The Shape of Water

An unconventional love story from one of the best fabulists

"...Fear and loathing of The Other is always with us, but much more..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

AFF On Story Takes The Shape of Water

Season begins with co-writer of Oscar-winning fairy tale

"...Austin Film Festival has always been seen as the writer's festival, and that tradition continues with the announcement..."

April 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eric Shattuck's "The Shape of Human Hearts"

The First Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...The light is close, now. A week ago, Hamid saw..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Eric Shattuck

Constructing the Illusion of Depth

Four of Austin's master painters reveal the secrets of their craft

"...When a person decides to spend hundreds of hours painting, they want the end result to be..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Daniel Lanois and the Improbabilities of Sound

"...Daniel Lanois is missing. It’s Tuesday before the start of SXSW, and Lanois’ manager is standing uneasily..."

March 20, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...is made by its people, objects, and places. Combined, they form our city's personality, its genius and fragility, its..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Habesha Celebrates the Best of Ethiopian Cuisine

Friendly newcomers share Ethiopian food and hospitality

"...Habesha Restaurant and Bar is the newest addition to the small number of African restaurants..."

Jan. 26, 2013 Food Post by Angela Shelf Medearis

The Class of 1985

The 69th Legislature, 1985, marked a turning point in the future of Texas politics

"...If you want to know who runs the state of Texas you can consult the constitution, enroll..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...What fills the holes dug by lies; what breeds in dank silence;..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Katrina Through the Eyes of an EMT

Philipp Meyer, a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers at UT and an EMT, drove to New Orleans and spent 24 hours working with a local police department as an EMT.

"...Last Sunday, Philipp Meyer, a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers at UT and an EMT,..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Philipp Meyer

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...In early 2008, Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County, contacted Austin..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

The Staff of Life: Grandma Dottie's Oatmeal Bread

Step-by-step, foolproof instructions

"...I think it's safe to say that the experience of coming in from the cold and being..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

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

The Changing Shape of Austin Studios

"...There's not much to see at the old National Guard..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Memory of Music

Discovering Moby Grape's Skip Spence via his only solo album Oar, and it's new tribute album, More Oar

"...in a bathtub, in a house on Hollywood east of I-35, in the very early Eighties. The water has..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Louis Black

The Sounds of Silence

"...so you may have thought, if you were one of the 700 or so people packed into Emo's on..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Planning a Compact City in the Midst of Urban Sprawl

"...major battles in transportation planning: trying to halt construction of freeways that pave the way for urban sprawl, and..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Water

Don't come to this movie expecting a doom-and-gloom forecast about ecological catastrophe. It's instead an encounter with "voodoo chemistry" that aims to show why we all should start imbibing "structurized water."

"...I don't know that I ever actually understood what the phrase "voodoo economics" really meant. But I think I..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...Well, Austin is once again locked in one of our emotionally brutal and seemingly endless civic disputes, this..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

The Chronicle Critics on Oscars' Best Picture Nominees

Revisit the nominees and get prepared for the pomp this weekend

"...Ah, the Academy Awards. A time to reflect on and celebrate..."

March 2, 2018 Chron Events Post by Josh Kupecki

The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2017

The year in cinema, and the Chronicle’s top 10 lists

"...There's a piece of cinematic wisdom, that 1982 was the..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Humanity's scarring of Earth mapped out in graphic, terrifying detail

"...This sobering Canadian eco-documentary hypothesizes that the world has entered a new era in..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...On the evening of October 17 -- while much of the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Report From the Toronto International Film Festival

Pass the popcorn (and the awards)

"...The annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): a celebration of..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Under Water

James Galbraith on the prospects of an economic bailout

"...That was the most reassuring word I received from professor James Galbraith,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...1) The Shape of Water..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Water

This film which examines the second-class status of women in traditional Hindu society is beautiful yet sad, a tale drenched in centuries of stagnant, holy water.

"...Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Sarala, Manorama and Vidula Javalgekar. Water, which examines the second-class status of women in traditional..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...1) The Shape of Water..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

"...Directed by: Jacques Rivette. Starring: Claude Berri, Catherine Rouvel, Bruno Todeschini, Hélène De Fougerolles, Jacques Bonnaffé, Marianne..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...1) Mother!..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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