'The Odyssey: A Rock Musical'

Odysseus' epic voyage home is retold again, this time to a driving beat

"...Odysseus' epic voyage home from the Trojan War has been retold in many voices, from..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Trip to Greece

Coogan and Brydon's latest culinary comedy is a dish too far

"...This is the fourth outing in 10 years pairing UK actors and..."

May 22, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey

The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle

"...Here we are, six months into the big coronavirus pandemic shutdown of 2020, and cabin fever..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Theatres Are Moving the Stage Beyond Zoom

Companies thinking outside the boxes bring theatre to your radio, your mailbox, and your neighbor's yard

"...For the first six months of the pandemic, the two words..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Long Voyage Home

A Ballet of Ulysses' Odyssey and Its Creator's Journey

"...faced obstacle after obstacle, each one seeming to be the last before he could reach that place of rest..."

March 6, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Big Bill’s Oddball Odyssey

A robot’s epic adventure getting to tea in “Mainly Manly” video

"...In the new video for Big Bill’s “Mainly Manly,” an unpunctual..."

June 6, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

On the Stage, On the Screen: Austin's Theatres Embrace a Virtual Future

Ahead of Austin Playfest and the All Together Now! Revue, directors and producers discuss the challenges and potential they've found online

"...The rumors of the death of virtual theatre have been..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gimme the Loot

This prize-winning indie debut follows two wannabe graffiti artists on one long night.

"...Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson, Zoë Lescaze and Meeko. If The Wire and The Odyssey taught us only one thing,..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Monica Riese

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...O Brother, Where Art Thou?D: Joel Coen; with John Turturro, George..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Tool Asphyxiates the Erwin Center

“Supposedly, Austin,” announced Keenan. “Work on it”

"...Tool avoids the spotlight. Thus, it came as no surprise Tuesday night..."

Jan. 22, 2020 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Road-Tripping for the 2017 Texas Biennial

To curate this edition of the contemporary art survey, Leslie Moody Castro took an epic road trip across the Lone Star State

"...Leslie Moody Castro's mission was to put the "Texas" back in the Texas Biennial...."

Sept. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Good Time With the Safdies

Directing duo talk Robert Pattinson and their new crime drama

"...Every villain is a hero in their own mind, and Good Time, starring Robert Pattinson, is..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Show

The aesthetic at Girasole speaks to the food fashion of our age, according to Chronicle writer Rachel Feit. It is studied, indeed, almost market-researched in its appropriateness.

"...The aesthetics of the meal say a lot about who..."

June 1, 2001 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Sauce Odyssey Food Trailer Ceases Operations Days Before Hot Sauce Festival

Eastside truck offered guided hot sauce tours and a full food menu

"...Sauce Odyssey, a sauce bar and food truck based in the..."

Aug. 21, 2019 Food Post by Roxy Bonafont

Vortex vs. Coronavirus: The Shows Really Do Go On

Melissa Vogt explains the how and the why

"...Given the circumstances, is it surprising that the Vortex is presenting..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

For 2001, a Kubrick Odyssey

In this biographical film documentary, legendary film director Stanley Kubrick is exposed by his brother-in-law and frequent collaborator Jan Harlan for the artist and family man he was.

"...Allen, to name just a few. Thoroughly enjoyable. At the same time, it feels a bit like a trial..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

"...quite funny and entertaining, Jeff Lau's first film since the disappointing Chow Yun Fat vehicle Treasure Hunt is also..."

May 19, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kay Odyssey Topples Zeus

New video pits Greek mythology vs. female empowerment

"...Step,” an obvious highlight from her psych outfit Kay Odyssey’s summer LP What’s a Woman to Do, she employed..."

Nov. 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Soulful techno, bluegrass, and rock & roll to keep you up this weekend

"...Music is the perfect way to bond with your dad this Father's..."

June 15, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

The next installment of this franchise that no one asked for

"...Beware the summer season tentpole franchise that purloins its opening action..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

"...Directed by: Steven M. Martin. Some stories just write themselves. This fascinating documentary about the life of Leon Theremin..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Soundtracking unknown worlds with sci-fi instrumentation

"...are a special breed, disproportionately represented in lists of the most memorable and inventive film scores of all time...."

July 25, 2008 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

The Beautiful Country

A grueling journey is undertaken by a Vietnamese teen to find his absent mother in Ho Chi Minh City, and then his father, a former G.I., in Texas.

"...country in which this movie is set look beautiful, the film's title is meant to be more than a..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wild Wheels, Over the Hedge

"...Directed by: Harrod Blank. D: K.d. Davis. As the producer and director of the offbeat documentary Wild Wheels,..."

Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Texas Cookbook Authors Out of the Kitchen, Into the Bookstore

BookPeople hosts Robb Walsh and Austin Food Blogger Alliance members

"...editor Robb Walsh as well as cookbook collaborators representing the Austin Food Blogger Alliance...."

May 8, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Sourcing 'The Signal'

William Eubank flips the switch

"...writer/director William Eubank to describe his new science-fiction puzzle, The Signal, and he thinks of a Russian nesting doll...."

June 13, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: Inscrutability Becomes Him

'Room 237’ questions Stanley Kubrick and 'The Shining’

"...“in that blurred space between textual analysis and conspiracy theory.” In the film, Ascher tries to demystify Stanley Kubrick’s..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Barbecue Crossroads: Notes & Recipes From A Southern Odyssey

Robb Walsh seeks enlightenment on his own barbecue spirit quest

"...joint door is just an invitation to talk to the folks running the fried pie kitchen next door. An..."

April 4, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

The Velvet Underground

The originators of alt music get the artistic biography they deserve

"...Curious, the tepid-to-bad reviews filtering from Cannes this past summer over..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

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