Trial of APD Officer Will Be One of the Most Consequential in Austin History

Here’s what it could mean for our city and for how law enforcement is held accountable

"...One of the most consequential trials in Austin history began this week,..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The First Annual Rancho Winslow Mayan Fin del Mundo Fiesta!

Friday, Dec. 21, 2012

"...The Menu..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Feature

Suffer the Little Children

Reality Bites

"...On the face of it, Texas is in a crisis where..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Heart of the Orient

"...Austin has its own little China/VietnameseTown, loosely centered at the intersection of North Lamar and Highway 183. Within a..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Spiritual Vanguard

Eliza Gilkyson

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Suddenly, we are there, slicing our boat into silent green pools, unwelcome by..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Graphic Designers Tout the Tastiest Beverage Packaging in Town

Local beverage packaging designs quench our thirst for tasty graphics

"...You're gulping down the Drinks Issue of The Austin Chronicle, but it's no..."

July 24, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...Teeth determine the grin. Self-conscious hardware hides in pursed smiles...."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Brief History of Time

"...its subject Stephen Hawking and its filmmaker Errol Morris, the expectations coming in were nothing less than messianic. In..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

That Wild Man

Gary Cartwright: The mad, mad, mad life of a Texas wordsmith

"...How to write about the memoir of an iconic Texas scribe whose life has..."

June 26, 2015 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Being Robert McNamara

Through 'The Fog of War,' Errol Morris gets inside a mind full of hindsight, regret, and the lessons of Vietnam

"...Errol Morris' new documentary, The Fog of War, might just be the most important..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pride and Glory

Edward Norton and Colin Farrell top this predictable police procedural about clean and dirty cops who are also brothers in a family of Irish cops.

"...Grillo, Shea Whigham and Lake Bell. It's a good thing this movie has been sitting on the shelf for..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Day in September

Recipient of the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary, this film unfolds the gripping drama that occurred on September 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympics, when eight armed Palestinian terrorists took 11 members of the Israeli delegation hostage.

"...Directed by: Kevin Macdonald. Recipient of the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary -- a category most..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bean

"...Reed, Harris Yulan and Burt Reynolds. Mr. Bean, perhaps the most annoying British import yet, has arrived amidst much..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Iraq Comes Home

Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line

"...combat in a nearby neighborhood, two officers cautiously approached the scene. As they came in sight, one of the..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Love and Cinema: Janet and John Pierson

Texas Film Awards honorees and indie cinema's fairy godparents Janet and John Pierson look back on 40 years at the movies

"...year for Janet and John Pierson. May will mark their 40th wedding anniversary, and they're finally able to enjoy..."

March 3, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Do the Right Thing

"...Your recent article by Robert Bryce about the old Industrial Waste site at Austin Community Landfill ["Environs,"..."

March 27, 1998 Column

Austin Film Festival: Booger Red

Satanic panic déjà vu amidst the East Texas pines

"...Adapted from Michael Hall’s 2009 Texas Monthly article “Across the Line,” Booger Red is an explosive example of cinematic..."

Oct. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Making a 'Killing'

Joshua Oppenheimer on the half-decade he spent filming for 'The Act of Killing'

"...blood, dreams of decapitation, dreams of murder and genocide. They are dreams of his life. But he was not..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

50 Documentaries to See Before You Die

Morgan Spurlock leads the way

"...Cool news from Current TV. Morgan Spurlock (The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) is hosting a five-part series..."

May 24, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Things They Used to Do

Dick Holland assesses two Texas journalists, Gary Cartwright and Jan Reid, whose new collections of articles possess a cautionary wisdom, the kind you acquire when you court danger and danger provides you with a keen view of what lies beyond.

"...Turn Out the Lights: Chronicles of Texas During the 80s and 90sby..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Errol Morris' Badassedness To Be Made Official

Legendary documentarian will be fêted at Fantastic Fest 2013

"...Tura Satana. Caesar the Ape. Pauline Kael. John McClane. All persons (fictional and..."

Sept. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Innocence Network Honors "Incendiary"

"Incendiary: The Willingham Case" doc wins journalism award

"...more than a film? Movies become public artifacts once they leave their makers' domains and enter the world. They're..."

April 2, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: American Animals

A docudrama as audacious as the heist it re-creates

"..."Audacious heist" is the most cliched adjective-noun combo in cinema, and often the..."

March 19, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

No Family Is an Island

The Piersons on 'Reel Paradise'

"...in moments of disappointment and desperation, we retreat into the fantasy of a desert island where we might watch..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

No Mercy

The case of James Allridge raises familiar questions about the Texas justice system

"...Texas is scheduled to execute James Allridge III for the 1985 murder of 21-year-old Brian Clendennen, who died from..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Interview With Filmmaker Errol Morris

"...One of the most striking moments in Errol Morris' new nonfiction film..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Jason Silverman

Life and Death After Death Row

Few headlines marked the passing of Randall Dale Adams

"...News of Randall Dale Adams' death didn't hit national headlines until late last week, though he died eight months..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

High Crimes

"...Scott, Bruce Davison, Amanda Peet and Juan Carlos Hernández. The generic title provides an immediate clue to High Crimes'..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Film's local economic impact has been in the hundreds of millions of dollars during the past three..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...Every seat in the house is taken at Tamale House East on a..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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