Austin Film Festival Unleashes The Same Storm

The French Dispatch, C’Mon C'Mon headed to fest

"...Two instant Oscar hopefuls have been added to the Austin Film Festival, with the addition today of Wes..."

Sept. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ice Storm Song

Email exchange with ‘The Ice Storm’ author/musician Rick Moody

"...a tutoring center for kids, Rick Moody appeared at the Blanton Museum of Art for a screening of The..."

Feb. 28, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...Though spring has sprung throughout Texas, Winter Storm Uri continues to do damage at the Capitol. On..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Eye of the Media Storm

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

"...From his office atop the Bat Cave, the Austin American-Statesman's lakefront headquarters, new Publisher..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Gaythering Storm

It's raining gays... hallelujah?

"...The Funny or Die folks are making fun of Christian..."

April 24, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Trouble the Water

This film about the human toll of Hurricane Katrina is one of the best and most inspirational things to come out of the disaster.

"...Lessin and Carl Deal. Miracles can occur, even in the face of disaster. Hurricane Katrina, a compound catastrophe caused..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ride With the Devil

"...Clarity of vision degrades over distance, and so do the high-toned rationales political leaders concoct to justify blood-borne passions...."

Dec. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Before the Rain

Manchevski's debut film impresses with its cagey temporal structure, incredible cinematography that exposes the precipitous Macedonian landscape, beautiful performances, and a thematic structure that adds to our understanding of specific and universal issues.

"...Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija, Gregoire Colin and Labina Mitevska. The heaviness that hangs in the air before a big..."

April 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

This is the finest Potter film yet – darker, funnier, and more epic than everything that has come before.

"...Rhys Ifans, Jason Isaacs, Helen McCrory and Peter Mullan. "These are dark times," the Minister for Magic (Nighy) announces..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Manchurian Candidate

Is it Gulf War syndrome or justified paranoia? The Manchurian Candidate thrills again.

"...Ted Levine, Simon McBurney, Miguel Ferrer and Dean Stockwell. The movie blasts into its starting place on a shrapnel-storm..."

July 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Kid Stays in the Picture

"...Thankfully, this film version is almost (and often) word-for-word the same, narrated in Evan's own whiskey and cigarette husk,..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Take-Out

All the same

"...well-attended than usual. Even ticket sales for highlights like the TMBBQ Fest, with its promise of burnt-end Nirvana, seemed..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Food Column by Brandon Watson

ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase

Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year's true crime smash

"...One of this year’s breakout hits has been HBO's The Staircase, a retelling of the case against Michael Peterson..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Music Mo'nday: The Curious Tale of Lana Del Rey

Yeah, we're sick of her too.

"...this magical world, albums are sold in generic packaging, there are no music videos, and artists are never photographed...."

Feb. 15, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Below the budget storm clouds, plans form for UTMB campus at Mueller

"...The Travis Co. Hospital District board has seen the future..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...The lobby of the Grand 1894 Opera House came to..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...Austinites remember the big floods – the expanding, treacherous storms that ransack..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Riders on the Storm

With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.

"...Winds know no borders. They blow where they please -- over rivers, past fences,..."

May 5, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?

Reading the signs from our friends up in the sky

"...a passionate birder is likely to be interrupted by the birds nearby. Jane Tillman, a master naturalist and one..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Melany Jean

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

As the series ends, we wonder what we'll do without our Katniss catnip

"...Lawrence. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Natalie Dormer,..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...Ultimate democratizer, the internet leads you to a mostly black and brown..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...Every time Townes Van Zandt played the Cactus Cafe in the late 1990s, my roommate went...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Could ERCOT Connect to the Southeastern U.S. Grids?

Plan in the works to build transmission lines through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

"...has long maintained a stubbornly independent electric grid, unlike the rest of the United States. Most states share power;..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front

Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

"...A storm front is moving in: a creative storm front, that..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott

Dar Williams, In the Time of Gods

Mythic themes – Pete Seeger as ‘Storm King’ – in everyday life

"...hasn’t played in Central Texas since 2008. That was the last time she toured with a new album. Sunday..."

Dec. 11, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...From legacy Texas songwriters to New Order’s keynote insights, the Chronicle music team’s Wednesday sightings at South by Southwest..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

This family film with magical elements is from the writer/director of Dan in Real Life.

"...The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a fantasy or..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Social Network

This retelling of Facebook's first contentious steps is a blisteringly entertaining film formed of a lovely amalgam of David Fincher's direction, Aaron Sorkin's screenplay, and Jesse Eisenberg's spotless performance as Mark Zuckerberg.

"...persons, living or dead, is of course entirely intentional. Then again, define "real" in this age of oversharing, in..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it to be more..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Return of the She-King

In-depth Q&A with Dead Can Dance hypnotist Lisa Gerrard

"...Brendan Perry's family emigrated from London to New Zealand. Birthed eight years on in Melbourne with native siren Lisa..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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