The Great Buck Howard

Appearing as the has-been mentalist Buck Howard, John Malkovich delivers another memorably eccentric performance.

"...become a writer but takes a paying job as the assistant to and road manager for the has-been mentalist..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The “Collectors Show” at grayDUCK Gallery

Collecting the collectors and showing Austin what they’ve got

"...The “Collectors Show” at grayDUCK Gallery on East Cesar Chavez..."

May 24, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Great God Pan

Street Corner Arts' production of Amy Herzog's play is memorable

"...The Great God PanHyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd, 512/298-9776..."

April 17, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

SXSW Comedy: The Daily Show Presents the Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library

Capturing the President's character in 140-character bursts

"...Collecting the papers, books, and memorabilia from a president’s time in..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Rooster Teeth Debuts Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars

The party game you never knew you needed

"...If you said sloths, then you have the same warped sense of logic as..."

July 7, 2017 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Greetings From the Great White North

Canadian Lorne Opler measures his country against the great state of Texas. Oh, Canada!

"...in Austin, I'm to blame. Yup. I'm one of them. One of the hundreds that you read about all..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Features Feature by Lorne Opler

Checking In (Again): Kevin Russell Hasn’t Wavered Amidst the Great Wall of Empty Time

Shinyribs Santa closes the questionnaire circle on No. 100

"...Austin’s real working class: performing musicians. Nine months later, the capital’s Musician of the Year several times over answered..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Great American Drug Book

How Robert Sabbag set out to write the Great American Novel but ended up becoming the nation's best chronicler of the drug trade.

"...a lot of people. He was going to write the Great American Novel. But it was the early Seventies..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...Kenneth Lonergan; with Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin, Matthew Broderick...."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

A Lovely Tribute to a Great Show

"...Cindy Widner for a lovely tribute to King of the Hill [“The World Is Flat,” Screens, Sept. 11]. She..."

Sept. 16, 2009 Postmarks

The Art of the House Show

Promotions 101

"...I went to an excellent house show this week featuring up and comers Growl and Rufie-Oh...."

May 18, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

The Daily Show Is Coming to Austin

A week's worth of midterm election coverage set for Oct. 27-30

"...Who’s ready to have another laugh about our state’s deeply perplexing political landscape?..."

Sept. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Zach Theatre's The Great Society

Robert Schenkkan's smart script and remarkable ensemble work make this a powerful look at LBJ's White House years

"...Theatre companies typically plan their seasons out well in advance,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Won't Be the Great City That It Could

"...Dear Editor, Katherine Gregor's article in today's Chronicle [“Developing Stories,” News, June..."

June 7, 2007 Postmarks

Sending Postcards From the Great Divide

UT RTF chair Paul Stekler on election year for PBS

"...films are easier to do than longer films, tell them they don't know what they're talking about."..."

July 10, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Great Lo-Fi Hope

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti brings out the alts

"...solo a few years ago, it was delightfully awkward, the perfect reflection of his music at the time. He..."

Aug. 4, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...He literally throws himself into his canvas. And in the end, Jackson Pollock became one of the most famous..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Great Roots-Rock Scare of '96

The Americana Chart, Alternative Country, and Austin

"...illustration by Roy Tompkins The alternative country panel at 1996's year's South by Southwest..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Feature

Art and the Great Outdoors!

Art, music, fun, oh my!

"...festival that encourages families and friends to take out their camping gear to enjoy a weekend experiencing the arts..."

Oct. 23, 2013 Chron Events Post by Josette Chen

The Great Austin Beer Scavenger Hunt

SXSW is brewing

"...It’s shameful, really. The treacly suggestions on “How to Do Austin Like a..."

March 10, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...The mercury is rising, but that just means more performing..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...Power Brad Pitt and Benicio del Toro star in the latest from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels director..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Great Critic Test

How Much Do You Really Know About These Freaks?

"...one likes a critic. Largely, critics are viewed as the killjoys, the tomato lobbers, the heartless shrews who dare..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Awake in the Dark Across the Great Divide

"...With the outcome of the O.J. Simpson verdict still a moving..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Get Real. Get Right. Get Savage: The Return of Barrence Whitfield

Whitfield rekindles his local love affair

"...Barrence Whitfield & the Savages' visits to Austin in the Nineties are things..."

June 27, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Brothers Solomon

With three great comic talents in Will Forte, Will Arnett, and director Bob Odenkirk working together in relatively untried and controversial comedy territory, the only result is a syrupy fable about love and family.

"...Chi McBride, Lee Majors, Michael Ormsby and Odenkirk. In the great catalog of dashing Hollywood lead male characters who’ve..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Muppets

This Muppet reboot is an absolute delight and puts an end to the great Muppet diaspora.

"...is an absolute delight. It hews very closely to the original item, with all the original Muppet characters on..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

David X. Cohen Brings Futurama Back to the Future

ATX Television Festival brings some of the cult show's voice actors together for a table read

"...May, TV news headlines are dominated by word of shows switching channels. This year it was Fox resuscitating ABC's..."

June 8, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

17th Annual Animation Show of Shows

Don Hertzfeldt's “World of Tomorrow” caps this mostly nifty program

"...bully for any opportunity to see animated shorts on the big screen; there aren’t very many, save Spike &..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All the Way With LBJ's Play

Bill Rauch talks staging 'All the Way' and 'The Great Society'

"...In two years, Robert Schenkkan's LBJ drama All the Way premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival; moved to..."

Oct. 9, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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