The Gingerbread Man

"...Directed by: Robert Altman. Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Billy F. Gibbons on the Death of Dusty Hill and the Future of ZZ Top

“Nobody else could sound like The Dust!”

"...There have only been two lineups of Texas blues-rock institution..."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Ballet Austin’s Not Afraid of the Dark

The glow-in-the-dark visions of this earnest, sweet ballet will excite and inspire the youngsters who see it

"...The kids love it. That's the most important thing about..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Elaine: The Extended Cut

The incomparable Ms. Stritch on humor, happiness, Tennessee, Beckett, and bad directors

"...In conjunction with Austin Cabaret Theatre's presentation of Elaine Stritch at Liberty, the Chronicle had..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Fantasticks

Deep in your heart, you should "follow." Released just a few years ago, this film version of the Off Broadway workhorse captures the feeling of the innocent and bygone era of movie musicals. But it differs from the original work's romantic minimalism as it opens up the play cinematically.

"...Joe McIntyre, Jean Louisa Kelly, Brad Sullivan and Teller. There are times in this 1995 film version of the..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Tumble 22 Brings the Chickens and the Heat to Lake Austin Boulevard

Former Magnolia Cafe waiter noms his way through meat and memories

"...They’re tumbling chickens, now, in the place where I worked..."

Nov. 9, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

What the Hell Is that Tentacle Fence on Koenig Lane?

It's pastry chef and political gadfly Jen Cash's noodly masterpiece

"...I mean, just look at the thing...."

July 25, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Bitter and the Sweet

How Delysia Chocolatier built their brand

"...A year before Nicole Patel finally opened the chocolate factory of her dreams, she found herself sitting..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Triumph in River City

With The Music Man, Austin Musical Theatre creates a River City that's bigger than some by-god real Texas towns. But it's a show whose heart may be the biggest thing of all.

"...-- by-god real municipalities -- that are smaller than the theatrical one in the current Austin Musical Theatre production..."

May 19, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten and Jessica Reisman..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Reeling in '98

The Austin Chronicle Top Nine Films of 1998

"...1. The Sweet Hereafter (39) 2. Hands on a Hard Body..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Altman Speaks!

The ultimate indie director shoots straight about breaking into the business, staying there, and loving it.

"...Now in its seventh year, the Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Shrek

Animated comic gem.

"...Directed by: Vicky Jenson and Andrew Adamson. Aside from the computer-generated work coming out of Pixar's animation studio lately..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bakers, Assemble!

Austin gingerbread artist Stacy Frank gets heroic on Foodtastic

"...Stacy Frank. Not only does she appear in Foodtastic, the new baking competition streaming on Disney+, but she has..."

Dec. 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Struggling to Connect With My Downtown Life Through Virtual Reality

Immersing my avatar in SXSW XR

"...British people are talking loudly in the balcony of the historic Paramount Theatre while I’m trying..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...(M.S.) 8/21/98 UN AIR DE FAMILLE 3.0 (M.S.) 11/27/98 THE ALARMIST 1.0 (S.D.) 11/27/98 ALMOST HEROES 0 (R.S.) 6/5/98..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Elaine Everlasting

There's no stopping the indefatigable Ms. Stritch, and why would you want to?

"...If any entertainer has earned the right to a little R&R, it's Elaine Stritch. Fifty-plus..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Anne Rapp's Fortune

The screenwriter of Cookie’s Fortune talks about storytelling, working in the business, and the incredible collaborator she found in Robert Altman.

"...charmed life. Sure, this screenwriter's talent is unmistakable, and there's no doubt that her success is appropriate and well-deserved...."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

"...that world-famous ocean liner. But it does signify that other world-famous land cruiser: Quentin Tarantino. He's back -- or..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

"..."Texas Writers, Texas Films" is the title of a panel discussion that will be presented..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

TheLeague of Conservation Voters releases report cards on the major presidential candidates, and finds Gov. Bush : who did not return a League survey : lacking in every category.

"...one, Gov. George W. Bush can be seen as the Gingerbread Man of the GOP. He started off the..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

'Speechless'

Third-Place Winner

"...everywhere men stand on cold street corners, knee-deep in the fog, writing notes to each other on little scraps..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Books Feature by Benjamin Reed

Five Nights With Monsters

ATX Halloween week: Witches, werewolves, and haints, oh my!

"...In the town that loves to dress up and get its..."

Oct. 22, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Crimson and Clover: A Tribute to Tommy James & the Shondells

Texas platters

"...Crimson and Clover: A Tribute to Tommy James & the Shondells(Wildebeest)..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Music Review by Greg Beets

R.I.P. to DK Lee, Welcome Back to Austin Cider Week, Falling for Local Foods and Loro, Festivals and Fantasies, Free Pancakes for Voters, and More

All the food that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Nov. 2, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Coach's Corner

"...A children's story tells of a paranoid and loudmouthed chicken who gets it in her hen head that..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Austin Over Easy

The Chronicle Guide to Breakfast Dining

"...out to breakfast from my cowboy uncle Charles Walden. Whether he came to visit us in Midland or we..."

March 13, 1998 Food Feature

Starry Eyes

Roky Erickson's monumental comeback

"..."One of the great rock & roll singers stood on the stage..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Exhibitionism

"...THE SANTALAND DIARIES: A LITTLE ELFIN MAGIC..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Arts Review

Food-o-File

Look local for the holidays, Christmas Day dining at Manny Hattan's, and more

"...seen White Christmas, delivered a vanload of desserts to the Chronicle Christ­mas party, and fallen asleep to the sound..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood