The Hunt for Red October

"...Joss Ackland, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Jeffrey Jones, Fred Thompson and Timothy Carhart. This Tom Clancy thriller gets..."

July 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy's CIA agent Jack Ryan makes his fourth film appearance in this thriller.

"...Rifkin, Ciaran Hinds and Bridget Moynahan. If you've ever wondered what crackerjack CIA Agent Jack Ryan was like back..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Thomas Crown Affair

"...staunchly cool 1968 heist film in such a lackadaisical, uninspired manner? Not only is it a remake of a..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the Capsule

Cold War space thriller gets Texas premiere

"...The space race was Russia versus the U.S.A., right? Wrong...."

Sept. 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...It's another busy day at the Capital Area Food Bank of..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Toys in the Attic

There's something for the kid in all of us at the Austin Toy Museum

"...What's that old saying about having the most toys? If it's true, then the Austin Toy..."

April 15, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...When the little girl on the witness stand said, "No, it..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

10 of Austin's Best Halloween and Día de los Muertos Parties and Events for 2019

These haunted listings won't be here long

"...of spooky and fun-filled experiences to fill up your October calendars. From haunted houses that give you the chills..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Events Post

Faster Than Sound: Erwin Center Replacement, the Moody Center, Opens on UT Campus

The 15,000-capacity concert/basketball arena, plus more debuting venue news

"...Almost 45 years after the opening of the Frank Erwin Center, its replacement is..."

April 22, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Death of the Neighborhood Library?

Closure of the Southeast Branch Library is Ominous

"...illustration by Doug Potter Like any other library, Austin's Riverside Drive branch has dizzying stores of..."

Sept. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Scanlines

The Hunt for Red October

"...Washington, Gene Hackman, Viggo Mortensen, George Dzundza Das Boot (The Boat)..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Screens Feature

Speed

Action. Action. Action. More Action.

"...you like action films, and you can get around the fact that Keanu Reeves couldn't act his way out..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Medicine Man

"...ideological arrogance than right wing cinema (which is usually either reactionary or embarrassed). If it condescends to tackle a..."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Patriot Games

"...Directed by: Philip Noyce. Starring: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, Richard..."

June 12, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Rocky Horror Reissue – A Wild & Untamed Thing

A red vinyl adios to summer in Tim Curry’s lipstick

"...already? Tragic. August blew by without so much as the Doors’ “Summer’s Almost Gone.” Twenty-two days ’til the Autumnal..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

News/Print

Book Fest shorts, upcoming readings, and more

"...Fall is always a solid season for books, and this month is no exception. Just as..."

Oct. 3, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Zane Holtz is a Hunter Killer

Austin transplant on going Hollywood and AFF in the same week

"...Some actors can carry off a uniform, and some can't. With two performances this week in..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Instant Classic

Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Series

"...The Paramount Theatre's Summer 2000 Classics Su 5/21..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Feature

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Film's local economic impact has been in the hundreds of millions of dollars during the past three..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"..."I don't think I would have ever imagined using the phrase, 'I just got off the phone with Kim..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...film program yesterday, and a handful of Texans made the cut, including Park City regulars the Zellner Bros...."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips & Beyond: May Travel Roundup

Flowers, birds, and more to spy on spring road trips

"...May flowers are lining the highways and the number of fun events are increasing..."

May 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Brave New Web

In the wake of Sept. 11 and the hard-line USA Act, the Internet has become a very unfriendly place for hackers.

"...You're probably scared of hackers...."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...Former San Antonio mayor/housing secretary/2020 candidate Julián Castro and former..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Stage Frights

"...As Soul Brother No. 1 might say of October, "It's a ghoul's,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Arts Feature

A Month-by-Month Guide to Election 2020 Madness

From local policy to the national election, we just want you to vote, OK?

"...friendly neighborhood Chronicle News desk has been gearing up for Election 2020 since the day after the 2016 trainwreck...."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what if..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Can you believe it, another club gone. And another gone, and another gone…

"...Is there anything but farewells on the music scene these days?..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Fall Film Previews

September

"...[ September | October | November ]..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

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