On Her Shoulders

A refugee's quiet advocacy is a tale of true heroism

"...In 2018, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its highest honor to two individuals who have spent their lives fighting..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: On Her Shoulders

Nuanced doc about a survivor's stand against ISIS

"...Since ISIS took control of her village, murdered 18 of her family members,..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

13 Going on 30

Magic wishing dust allows Jennifer Garner to completely skip over her teens and twenties.

"...to be 30," whispers little underdeveloped Jenna Rink in her New Jersey basement on her 13th birthday in 1987...."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

You Can Count On Me

"...Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan. Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Matthew Broderick, Rory Culkin,..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Breakfast on Pluto

In this latest from Neil Jordan, Cillian Murphy plays the swinging transvestite Patrick "Kitten" Braden, who wanders through and into the pop-and-politics culture of Seventies England.

"...Directed by: Neil Jordan. Starring: Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Ruth Negga, Laurence Kinlan, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Conor..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

New Director on the Block

Rebecca Campbell and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...photograph by John Anderson Austin Film Society managing director Rebecca Campbell's move to..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Broadway Leading Lady Carolee Carmello on Taking Over Dolly!

Hello, Dolly prepares for run at Bass Concert Hall

"...over the last three decades (including four years as Donna in Mamma Mia), several more shows Off-Broadway (including a..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine Is on a Mission to Make the World Better With Food

Food is love at this Pflugerville eatery

"...plantains. But the Caribbean island's diverse cuisine, which rests on the shoulders of long-standing recipes influenced by the country's..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Food Feature by David Brendan Hall

She's Her Own Grandma

Carole Keeton Strayhorn – what a long strange trip it's been

"...At a press conference last month outside her campaign headquarters, Carole Keeton Strayhorn..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin FC Fans Prepare to Pack the Trains on MetroRail

The Red Line turns Verde

"...On a steamy Saturday night in September, a group of..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Video of APD Use of Force on East SIxth Goes Viral

Elisha Wright's attorney says police version of events is wrong

"...man charged with assaulting police, joined the Austin Justice Coali­tion on Wednesday to call attention to a questionable use..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Undercover on High School's Ritziest Glitziest Night It All Goes Down at Prom

"...This is a different high school story than the one you're used to reading about these days. The story..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature

Women on Fire: Six of one, Ivey's dozen of the other

Tony Award winner and Lone Star native Judith Ivey discusses the challenges of portraying a dozen characters in the one-woman monologue show 'Women on Fire'

"...hasn't lived in Texas for many years, the state won't loosen its claim on the actress. Houston's Alley Theatre..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

These Children That You Spit On

Dancing With the Clubkids

"...No one in their right mind would dare argue with the..."

May 5, 1995 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Rep. Vikki Goodwin on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I worry when people talk about property tax caps [and not] where the revenue is going to come from instead”

"...Vikki Goodwin (HD-47), in her first run for office, unseated GOP Rep. Paul Workman..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Blaming It on Ralph, Again

The real question remains: How do we replace this two-horse scam?

"...Ralph Nader has long since earned the right to run for president any..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Hercules on Two Wheels

Could bicycling be bigger than baseball again?

"...over three weeks through roughly 2,000 miles of countryside there. Hear me out...."

Nov. 12, 2011 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Zupan on Impact

'Murderball' and the making of a celebrity

"...force his member into Frank Deford's ear. Perhaps this compulsion will recede with time – no one knows better..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Jazz on a Summer's Day

The groundbreaking concert movie gains new meaning in this stunning restoration

"...Who invented the multi-day destination music festival? If you say Woodstock, please leave, put..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

On the Bus

In the process of writing her new play con flama, Austin poet / writer Sharon Bridgforth discovered that the piece was not complete without her own voice in it. In the process of observing con flama's development, writer Belinda Acosta discovered something about her own voice, too.

"...Sharon Bridgforth thought she was writing a play about riding..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...From legacy Texas songwriters to New Order’s keynote insights, the Chronicle music team’s..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

FX Miniseries Fosse/Verdon Puts On a Hell of a Show

Williams & Rockwell dramatize the partnership of director & dancer

"...of American musical theatre sets off your automatic flinch response, then you must not know about Bob Fosse, or..."

April 8, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Chicks Take on Their “Bad Reputation” at ACL Fest

Politically weighted Zilker debut ends free and unfettered

"...In case there was any doubt, the Chicks’ politics are still front..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Shoulders to the Wheel

Flat Track Coffee rolls out a new shop

"...owners Sterling Roberts and Matthew Bolick have always been on the move. In fact, "anything with wheels" has become..."

May 20, 2016 Food Feature by Neha Aziz

But You Can Win Her Yet

TexARTS revives a classic musical and a big musical theatre dream

"...Choreographer Robin Lewis presses the "play" button on the boom..."

June 23, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Embark on a Halloween Recipe to Suit Your Fear Factor

A dish best served frightening

"...of Halloween rests in the sweet center of your personal creativity/productivity Venn diagram: It can be anything you wish..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Blue Sky

"...Directed by: Tony Richardson. Starring: Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Powers Boothe,..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Angie

"...dreams of becoming. As Angie, the Italian-American homegirl from Bensonhurst, the intrinsically WASPy Davis is miscast. She did her..."

March 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fatal Instinct

"...Carl Reiner. Starring: Armand Assante, Kate Nelligan, Sean Young, Sherilyn Fenn, Chris Mcdonald and Tony Randall. Director Reiner (All..."

Nov. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Curse of La Llorona

Latest Conjuring spin-off is a pale imitation of James Wan's original

"...Directed by: Michael Chaves. Starring: Linda Cardellini, Marisol Ramirez, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez, Sean Patrick Thomas and Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen...."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

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