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Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Griffin Dunne; with Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston, Tcheky Karyo, Maureen Stapleton...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Judge

This drama starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall sounds better on paper than it is in practice.

"...Directed by: David Dobkin. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2014 Texas Film Awards

March 6, 2014. 42 photos.

"...Mac Davis, Chronicle and SXSW co-founder Louis Black, and Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn, and the event, hosted..."

March 7, 2014 Photo Gallery

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin

How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business

"...can tap a deep Lovecraftian vein. Former playwright Marshall Ryan Maresca, now a purveyor of fantasy-world derring-do with his..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Just Like Heaven

This romantic comedy about a winsome, charming ghost and the man who loves her sidesteps abundant potential clichés through sheer dint of the acting skills on display.

"...Battle Royale: upstart Reese Witherspoon or grand champion Meg Ryan? Odds are still on Ryan by a perky, button..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

While the eyes of many might be on model Travis Fimmel's man panties in the WB's Tarzan, Belinda Acosta will be watching Benjamin McKenzie in The OC.

"...decidedly less lustrous than its predecessors. McKenzie stars as Ryan Atwood, a troubled kid with a sensitive streak, taken..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Barton Springs Eternal

The reconstruction of Barton Springs Road suffers another delay

"...stretch of the narrow roadway between Lamar Boulevard and Robert E. Lee Road...."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...MATTHEW RYAN: Somewhere beneath the tough exterior, Matthew Ryan's inner emotional..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Short Cuts

"...Picture Elizabeth Life Is Beautiful Saving Private Ryan Shakespeare in Love The Thin Red Line..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roll 'Em

March

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

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film

Film Reviews

"...Ari Sheinkin; with Adam White, Ben Pascoe, Michael Dalmon, Robert Cyrus Ryland, Donald Sneed. A More Perfect Union plays..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2023 Award Nominees

Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer lead field

"...including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Robert..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...band sounds effortlessly synced – musically and spiritually. – E. Ryan Ellis W.I.T.C.H...."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...jacket resembled one regularly worn by Busby's now-deceased uncle Robert Donnell, who the defense claims was obsessed with Busby..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The reference should be to the late Robert Randall, not to Randall Robinson, who is, I believe,..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...Springs Road and turned left at the roadblock onto Robert E. Lee. Saturday our cab had dropped us here..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Mapplethorpe

Matt Smith creates a startling portrait of the master photographer

"...Robert Mapplethorpe turned art photography on its head. As the..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

First Steps

New program highlights Texas filmmakers 'before they were legends'

"...its essential élan; and the quietly tragic figure of Robert Musgrave's co-conspirator Bob, who handles a gun at lazy..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Rondo and Bob

An Austin film legend's obsession with a Hollywood monster

"...Directed by: Joe O'Connell. Starring: Ryan Williams, Kyle Hanson, Joseph Middleton, Kelsey Pribilski and Adam..."

May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...But back to that opening night slot: Robert Rodriguez may not have his next film, manga adaptation..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Hidden Room Theatre Resurrects King Lear

The once-popular but now obscure revision of Shakespeare's play by Nahum Tate is revived, complete with happy ending

"...In Lear's titular role is Ryan Crowder, a Hidden Room regular and producing artistic director..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Stephanie Carll

'The NFL Beat': Week Five

Inspirational fantasy football thoughts

"...Falcons at Redskins Robert Griffin III plays football like he's Michael Jackson. An..."

Oct. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Air Head

KLBJ-FM shock jock Dale Dudley matures?

"...landed at KLBJ-FM on the morning show with Clark Ryan in the Seventies, fresh from a stint in Lubbock...."

May 4, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Gone Baby Gone

Ben Affleck's feature directing debut is strong on atmospherics and moral quandaries.

"...Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Michelle Monaghan, Amy Ryan, John Ashton, Amy Madigan and Titus Welliver. Affleck's feature..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nines

Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy, and Hope Davis star in three discrete but thematically linked short films in this feature-film-directing debut from screenwriter John August.

"...Directed by: John August. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy and Hope Davis. The Nines is..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

The Austin film community activates its turbo boosters.

"...coming month. First out of the gate is Cory Ryan's shindig for Flicker Austin, the bimonthly small-gauge microfest that..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Restoration

Visually magnificent, Restoration is a lovely mess.

"...D: Michael Hoffman (1995); with Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Ian McKellen, Meg..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

'The NFL Beat': Mock Draft

The 'Chronicle' gets Draft-y with a li'l help from friends

"...2) Washington Redskins (GM Alex Dunlap, Austin Chronicle) Robert Griffin III, QB Baylor Baylor's Pro Day was an..."

April 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Story of G.I. Joe

"...THE STORY OF G.I. JOED: William Wellman (1945); with Robert Mitchum, Burgess Meredith, Wally Cassell, Freddie Steele...."

Oct. 13, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...new precedents for the time. Cast List: Lorenza Izzo, Bryan Craig, Chrissie Fit, Simu Liu, Steven Bauer, Liza Weil,..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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