The Peanuts Movie

Happiness is a warm animated cartoon called The Peanuts Movie

"...Happiness is a warm feature-length animated cartoon called The Peanuts Movie, a loving tribute to the beloved comic..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Garfield Movie

Jim Davis’ comic strip gets an animated reboot with Chris Pratt voicing the iconic cat

"...Movies are bigger than cartoon strips. That’s why adaptations of..."

May 24, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Put the T and V in Thanksgiving

Holiday specials to ease you through the food coma and into the weekend

"...It's the day before Thanksgiving, and there on your chair, you're..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Rockin' the Roadshow

Forget Pokémon and Britney Spears, Rosalind digs the Antiques Roadshow and got to meet her heroes in person when the show rolled through town.

"...Disney can drop dead ... Sailor Moon sleeps with the fishes! In our house, a certain PBS TV show..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Features Feature by Barbara Chisholm

American Hypocrisy Revealed in The Misogynists

“Self-righteous, smug and wicked.” Onur Tukel pulls no punches in this extended Q&A

"...Onur Tukel isn't pulling any punches. In the results of the 2016 election, he said, "We got..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off The Bookshelf

Ultimate Sports Lists

"...They're the kind of questions that keep sports fans up..."

July 2, 1999 Books Feature

Scavengers of the Vast Wasteland

Whether they're riffing on punk, metal, funk, jazz, film scores, or even klezmer music, Brown Whörnet attacks each passage with a vociferous intensity that seldom fails to keep an audience at attention.

"...You don't have to wade too deep into the Op/Ed section of any newspaper to find some egghead..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Hollywood Gets Animated About Austin

Local cartoon to become big-budget Will Smith vehicle

"...announced that Will Smith and Tom Holland will voice the lead characters in Spies in Disguise, an upcoming feature..."

Oct. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...Awards season is imminent, and the Austin Film Critics Association this morning announced its nominees..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

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

"...year. I heard myself say those words that signal the change from a young, starry-eyed go-getter to that woman..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Malibu's Most Wanted

"...Wayans, Ryan O'Neal, Bo Derek and Snoop Dogg. On the lower, less-developed levels of Hades these days, there is,..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An Allergy-Friendly Guide to Eating at South by Southwest

Keep filled up and fueled up during the festival without risking your health

"...you don’t know can make life infinitely harder. But there are plenty of places with locations near clubs, cinemas,..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

It Takes a Village to Eat Safely With Food Allergies

Local restaurants adapt to the growing number of Americans with food allergies

"...pizza, my daughter requested a chocolate chip cookie from the display next to the cash register. "Does it have..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Gift Guide: Stuff That Cinephiles Will Swoon For

Make it a movie night (don't forget the movie-inspired popcorn toppings)

"...1) Movie ticket charm, Alamo Drafthouse ($40, giftshop.drafthouse.com)..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I would like to register my complaint concerning the plans for Fifth/Sixth & Lamar. In this day and..."

July 26, 2002 Column

Line Dancin', Terminatin', and Writin' in This Week's Recommended Events

Lots to do, and it's not even the weekend

"...centers around memory and home – concepts apt for the seasonal change to cooler weather. This exhibit, “Echoes of..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

That Obscure Object of Delight

Zach's dreamy Chaperone speaks to the enthusiast in us all

"...something important. People whose cell phones go off in the theatre. People who answer their cell phones when they..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Butthole Surfer Watch!

"...Yes, I'm still keeping my eye on the Butthole Surfers. Hey, when's the last time an Austin..."

July 12, 1996 Music Column

Skip Big Box Shopping and Spend Your Black Friday Dollars Locally Instead

Austin businesses need your support more than ever

"...While the day after Thanksgiving – shorthanded as Black Friday –..."

Nov. 24, 2020 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

A Season for Scaring at Phantom Fest

With Phantom Fest, Adam Sweeney wants Austin to become Halloween Town

"...Ever feel that the only bad part of Halloween is that it just..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pop Culture That's a Keeper

Browsing the collectibles at Guzu Gallery

"...highbrow vs. lowbrow slugfests, and no matter who loses, the audience/player/art lover wins. Or at least that's how it..."

May 18, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Vengeance Is Fine

Jean-Pierre Jeunet wages war on war in the spirited Micmacs

"..."All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl." – Jean-Luc..."

June 25, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Reheated

The 18th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

"...Any Yankee heading south across the Mason-Dixon Line for the first time finds that they..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Food Feature by Louis Black

DVDanger: Documenting Extremes

Behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli and Kink.com

"...George Clooney once said of the joy of directing, "it's more fun to be the..."

Jan. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

God Help Us

Austinite Stephen Romano's psychotic collaboration with Don Coscarelli launches Showtime's 'Masters of Horror' series

"...of mine that she left me. No kidding. Sure, there might have been a few other factors involved in..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Judge Chip Kidd by His Covers

"...Nobody in the book trade believes that you shouldn't judge a book..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Books Feature by Cary L. Roberts

Clarifications

"...When we kicked around this idea, your thesis, as I remember, was simply "I hate comic book..."

July 9, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Better Than Book-Learnin'

Master Class With John Pierson premieres on KUT

"...Education has its perks, for sure – just ask the UT undergrads who attend John Pierson's Master Class in..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Gobble Gobble Yada Yada

In this week’s issue: Evil MoPac speaks, holiday shopping begins

"...The holiday runway from November to the end of the..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

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