The Secret Life of Pets 2

The cute critters return, but breaking the pack up means no one has as much fun

"...loves a good sequel. 2016's talking creature animation The Secret Life of Pets was a dog's-eye view of life..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Billy Clayton's Flying Circus

State, City Head for a Dogfight Over Mueller

"...The what? Think of it as Billy Clayton's Flying Circus...."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: The Capitol Circus Decamps

Did we learn anything more than the meaning of 'chub'?

"...anti-Obama politics – despite the fact that the glaring secret of the "balanced" state budget Perry celebrated Tuesday is..."

June 5, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Gary Oldman is John le Carré's unflappable spy, George Smiley, in this dandy espionage tale.

"...Smiley (Gary Oldman). A longtime operative in Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Smiley is forced into early retirement at..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar confides in Secret Circus and tattles on Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...produced a moody, murky Valentine's Day treat called the Secret Circus at the gracious and opulent Texas Federation of..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Event Menu

Love is in the air; grub is on the plate

"...• Secret Circus is a modern take on a 1920s-era cabaret..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

After a Fashion

The lady behind the big Texas ladies, art shake-ups, and what to do, what to do

"...entertainment, and original art can be had at the Secret Circus, Monday, Feb. 14, 6:30pm-midnight, to be held at..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Book Review: 'Golden Boy'

Abigail Tarttelin's intersex novel is blissfully mainstream

"...his parents, since his infancy, have been concealing a secret from the world...."

May 21, 2013 Books Post by Jeanne Thornton

Long Fringe Review: 'The Crapstall Street Boys'

A dark, sad tale and a new direction for Trouble Puppet

"...Fringe show that comes in two parts: first, a mini-circus, and next, a puppet play...."

Jan. 26, 2012 Arts Post by Elizabeth Cobbe

Burlesque With an Independent Streak

Texas Burlesque Festival at 501 Studios this weekend

"...It's a well-kept secret to those in the know that Austin is one..."

April 21, 2010 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...The Secret Garden, Zilker Theatre ProductionsDirector, Musical..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...just not a remotely interesting story. - Michael Bertin CIRCUS REDICKULESS..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...as Anna Deavere Smith's bizarrely awkward performance as press secretary Robin McCall and a somewhat laborious final act, The..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Playback: Conjunto Los Pinkys

Jim Morrison plays Conjunto (Los Pinkys) at a Full Service Circus and other strange days

"..."They still remember me in my prime." Full Service Circus..."

May 3, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Dancing About Architecture

It's All in the Wrist

"...part, "Antone's is moving!" One thing Antone makes no secret of is his affection for the proposed new location...."

Feb. 28, 1997 Music Column

Wrapped and Ready

"...a misfit ant (Foley) who hires a down-on-its-luck flea circus to battle the evil grasshopper threatening his colony. With..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...party begins. As the night progresses, the women swap secrets and fantasies with an intensity that vacillates between honesty..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald‎

Fewer beasts, but a much better story, make this sequel magical

"...includes Zoë Kravitz as Leta Lestrange, haunted by a secret and stuck between her first love and her new..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Battle of the Sexes

Billie Jean King takes on Bobby Riggs

"...Riggs and Billie Jean King played out as the circus sideshow of the “Me” Decade, promoted as a symbolic..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Cove

This marvelously made agitprop documentary exposes the dark secrets that underpin the world’s dolphin mania.

"...constant state of happiness. The Cove exposes the dark secrets that underpin the world’s dolphin mania, whether it’s our..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

May I Have the Envelope, Please?

The 2004-2005 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...AprilProduction, MusicalHonk!, Mary Moody Northen TheatreDirector, MusicalRod Caspers, The Secret Garden/Honk!Actress, MusicalJill Blackwood, AidaActor, Musical (tie)Daniel Adams, Honk!..."

June 10, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Round Two: Israel, Japan, and a 'Field in England'

New Ben Wheatley historical shocker added to 2013 lineup

"...Sono (Love Exposed), Alex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus) and Eugenio Mira (Agnosia.)..."

Aug. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Oh hai! I can haz haiku?

We Put Words on Paper unofficial SXSW party

"...Miracle Jones, now of the New-York-based group Fiction Circus, headlined the evening, reading his short story "Gene Smoke,"..."

March 17, 2011 Books Post by Ashley Moreno

Our Music Critics Pick Their Top 10 Austin Albums of 2018

80 local picks from Molly Burch to Brownout

"...3) Will Courtney, Crazy Love (Super Secret)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

163 Questions

Honorable mention, the 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...17. There is nothing worse than rape, unless it's circus animals. T F..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Rebecca Beegle

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...Super Secret/Mortville 8pm-2am, Beerland Super Secret and Mortville are two Austin-based..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...wicked; the two perform as if they know the secret to the blues and all you have to do..."

May 23, 1997 Music Review

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...and there is no such thing as a well-kept secret. The story with Jane is the story of finding..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Playback: Armadillo Tales

A review of the best book on Austin’s 1970s music scene since The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock

"...post-South by Southwest road trip to perform at a secret music fest fueled by gas generators and psychedelics in..."

April 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

From the Vaults: Reheating Old Dishes

The studios serve up a sequel and a spinoff for Thanksgiving audiences

"...is Penguins of Madagascar, a CG-animated action-comedy about penguin secret agents. It’s a stand-alone picture that pulls from the..."

Nov. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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