The Next Karate Kid

"...Chris Conrad, Arsenio Trinidad and Michael Cavalieri. And hopefully the last. Swank is 17-year-old Julie Pierce, orphaned by the..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Karate Kid (1984)

Five franchise films

"...As an awkward kid who moved around a lot and was an easy..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

The Amazing Panda Adventure

"...Slater, Wang Fei and Zhou Jian Zhong. How about The Boring Panda Adventure? Or maybe The Formulaic Disney Ripoff?..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Present Beware! The Future Beware!

Austin animator Brad Neely drinks beer, hates British children

"..."He'll save children/but not the British children." My conversation with Brad Neely at Crown..."

June 13, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Going on the Offensive With The Art of Self-Defense

Jesse Eisenberg navigates the hierarchy of martial arts

"...Most filmmakers use their Twitter feeds to publicize their work, and for his..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'The Sporting Life': … or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving to Lose

"...and man of leisure. I am a gentleman.    All the same, I must destroy Happy Jack.    The game is..."

Oct. 25, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Cardinals Down the Drain: To Night the Impossible Mare?

"...After the fold below are some text-message exchanges between a family..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Enter the Funnyman

Danny McBride's improbable ascension via a bootlegged, no-budget tae kwon do comedy

"...Three years ago, Danny McBride was just another unknown filmmaker living in Los Angeles struggling to make..."

June 6, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...Every year during South by Southwest, there’s a point in which you see gaggles of staggering..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

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

DVDanger: 'The Incredible Melting Man'/'Swamp Thing'

Morphing, melting and transmogrification clog up your screens

"...Something odd happened to movie monsters. Remember when they hated being inhuman and would kill themselves in a..."

Aug. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...The number of films hitting SXSW screens over the next..."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

Captains on Deck at Wizard World

Shatner and Bakula boldly go to Austin Comic Con

"...When Wizard World Austin Comic Con beams into town next month, there could be a power struggle over who..."

Oct. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

8 Seconds

"...Carrie Snodgrass, Red Mitchell and Cynthia Geary. Based on the true story of rodeo star Lane Frost, director Avildsen..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Have a Ball in Austin With These Sports Summer Camps

Get your kids going with everything from gymnastics to karate

"...of living an active lifestyle of stickball and kick the can? Just kidding, kids haven’t played kick the can..."

March 1, 2018 Events Post

Dziekuje Mr. Wrona

Q&A with Decapitated survivor 'Vogg' Kiełtyka

"...prompted me to Poland last October. On Sunday, at the White Rabbit in San Antonio, Behemoth headlines the Decibel..."

April 27, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Crossing Swords

This is the second time that the National Fencing Tournament has slashed it's way through Austin. Wayne Alan Brenner is en garde.

"...weapons trying like hell to score points off each other through bodily contact. J.C. Shakespeare, stand-up comedian and Chronicle..."

July 7, 2000 Sports Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin FC Extends Record Start to Season in 5-1 Win Over Inter Miami

Driussi dominates, Fagundez celebrates career milestone

"...its players spent 90 minutes backing it up, and the Oaks continued their dynamite start to the 2022 season..."

March 7, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

TCB

'Almost Famous,' part two, starring What Made Milwaukee Famous, the Murdocks, the Good Looks, Gibby Haynes & His Problem, and Endochine

"...in last week's "Almost Famous" (austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-11-19/music_feature.html ), life on the road is often plagued with all manner of indignities,..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...four seconds, lives can change forever. One can end. Another can shatter...."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Film

Film Reviews

"...Washington, Keith David, Pee Wee Love, Regina Taylor. From the novel by Richard Price (who also co-wrote the screenplay..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...KIDSD: Larry Clark; with Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloe Sevigny...."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...But, maybe it's just her new couch. That's how the problem first became noticeable. As portrayed by Julianne Moore,..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMARD: Beeban Kidron; with Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE PLUTONIUM CIRCUSD: George Ratliff. This is a reprint of..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: SIMS Benefit Bash

Austin Music Hall, Saturday, December 11, 2010

"...– especially where musicians are concerned. It's no wonder. The constant vacillation between unbridled egomania and soul-crushing self-doubt is..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Film News

Kat in a hot Austin indie summer; plus, 'How to Eat Fried Worms,' Jeffrey Travis, and the rest

"...sat on a Ramsay Park bench nibbling pasta while the young stars of her jumping off bridges shot some..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Jared Harris, Karl Geary, Elina Lowensohn, David Lynch. From the director of the bizarre cult hit Twister comes this..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Konnichiwa, Austin!

Celebrating Japanese animation and pop culture at IkkiCon IV

"...The first weekend in January, Austin embraces its inner otaku..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...They're rough and tumble, with high-caliber style and maybe just..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta