Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...in S.F., the sonic alchemy of epic exploration you'rNext (Small Stone) is new booty. – David Lynch MAVIS STAPLES11:30pm,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Letters at 3AM

They may not truthfully reflect the way we live, but sometimes the big and small screen present honest explorations of the way we dream. The year 2000 gave us some exceptionally fine works in this regard.

"...he centers his film in the humanity of its faces: the expressions of Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...dazed "What the hell is this?" looks on their faces. That, alone, is always worth the price of a..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...one roof is quietly unassuming and absorbing. Each woman faces various age-appropriate crises: The eldest, the widowed grandmother, deals..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Worth a Thousand...

Words Play Off Images in Four New AMOA Exhibitions

"...and gold brush strokes against a black background, haunting faces disappearing into black (or are they pushing outward?). All..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Capitol City Comedy Club's Grab for Bigger Laughs Restarting the Stop

"...kid was so little and my bank account so small that I could rarely afford to venture out to..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Arts Feature by Spike Gillespie

Riddle of Fire

Three kids embark on an epic quest on a lazy, golden summer day

"...goblins but grownups who frequent the dive bars of small town Wyoming. But then, what are we to make..."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Five Adventures for Museum Day

Porcupines, portraits, and plenty more to rekindle your love of learning

"...win something special. Learn How to Paint (and Sculpt) Faces..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...– and an eerie, identical grin on too many faces – drag her to the edge of sanity...."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"If These Walls Could Talk" at Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery

The artists in this Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery exhibition get the walls not only to talk but to spin some fantastic tales

"...it, and such are Burks' skills at realistically rendering faces, and especially eyes, that you're persuaded actual children are..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

Forget the details, relish the intimacy of this music documentary

"..."Bored" from the 13 Reasons Why soundtrack to a small venue packed with diehard fans, she comments, “I’d look..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Some Kind of Heaven

America's retirement heaven shows some splinter in the clouds

"...cracks in their relationship, and tensions mount as Reggie faces a marijuana and cocaine possession charge...."

Jan. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Uncle Frank

Small town coming-out period drama is anchored by Paul Bettany at his best

"...calls you by your true name You remember the faces, the places, the names You know it's never over..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Silent Voice

Tender and thoughtful anime explores bullying in school

"...a new student at an elementary school in the small city of Ōgaki. At least that's how high schooler..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements

Dec. 11 Run-off Election; Early Voting Nov. 29-Dec. 7

"...for the Dec. 11 run-off will likely be a small swell compared to the vote tsunami of Nov. 6,..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Campus Hacks: St. Edward's

Become the king of the hill with these tip-Topper tips

"...keep an open mind and embrace all the new faces and fun opportunities. There will be plenty of chances..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Sierra Diaz

Food Truck Tuesday: Pepperbox Coffee

Deaf-owned trailer serves up speedy brews for Northwest Austin

"...pointing to the menu or, should that fail, a small dry-erase board. However, since the menu is small and..."

April 11, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants

Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers

"...here. The recipients this year offer up some familiar faces, with Tower director Keith Maitland getting $10 grand to..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Ones to Watch

A new year, a new batch of filmmakers

"...risk of leaving out innumerable individuals, here are a small few of the most promising filmmakers with local ties..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

The Good Dinosaur

Sweet and charming, Pixar's dino pic should please everyone

"...the way in which it unfolds. The dangers Arlo faces seem very real: He’s knocked unconscious at least a..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AISD: One for the Money

"...Unlike City Council, where a deluge of new faces takes power in January, the Austin Independent School District..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Bob Byington's filmed-in-Austin, indie comedy takes place over decades as a guy wanders through life with (scene-stealing) coaching from his best friend, played by Nick Offerman.

"...Somebody is also flippant, and many of the same faces are here, but the director's touch is getting lighter...."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Letters at 3am: Doppelgängers

Across generations and geography, doppelgängers emerge

"...my writing projects – present, past, and intended – faces evocative of characters in my books. There are photos..."

March 8, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Letting Go, With 'Peace'

Champion for new plays Suzan Zeder closes her career at UT with a new drama of her own

"...and acclaimed play, a tale of outcasts in a small town in Illinois during the Great Depression. Zeder says..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Now You're Cooking With Gastronomy: 'Return to Beauty' by Narine Nikogosian

Nikogosian schools Chronique in putting food on our faces

"...we'd just smeared honey, egg, and strawberry on our faces. The real test was the moisturizers. Many of Nikogosian's..."

Nov. 3, 2009 Design Post by Sarah Jean Billeiter

Off the Record

Reunion fever hits close to home: Faces, the Kinks, the Jesus Lizard, and more

"...in more than three decades, the surviving members of Faces – Rolling Stone Ron Wood, Rod Stewart, Kenney Jones,..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Fall

Astonishing and hyperstylized images mark Tarsem's stunning but mournful movie, which is also layered with fairy-tale subtext and thickets of moral and motivational ambiguity.

"...Oz, Alexandria's imagination populates Roy's bedside story with familiar faces from the her hospital surroundings.) But this brokenhearted cowboy's..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Adams: The Wound-Dresser, David Small with UT Symphony Orchestra..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Bridge

An emotional and aesthetic whirlpool of horror, fascination, beauty, and resignation gives Eric Steel's Golden Gate Bridge suicide documentary an eerie power.

"...the imaginations of the disconsolate, both to give some small voice to their sadness and to put faces to..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Art From the Streets: Taste the rainbow of flavors

What makes the annual "Art From the Streets" exhibition and sale interesting is the way it shows not how different homeless people are from us, but how much we all have in common

"...booty calls. Topics include the setting sun, beaches, Picasso-like faces, moonlight, landscapes, and flowers. The love of nature is..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

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