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"...TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMARD: Beeban Kidron; with Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Justice for Monica Loera

Found guilty of murder, Loera's killer only faces a 20-year sentence

"...of murder Monday afternoon (Nov. 6). The courtroom, filled predominately with members of Austin’s trans and larger LGBTQ community,..."

Nov. 8, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Birth of a Nation

Controversial slave uprising epic finally hits theatres

"...Directed by: Nate Parker. Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Aja Naomi..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oldboy

Spike Lee maintains the shuddery, visceral punch of the South Korean original, but something gets lost in translation.

"...Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson,..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

There Will Be Blood

... And bloodsuckers and zombies and ghosts and murderers all over our stages this week

"...Performers know from fear. At some point in their careers – it may be the first..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Lots of information and finely honed arguments characterize this vicariously thrilling and joyous documentary that explores heavy metal’s many permutations and sheer endurance over the past 30-odd years.

"...Scot McFayden and Jessica Joy Wise. There are few things in life as sonically satisfying as the British heavy..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gentle Disturbances

Creating ripples in public space with large-scale public art

"...just for the sake of argument, that you go strolling up the Avenue one fine day and find the..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

"If you fail light rail again, you've sealed your fate to sucking a tailpipe and damned your city's 21st century global position."

"...venues are needed now -- 10 years from now, existing highways and a double-decked MoPac monstrosity will be woefully..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column

Lansdale's Revenge

For umpty-some years now Joe Lansdale has been terrorizing the book world with radically weird, unsettlingly violent, and often indefinable short stories, novellas, and novels. What happens when he veers toward the mainstream?

"...For umpty-some years now, the East Texas native (and longtime Nacogdoches resident) has been terrorizing the book world with..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Jesus' Son

"...Directed by: Alison Maclean. Starring: Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, Holly..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Housing, ACC, and Spooner.

"...article "House of Cards" (Oct. 22) about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, fails to address perhaps the..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column

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 Wednesday sightings at South by..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...the place where they made one brewery template back in 1992 and then cloned it over and over again..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Die With Your Boots On

"...The clean-cut young twentysomething stood over a garbage can near La Zona Rosa’s..."

Sept. 25, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Directed by: George Lucas. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Frank..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...Last year's most talked-about drug bust didn't take place in the high-volume inner-city cocaine rings of Houston or Dallas,..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...Burning Spear's Winston Rodney photograph by John Carrico..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Film Reviews

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"...KIDSD: Larry Clark; with Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloe Sevigny. For once, the hype is right..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

AAAFF Review: "Sister"

Short film is a letter to the children of China’s One Child Policy

"...No one forgets the first time they see themselves on the big screen. Not as..."

June 18, 2019 Screens Post by Lilli Hime

F1 Fan Fest Q&A: Public Enemy’s Chuck D

“Musically, we weren’t born into rap. We were born into black music ...”

"...what he says, and makes zero qualms about the points he makes. Status quo holders beware. Peeling lyrical rubber..."

Oct. 22, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

A Victory by the People

Filibuster, parliamentary gamesmanship kill abortion bill … for now

"...It took until 2:20 in the morning for the Texas Senate to determine whether..."

June 26, 2013 News Post by Dan Solomon

Nevermind the Score, Texas State Beat Tech

Bobcats enjoy Big-Time Football

"...OK, technically they were stomped 58-10 by Texas Tech in the Bobcat’s first real home game as an FBS..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Toros Finish Busy Week With Lopsided Win

Leo Lyons named to All-Star team

"...roller coaster season is right about at the two-thirds point. With 34 games down and just 16 to go,..."

Feb. 25, 2012 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

TDH: 6/3/11

SoCo construction controversy; closures at West Campus, Riverside

"...The weekend is upon us: time to kick back, relax, and navigate a hellish maze..."

June 3, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Austin has an established agreement with the city of Galveston..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Speak, Mr. Craddick

The new choice for state House Speaker circles his political wagons.

"...gotten a bigger room," joked Tom Craddick, the new speaker-in-all-but-name of the Texas House of Representatives. The formal vote..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...Dancers swirl on the packed dance floor and looky-loos line the border all around, watching the movement as much..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: Baggage

Or, why venereal disease is so rampant in nursing homes

"...About six months ago I started dating a woman I met through an online dating service...."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...One fundamental story, two plotlines, three basic tales, five boilerplate set-ups, or seven narrative..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sherry Thomas Is Our Lady of Crime Solving

The game's afoot in a very different way in the Lady Sherlock series by Austinite Sherry Thomas

"...the man: the clothes, the gait, the manner? Is being a man part of it? In the midst of..."

July 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

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