Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Yes, it's true: Harry Potter manages his first kiss, in between all manner of expository storytelling, and never was a young man's wand more ever-ready.

"...Smith, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter and Evanna Lynch. There is a fair percentage, I think, of literary-minded Muggles..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Triumph of Love

"...Fiona Shaw, Ben Kingsley and Mira Sorvino. A concoction of airy artifice, Pierre Marivaux's 18th-century French play Triumph of..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Film Review: The Threesome

This modern rom-com takes itself seriously ... but not too seriously

"...The idea of more than two people getting intimate is..."

March 7, 2025 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

Dark Side of the Potterverse

Brad Neely's 'Wizard People, Dear Readers' and the volatility of artistic alchemy

"...The God-Wheel of Fate has stopped for all these kiddies..."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Not Just the Goofy Guy

The Actor Behind the Antics of Michael Stuart

"...The world's greatest detective and the world's greatest criminal mastermind..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The TV Set

David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver star in this dyspeptic drama about the work of creating television shows.

"...Fran Kranz, Lindsay Sloane, Justine Bateman and Lucy Davis. The journey of a television show is a depressing tale..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Eugenio Derbez on the Inspirational Tale of Radical

The comedy actor gets serious in this classroom true story

"...In new film Radical, when the students of José Urbina López Primary School first meet..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Getting Sweaty With this Year's SXSW Comedy Keynote, Impressionist James Adomian

The pervert's guide to Slavoj Žižek

"...James Adomian is no stranger to SXSW. The famed impressionist has delighted audiences for years with his..."

March 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

Alone in the Lab

FronteraFest gives solo performers plenty of room to experiment

"...The first time she performed a solo show in FronteraFest's..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

DVD Review: François Truffaut's The Last Metro

Truffaut review

"...that youth from every angle. It's a precocious sort of youth, wise and heartachey and gracefully melacholic, yet still..."

April 7, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Chronicle Critics on Oscars' Best Picture Nominees

Revisit the nominees and get prepared for the pomp this weekend

"...Ah, the Academy Awards. A time to reflect on and celebrate..."

March 2, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...That Austin's creative scene is among the liveliest and most watched in the nation may feel..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: Of Mayhem and Delight

The Keystone films, especially those of Charles Chaplin, reflected the present and heralded the future

"...a woman and a man, are in a state of delight. It dazzles you to see them. You are..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Sleight of Hand

How filmmaker Yen Tan fell into a gig selling other people's movies

"...In the end, a movie poster is just an advertisement –..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...is Chapter 4, Part I, in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall...."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

One Ounce Opera's There's Beauty in the Beast

The new operetta by Esther's Follies veterans Michael Nesline and Steve Saugey played Frankenstein for laughs but also found its heart

"..."Attend the tale of Frankenstein ...."..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Playhouse's The Norwegians

C. Denby Swanson's comedy with nice hit men is a blast of cool fun, with a hint of danger just below the ice

"...guys. Many a playwright has taken a whack at the seedier side of humanity – mostly gentleman scribes, it..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Year in Books

What New Book Did You Most Enjoy in 1998 and Why?

"...Timequake. Nowhere close to his best work, Timequake is nevertheless brilliant, hysterical, and very wise. Vonnegut states upfront that..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Feature

The Luv Doc: Titty Bar Lunch

The chef knows what medium rare is, so don't send your steak back because it's undercooked

"...Friday, he casually mentioned that he had been to the Yellow Rose with a friend for lunch. I can..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

A League of Their Own

"...Bud Shrake photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's so much filmmaking happening in Austin that it's more..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Faster Than Sound: Mobley vs. the Occident Supreme

Virtual tour of new EP caps Mobley's movie-sized year

"...In a teaser trailer for Mobley's upcoming virtual tour, the local one-man band exists everywhere at once: Mobley peers..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

All Over Creation: Element of Surprise

The joys and importance of 'I didn't see that coming'

"...That announcement may just rank as the Moment of the Summer where my cultural consumption's concerned...."

Sept. 16, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Great music in odd places: punk rock at the Grand, Billy Gibbons' Twin Liquors visit, and 'Rehearsal at the Astoria'

"...excited fan. "Billy Fucking Gibbons!" While we wondered what the ZZ Top frontman's middle initial stands for, a long..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...In 2009, the 81st Legislature of the state of Texas was nicknamed..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Comedy, Just in Time, For Other Worlds' James Vs. His Future Self

Catch a Zoom Q&A with director Jeremy LaLonde

"...would you? Maybe, maybe not, but if you're Jimmy, the time-traveling protagonist of James Vs. His Future Self, you..."

May 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Gary Clark Jr. and the Cactus Cafe go under the lens

"...For the Sake of the Song..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Cutting Edge

Trailer maker Mark Woollen talks shop

"...getting a joke to work. Something that's hilarious in the movie and you want to feature prominently just doesn't..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

The Thing in the Lake

"...The Homecoming "Not understanding Pinter is a very great pleasure...."

Feb. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Bad News Bears

This genial remake is Billy Bob Thornton’s game all the way.

"...K.C. Harris, Carlos Estrada and Emmanuel Estrada. Kids and profanity will always be funny together, and, like mom and..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Home for Heroes (and Others)

Transforming the storefront at 617 Congress into The Hideout, a multilevel arts venue, has been a learning process for proprietors Shana Merlin and Sean Hill. But after $250,000 of investment, the developer's dance of securing permits, and many hours of hard labor, they have created one of Austin's most user-friendly theatre spaces.

"...The two-story building on Congress Avenue now known as The..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Phil West

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