The Bourne Identity

"...Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adele Akinnouye-Agbaje and Julia Stiles. The Bourne Identity isn't a remake of one of those..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Son's Room

"...accidental death leaves his family members struggling to find the means of coping with their grief in The Son's..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Capitol Chronicle: Blame It on the Kids

Gov. Perry has no trouble funding his enormous transportation plan, but can't find insurance money for poor kids.

"...been trying to decide who we can blame for the Great Texas Deficit of 2003. Oh, it's still not..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Column by Michael King

The Business of Strangers

"...chest tattoo and schlepping armloads of audiovisual equipment. When their paths finally collide -- in the middle of the..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...The offer was just too good...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

From the sets to the story to the whole tone of the film, this first Potter film is an almost literal adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved children's book.

"...At two and a half hours, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone runs a full hour longer than the..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"...old you was? Or something like that. He'd seen the words -- attributed to Satchel Paige -- in blue..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

The First SXSW

"...bands, I began working on sponsored music events for the Chronicle. I worked with local radio stations to run..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Married to the Mob

"...who wrote, edited, typeset, and was generally indispensable to the paper throughout its first decade. Margaret Moser met and..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

"...Directed by: Hiroyuki Okiura. These days, with the eye-popping Final Fantasy blurring the line..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Lowdown

The New Environmental Regime; Ripping Off the Pentagon

"...The New Environmental Regime The official motto of Washington, D.C.,..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Full Franklin

It's been 60 years since a biograpy of Benjamin Franklin has been written; Austin author H.W. Brands' The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin makes up for lost time.

"...Who is Benjamin Franklin? The question is bizarre but necessary. Unlike George Washington, for..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Killing the Messenger

John C. Danforth's Indictment of Whistleblower Bill Johnston May Lead to a Nasty Courtroom Showdown

"...have picked a better time. His report, which absolves the government of any wrongdoing during the standoff, was quietly..."

Nov. 17, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Patriot

"...Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger and Mel Gibson. Inexplicably, “we, the people” have never been big fans of movies about..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Kahuna

"...Peter Facinelli. He's directed (Albino Alligator), he's starred in the Academy Award-winning American Beauty, and now Kevin Spacey dons..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seeing the (Green) Light

Environment, Neighborhoods Set the Tone for Place 2 Race

"...Credit the appeal of environmental and neighborhood activism -- or at..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Skulls

"...never thought I'd run across a film that makes the lumbering 1983 Michael Biehne/Bill Paxton film The Lords of..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beyond the Mat

"...for two hours to get your first-edition copy of The Rock Says signed by the author, you'll find plenty..."

March 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Whole Nine Yards

"...Directed by: Jonathan Lynn. Starring: Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Amanda Peet, Natasha Henstridge,..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Courting the Vote

Four democrats are running for two judicial races.

"...An old acquaintance telephoned Council Member Gus Garcia the other day and offered to write him a check..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Beach

"...and Lars Arentz Hansen. Can we all just get together, once and for all, on the ought-to-be-obvious notion that..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bone Collector

"...and David Fincher gave a party and nobody came? They'd probably be stuck bandying about script ideas and --..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Minus Man

"...Garofalo and Owen Wilson. You can say this for The Minus Man: It comes with a darn good pedigree...."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Will the Neighbors Think?

The Labor Process

"...Still and all, the tallest order of the day appears to be the..."

June 4, 1999 News Column by Amy Smith

Full Circle on the Triangle

Back to the Battle Lines

"...Protests are starting up again at the Triangle. photograph by John Anderson After a three-month hiatus..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Peacemaker

"...This maiden theatrical effort from DreamWorks Pictures – the film company formed..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shaking the Money Tree

The Sources Differ, But the Aim's the Same

"...around noon, Bill Spelman and Manuel Zuniga were working the room where a political forum was about to get..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Game Report

What's on the Boards With Austin's Game Companies

"...You've seen it on television. You've read it in the zines. And, of course, you've browsed it on the..."

May 30, 1997 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

The Shark Bites Back

Mitchell Says the Eastside Needs Sharp Teeth

"...stand outside of Windsor Methodist Church in East Austin. They waved "Eric Mitchell for Place 6" signs in the..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature

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