Sundance: The Order of Myths

"...The photo I posted yesterday of Louis Black and Jackie..."

Jan. 23, 2008 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Order of Myths

This smart and subtle documentary looks at the ingrained traditions of racial segregation that still remain in the dual Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Ala.

"...is a remarkable thing … with a devious sense of irony. Consider this: In 1859, a wealthy shipyard owner..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The City of Angels, Air-Kissing Austin

Dispatch from the Los Angeles Film Festival

"...Don't know how many of you know this, but the Los Angeles Film Festival..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kyle Henry

The Joys of Meanness

Scott Blackwood's initiation into the writing life

"...and white, studded with restaurants and stores, mere copies of restaurants and stores that had been thought up someplace..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The Best of the Rest The Summer of '95, Part 2

"...a fountain, a formula, a program, a chance meeting, the lucky fall - Providence. That is magic, pure and..."

June 9, 1995 Books Feature

SXSW Film Review: 'The Great Invisible'

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has exacted a human toll

"...When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Critics Announce the Five Best Austin Films of 2022

Linklater and mountain lions, the pandemic, the legacy of slavery, and the fight for abortion rights all part of this year’s AFCA Austin Film Award short list

"...Pandemic or not, Austin remains a vital center of filmmaking, and 2022 proved no exception as the short..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Unspeakable Killings That Changed Austin Forever

Margaret Brown explores the tragedy and lingering trauma in a four-part series

"...Every community has a crime that redefines its image of itself. Whether it’s the Zodiac Killer in San Francisco,..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Alum News, Plus the Search for a One-Armed Lady

Margaret Brown wins a Peabody, and other news from the Austin film community

"...Lots of odds and ends here about Austin film community happenings,..."

March 31, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Revealing The Great Invisible

Filmmaker Margaret Brown dives into the wreckage of the area residents' lives following the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

"...Brown is coming home this week for a screening of her most recent documentary, The Great Invisible, an exploration..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Seeing the Invisible

Margaret Brown dives headfirst into the BP Gulf oil tragedy

"..."Why is the Gulf open?" asks a local fisherman/shrimper, holding up a..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The Watchmen

Three documentaries shine a light on playing to the audience

"...to have much cross section. But look closer, and there's something of a shared fascination in aspects of performance,..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A Thousand Pieces of Gold

"...and Michael Paul Chan. In China, “a thousand pieces of gold” is a father's term of endearment for his..."

July 5, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cremaster Cycle: Part 3

Despite its numeric designation, Part 3 is the concluding installment of Barney's art cycle. It fuses mysticism and modernism and was filmed in New York's Chrysler Building and Guggenheim Museum, among other places. Barney plays the apprentice who endures torture and travails while ascending each building.

"...Directed by: Matthew Barney. Starring: Matthew Barney, Richard Serra, Aimee Mullins, Nesrin..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo

An engaging doc about the Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo.

"...Danny Liles. To him, it's about touching freedom, albeit the bucking, thrashing, wild-eyed kind you find atop an angry..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Tis the Season ...

Austin sees some Sundance lovin'.

"...The season of Sundance, that is, with the granddaddy of..."

Nov. 29, 2007 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

An Old Crime Bubbles to the Surface in Descendant

Margaret Brown observes a drowned history

"...Margaret Brown hasn't officially lived in Mobile, Ala., since she went east for..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Luv Doc: A Grossly Inaccurate Egyptology Lecture

We mere mortals are just feathers being blown about in the tempest of the gods

"...My boyfriend of 2.5 years and I have a great relationship; he..."

April 6, 2018 Column

The Texas Film Awards Class of 2014

"...With Luke Wilson acting as the master of ceremonies, the 14th annual Texas Film Awards..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...If Texas is the state with the richest folk songwriting history, the Kerrville..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"..."It's about fucking time," Erin Martinson tells me over coffee. Martinson jumped into electoral politics to run against Travis..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Heaven & Hell in 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History

We return to the Red River strip of March 1966 to witness Roky Erickson and crew

"...1966 and KAZZ-FM is live broadcasting a show by the 13th Floor Elevators from the New Orleans Club in..."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Jon Savage

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...With threats of lightning storms having already relocated Luck Reunion to Friday..."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"..."They can do anything we can't stop them from doing."..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide

Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut

"...Last November, a few days after the election, I sent my family a note requesting that..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lingering on the Beloved Characters of 'What Ever'

Talking with Heather Woodbury about the people in her eight-hour performance novel, What Ever.

"...When I first saw Heather Woodbury's solo performance What Ever, I was mesmerized. I..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

Remembrance of Texas Past

The Year in Texas Lit

"...We remember the Alamo. Agnostics in the Church of the Alamo had..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Tricks of the Trade

Keynote Address: Mark Cuban

"...lookin' like a nail." In his opening keynote for the SXSW Interactive conference, Mark Cuban of Broadcast.com laid out..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

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