Dark Days

Six years ago, Marc Singer wasn't homeless, and he wasn't a filmmaker. With Dark Days, he became both.

"...Marc Singer may be the man responsible for directing the year's most compassionate and..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Dee Snider's Strangeland

"...and Linda Cardellini. Strange is an understatement. Who knew the world's first modern-primitive slasher/detective/thriller would come from the thoroughly..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Volcano

"...and John Corbett. British transplant Mick Jackson, director of the celebrated BBC post-nuke saga Threads, returns to the disaster..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Strange Days

"...Edson and Glenn Plummer. Strange days, indeed. It's 1999, the new millennium is just around the corner, and humanity..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

What's Love Got to Do With it

"...do with her, casting her solely as caricatures be they Mad Max arch-villains or rock opera Acid Queens. Turner..."

June 18, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cliffhanger

This tale of rock jocks caught up in a Treasury Department heist gone bad, is a great action thriller and breathtaking to look at

"...is a great action thriller. It grabs you by the viscera in the opening prologue and for the next..."

June 4, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...This spring, the University of Texas at Austin made national headlines for..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

They Look Like Good Strong Hands

'They Look Like Good Strong Hands'

"...They Look Like Good Strong Hands..."

July 6, 2012 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

Cherish Las Manitas

"...my home. I am compelled to write after reading the "David vs. Goliath" article in regards to Las Manitas..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Postmarks

Wednesday Rewind

Foot Patrol breaks in Paper Cuts, plus Ancient VVisdom

"...funk ensemble, Foot Patrol, brought its rubber sole to the inaugural edition of Paper Cuts, the Chronicle's monthly live..."

June 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Food Not Bombs

"...Dear Editor, I appreciated and enjoyed the cover story on food waste in this week's Chronicle..."

Feb. 19, 2015 Postmarks

Wednesday Rewind

Foot Patrol and Mother Falcon do the 'Mudslide'

"...Last year the Cali Swag District taught us to Dougie. This summer..."

April 27, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Early Closing for Snow

List of agencies, schools and events affected by bad weather, including homeless update

"...While most of the snow that fell in Austin has already turned to..."

Feb. 23, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...More criminals are condemned to death in the Harris County, Texas, courthouse than anywhere else in the..."

May 12, 1995 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Fantasia Review: Lake Michigan Monster

Come hear the absurdist sea shanty I sing ye, argh!

"...There is a lost art to absolute meaninglessness. Not low-grade..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Greg Abbott’s New Wrecking Crew

The governor's got a whole new office staff

"...There's a new rogue's gallery in Gov. Greg Abbott's office,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Week in Campaign Fail

Kinky breaks party lines again, and Leo talks God with Glenn

"...agriculture commissioner candidate Kinky Friedman all have in common? They've all had great weeks on the campaign fail trail...."

April 27, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dais Dispatches

The story at City Council this morning

"...The story at City Council this morning: Jennifer Kim's pulled..."

Nov. 29, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Former Congressional Candidate Harrell Hits TV, Radio Waves

The adage that politics makes strange bedfellows is certainly coming true for former District 31 congressional candidate Mary Beth Harrell lately.

"...The adage that politics makes strange bedfellows is certainly coming..."

July 20, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Austin Sketch Fest Rocks Our City All Week Long

The ninth annual festival puts scripted comedy front & center

"...Because you’ve got stand-up, and you’ve got improv, and they pretty much comprise the scene. Everybody’s always talking about..."

May 17, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Scamology

Brian Brushwood and the quiet art of getting anyone to say yes

"...delight available at SXSW, how does anyone cut through the chatter and get people to their booth/movie/product? And how..."

March 14, 2009 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top Nine in Visual Art of 2020, Plus One Exceptional Other

Wayne Alan Brenner chooses outstanding visual artistry that made this year a feast, save for one performative and culinary experience that was the cherry on top

"...one (culinary and performative) item for last. And, because there's no actual hierarchy to this list and That Darn..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Other Worlds Review: Lake Michigan Monster

Imagine if the Monkees made The Lighthouse

"...There is a lost art to absolute meaninglessness. Not low-grade..."

Dec. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Love Your Rescue Pet Day

Shop local, save more pets!

"...As the one of the largest no-kill cities in the U.S.,..."

July 17, 2015 Events Post by Tamar Price

Shout OUT: Lex Keaton

These are the people in our gayborhood: Social Services Stud

"...ID: Lesbian Queerly Quotable: “My goal is to accept the new things that I learn about myself every day..."

March 27, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

HD 48 GOP Primary a Race

Second Republican planning to challenge Rep. Donna Howard

"...Looks like a second media personality has decided they'd like to turn Democratic state Rep. Donna Howard's House..."

Oct. 19, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Conspiracy: It's Not Just a Theory

"...A couple of weeks ago I e-mailed him with the argument that the Downing Street Memos were further proof..."

July 20, 2005 Postmarks

It’s Wham Time for Austin’s Dean of Comedy

Stand-up man Pat Dean anchors online showcase of comics

"...weekly Austin-based Zoom showcase of stand-up stylings, has convinced the elusive Pat Dean to do a set...."

May 21, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Shooting Lessons by Lenny Kleinfeld

Kleinfeld's newest Chicago-based crime thriller takes the safety off

"...fiction with reality and suspect for a moment that the American Gun Association in Lenny Kleinfeld's new novel Shooting..."

April 5, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Review: Thundercat

Bass prodigy resurrects Seventies fusion

"...Last November, somewhere in the hills of Sherwood Forest hours before the first and..."

Oct. 8, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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