The Graduate

"...December of 1967 when director Mike Nichols' sophomore effort The Graduate opened in theatres, a number of American films..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Graduate

It isn't exactly like the movie, but City Theatre's stage adaptation is well-acted and provocative

"...a little worried about his future." You probably know the tagline. And if you don't, you almost certainly know..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

The Pallbearer

"...is it possible, but letting David Schwimmer move from the overexposed sitcom Friends to the silver screen makes Matt..."

May 10, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Amy Gentry Is All the Rage in Her Third Novel, Bad Habits

The Austin author talks anger, solidarity, and grad school villainy

"...They came to her in a dream: two characters, female..."

April 30, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The First To Question

Remembering the ultimate theatre historian, Oscar Brockett, 1923-2010

"...Measuring the impact that the late Oscar Brockett had upon the..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Judges

The 14th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...teaches creative writing at St. Edward's University, is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a recent Wallace..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature

$1M Gift From the Son of the First Black Graduate of UT Funds Endowments

Pathways for grad students from HBCUs and a professorship focused on inclusion in the built environment

"...Tony Chase, son of John Chase, the first Black graduate of UT-Austin School of Architecture, has..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Range War at the Dobie Ranch

A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers

"...The morning after a rainstorm, the sun shines down on..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

Eye of the Dolphin

This family film is charming enough to inspire young girls to grow up wanting to swim with live dolphins rather than groom My Little Ponies.

"...this film's PG-13 rating with a grain of salt. There is no better audience for Eye of the Dolphin..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Slaves to the Underground

"...platitude, young director Kristine Peterson shows us some of the endless ways in which the political is personal. The..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Home for the Holidays

"...movie more than I did. Ironically, that's something of the feeling I think director Foster is trying to capture..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sex and the Senate

What will it take to curb sexual harassment at the Texas State Capitol?

"...Not more than two days into the 86th Texas Legislature, the 150-member House of Representatives approved..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Changes at UT’s Fine Arts Library Cause a Rift in the College of Fine Arts

Showdown on the fifth floor

"...floors: On one, rows and rows of books filling the length and breadth of its 18,000 square feet, with..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Keeping Up With the Steins

This story about one-upmanship while staging a bar mitzvah in L.A., should, by all rights, be very funny, but, sadly, it is not.

"...sadly, but by this day and age, everyone from the Taliban to the RAHOWA skinheads to Deepak Chopra and..."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wedding Singer

"...Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Steve Buscemi, Allen Covert, Angela Featherstone, Matthew Glave, Billy Idol and Christine Taylor. I can't..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Designated Mourner

"...Starring: Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson and David De Keyser. The Designated Mourner is one man's elegiac yet disdainful recollection..."

July 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: November 21

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Vieira gives us a view, and Ken Mehlman attempts the impossible. Today’s AggreGAYtor dips into the gravy...."

Nov. 21, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Giving Up the Gun

Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij hits the Fusebox Festival with strings attached

"...Rostam Batmanglij’s lilting, classical string arrangements are one the hallmarks of Vampire Weekend. The composer performs tonight at..."

April 26, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...Austin Film Festival is bringing home a leviathan: The Whale, the new feature from Black Swan director Darren..."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Paramount Summer Classic Film Series, Song to Song

As heard in the movies

"...For our Summer Fun issue, we’ve created themed playlists to go with each story. Find more playlists..."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

July Is Crime Month: Raymond Chandler’s 'The Long Goodbye'

Sleuthing for a childhood relic

"...Sometime during the Seventies, a decade that took me from 5 to..."

July 11, 2014 Books Post by Raoul Hernandez

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year

New Bollywood comedy is the story of a young graduate entering the working world.

"...at press time. In this Bollywood comedy, a young graduate tries to find the middle ground between professional life..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Portrait of the Artist as a Grad Student

Chronicle reviewer David Garza uses Tom Grimes' new history of the Iowa Writers' Workshop to question whether creative writing can be taught.

"...wooden bat and take a few clumsy swings on the baseball diamond with her closest poet-friends, or if she..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Books Feature by David Garza

The Natural Center of Gravity

Utter Reading Series at the Austin History Center

"...Kenny Braun For writers aiming for literary magazine publication, rather than a row of 10s at a poetry slam..."

May 9, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

Opinion – Protecting Texas Alone: The UT System Has Failed Our Community

Underpaid at UT, a graduate student worker advocacy group, urgently calls for COVID protections

"...Classes have begun at the University of Texas at Austin and the school's administration..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Column by Underpaid@UT

It's the Sound of 50 G's, Baby

UT grad Nora Boxer wins the prestigious Keane Prize for her short story, 'It's the song of the nomads, baby; or, Pioneer.'

"...The University of Texas announced today the winner of the..."

May 5, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: The Heroic and the Holy

Grindhouse squeezes transcendent kicks from a classic form

"...At a drive-in theatre in South Austin, off of Ben White Boulevard, in..."

April 6, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Average Student

Rising workloads, rising costs pressuring UT students

"...more disconnected? Management tried to steamroll major changes at the Texas Union under the guise of student-driven reforms: The..."

March 7, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Five-Year Engagement

This romcom starring Emily Blunt and Jason Segel possesses something rare: rational, relatable adults.

"...Director Nicholas Stoller's cinematic style doesn't stick in the brain, save the gotcha! moments he's so fond of..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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