The Color of Paradise

"...my having watched on video dub as opposed to inside of a theatre; even with stereo surround sound, the..."

June 9, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Color of My Parachute

120mph Straight Down

"...From up about 13,500 feet, the human body descends at a rate of approximately 120mph...."

Aug. 28, 1998 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Book of Eli

In a post-apocalyptic time, Denzel Washington is the lone man who carries the world's last remaining Bible.

"...McDowell. Has it really been almost a decade since the Hughes Brothers released a film? Apparently, yes. The sibling..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ellsworth Kelly's Austin Opens at the Blanton Museum of Art

By building this structure, the Blanton enabled a major modern artist to realize his masterwork

"...Ellsworth Kelly made plans for a building. And at the time he made them – that would be 1986..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Arty Ways 2020 Was the Best Year Ever

Barbara Purcell shares art highlights from a year that tested our sanity and humanity

"...1) VIRTUAL SKYSPACE James Turrell's The Color Inside on the UT campus is closed for..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

The Art of Death

Kate Heyhoe weaves Dreams of the Dead via sugar skulls

"...After the death of her mother in 2008, Kate Heyhoe found..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Man With the Light Touch

Peter Bay leads the Austin Symphony with the finesse of Astaire

"...If all the term "symphony conductor" calls to mind is that cartoon..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Next Next

Jasper Fforde reveals the secrets behind the new Thursday Next adventure, narrative gymnastics, and the job of writing

"...In the fifth novel of Jasper Fforde's series starring Thursday Next,..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...solve a series of puzzles that lead you to the key that allows you to escape...."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

Outside the Bachs

Classical sounds new when Austin artists do the composing

"...The Killer Bs must be proud of A-Town. The shades..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda of MondoCon

Star Wars, Marvel near misses from the Mondo archive

"...bank forever. But not every design makes it through unscathed. At last weekend's MondoCon, the annual Mondo Talk panel..."

Oct. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Joys of Meanness

Scott Blackwood's initiation into the writing life

"...Six Flags loomed with its rides that turned you inside out, making you think life was supposed to deliver..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Bride From Hell

The Austin Chronicle's style avatar wants your wedding to be the peachiest. Here, he offers helpful hints to make your wedding panning that much less disastrous.

"...if more couples would spend as much time planning the actual marriage as they do the wedding, fewer marriages..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

Charles Whitman in the UT Tower

"...illustration by Roy Tompkins Imagine: It's a sunny Monday, the first of August, 1966 -- and there you are,..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Inside Deep Throat

This documentary about the heady days of porn – when "deep throat" became a household expression and everyone viewed the movie Deep Throat as a breath of fresh air – is informative yet lacking historical rigor.

"...by: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. If nothing else, the existence of Inside Deep Throat proves producer Brian Grazer's..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Belly of the Beast

Shocking and timely documentary exposes forced hysterectomies in California prisons

"...Erika Cohn’s Belly of the Beast is not an easy documentary. Shot over the..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Movie Review by Sarah Marloff

"Look Inside: New Photography Acquisitions"

An image of New Orleans taken by Doug Rickard is emblematic of the quality in this exhibition at UT's Ransom Center

"...Among the most menacing, disturbing, and beautiful photographs I have ever..."

March 25, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Inside Llewyn Davis

The latest from the Coen Brothers nails the Sixties folk-music scene, and delivers another of their memorably flawed heroes.

"...Shot in winter grays with no warming ambers and the whiff of tuberculosis hanging around all the players, Inside..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Full Color Palette

Painter-Director Julian Schnabel's 'Before Night Falls'

"...a visual medium that draws heavily on painting and the history of art for its effects. But Schnabel makes..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

The Last Days

"...Alice Lok Cahana. Co-produced by Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, this documentary speaks with five..."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Nicolas Cage plays a master sorcerer who selects a seemingly average guy to become his protégé and save New York City from his arch-nemesis.

"...Monica Bellucci, Alice Krige and Jake Cherry. Magic is the one thing in very short supply in this modern-day..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Book on Lance Letscher

What lies behind the buzz of Austin's hot collage artist

"...than buzz going on; he has mystique workin', too. The buzz comes from Letscher's art: poetic collages concocted from..."

June 25, 2004 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

"The Femme Abstract"

Moya McIntyre’s second edition of this group show ushers in the new year with a glorious plenitude of color and imagery

"...In these clamped-down, stressed-out, resource-stripped days of pandemic, we've come to..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Vocalist and Producer Malik Explores Emotion Through Color

Grammy accredited Austinite compartmentalizes himself on the inner-facing Spectrum

"...Malik exhales. The Austin rapper's expression turns pensive as he considers his..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Ellsworth Kelly's Austin at the Blanton Museum

"...The Blanton Museum of Art has completed and opened to..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Photo Gallery

Chulita Vinyl Club Holds the Line Against Cultural Appropriation

All-women, all vinyl, the DJ collective spins for empowerment and togetherness

"..."The vinyl could be a record belonging to a family..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Luv Doc: Marriage Material

A guy who has never witnessed the "miracle of birth"

"...a 31-year-old male who recently moved to Austin from the Midwest. I have been going on dates with women..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Princess Diaries

It's the movie that turned Anne Hathaway into a star, and the ordinary girl she plays into a princess.

"...Garry Marshall. Starring: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Robert Schwartzman and Sandra Oh. The Princess Diaries..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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