The Retreat

Revisionist lesbians-versus-hillbillies horror isn't that big a step forward

"...Directed by: Pat Mills. Starring: Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen, Aaron Ashmore, Munro..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD

New documentary on the influential and rule-breaking comic

"...core character in the narrative is (2000 AD founder) Pat Mills. What was the point when you went, "This..."

May 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2014: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

Marvel? DC? Pshaw! 2000AD is the law

"...2000AD creator and editor Pat Mills readily admits upfront the relationship between this wild,..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW List No. 6

Ghostland struts, Suzanne Vega strums, Pat Benatar speaks

"...Ghostland Observatory, hyper-literate folkie Suzanne Vega, and four-time Grammy-winner Pat Benatar and hubby Neil Giraldo...."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Super 8

This throwback to the monster movies of the Seventies evokes the early work of Steven Spielberg.

"...Eldard, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso and Zach Mills. After successfully piloting two big-screen franchises, Mission: Impossible and..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lights, Camera, aGLIFF!

Long-running film fest returns with something for everyone

"...attracted to Virginia. Ozon treats his characters with great sympathy, but viewers may be less than thrilled that the..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Amy Kamp

Austin Film Festival Picks

Local flavor and Texas ties

"...29, 5pm, Stateside Mon., Oct. 30, 7pm, Alamo Village Pat Mills' follow-up to 2014 festival favorite Guidance is another..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Austin Film Festival Snags Chappaquiddick as Closing Night Film

Full lineup includes Call Me by Your Name, Three Billboards

"...exploring his sexuality. (The film inspired a recent Twitter spat over age, consent, and hypocrisy, itself a perfect précis..."

Sept. 26, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Streets of Fire

A rock & roll fable hits Blu-ray, plus more new releases

"...acclaimed performance in The Loveless) as leather and PVC-clad psychopath Raven, who launches a beyond ballsy plot to snatch..."

June 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF Announces Lineup

Austin's favorite LGBTQ fest drops next month

"...a professional musician by making a deal with the sociopathic nightclub owner, her carefully-crafted illusions fall apart...."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Austin Film Festival Announces Jury and Screenplay Awards

Audiences still have chances to catch screenings

"...• Comedy Screenplay Award: Don’t Talk to Irene by Pat Mills • Enderby Entertainment Award: Hooking Up by Jacqueline..."

Oct. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Hand That Holds the Pen

Judge Dredd artists lays down the law

"...own explanation, as shared with him by Dredd writer Pat Mills: "He's a state sanctioned killer." Here's Johnny screens..."

March 11, 2008 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Announces Transfer Freezes

Number of schools stays the same, but names change.

"...the proposed Austin Independent School District bond election, Superintendent Pat Forgione has informed the board of trustees that 33..."

Jan. 15, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Killed Porter Middle School?

The evidence points to George W. Bush. But he wasn't alone.

"...school for science-minded girls. The board's co-conspirator was Superintendent Pat Forgione, who developed the plan to "repurpose" Porter and..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?

Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream

"...million. But, the simmering of good intentions cooled, and dissipated. "This declaration of a no-kill millennium may have given..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...in technique and style during the tenure of Stephen Mills, BA's artistic director since 2000. But Mills' brave way..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

New School Could Serve an Added Purpose

Forgione proposes using new school as a short-term solution to overcrowding

"...classroom overcrowding for grades six through eight. Now Superintendent Pat Forgione proposes using it to temporarily relieve overcrowding in..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

This week, Stephen slathers it on at a major social-climbing event...

"...jewelry that would make my greedy little heart go pitter-patter. I arrived at the Paramount with Cliff Redd of..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Tools of the Trade

Southwest Texas State's Jazz Program

"...on where your particular timeline begins, with the first syncopation of the blues form, with Ragtime, with King Oliver,..."

June 13, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Scanlines

Running Brave

"...D: D.S. Everett; with Robbie Benson, Pat Hingle, Claudia Cron, Graham Greene. VHS Home Video I..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...at Raul's, Austin's Dragbound home of punk rock, where Patti Smith once jumped onstage for an impromptu version of..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chronicle Endorsements

Dec. 11 Run-off Election; Early Voting Nov. 29-Dec. 7

"...is low in comparison to the likes of Dan Pat­rick. The public relations specialist and Parks board member cares..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

For the Sake of the Song

For the Sake of the Song

"...Sure to be enjoyed by the Jack Ingram and Pat Green crowd, Kennedy doesn't have much new to say..."

July 6, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...if hilarious moments do not arise amid all the pathos, moments that usually consist of Margie providing renditions of..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...mix but beauty is found through balanced placement and patchwork. Ryder serves as the hub of the story, a..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...like the scene in which Van Helsing describes his dispatching of Dracula by referring to the count as being..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

"...state-mandated national background checks last Tuesday, starting with Superintendent Pat Forgione, whose fingerprints were taken in a public photo..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature

Let It Bleed

Riverboat Gamblers: The most thrilling (and battle scarred) punk band this side of the Mason-Dixon Line

"...[Texas] bands are a lot more aggressive," remarks bassist Pat Lillard, gathered with Wiebe and al-Assad as the third..."

April 21, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back

"...to Tacoland." We would sit for hours on the patio out front and gaze into the "beautiful San Antonio..."

July 8, 2005 Column

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week"Up there [in the U.S. Congress],..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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