Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Anthony Daniels, Temuera Morrison, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew. There’s a wonderful running gag in the BritCom Spaced, which,..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Long Way Home

Considering the art of the map, as inspired by two local exhibitions and a housewarming party

"...I ran into my old friend Sylvia Davis at the Faulk Central Library the other day – I was..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...to Brown and Dillard. For a couple of hours, the four young men drove around the city, cruising local..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Mob House Rules

Trail of Dead introduces their new epic release to the world

"...About 12 hours before the most famous Texan in America begins his second term..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Day One: Long on Smiles and Short on Dollars

Head for the hills ... the Lege is back in town!

"...Batten down the hatches – as if the one two years ago..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg’s magical tale of the Christmas Eve re-education of a Santa-doubting adolescent gets the motion-capture treatment.

"...and Charles Fleischer. Chris Van Allsburg’s magical tale of the Christmas Eve re-education of a Santa-doubting adolescent teetering on..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin @ Large: The Fall Season

Will the City Council schedule bring breakout hits or fabulous flops?

"...It's back to real work, sort of, for the Austin City Council this week, after a curious summer..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Sauce Boss

Lauri Raymond looks back on – and forward to – the life and times of SASS dressing

"...son, Ben Raymond-Henshaw, was born at home at 1:22pm. The exact time of the birth of Sisters & Brothers..."

June 11, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

A Battle on the Shuttle

For aggrieved UT drivers, the buck stops at Capital Metro

"...According to onetime UT Shuttle bus driver and former Amalgamated Transit Union..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey

The leaden acting, tablecloth wardrobe, and Sixties-era Star Trek set design are more likely to leave nonbelievers stupefied than awestruck.

"...we really need him? Even in his present condition, the former Hercules could emote up a storm compared to..."

March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Passion of the Christ

So the difference between this and a snuff film is … ?

"...Gibson’s vanity project may well turn out to be the single most lucrative film of all time if ticket..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Are We on the Edge?

In the choreographic sampler Dance Carousel 2004, 10 local dance makers show how much dance they can create in a mere 60 seconds apiece

"...Running Time: 1 hr..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Are We on the Edge?

Spank Dance Company's Black Things, in which black-clad dancers dance in near darkness, is original, striking, and resonant of the shadow side of our interior and exterior worlds

"...Running Time: 45 min..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin @ Large: Time to Repeal SOS?

What's really at stake in the proposed Temple-Inland deal

"...The above headline ends in a question mark, not an..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...A surge of lightning flickers as thunder cracks above the rumble of molten lava...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

The Pleasure Principle

Local bands find the dance-driven heart underneath post-punk's industrial pall

"...Before local clubs started closing, before the war and 9/11, before people got stabbed for enforcing..."

April 25, 2003 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The 'Mold Queen' Fights Back

Melinda Ballard beat the insurance companies in court. Now she's carrying her fight to the politicians and the public.

"...Among the many high-profile combatants in the Texas homeowners-insurance wars, Melinda..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Image-Maker

Former Chronicle "Cover Master" and legendary tattoo artist Michael Malone's aka Rollo Banks' career has always on been in ink; now it's on paper.

"...Bull's-Eyes & Black Eyes: The Art of Michael Maloneedited by Don Ed Hardy..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The second year at the Hogwarts is better than the first, but still a bit sophomoric.

"...waste of print, but in case you're one of the few uninitiated: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

"...Just about every American of a certain age knows the Motown sound and can rattle off his or her..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Room at the Top?

Part I of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...This is the first of three Chronicle thumbnail previews of the Nov...."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

"...Joan Crawford finally slapped that bratty Ann Blyth on the staircase in Mildred Pierce, the relationship between mothers and..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin @ Large: Analyzing the Analyst

A look at the proposed utility consumer analyst

"...When you vote on the very long May 4 ballot, resist the temptation to..."

April 19, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Mapping the Changes

A preview of proposed new single-member districts

"..."Shall the City Charter be amended to provide for the election..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Majestic

"...Ogden Stiers, Ron Rifkin, Hal Holbrook and Amanda Detmer. The “Majestic” may be the name of the old movie..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Susanna Kaysen Lays It on the Line

The Camera My Mother Gave Me, by Girl, Interrupted author Susanna Kaysen, is a memoir that has nothing to do with either the author's camera or her mother, Marion Winik writes. It is about her vagina. It is the chronicle of a mysterious and intractable medical problem she had with this little-discussed part of the body, and of the interesting experiences she endured in what I think of as Patient-World, the alternate reality inhabited by those of us who have something wrong with our bodies.

"...The Camera My Mother Gave Me (Knopf, $21) by Susanna..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature by Marion Winik

The Innovators

Part 2 of "Jazz," by Harvey Pekar

"...During the debate that took place regarding the merits of Ken..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

They Got the Beat

Living the pop life in Austin

"...a mere three-letter word, cause this much havoc? Could there be a more misunderstood and misapplied musical classification? Little..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Turn Out the Lights ...

The Lege Has Barely Begun, and the Official Accountants Say We're Broke

"...Reading the state dailies the last couple of weeks must have..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Column by Michael King

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