..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Moving Toward the Light

On the heels of its balletic colleagues, Chrous Austin melds music and movement to voice the unutterable

"...experience. Choreographed with searing rawness by Stephen Mills, who conceived and first programmed the work with his company in..."

March 30, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

This Is America: Part Two

More from the Notes From the Field cast on living black

"...In producing the play Notes From the Field – an investigation into the school-to-prison..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

These American Lives

Documentarians Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price root out characters in the Mississippi Delta, the streets of Milwaukee, and, soon, summer camp in Michigan.

"...When you think of documentaries, you don't really think of characters. These are real people, with..."

March 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...Ruggero Deodato is a delightful dining companion. I broke bread with the legendary 75-year-old Italian director..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...Robert Conran is standing in the inmate visiting room of the..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Fatal Error

Hooked on Drug Money

"...year then-President George Bush waved a bag of crack on TV. Seated in the Oval Office with pictures of..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Monte Paulsen

This Ain't No KOA

Don't Let the Tent Flap Hit You on Your Way Out...

"...is the Austin police lieutenant in charge of fielding questions about the city-wide camping ban. As spokesman for the..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...This spring, the University of Texas at Austin made national headlines for a racist frat party, and then again..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

We're a Happy Family

Speak no evil

"...23, lays claim to musical family lines going back generations in Austin...."

Oct. 28, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Five Culinary Gifts to Supercharge This Giving Season

Giving the gifts you’d love to get is always a smart move

"...blather, through Covid plague and cringe-y playlists, and so on in that BFF way...."

Dec. 2, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror

Tracing horror's evolution from the camp-serious bastions of Roger Corman to the post-countercultural killing fields of The Last House on the Left and on

"...Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horrorby Jason Zinoman Penguin, 272..."

July 15, 2011 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Mini Music Festival Serenades the Esperanza Community Homeless Encampment

Bands and residents soundtrack Been There event

"...“You shouldn’t be here. You should be on a tour bus.”..."

April 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one day during the making of Blaze we were in..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

'First Rock-Star President' Tours Texas, Opening Acts Suck

Bill Clinton spoke at UT as part of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Big whoop.

"...When Bono Bill Clinton finally took the stage to stump for..."

Feb. 28, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

Blank Generation

Amy Sedaris on 'Strangers With Candy'

"...Like a phoenix – a ratty, 47-year-old bisexual ex-con-junkie-streetwalker phoenix with serious malocclusion and daddy issues – rising..."

July 21, 2006 Screens Feature by Steve Birmingham

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...Sundance sure is sweet on Austin's Zellner Bros. Don't get us wrong – we're..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Food and Wine Alliance Announces All-Star Chefs Lineup for Live Fire!

And Rick Bayless at Nixta Taqueria even sooner

"...you know Live Fire! – it’s that annual culinary celebration, the big springtime party that showcases the best of..."

Feb. 28, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Up Too Early

Google Streetview fashion critique from Pease Road

"...to change a light bulb, or replace the battery on his smoke detector, or maybe … good Lord, what..."

July 20, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Santorum Out: Paul Says 'Newt Who?'

Texas rep shifts to third in GOP race

"...he is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. So, of course, Congressman Ron Paul took the opportunity..."

April 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Announces First Band Cull

Some 10% of total acts showcasing March 11-16

"...Festival, Texas, keeps rolling as only this town can. Three days removed from the rain..."

Oct. 16, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Page Two: Altered States

The new right's ever-loosening grip on reality

"...An area of agreement between some of the Chronicle's most vitriolic letter writers and many of those on..."

March 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Postscripts

Mixed Notes

"...authors is mystery novelist Steven Saylor, who just closed on a home-away-from-home in Travis Heights. Shortly after graduating from..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Plus Luther Hotel updates, Elephant Rock petition, more

"...April is a great time to see sand sculptures on the Gulf Coast, drive through West Texas, or pick..."

April 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...Stories about stories are an obsession. Recent documentaries like Jodorowsky's Dune and Lost Soul detail..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

July Is Crime Month: Batman Day

Holy Diamond Anniversary, Caped Crusader! Let's party!

"...75th birthday – he first appeared in Detective Comics on July 23, 1939 – so the world is celebrating..."

July 23, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Wendy's Daughters Stand Up

Open letters respond to charges Davis was a bad mother

"...Of all the uproars over the minor inconsistencies in the Wendy Davis biography, none expose the right-wing..."

Jan. 28, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

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