ATX Television Festival: The Presidents of the State of TV

Network heads on how to make a breakout show

"...stars and shows and writers and directors. This year, the studio elevator went all the way to the top..."

June 10, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Voluntary Presidency?

AISD gets caught in the fight over televising Obama's back-to-school speech

"...Seems the presidency has become like sex ed in Texas schools...."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Festival Adds the Guilds

Blumhouse, Vida, and Men in Trees on the program

"...ATX Television Festival has just announced a remarkable gathering of the leadership behind various professional guilds that help..."

Nov. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lee Daniels' The Butler

The stars shine bright in this broad yet moving overview of the last 90 years of African-American history.

"...The sweep of history achieves a grandeur in Lee Daniels’..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Boomers, unite. Amid the fictional superheroes about to swarm into movie theatres this..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ides of March

George Clooney's modern morality tale about the ongoing battle between idealism and corruption in the political realm is perfectly cast.

"...The perfectly captured gray slush of Ohio in winter provides..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The International

This conspiracy thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts never gets past second gear.

"...F. O’Byrne, Michel Voletti, Patrick Baladi and Jay Villiers. The juiciest moment in any conspiracy movie is the scene..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Cave of the Yellow Dog

Shot on location in Mongolia with a real nomad family, The Cave of the Yellow Dog blurs the line between documentary and fiction and, in doing so, creates its own singular dramatic language.

"...Nansalmaa Batchuluun and Babbayar Batchuluun. For a movie lover, the wait between truly original cinematic experiences can be years...."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Fantastic Fest: 'The Housemaid' (2010)

Remake of a South Korean classic

"...The director of the wild South Korean thriller, The President’s..."

Sept. 26, 2010 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

UT Faculty Say Conservatization of the School Is a Long Time Coming

Another brick in the wall

"...last month and announced his plan to effectively end the tenure system and the teaching of critical race theory..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Sex and the Senate

What will it take to curb sexual harassment at the Texas State Capitol?

"...Not more than two days into the 86th Texas Legislature, the 150-member House of Representatives approved..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Almost Lights Out at the Ballpark

Emo's turns off KOOP, Wheatsville SKUs skewer BookPeople, Waterloo Records grounds Vampire Bats

"...We had all waited three months for this one. The Emo’s Lounge Vampire Bats and the KOOP Radio Kilowatts..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

What's on the Slab

Texas roadhouses are far from middle-of-the-road

"...buxom gals are dancing atop a cedar picnic table. The mist from a giant cooling system washes over them...."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Dead Presidents

"...Rose Jackson and N'Bushe Wright. In looking to expand their creative palette beyond the streetwise nihilism of their debut..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

'The Best Man'/'44 Plays for 44 Presidents'

Just in time for the election, presidents take the stage

"...When 2012 began, I expected to see presidents and presidential contenders crowding the small screen through the..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hail to the Chiefs

By popular demand, the boys of 'The Dead Presidents' Club' are back in town

"...It's summer, and the dead presidents are back – that is, the four..."

July 16, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...During the week of March 19, legendary journalist Seymour Hersh was..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Chronicle Recommends: Fictional Presidents of Film and TV

Take a break from #45 with these fictional Commanders in Chief

"...Every month, the Chronicle’s film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert S. McNamara

Robert S. McNamara, the confounding former secretary of defense during the Vietnam era, may be visionary filmmaker Errol Morris' best interview "get" ever.

"...documentaries that unfold like personal essays, his curiosity about the inevitably contradictory nature of his chosen subject matter driving..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...For the last 11 years, people have asked the same question..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

City And Streets Closed for Presidents Day

Livestrong Marathon diversions this weekend

"...Morrow and Ben White, Exposition and South Congress, for the duration of the race...."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Festival Takes on the Coronavirus

Virtual festival will tackle how the pandemic changes lives

"...The ATX Television Festival is going virtual this year, but..."

May 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Common Law: How The Next President Will Reshape the U.S. Supreme Court

And the lasting impact of this presidential election

"...The upcoming presidential election will define American agenda from Main..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Column by Luke Ellis

Down in the Delta

"...Directed by: Maya Angelou. Starring: Wesley Snipes, Esther Rolle, Al Freeman Jr., Mpho Koaho, Mary Alice and..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Rob Reiner Goes All the Way With LBJ

Tackling the contradictions of the unexpected presidency

"...lore that Lyndon Baines Johnson would hold court with the bathroom door open. "That's a true thing," said Rob..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Invisible Woman

The woman who must remain invisible in this drama is Nelly Ternan, an actress who's not only the mistress of married Charles Dickens, but also 27 years his junior.

"...The illicit affairs of famous men (and their resulting progeny)..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Letters at 3AM: The Curious Case of the Missing Quotation

Jimmy Carter says the U.S. has no functioning democracy at present, and the press goes silent

"..."America does not at the moment have a functioning democracy."..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

The Good Shepherd

Matt Damon abandons the cat-and-mouse theatrics of his Bourne identity to play the reserved fictional functionary whose life serves as the prism through which this film examines the early years of the CIA.

"...Timothy Hutton and Robert De Niro. Damon here abandons the cat-and-mouse theatrics of his Bourne identity to play Edward..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix is terrific as the musician Johnny Cash, whose rise, fall, and resurrection we watch as he does the Benzedrine 12-step in order to earn the love of country-and-gospel sasspot June Carter.

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick, Shelby Lynne, Ginnifer Goodwin, Larry Bagby, Tyler..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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