The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy's CIA agent Jack Ryan makes his fourth film appearance in this thriller.

"...Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates, Philip Baker Hall, Ron Rifkin, Ciaran Hinds and Bridget Moynahan. If you've..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Price of Progress

Worldly Roots

"...cooking since childhood, a passion not gained from her mother, "who could burn water." Moving to Paris at the..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

The Bourne Identity

"...Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adele Akinnouye-Agbaje and Julia Stiles. The Bourne Identity isn't a remake of one of those..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

George W.'s corporate scolding reeks of hypocrisy; the Pentagon buys into Hollywood.

"...Just Another Corporate Greedhead..."

July 19, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

We Were the Urban Pioneers

Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown

"...Think of the Puritan settlers, eking out a new life amid..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Cthulhu Humor of William Browning Spencer

Austin author William Browning Spencer finds the lighter side of Lovecraft and other horrors

"...H.P. Lovecraft has enjoyed something of a renaissance in the past few years. Once recognizable..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Feature by Mike Berry

Every Day of Your Life

Remembering Sims Ellison, and profiling the SIMS Foundation

"...Ellison. Not Pariah's album, which had not turned out the way anyone in the band wanted and shoulda been..."

July 7, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Making Cents of Tuition Plan

Few students, but strong opinions about UT's rising prices

"...University of Texas students displayed their typical level of civic engagement..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

It Takes a Village: Memories of Kerrville Folk Festival 2023

Dispatches from the 51st campout, from Ray Prim to Flamy Grant

"...a village. Dirt roads and camps sprawl out in all directions, creatively named and decorated. People gather outside the..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Hank Erwin

Movies or Medicaid: A False Choice at the Texas Legislature

Another tug o’ war over funding for Texas’ film, TV, and gaming industry rebate program

"...That was the exasperated exclamation from Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Dallas, as funding..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Outsiders

Outsourcing Bond Work Is Expensive; Is It Necessary?

"...Stout When you ask Austin Independent School District (AISD) officials why they've hired an outside firm to manage the..."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Bad Company

"...Macht, Kerry Washington, Peter Stormare, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Irma P. Hall and Brooke Smith. Deprived of nuclear thrillers since 9/11..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Upstream Color

Shane Carruth's film is arthouse science fiction at its most compelling yet cryptic.

"...with Primer, a microbudgeted film about time travel in the Dallas suburbs that received a Grand Jury prize at..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Municipal Death Match!

With five council seats open, mayor and Place 1 look like the headliners

"...The main event in Austin politics is here once again:..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

No Real Alternative

In the name of "promoting childbirth," the state finds yet another way to deny health care to thousands of Texas women

"...In March of 2005, during the last hour of a nearly five-hour-long..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Round One at Round Rock

Is the noisy suburban school battle an omen of things to come?

"...The story so far: When the Round Rock ISD put..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Fare Fight

The pending sale of Roy's Taxi company raises a host of Austin memories

"...regulars back and forth across town. That's hard enough; the AC in her van, one of 155 cabs in..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Will a Tax Credit Make Life Better or Harder for Texas Filmmakers?

Advocates worry plan would increase production but hurt local talent

"...It's rare that the sleepy Texas House Culture, Recreation, & Tourism committee votes..."

April 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council to Renew Police Pay Package to Incentivize Contract Negotiations

But that didn’t work the first time

"...On the City Council agenda: a Mayor Kirk Watson resolution that..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Funko Buys Mondo

Collectible leviathan acquires Austin's boutique art shop

"...– or corporate, depending who you ask. This morning, the Alamo Drafthouse has announced that it has sold its..."

June 13, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Even Flow

The Wounded Warrior Project and MSNBC bring the war home via an Austin connection

"..."One foot in front of the other," commands physical trainer Jerry Campbell. The man..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The Texas Democratic Party's executive committee voted unanimously on Nov...."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Feature

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week in Austin

"...Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Jess Williamson has spent the better part of the year on tour, but her..."

June 14, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Open and Shut

Council members hope they've closed the door on their Open Meetings legal troubles. Trouble is, that won't be the end.

"...Sometime before the Sept. 27 Austin City Council meeting, someone put a..."

Oct. 26, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

What's Best for Frankie?

Williamson County wastewater deal yields the familiar odor of Commissioner Limmer

"...wasn't long after Sandy and Tracy Vollentine moved into their dream home outside the small rural enclave of Norman's..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The Austin Chronicle's endorsements for the Commissioners Court should leave..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

Election Ticker: Say It Ain’t So, Zo

Qadri explains his GOP gigs, Guerrero explains her housing views

"...an ambitious political kid? Does his opponent Linda Guerrero really think Austin (let alone District 9) has enough market-rate..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines

This week the Lege takes on wrongful convictions, medical marijuana, and dark money

"...MOWING THE GRASS National support for legalizing medical marijuana may have..."

May 17, 2013 News Column

Dancing About Architecture

"...Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

What's Next for Bankrupt SOS?

Staff says life will go on, but tactics may change

"...Last week, the environmental activist group Save Our Springs Alliance announced that..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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