Race the Sun

"...Hot Runnings. Once again, a troop of misfits band together to accomplish the extraordinary. You know the cast of..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Watch This: The Sun Sets on a Relationship in Emily No Good’s “Space”

Costumes intertwine in a golden hour dance directed by Vanessa Pla

"...Against a setting sun in an open field, the music video for Emily..."

July 5, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

A Raisin in the Sun

"...Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler and Louis Gossett. The last film in the Millennium's monthlong festival is this..."

Feb. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Duel in the Sun

"...and Lillian Gish. David O. Selznick produced and wrote the script (based on the novel by Niven Busch) for..."

June 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Banker vs. the Prosecutor

As the primary campaign winds to an abrupt close, what do we know about Sanchez and Morales?

"...In mid-February, the Sun City Democrats provided an uncannily symbolic moment for..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...In the mid-Aughts, young Austin Chronicle journo Kate X Messer approached..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

The King

America's soul explored on a road trip in Elvis Presley's car

"...Directed by: Eugene Jarecki. Why would the documentarian who has explored the American penal system as..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Iron Orchard

Texas wildcatter literary classic is a sometimes too-faithful adaptation

"...In 1966, Edmund Pendleton Van Zandt Jr. published The Iron Orchard, a lightly fictionalized tell-all book about the..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...A sunny Saturday set the scene for a packed day of..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Talkin' the Walk

Hip-hop theatre artist Zell Miller III speaks truth about radio, race, and fatherhood

"...a part of town that is not so much either of those things – Zell Miller III is rehearsing..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Year in Sports, as Pitched to the Head of a Hollywood Studio

"...hard to make it as screenwriters. Every one of them has taken a crack at writing about those golden..."

May 14, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Breaking the Biker Code

Austin musician and Glass Eye expatriate Kathy McCarty sends greetings from the Sturgis, South Dakota, Black Hills Motor Classic & Rally, learns how to be a biker chick, and wishes we were there.

"...Little dusty towns, hundreds of miles apart from one another cling to the foothills of the mountains. If a..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Cruz Officially in for AISD Chief Race

Interim superintendent now eligible to become permanent CEO

"...night, Austin ISD trustee Jayme Mathias preempted criticism of the board's decision to add Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz to..."

Dec. 9, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

X Games: Flaming Lips Hit the LSD

Okie freaks deliver crowd-pleasing set Sunday

"...“I’d like to announce that everyone can move to the front,” reported Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne from center..."

June 9, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Even Better Than the Real Thing?

Three new video games and three takes on realism

"...With the computing power crammed into next-gen platforms (PlayStation3 and Xbox..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...like Ike Turner and Bobby "Blue" Bland frequented his father's barbershop next door to the 5-4 Ballroom, a prime..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to grab a napkin before..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Graceful Dead

Almost 50 years of Jerry Garcia worship comes full circle

"...When word of the Grateful Dead began oozing out of San Francisco in..."

June 30, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

The Earth Moves

For choreographer Ellen Bartel, dance does make the world go 'round

"...Let's get one thing straight: Dance doesn't make the world go 'round. Although the world itself, the terrestrial..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Name's the Thing

Do the Hugos Really Award the Best in Speculative Fiction?

"...slide rule in one hand and a compass in the other...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

Invasion of the Lit Flix

Literary Classics Rush the Screen

"...Now is the winter of our... literary classics on film...."

Nov. 8, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Qmmunity: Hark! A New Season of Drag Race

Where to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 and more queer happenings

"...Hark! the drag queens sing – glory to the new season..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Column by Beth Sullivan

Solar Car Race Enlightens, Enriches Students

12th annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge revs up, takes off

"...If high school-aged kids want to drive around, make them design and build their own solar-powered cars...."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Running to the Middle

Part II of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...This is the second of three Chronicle thumbnails on the Nov. 5..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

Qmmunity: The Puzzle of Pride

Putting together all the pieces of queer history with Pride Month events

"...triumph in equal measures. Miss one particular piece and the big gay picture becomes distorted. Pride Month asks us..."

June 2, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Brown Bunny

Vincent Gallo's notorious film turns out to be an anti-action road trip that has the feeling of a fever dream.

"...tonally vacuous, and cinematically bankrupt, this much-maligned feature from the director of Buffalo 66 is pure, unleavened self-indulgence, a..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

aGLIFF Goes Behind the Flounce and Bounce of Trixie Mattel

Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts spotlights the Drag Race alum and musician

"...In the opening of documentary Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts, the "Skinny..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...When Karen Johle arrived home from work on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 18, her youngest son, 13-year-old..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...This is the story of a group of people who got together..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Rerun at the D.A. Corral

Republican Shane Phelps challenges Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle for a second time, and seems to be trailing.

"...The sun was creeping up over the horizon when Ronnie..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

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