In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story

"...Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Benjamin..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Holy Uproar Over Eastside Teardown

Neighborhood fights demolition of former Eastside convent

"...property, petitioned the city to demolish the house. Deacon Ron Walker said the building "is in very poor condition"..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Golden Gate

"...but well-meaning period piece about fresh-out-of-law-school FBI guy, Kevin Walker (Dillon), who joins the Bureau in 1952. Rabidly chasing..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AE Programs for Those in Need

AE provides discounts, emergency assistance, free weatherization, and other programs for Austin's low-income ratepayers

"...rate goes up to 7.82 cents. Catholic Diocese Chancellor Ron Walker points to the lifeline rate as one example..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Varsity Blues

"...Directed by: Brian Robbins. Starring: Tonie Perensky, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Ali Larter, Paul Walker, Thomas F. Duffy, Scott..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rich, the Poor, and the AE Generation Plan

Social service groups weigh in on Austin Energy's generation plan

"...for low-income customers, a possibility cited by Diocese Chancellor Ron Walker as a particularly good reason to wait.*..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

SuperFly

NYC blaxploitation classic gets an ATL reboot.

"...Davis, Jennifer Morrison, Esai Morales, Andrea Londo, Kaalan "KR" Walker, Big Bank Black, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Jacob Ming-Trent..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into The Black Hole at Other Worlds Austin

Director Gary Nelson on Disney's sci-fi epic, returning this weekend

"...easy to spot. "I'll be the one with the walker," he said...."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fuse Is Lit

The lineup for Fusebox Festival 2013 has been announced

"...in earnest Tuesday night when Fusebox Festival Artistic Director Ron Berry announced the lineup for the 2013 edition at..."

Jan. 30, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...the first festival to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but this virtual edition brings a slate as..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...with "Picks & Sleepers." Year after year, The Austin Chronicle provides what no other media outlet can provide: advance..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the pioneering French..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Timecop

In a future in which time travel has become possible, a cop's life is torn asunder by political malfeasance.

"...Directed by: Peter Hyams. Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver, Mia Sara and Gloria Reuben. The best Jean-Claude..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Who Will Rule Mueller?

Can the city keep the Mueller redevelopment project on course?

"...in particular their spokesperson and de facto leader, Jim Walker -- have a lot of practice at worrying about..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: The Army Saves the Day

The Corps of Engineers speaks, and Travis County and TXI hang fire

"...District), in the person of Permits Section Chief Jennifer Walker, who informed an inquiring resident and then the county..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Dancing About Architecture

One week 'til SXSW and already the music is hitting the fan.

"...booster of the local music scene, you'll get your Chronicle a day early. You'll be one of the first..."

March 9, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A Niche of One's Own

Capitol Times Casts Wide Net in Covering News

"...old black community paper. Since Dec. 5, publisher Sedric Walker and editor-in-chief J. Frank Hernandez have been putting out..."

June 12, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...to dock on the July 4 weekend. This James Cameron event is purported to be the most expensive movie..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live Election Coverage

Is it over yet?

"...crossed, we’ll have all the answers tonight. Follow the Chronicle news team’s election coverage here and on Twitter: #ACvotes...."

Nov. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Texas Lege Looks to Address Flooding and Drought Without Saying "Climate Change"

Dipping a toe into a pool of options – and money

"...what happens if the temperature goes up," says Jennifer Walker of the National Wild­life Federation. "They're talking around it..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

TV Eye

Do you dream in color? Network execs sure don't.

"...Sally Field as Nora, the family matriarch of the Walker family who hovers over her large brood, to me,..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

I.O.U.S.A.

This documentary manages to do something damn near impossible: make the subject of the U.S. national debt understandable and, moreover, render it interesting and urgent.

"...Tour conducted by former U.S. Comptroller Gen. David M. Walker, whom former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker described as the..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...living and working conditions of English miners reconceived by Chronicle Dance-Classical listings Editor Robi Polgar as a music hall..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Village

Shyamalan coasts into this village that is wracked by the wages of fear, manipulation, and forestry.

"...all sides by appropriately forbidding woods, village elders Edgar Walker (Hurt) and Alice Hunt (Weaver) explain to both cast..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...for its deft mixture of rock, folk, and pop. (Iron Cactus, 8pm) -- Andy Langer..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...Cap Met board chair Lee Walker says that if light rail fails, he's heading back..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...names ready to tell you just that. The documentary chronicles the evolution of Antone's nightclub from a clothing store..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...slugfests and gunfights are crisp and the scenes of confrontation are adequately tense - he doesn't give them the..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Eastside Community Organizations

"...sense, to know Gus Garcia, or Paul Hernandez or Ron Davis, or even Jo Baylor (though not Eric Mitchell)...."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

Review: Royal Jelly

Marching to the beat of their own drum

"...vet Dominic Mauro and former Swift's Attic chef Matthew Walker – fits that mold. It has reasonably priced beer..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

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