Short Cuts

Buy local! Go see Guillermo del Toro's Blade 2! While you're at it, check out his other film in theatres, The Devil's Backbone!

"...Don't Crush That Reaper, Hand Me The Four-Stake Shotgun Dept.: It's rare that I'll take the..."

March 22, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...have emerged from a four-year hibernation with Here Comes the Zoo (Palm), their first release since Pack Up the..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Comedian Bonnie McFarlane Is All Over SXSW

A memoir, a podcast, a doc – McFarlane has lots going for her

"...Bonnie McFarlane at SXSW 2017 won't be a problem. The comedian who took on – and took down –..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Improv Comedy’s Full Spectrum

Treating social anxiety one laugh at a time

"...public can be nerve-racking. For anyone with social anxiety, the task can be borderline traumatic. So it would seem..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Short Cuts

Austinites make good as Nicholls finalists, Cinemaker presents local animation superstar Eric Patrick on optical printing, and Concordia gets its screen scream on Friday.

"...Austin Scribes Nail Nicholl Dept.: The finalists for the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Moontower Star Sophie Buddle on How Comedy Is Becoming More Welcoming to Women

“Austin is such a comedy city”

"...her mom for a few months and got into the sticky habit of lying about her age, until a..."

April 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Dina Barrish

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Annual Events

Festivals aren't just for music and film

"...more than 30 years, locals have been competing for the title of Funniest Person in Austin, and in that..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Festival 2003

"...The SXSW Film Festival 2003 has arrived. The Festival begins..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two

When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.

"...South by Southwest 2003 is only one week away. The SXSW Film Festival begins Friday, March 7. The Austin..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Short Cuts

The Austin film community appears ready to rumble as the Austin Film Office (under the aegis of the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau) files suit against the Austin Film Commission, whose name and mission statement the AFO thinks is too close for comfort.

"...a Name? Dept.: After months of quietly simmering in the background of the Austin film community, a legal skirmish..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

In the Middle of the Ocean

For In the Middle of the Ocean, handsome and slightly crazed Chris Alonzo adopts the persona of Twitchy the Clown to tell a sort of twisted Greek fable about a woman who builds a floating brothel for pirates, gets involved with a well-hung ghost, and eventually follows him to Hell. And singing with the voice of a whiskey-stained angel, Alonzo proves himself an Orpheus with a microphone and guitar and keyboard.

"...In the Middle of the Ocean: A See-Worthy Vessel..."

March 2, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Long Fringe -- Bring Your Own Venue!

"...FronteraFest, the oldest and largest performance festival in the Southwest, is..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Improv-Educated

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival makes more room for Austin's increasingly savvy audiences

"...many more bands/acts/films/punch line peddlers will get crammed into the schedule as a result. I mean, it's a mathematical..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Thursday SleepersBOXSTEP: The lush, orchestral pop of Pittsburgh-based Boxstep approaches grandiosity with..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Austin Critics Table Winners 2000-01

"...On Sunday, June 10, the Austin Critics Table presented its annual awards for outstanding..."

June 15, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Your Queer Guide to SXSW

Keeping things kweer in 2018

"...a plethora of queer talent. In fact, this year, the fest took it one step further by (finally) creating..."

March 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Articulations

Memorializing The Public Domain Theatre Company, 1993-2001

"...but I've held off on running it because, well, the passing of a theatre company isn't quite as timely..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...as if she could not recognize her face, and there were her hands, desperately trying, again and again, to..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Blood and Guts and Dirt and Joy

Michael Miller may appear at first meeting to be withdrawn, but he is absolutely present onstage and off, and his willingness to "get dirty" with his characters and continuous challenge to himself to be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best.

"..." Michael Miller pauses for a long look out the coffee shop window, musing over the answer. Then he..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Articulations

Another death in the dance community, longtime UT jazz dance instructor Lathan Sanford.

"...Austin's dance community suffered another loss this week, even as it tried to cope..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Thursday Night SXSW Showcases

"...ATX Composers Showcase8pm, The Hideout..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2013

Remembering the year thick with superlative works of art onstage and in galleries

"...1) Joked with my editor that the first nine slots of this list would repeat 'THERE..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

American Bear

In the subgenre of family reunion plays, this new entry struggles to compete

"...American BearThe Hideout Backstage, 617 Congress, 522-4083 www.theatreenbloc.org Through Dec. 17..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Ladies Are Funny Festival: Are ladies ... funny? Girls Girls Girls insist, 'Yes, yes, yes.'

The second round of the comedy fest spotlighting women adds sketch, stand-up, and more

"...Of course, ladies are funny. If they're comedians and they're good at what they do, ladies..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Second Helpings: Downtown Coffeehouses

Downhome coffeehouses in today's "Second Helpings."

"...Cafe Mundi is a cozy little haven off the beaten path, the kind of place that attracts a..."

March 15, 2002 Food Feature

Comedy, This Month!

Who brings laughs to Austin stages in the next few weeks?

"...And we’ll likely do another of these preview-promo things next month – albeit after..."

Jan. 29, 2018 Arts Post

The Available Cupholders

There's a lot of improv to be seen in Austin, and much of it is good; the Available Cupholders are an excellent example of why and how

"...The Available Cupholders..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

FronteraFest 2000

The Chronicle's guide to Austin's biggest performance event.

"...If you had to define Austin theatre through a single event, you couldn't do better than..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First, Free Comic Book Day, and Then – Ka-Baam!!

Comic books and comedy improv go hand in hand, sometimes with repulsor rays

"...1) Nobody gives a shit about superheroes these days. We left those hyperbolic spandex-stretchers and their banal..."

May 2, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...whole, though, 2000's Revolution 33 makes it clear that the quartet loves the late-Seventies power pop of bands like..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

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