Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...After last week's tease, the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...The bar's gonna be pushed back, and all this is..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Borges' Lone Star Link

A New York essayist excavates Borges' ties to Texas

"...“Deep inside the stacks at the University of Texas’s Harry Ransom Humanities..."

July 5, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Payback as Comeback

The Rude Mechs boost a resurgence with 'REVENGE!'

"...an Annabel. Or Felicia and he becomes a Fernando. The Rude Mechs called their new show Decameron Day 7:..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Steve Moore

An Immense World of Delight

It used to be a commonplace of moralists that man was the only creature in the animal kingdom to slaughter his own kind. But as Chronicle writer Roger Gathman points out, kind is slaughtered by kind routinely among ants, salamanders, and, as any child can tell you, guppies. The golden rule, in nature, is not "do unto others" -- it is "why waste the protein?"

"...Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright..."

June 30, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...The film festival calendar is a packed, year-round experience (and..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Winter Break Reading

Chronicle staff pages through its reading to-do list

"...The presents are opened, the bellies are overstuffed, and we've..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Books Post by Chronicle staff

DVDanger: Horror in 150 Words or Less

Putting a stake through some recent terror releases

"...The post-Halloween season is supposed to be all mist and..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Talking About Talking About Talking About 'Girls'

Oh boy

"...The most chilling cinematic moment of my year occurred not..."

April 22, 2012 Screens Post by Sarah Smith

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...Terrifying clowns, wild robots, and the sound of chainsaws echoing across Austin! Fantastic Fest, the..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...top 10 lists. Some are relatively easy: Who has the best cheese sandwich, who wrote the best law? It's..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas (Cook)Book Festival

Reviewing the Central Market Cooking School

"...The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Phillip Perea Commits Suicide

Former Fox employee blames corp for killing his career

"...Phillip Perea, the man who shot and killed himself outside New York..."

Jan. 26, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Historic hotels, hummingbirds, and highways

"...Enjoy the cooler weather and these happenings around the state in..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...Michael Shannon, and Jamie Lee Curtis, plus Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, and you've got Knives..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFI Review: Jumbo

Love is strange ... when one of you is a fairground ride

"...is kind, considerate, pays attention to her, and listens rather than speaking. The only wrinkle is that Jumbo is..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2010 Screens Top 10s

"...breath and jangles your nerves, often simultaneously. (It's also the best Dario Argento film not actually made by Dario..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: We Strangers

Surreal psychodrama follows a grifting maid getting her due

"...“The film is the thing,” writer-director Anu Valia told the..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Qmmunity: Stick Together

In light of frightening futures, the queer community must stand together

"...As I write this column, there are still bills waiting to be debated that will..."

May 12, 2023 Column by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Upgrade

Cyberpunk action thriller has a few hidden features

"...Science fiction has long posited the idea of the ghost in the machine, Arthur C...."

March 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2010 Screens Top 10s

"...1) A Prophet This French drama ranks among the best crime films ever made for its study of..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Altamesa Maps Lone Star Existentialism on Sophomore Stunner Idol Frontier

Evan Charles and Sean Faires brave the myth of the Southwest

"...it takes is a single song. With 2016 single "The Long Ride Home," Altamesa soundtracked the view out of..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Shaq's Third Autobiography

Where he reveals he's pretty much the best at everything

"...Shaquille O'Neal is undoubtedly one of the greatest centers to ever play pro basketball. The proof..."

Nov. 29, 2011 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...In the continuing effort to create an alternative development plan for..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature

Booze, Bad Guys, and Bamboozlement

Analyzing the Stereotype of Detectives and the Bottle

"...illustration by Roy Tompkins The beauty of the detective genre is that you can..."

April 25, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Fiddles, Not Violins

The Secret to Ray Price and San Antonio Rose

"...and Clara Bradley Price, has just looked up from the glass of sippin' whiskey and accompanying glass of orange..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Which Way Will Austin Swing? Ninth Inning, 3 and 2

Home By the River

"...that can be looked at - going back to the grey beginnings of the stadium proposal - is the..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

A Haunted House

Marlon Wayans spoofs Paranormal Activity.

"...Koechner, Dave Sheridan, Nick Swardson, Alanna Ubach and Cedric the Entertainer...."

Jan. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Presence

Steven Soderbergh ghost story takes on an otherworldly POV

"...The idea of Steven Soderbergh directing a movie about a..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every year, there are still..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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