The Last Word

A young writer has to pen a woman's obituary before she dies

"...away from playing difficult and somewhat unlikable women onscreen. The pinnacle of the archetype is her portrayal of Aurora..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Word

The Harry Ransom Center opens Norman Mailer's archives

"...There won't be a ceremony, no hullaballoo or doors dramatically..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Hard Word

"...effort, with polished, craftsmanlike direction from debuting helmer Roberts, hitherto noted for "tough-guy" movie scripts (Riders of the Storm)...."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Last Emperor: Director's Cut

"...58 minutes on to Bertolucci's magnificent 1987 original. At the time of its initial release, The Last Emperor snagged..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last of the Mohicans

"...Jodhi May, Russell Means, Wes Studi and Eric Schweig. The breakneck pace of The Last of the Mohicans affords..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Last Circus

Two generations of circus clowns, set against the bloody backdrop of Franco's Spain.

"...te quiero infinito/Yo te quiero, oh mi corazon" sang the Clash, but for incendiary auteur filmmaker Álex de la..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Airbender

M. Night Shyamalan's live-action film is based on a popular animated series on Nickelodeon, and although the movie retains the series' mythology, it loses all its humor and suspense.

"...Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis and Seychelle Gabriel. There’s a new Avatar at the cineplex, but this one..."

July 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Sin Eater

Jesus Christ, the original sin eater, has his hands full with a bunch of superstitious Appalachian immigrants from Wales in the 1850s.

"...A.J. Buckley, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Peter Wingfield, Elizabeth Lackey and Thea Rose. Based on a novel by Francine Rivers, The..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...Captain Phleabag, the Dread Pirate Stagedive, and a cutthroat guitarist by the..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Tracy Morgan on Almost Dying, The Last O.G., and Being Barbershop Famous

SNL star goes back to the gentrified hood at SXSW

"..."I want to be a topic of discussion in the beauty salons and the barbershops," said living comedic legend..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Last Repose of Lady Bird Johnson

Notes from the public viewing of Lady Bird Johnson.

"...In trucks, in cars, in buses and even coaches, they came to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum..."

July 16, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Final Word on the Toros’ ’06-’07 Season

"...What can you say about the recently concluded Austin Toros season except that it was..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...The last night of 2005 will be the first night..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Growth Word

Schoolhouse Rock and a Hard Place

"...Kiker Elementary PTA president, on what used to be the school's playground but now is home to 40 portable..."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Finding the Write Word

Nina Marie Martínez and Liliana Valenzuela

"...year's Texas Book Festival has expanded to include more Latino-themed books, to be discussed on a number of bilingual..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Every Last Word

Vincent Gallo: The Complete Transcript

"...Vincent Gallo is a man of many words. Many, many words. The Austin Chronicle spoke with Mr...."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Flinging the R-Word

Angry Crowd Calls Council and Enviros Racists

"...Everyone agrees on at least one thing: Last week's council meeting was the most inflammatory display of..."

May 16, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

The Last Texas Ranger

They don't make 'Rangers' like Walker anymore.

"...bumped into me in a hallway in downtown Austin. The middle-aged lawman didn't at all fit the Western ideal...."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Last Soul Man

Bobby Womack washes up on 'Plastic Beach'

"...opens Bobby Womack, without prompting. “That went well under the circumstances. You have think about things that take you..."

Oct. 21, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

The 'Dirty' Word

Has Dirty Sixth cleaned up its act?

"...I asked the associate director of the Down­town Austin Alliance, an Austin..."

May 24, 2013 Food Feature by Ivy Le

'Pig Skinny': Oklahoma/Oregon, the Final Word

"...There are conflicting accounts of what happened in the final..."

Sept. 25, 2006 Sports Post by Taylor Holland

The Young One

"...Claudio Brook. In 1961, while still working in Mexico, the great surrealist/moralist/atheist filmmaker Luis Buñuel released his only English..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...It's an overly romanticized notion, the idea of every generation having some sort of defining..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Trust the Process in Gesel Mason's burst!

In this Texas Theatre & Dance project, students learn to undo

"...Perhaps in the wake of the Great Texas Freeze, the only word..."

Feb. 25, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

An authoritative film study of the career of the Little Tramp by the esteemed journalist Richard Schickel.

"...Schickel. It’s been almost 115 years since Charles Chaplin, the scrawny progeny of a pair of down-at-the-heel British entertainers,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Blair Witch Project

Something wicked in the woods in this eagerly-awaited horror.

"...and Daniel Myrick. Starring: Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams and Heather Donahue...."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Image Book

Godard's final experiment is more thesis and installation than film

"...film not a film? That's a core question about The Image Book, Jean-Luc Godard's mournful essay on the failures..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Dead Don't Die

After the vampiric bite of Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch shambles through this zombie flick

"...search of hot coffee and warm flesh – apparently the undead no longer crave cigarettes – is just one..."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Miseducation of Today's Youth: Let's Talk About Queerness

Out Youth Teen Guest Writes for Qmmunity

"...offering free writing programs for students, united to spotlight the work, thoughts, and lived realities of Austin’s queer youth...."

Nov. 20, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Elliot Pearson

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