The Second Fiddle Takes a Bow

Scene stealers at the Paramount Summer Film Classic Series

"...cog in British military intelligence organization MI6. Of course, the global supervillians had their henchmen, but most of them..."

May 25, 2012 Screens Feature

The Q&A Hole: Why Isn't LSD Legal?

Trip on this with Lana Lesley, Denise Prince, Mickle Maher, and more.

"...You know: That cosmic mind-opener of a substance first synthesized by Dr. Albert Hofmann and most commonly dispersed on..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: 'Flowers in the Attic'

1950s story, 1970s glam, old fashioned Gothic mayhem

"...Gahd, the 70s were weird. Get your heads around this: One..."

April 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...readers, your wait to learn who will be attending the literary banquet of the year is over. The Texas..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's The Sound of Music

It may be paint-by-number, but this production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical

"...Oscar Hammerstein's last and arguably most popular musical – the one about Maria, a young Austrian postulant who in..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Georgetown Palace’s The Sound of Music

Production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical

"...Oscar Hammerstein’s last and arguably most popular musical – the one about Maria, a young Austrian postulant who in..."

Sept. 5, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...The Chronicle music team ventured across downtown venues to wrap..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 2

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 8-14

"...Since July Is Crime Month at the Chronicle, the ruffians and reprobates at this rag want..."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Swingle All the Way!

Stritch, Caruso deliver hit holiday cabaret from Birdland

"...Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch, and Klea Blackhurst are bringing their seasonal special A Swingin’ Christmas to the Long Center..."

Dec. 20, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Santa Is Real: Seasonal Platters

Pick of the holiday album litter

"...a free download – like Austin’s Erin Ivey. On the other hand, the Largehearted Boy blog offers legal downloads..."

Dec. 18, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters A Merry Christmas With Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (Decca)

Christmas Records

"...& the Andrews SistersA Merry Christmas With Bing Crosby and the..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...Las Manitas: The City Steps Up..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Canned Heat

Preserving the bounty of summer

"...The first home-canned foods I remember were spicy pickled peaches..."

July 9, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Folk Alliance Featured

Events open to the public

"...Folk Alliance Presents @ Flamingo Cantina: Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreamsz (NYC), the Burns Sisters Band..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Music Feature

The Ditty Bops

"...The Ditty Bops..."

March 18, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

SXSW Live Shot: Japan Nite

Family reunion No. 20

"...20th anniversary, Japan Nite. You may no longer be the cool kid on SXSW’s pan-Asiatic block since that title..."

March 21, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

The War: Soundtrack and Music from the Second World War

4-CD soundtrack to Ken Burns' The War

"...The War: Soundtrack and Music from the Second World War(Columbia/Legacy)..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

I'll Be Seeing You

This revue of World War II tunes gives new meaning to 'home for the holidays'

"...Kam & James Morris Theater, through Dec. 20..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Oceana

The Vortex's latest theatrical immersion in myth sinks you down 20,000 leagues

"...The Vortex, through June 6..."

May 22, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Page Two: Ten Ways of Looking at an 'Austin Chronicle'

In celebration of our 25th anniversary

"...Narrative: If the early days of the Chronicle were rendered faithfully, it..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column by Louis Black

America's Ethnic Music Mantle

"..."Polka serves the need for people to have a music that, at..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Despicable Me

Steve Carell provides the voice of the supervillain Gru in this animated movie in which he plots to capture the moon.

"...by: Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin. Everyone knows that the villains are usually the most interesting characters in any..."

July 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...subject to change. WEDNESDAY PICKS FOUR METAL HORSEMEN OF THE ATX Iron Age..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what if..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...Let me put this plain and true, and then make of me what you will: Like all good..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of writer Ayn Rand and the history of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

The Carper Family

"...The Carper FamilyOld-Fashioned Gal..."

June 28, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Bride & Prejudice

This Jane Austen adaptation takes the Bollywood out of India and leaves us something too familiar.

"...Chadha. Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Daniel Gillies, Naveen Andrews, Marsha Mason and Alexis Bledel. Stateside viewers hesitating to..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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