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 Women of Hot Luck Fest Talk Food and Music

15 chefs share kitchen tunes & exclusive bites

"...party vibe is quintessentially Austin, with its focus on the intersection of food and music and just having a..."

May 24, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Aftermath

Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård are stuck inside of Hamburg with the Casablanca blues

"...A love triangle emerges amid the ruins of 1945 Hamburg, Germany, in this well-appointed but..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Piano

"...Campion. Starring: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill and Anna Paquin. If Madame Bovary were ever to find a..."

Nov. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Conjures Up 'Lords of Salem' and 'S-VHS'

Midnighters lineup loaded with premieres and a surprise return

"...unleashed its Midnighters list, with Rob Zombie's new nightmare The Lords of Salem, anthology sequel S-V/H/S and the unexpected..."

Feb. 6, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Why the Aggies Don't Have to Win to Win My Heart

'Pride and Prejudice'

"...In honor of the Texas A&M Arts and Humanities building scheduled to..."

Sept. 4, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Review: Ground Floor Theatre's Anna in the Tropics

Life imitates art in this tantalizing production of a Pulitzer-winning play

"...Nilo Cruz's compelling Anna in the Tropics, winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

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

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Are the Best!

Lukas Moodysson gives us a captivating portrait of 13-year-old proto-punk girls in 1982 Sweden.

"...Johan Liljemark, Mattias Wiberg, Jonathan Salomonsson, Alvin Strollo and Anna Rydgren...."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Crimes of Passion and Prose

With Quills, Philip Kaufman (Henry & June, The Unbearable Lightness of Being) has made another film about the startling fusion between literature and sex.

"...It is no coincidence that film director Philip Kaufman's offices are a five-minute walk from the City Lights bookstore..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Screens Feature by Michael Ventura

The Summit

We asked some of the loudest, clearest, and leading voices in Cyberspace why they're coming to SXSW Interactive, what they bring to the proceedings, and who they want to encounter. Here are their responses.

"...never been to Austin and have only driven through northern Texas on my way to Nashville, Tenn., where I..."

March 3, 2006 Screens Feature

Love Lies Bleeding Is a Blood-Soaked Romance for the Ages

Rose Glass’ Saint Maud followup revels in '80s pulp

"...Sometimes, a movie needs room to breathe, slow down, and take stock. Love Lies Bleeding, the..."

Jan. 31, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Free the San Antonio Four

And other victims of mass hysteria

"...Anna Vasquez had no reason to mistrust the criminal justice..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its greatest heroes, but..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas Lives Up to Its Title

Stephen Harrigan chronicles the Lone Star State’s last 500 years

"...A history of Texas is not something that should be entered into..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Writes of Spring

"...Kafka's Curse: A Novel by Achmat Dangor Pantheon Books, $22 hard Very early on in Achmat Dangor's..."

April 9, 1999 Books Review

A Matter of Voice

Salt & Pepper

"...by Michele Anna Jordan Broadway Books, $25 hard..."

May 14, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Top 10 Theatrical Treasures & Pleasures of 2005

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires lists his favorite theatrical productions of 2005

"...1) Americamisfit (Salvage Vanguard Theater) Playwright Dan Dietz dusted off the lost saga of..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas in the Title

"...Highest Billboard Chart Position: none This tightly packed amalgam of blues, Southern soul, and funk finds Gilmer, Texas-born guitar..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

FronteraFest 2007: The lowdown

"...Now that you've met a few of the players, it's time to figure out what to..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature

Local Musicians on Avoiding the Sophomore Slump

Five trending Austin-hatched acts that sidestepped recording’s biggest pitfall

"...can learn a lot about people from observing how they fidget...."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...That's Hobo With a Shotgun, to be exact – the Rutger Hauer-starring exploitation pic that set cult-movie fans salivating..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Costa Brava

"...album” in English, is nothing if not a labor of love for its director and star Marta Balletbó-Coll. The..."

May 24, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Scenes From a Creative Partnership

The Austin Film Society presents the films of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann in its new series

"...This July, the Austin Film Society celebrates the collaboration between one of..."

June 27, 2014 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...The clawed toe of Godzilla has finally set down -..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

My SXSW ECO 2012 Experience Wrap Up

Sustainability in food and environment and culture! Oh, my!

"...The second annual South by Southwest Eco Conference was one..."

Oct. 6, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Myth, Blood, and Ink

What people have invested in the debate over the de la Peña diary : which suggests that famed Alamo legend Davy Crockett was executed by Santa Anna and not in the heat of battle : is not some mere fandom or kitsch, but a genuine passion for how the story of Texas is written and how it affects real life. It may no longer matter how Crockett was killed, but it does matter how we now allow him to live.

"...been telling stories, and not everyone wants to hear them. A lieutenant colonel in the Mexican army who fought..."

May 5, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

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