Terror in the Skies in 7500

Director Patrick Vollrath on reinventing the hijacking drama

"...It started with a challenge. Patrick Vollrath came out of watching Locke - the Tom Hardy film set solely..."

June 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Diary of Anne Frank

Every element of this UT Department of Theatre & Dance production demands attention and respect

"...The Titanic will sink. The Alamo will fall. Lincoln will..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Best of Asia at SXSW Music

"...The Fur.Wed. 13, Elysium, 8pm Fans of Mitski and Japanese..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

DVDanger: Howling with The Pack

DVDanger runs with the dogs and wolves

"...There is no worse nightmare for a farmer than finding..."

July 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes the Midnighters

Mayhem, 68 Kill, plus Behind the Mask retrospective

"...sleep and gain bragging rights at SXSW. Just as the rest of the Festival has been heavy on world..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Terror Fest Drops the Big One

Third year comer triples down at Empire & Barracuda June 7-9

"...Like The Big Lebowski, Austin music abides – especially its festivals,..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Momfest: the Schedule

"...These performances are subject to their own pricing, but will..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Arts Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Tales From the Hood

In the wake of Get Out, a classic anthology revisited

"...things: great stories, and a great linking mechanism, chaining the horror together. Tales From the Hood has both, plus..."

April 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this year’s Oblivion Access marked a..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Increments of Destruction

Chris Jordan's 'Running the Numbers' at Austin Museum of Art

"..."What is any ocean but a multitude of drops?"..."

July 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: Willingness To Commit

You’re not special even though ironically, specialness is the American mantra.

"...Luvdoc, My daughter recently got gauges in her ears. They are small gauges, but I am worried that she..."

July 27, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

"I Don't Think the Empire Had Wookies in Mind"

Beta testing is like the Force: Going up against remotes is one thing, going against the living is another

"...There is a Dark Side to web development, Derek Featherstone..."

March 9, 2008 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Terror Fest Review: Church of Misery, Primitive Man, Unearthly Trance, Terminator 2

Indoors at ATF proves horror as sound and sound as feeling

"...inside Empire Control Room, Hiroyuki Takano belted out “I, Motherfucker (Ted Bundy)” with a smile, taking the infamous serial..."

June 8, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver

Luv Doc Recommends: Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks

Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Friday, July 4, 2008

"...Friday is the Fourth of July, when Americans celebrate the glorious day..."

July 4, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Terror Fest Album Reviews

Seven platters spanning the spectrum of extremity

"...Genocide PactOrder of Torment (Relapse) D.C. death metal trio Genocide Pact throws..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A tribute songwriting Legend Cindy Walker, Daikaiju, A Giant Dog & Go Fever, Sonic Movidas with Carrie Rodriguez, and Temple of Angels

"...The ABGB, Thursday 11, 7pm..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

DVDanger: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

Hate piano practice? Dr. Seuss' oddity is for you

"...There have been many attempts to make live-action cartoons –..."

June 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summoning The Witch

Writer/director Robert Eggers on making a historical horror

"...The past is a terrifying place, and the dark, devil-plagued..."

Feb. 18, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Four Films in Search of a Cult

Retro releases and martial arts aim for new crowds

"...becomes a touchstone for some, and has a chance of being rediscovered later. The question remains, can one deliberately..."

April 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

You're a Woman, I'm a Machine

That frazzled local who looks like he just stepped out of American Pie is actually one of the hottest DJs and producers going

"...Wolfgang Gartner's white stone abode in suburban South Austin. The first greets visitors at the doorway, peering down from..."

May 13, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its greatest heroes, but..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Monkey

Longlegs director moves on to murderous toy in Stephen King adaptation

"...Directed by: Osgood Perkins. Starring: Theo James, Elijah Wood, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien,..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over

Two birthdays and a dark christening

"...First staged during South by Southwest 2017, then a metal festival last year headquartered mostly at the..."

June 14, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...This is the story of a group of people who got together..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Interviewed by phone Feb. 19 in London on the occasion of a keynote appearance at the subsequently canceled..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Tongue-in-Cheek Terror

"...Flush with success, 1986 (l-r): Gibby Haynes, Theresa Taylor, King Coffey, Jeff Pinkus, and Paul Leary photograph..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

How the West Was Won

SXSWUK 2008

"...The Gorillaz are extinct, and with barely a Queen, good,..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

A Lot of Anti-Jewish Prejudice or a Lot of Ignorance

"...Dear Editor, Rocket launchers have proven to be the perfect terror weapon. You don't know where or when..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Postmarks

In the Red Corner: Housecore Horror Film Festival

The new kids on the block possess the whole Emo's / Antone's complex

"...There's a new beast on the Austin film-gathering scene. Heavy..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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