12th Night Austin Rolls Out

The official, traditional kickoff to Mardi Gras comes to town

"...Usually, the only epiphany I have come January 5,..."

Jan. 3, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

TV Eye

Stephen Harrigan cozies up to Shakespeare for a Texas tragedy

"...That timeless Shakespearean tragedy King Lear wears all the great themes of life like..."

May 31, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Rude Mechanicals’ premiere of Kirk Lynn’s Shakespearean reboot Fixing King John. (Since this author was a member of that..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Won’t Stop Announcing Awesome Stuff

May the Schwartz be with all of us

"...horror-thriller film, Mother’s Day (featuring a bravura performance by Rebecca DeMornay), and the world premiere of Agnosia, the latest..."

Sept. 8, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Death and the King's Horseman, Mary Moody Northen Theatre/ProArts Collective..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playing the Bad Guy

With actor David Stahl currently appearing as the wicked Richard III and actor Katherine Catmull having recently played the evil Goneril in King Lear, the challenge of playing villains seemed a ripe topic to launch a series of artist-to-artist conversations on craft.

"...case partly because of the pleasure of discovering and working with such a remarkable actor. Stahl has since distinguished..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Werewolves Within

Howlingly hilarious lycanthrope comedy is a shaggy whodunnit

"...Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, Glenn Fleshler and Anni..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...including Clerk (following the seemingly perpetual rise of indie filmmaking rogue Kevin Smith), and Without Getting Killed or Caught,..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Starter for 10

This British coming-of-age drama and romantic comedy is fairly predictable, although the charming actors manage to keep the story’s characters just this side of stereotype and mediocrity.

"...Directed by: Tom Vaughan. Starring: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Tate, Dominic Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lindsay Duncan,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...ashen-faced, repetitively pawing at her cheek in an emotionally striking combination of terror and wonder. It was as if..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Instant Classic

Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Series

"...Rebecca, 7pm..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Feature

Gay Place

Holiday apparel ain't the only thing gay in the gAyTX: Check out some annual traditions.

"...Two super gay traditions continue this week: Rebecca Havemeyer and Stanley Roy's Xmas mess (see Friday) and..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

What Will It Take to Get More Police Oversight?

If Greg Casar wants more accountability for cops, the city’s gonna need to give the police union some more money

"...contract wonk Tom Stribling, there to present the update, looking a little stunned...."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

On the Lege

Voter-ID bills protect voters ... by keeping them away from polls

"...So this session, as in the last, they are seeking to curb what they insist is a growing national..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

TCB

A pictorial history of TCB's, and the modern Austin music scene's, formative years

"...GERRY VAN KING: The once and future "King of Sixth Street," who..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...UT police are looking for two "light-skinned males" who were caught on videotape..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...My name is Rebecca Beall, and I am an ex-student of the Griffin..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Column

Spinning Yarns

Tracing generations' worth of jazz and R&B history through the Texas Trumpets

"...A bassist and drummer hold down a solid walking rhythm, almost a shuffle. The guitarist comps jazzy rhythm..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...with minimal social skills who earns a meager living working as a bookie for the local mob boss. His..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

What's Old Is Green Again

Eco-friendly, home-based funerals recall a bygone era

"...Mortician Janice King says her work is her calling, and on a..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

SXSW Music: List No. 6

Music conference adds 92 acts

"...Stacking the deck is Kevin Barnes’ eclectic rock troupe Of..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Art of the Brew Will Quench Your Aesthetic Thirst

Co-Lab Projects' second annual celebration of beer and visual art

"...with the brewers of Black Star Co-op and Jester King and Live Oak and Thirsty Planet and the others..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Chamber Music Center Performathon

Hundreds of chamber musicians fill Dell Hall with nine full hours of classical sounds

"...Seetha Shivaswamy, flute; Rebecca Haskins, oboe; Rebecca Jordan, clarinet; Chris Pickens, horn; Julia..."

April 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...somewhere far away and spend a short, concentrated time working on a record and to leave with a finished..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

After a Fashion

If you ask Stephen out on a date and he tells you that he has to do his Hair, don't be offended, he's just obsessing about the new production at Zach Scott.

"...Jim Windmiller, visiting royalty from Galveston. Also present were Rebecca Weaver-Gill of KOOP Radio, Danielle Seabold, Gynomite editrix Liz..."

July 19, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...good idea of their intent. The Spiders are currently working on the follow-up to their hard-hitting 2000 debut, Sex..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Food-o-File

Who Wants to Eat Like a Millionaire? and more from Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood.

"...Choir throughout the afternoon while feasting on samples from Rebecca Rather of Rather Sweet Bakery in Fredericksburg, Marion Gillchrist..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Dancing About Architecture

Election 2000 gets rained out.

"...FCC and APD. Within minutes of the U.S. marshals breaking in and shutting down the station around noon Monday..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Crucible

"...job with his screen adaptation of The Madness of King George, manages to get a lot of mileage out..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide

Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut

"...for the impending apocalypse. Because, when the time comes, working out won't just have been about getting those rock-hard..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

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