Sound Checking for a Pulse, and Finding It

The rock docs in this year's 24 Beats Per Second program rattle and hum with soul and revolt.

"...below the river, in the heart of Travis Heights, sits an enormous house with a porch and a tire..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

"Work Play Money Love What It Is What Could Be Both Neither Art Design" at Northern-Southern

This intersection of art and design traffics in graphic and sculptural brilliance

"...This group show, the latest exhibition at the intimate Northern-Southern space on East 12th, "surveys..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Rich Herstory

Lesbian Archivists: Still Diggin' the Seventies

"...Extra: Kat Duff talks about life as a lesbian Austinite in the Seventies (sound, 1:34). [ .AIFF (349K) |..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Clay Smith

Blame It on the Bossa Nova

"...Brazil has one of the richest and most varied pop music scenes in the world,..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

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Kevin Spacey plays Mephistopheles to a cadre of M.I.T. whiz kids, who do a better job of counting cards at the Vegas blackjack tables than counting their loot.

"...Liza Lapira, Josh Gad, Aaron Yoo, Sam Golzari, Jacob Pitts and Jack McGee. One might think that characters who..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into the Blue

There's a crisp little thriller anchored in this movie about pretty people wearing skimpy swimwear in a beautiful locale.

"...leaky; they live in a trailer and fantasize about striking it rich from buried treasure. Enter hotshot buddy Bryce..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

SXSW Film Review: Cold Wallet

A well-cast thriller about crypto and its discontents

"...passions, both for and against. The folks who use it often believe in it with a near-religious fervor, while..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

Fast Train to Hicksville

Reissuing the Rosetta Stone of alt.countrypolitan

"...Las Vegas to San Francisco in 1969. Never mind it was the move that brought her to Dan Hicks..."

July 13, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Barrientos Misrepresented

"...Dear Editor:..."

May 7, 1999 Column

Bombs Not Bullets

Austin Hip-Hop Mushrooms

"...spate of hip-hop bookings, you could be sure the situation was at best transitive, this despite the fact that..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Double Happiness

"...us pay lip service, but rarely do we see it actualized -- especially in the movies. Double Happiness, the..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Germinal

"...Berri. Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Renaud, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet and Judith Henry. Set amidst the coal-mining French countryside of the..."

June 3, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bride With White Hair

"...Directed by: Ronnie Yu. Starring: Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin. This is a genuinely touching period piece from..."

April 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man Who Wasn't There

The story is rife with the Coens' ripe ambivalence, a black seriocomic opera of fouled-up American dreams, and a meditation on ambivalence that is itself often as ambiguous as the emotional meanderings of its protagonist, a small-town barber. The film's black-and-white image processing is stunning.

"...Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini, Jon Polito, Michael Badalucco, Katherine Borowitz, Tony Shalhoub and Scarlett Johannson...."

Nov. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The General

"...heavy-duty superlative. Martin Cahill, the hood in question, was definitely a rare bird in the annals of modern crime:..."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

This animated Batman is from the same folks behind the TV cartoon series, and is a diverting take on the Caped Crusader.

"...than the film incarnation by Tim Burton. For the uninitiated, this big-screen Batman is animated, the work of the..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

2015 Academy Award-Nominated Animated Short Films

Five Oscar nominees, plus some extra treats.

"...In keeping with recent tradition, this year’s Academy Award nominees for Best..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Colombani's debut features a finely nuanced and altogether striking performance by Tautou, whose wide eyes adroitly reflect an inner world that ricochets from hopelessly in love to simply hopeless.

"...Directed by: Laetitia Colombani. Starring: Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan, Isabelle Carré,..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

October Sky

"...this by saying I have absolutely nothing against former Austinite Joe Johnston. His work with George Lucas, as production..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Before Sunset

Linklater summons up an affair to remember.

"...Directed by: Richard Linklater. Starring: Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. The all-in-one-night..."

July 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...a beautiful place about 150 miles southwest of here. It looks a lot like what Austin looked like 150..."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Ballet Austin's Belle Redux: A Tale of Beauty & the Beast

In its striking concept and execution, Stephen Mills' take on the fairy tale was his most fully realized story ballet since Hamlet

"...In most stories involving Beauty and the Beast, it isn't difficult to tell which is which. Beauty is..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Lasting Impressions

American Beat Records mines soul gold

"...Let’s hear it for American Beat Records, whose have-a-nice-day attitude about the..."

May 5, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...It may be hotter than hades outside but the news..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

ACL Live Review: Weyes Blood

All aboard for astral pop magic

"...A little past 5pm, in the stretch of shade cast over..."

Oct. 5, 2019 Music Post by Libby Webster

Peter Mattei’s Outsiders Returns Tonight

Appalachian drama seems more and more prescient

"...tonight on WGN America, has grown past those comparisons, striking its own claim for the long-haired iconoclast set...."

Jan. 24, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Home Cooking With Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipes

The best cookbook gift ideas for 2011

"...Home Cooking with Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipesby Jean-Georges Vongerichten (Clarkson Potter,..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Santa Is Real: Seasonal Platters

Pick of the holiday album litter

"...whole Christmas albums, many artists now release a song digitally and offer it as a free download – like..."

Dec. 18, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...staggering normies in goofy green clothes and realize, “Oh, it’s St. Patrick’s Day.” In Austin, the March music extravaganza..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

This Is Who We Are #2: Sally Jacques' The Well Inside

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...Our ability to experience art in person and with others is..."

May 5, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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