The Disappointments Room

Kate Beckinsale moves into a haunted house

"...woefully diminishing returns, scare-wise, and so let’s just say The Disappointments Room is aptly titled. I’d like to think..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Valley of Elah

Paul Haggis and Tommy Lee Jones deliver a scorching film that's part police procedural, part family melodrama, and all about our national failures in Iraq.

"...Directed by: Paul Haggis. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, Barry Corbin, Josh..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Review: The City Theatre's The Fantasticks

Reverential and sharp production of the classic musical

"..."The Fantasticks … attracts you, settles back a bit limply,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Cassandra Jenkins, Billy Strings, and SZA on a lighthouse

"...Friday opened Weekend One of ACL Fest. Here are the Chronicle music writers’ highlights from day one at Zilker..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...Leading an arts institution is challenging under the best circumstances. You can have an established presence in..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Art of Saving AMOA

Crisis at the Austin Museum of Art: Layoffs, Reorganization, Uncertain Funding

"...The long-awaited Austin Museum of Art project, with more stops..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Jimmy Scott: Always All the Way

The legendary jazz singer died last week at 88

"...time to be still and let it overwhelm you. There can be no resistance to stop it and it..."

June 19, 2014 Music Post by Bill Bentley

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad is done in by its own hand

"...Warner Bros. hopes that this supervillain extravaganza will be the tentpole movie that can anchor the studio’s expansion plans..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rock and a Hard Place

Balancing the Austin Music Ledger

"...playing in a band/ it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock & roll"..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Music Feature

Haskell Wexler and Taking a Stand

Editor Louis Black on the creative visionary

"...director Haskell Wexler passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, at the age of 93...."

Dec. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Louis Black

This Is Where I Leave You

Awfully likeable ensemble comedy.

"...When mulling the merits of a romantic prospect, “he has a really..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mortal Thoughts

"...Harvey Keitel and Billie Neal. What went wrong here? There's so much fascinating potential lurking in this movie that..."

April 26, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zodiac

The director of Fight Club and Se7en switches gears here from psychological thrillers to something that more closely resembles a police procedural.

"...LeGros, Adam Goldberg, Candy Clark and Clea DuVall. Fincher, the director of Se7en, Fight Club, and Panic Room, switches..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: And It Was All Right

Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...I'm in a tortured dream straight out of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" sequence of Fantasia, where Mickey Mouse gets..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

King's X Please Come Home ... Mr. Bulbous (Metal Blade)

Texas Platters

"...(Metal Blade) King's X has long been respected for their adventurously composed power trio songs, many of which deal..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Music Review by David Lynch

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...Texas Book Festival authors, friends, and coordinators gathered at The Contemporary Austin tonight to share some exciting..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Building Buzz, One 'Bag' at a Time

The Duplass Brothers buck New York and Los Angeles to premiere 'Baghead' here in the town where they started it all

"...Let's start at the beginning...."

June 6, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Exit Music for a Film Fest Producer

Sending off South by Southwest's Matt Dentler

"...Matt Dentler didn't know at the time that the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Teaching Themselves

The filmmakers, cast, and crew of Chalk learned valuable lessons with little in the way of a plan or a budget

"...is out, but something's going on. Laughter reverberates through the hallways. People wander around carrying clipboards and extension cords...."

May 18, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Page Two

The artistic genius of 79-year-old cinematographer Haskell Wexler is only the beginning of his story; the passion and eloquence of his lifelong political commitment stand equal to his cinematic achievements

"...so that it burns for readers as it seared the listeners, certain stories must be told...."

June 10, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...The New Millennium. Same as the old millennium...."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Exhibitionism

The Ravaging: Seeds of a Biting Work

"...Planet Theatre through June 28 Running Time: 1 hr, 15 min..."

June 20, 1997 Arts Review

Politics Top 10

Top Ten Political Stories

"...1. It's the Utility, stupid. The story of the year has to..."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature

How She Knows What She Knows About Yo-Yos: Stories

"...stories, often leaves me depressed. Perhaps this is partly their nature: Their brevity is sad in itself, echoing as..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Books Review by Marion Winik

Texas Platters

"...In the early Nineties, when Round Rock's Rick Trevino was making..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Music Feature

Entranced

Remembering one who fascinated us all: Karen Kuykendall, 1937-2007

"...When Karen Kuykendall entered a room, you knew it. She made sure of that. She..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Stompy Jones

"...It was early Sunday evening, dusk, twilight racing the weekend into history. With the sliding glass doors wide..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Luv Doc Recommends: ASA’s Viva, Las Vegas!

Austin Music Hall, Saturday, June 19, 2004

"...comes to love, sometimes you’ve just got to roll the dice. No, seriously. If you want to meet someone..."

June 18, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

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