Hamilton's Return Still Lives Up to the Hype

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway smash returns to the Bass refreshed and revitalized

"...doesn't look like David." An equally astounding feat is Lin Manuel-Miranda carving a monumental musical out of Ron Chernow's..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Fifth Annual KOKEFEST Brings Clint Black and More to Hutto

Two-day lineup includes Turnpike Troubadours, Robert Earl Keen, Aaron Watson, and more

"...define "progressive country," the sound that would become Austin's calling card throughout the decade...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Kundun

"...Starring: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Tencho Gyalpo, Tenzin, Topjar and Robert Lin. I mentioned to a friend of mine the..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Media Watch: Boob Tube Drama

KXAN, Time Warner battle not exactly a ratings booster

"...ads and finger pointing, the conflict is fairly simple: LIN TV, owner of KXAN, wants Time Warner systems around..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Kingpin

Harrelson and Quaid bowl a perfectly hilarious game in this Farrelly Brothers farce.

"...Directed by: Peter Farrelly and Robert Farrelly. Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill..."

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In Memoriam

Longtime friends and colleagues of Eagle Pennell remember the filmmaker.

"...and influenced the generations of filmmakers who followed him. Robert Redford made it clear that one of the things..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Screens Feature

Five Recommended Arts Events In Austin This Weekend

Oh, the places you’ll go! The people you’ll see!

"...west side this weekend. Here's a few suggestions from Robert Faires...."

May 11, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Media Watch

KXAN staffers fear the baseball bat to the head

"...Picture the scene from The Untouchables: Robert De Niro as a bald and menacing Al Capone,..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Neptune Frost

Activist artist Saul Williams crafts an Afrofuturist classic

"...by: Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman. Starring: Bertrand Ninteretse, Robert Ninteretse, Elvis Ngabo, Cheryl Isheja, Eliane Umuhire, Ekaterina Baker..."

June 17, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

The 25th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2017 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...void at the heart of that process can make feelings difficult to articulate, but in fiction, words can be..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art

Art Openings

"...by appointment through March. The group exhibit is a sampling of the current graffiti scene in the Austin area,..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

The Little Mermaid

Inessential remake of the Disney classic is bloated as a puffer fish

"...Disney's often-CG-amplified "live-action" remakes, beginning in 1994 with Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and floating between cresting highs (101..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

... And the 'West' is History

How Big State Productions' little monologue show changed Austin theatre

"...Danny Rosales, Alice Wilson's Razzmatazz, Mary Alice Carnes and Franklin D. Lewis' Jalapeño Sam as Seen Through the Eyes..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two

Here in filmtown, 'Slacker' is on DVD (finally) and 'Louisiana Boys' is on 'SXSW Presents.' Meanwhile, despite the lack of a Hussein connection, the Iraq war is a triumph for the 9 / 11 terrorists and their co-conspirators.

"...mark a significant shift in momentum. In 1989, Richard Linklater, Lee Daniel, D. Montgomery, Anne Walker-McBay, and Clark Walker..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...On the film side, Headliners announced include The Accountant 2, the unexpected sequel to..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...the movies at this year's hybrid event. The stellar lineupreally ignites with the world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2:..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hamilton's Resident Director Makes Bass the Room Where It Happens

Austinite Ashley Brooke Monroe leads the touring Broadway show back to the stage she loves

"...saw it multiple times," she recalled. She admitted to falling asleep the first couple of times the tour came..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Summer Stock Austin Gets Fired Up to Go Back Onstage

Cheer up with Bring It On: The Musical

"...of Truman High and Jackson High will bring their thrilling moves and bouncy beats into UT's McCullough Theatre, thanks..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Roger Ebert Added a Star to His The Whole Shootin' Match Rating

Last Night at the Alamo restoration revives Eagle Pennell's early promise for posterity

"...team. The SXSW Film Festival is offering an extraordinary lineup of films; I try not to promote too many,..."

March 11, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Media Watch

Sports guy Roger Wallace is unflappable as he delivers live sound bites from "halfway around the world"

"...Roger Wallace, is part of a contingent assembled by LIN Television, which owns KXAN and 28 other stations. In..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Media Clips

The world’s major corporations have realized that the media can be big money, and they have invested heavily.

"...had shrunk to 10. Earlier this year, University of Illinois professor Robert W. McChesney released an equally outstanding study,..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Exhibitionism

Bocón: Filling the Air with Color

"...Simone C. Williams' folk-inspired costumes, and on Phil Shing-Wu Lin's salsa-dancing set. Largely, these dynamic designs are converted into..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Arts Review

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Harold Ramis; with Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Booking a film festival is about whittling. This year, the SXSW Film Festival staff received about..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...makeshift Tentooine villages return to the end of the line as soon as their current ticket stubs are used..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Review: Hyde Park Theatre's Caught

Theatrical bait and switch drives this intriguing, infuriating play

"...in the worlds of art, propaganda, and journalism. His storytelling merges naturalism with metatheatrics, revealing the deception behind what..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...anniversary with an influx of new members (15, from online journals and outlets Conflict of Interest TX, Central Texas..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...– of women who work, of printmakers, of an airline, of a basketball team (Go Spurs!) – in massive..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...say: “Though our regular program already includes a healthy sampling of genre fare, the Midnighters section highlights those that..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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