Village People

"...Dear Editor, I found the 2024 Best of Austin to be disappointing. It seems..."

June 26, 2024 Postmarks

Village People

Gay Austinites Carve Out Festive Niche Downtown

"...by John Anderson "Well, isn't it because that's where the fags have always been?" responds Richard Gabaree -- who..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Clay Smith

The Story of Qiu Ju

"...Jun and Yang Liu Chun. Anyone ever caught in the wheels of bureaucracy will relate to Chinese director Zhang..."

July 23, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Christmas Candle

This inspirational film is as picturesque and beautiful as a holiday card but equally two-dimensional.

"...Directed by: John Stephenson. Starring: Hans Matheson, Samantha Barks, Lesley Manville, John Hannah, Susan Boyle, Sylvester..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Princess and the Goblin

"...Sally Ann Marsh. At times, it seems children are the easiest to fool. Watching The Princess and the Goblin,..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Alvaro Rodriguez

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...It was one of the most schizophrenic eras, but so typical of Austin --..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Bride From Hell

The Austin Chronicle's style avatar wants your wedding to be the peachiest. Here, he offers helpful hints to make your wedding panning that much less disastrous.

"...if more couples would spend as much time planning the actual marriage as they do the wedding, fewer marriages..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Invasion of the Lit Flix

Literary Classics Rush the Screen

"...Now is the winter of our... literary classics on film...."

Nov. 8, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Village of Lights Vendors Get Some Recognition

Community First! Village event employs formerly homeless residents

"...Some would say this is the most wonderful time of the year, and the Community..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Ali Juell

Community First! Village Honored With Homelessness Memorial

Statues hope to humanize an often stigmatized community

"...Saturday morning, May 18, House the Homeless (HtH) – the state’s oldest volunteer-run advocacy organization..."

May 19, 2019 News Post by Lilli Hime

Home on the Ranch

Life at Marbridge Ranch defies rehab and assisted living clichés.

"...There are precious few places where, in one afternoon, one..."

April 20, 2001 Features Feature by Stuart Prestidge

The Painted Veil

Set in China and starring Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, and Liev Schreiber, this melodic adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel is the story of many things – but it is most of all the story of a marriage.

"...Anthony Wong and Toby Jones. This melodic adaptation of the W. Somerset Maugham novel is the story of many..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Nomi Song

A documentary ode to the legendary outsider's outsider, Klaus Nomi – a singer, performance artist, and genuine human anomaly.

"...it’s simply impossible to forget him, try though some people might. A German-born, classically trained operatic singer, performance artist,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...Back in the early Eighties, Dave and Joann Gunlock bought themselves a..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Wind Will Carry Us

"...at his modest guest quarters in Siah Dareh, a village nestled like a honeycomb into the sun-bleached hills of..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Holiday Eventsoff the Beaten Path

Suggestions for those who have done every merry thing

"...As the weather gets colder (and then randomly hotter), the Austin..."

Nov. 29, 2022 Arts Post by Ali Juell

Blood in the Face

"...Renato Carpentieri. Without a zombie in sight, this is the best horror film in years. Co-directors Anne Bohlen (Roger..."

June 21, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc Recommends: Lysts on the Lake Lone Star Open Joust

Village of Castleton, Friday, April 29, 2011

"...It seems kind of crazy, but the climate in Austin is perfect for jousting … well,..."

April 29, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

It's the Thoughts That Count

The folklore of love

"...The Folklore of Love Anthropologist Betty Mindlin reaches deep into..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Books Feature by Rachel Feit

Riding the Rail

The challenge for Capital Metro: convincing voters that the new light rail isn't the old light rail that they rejected last year

"...The most vehement and persistent opponents of Capital Metro's plans..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What Next for the Former Alamo Ritz Location?

After the Alamo, an unclear future for the historic Downtown cinema

"...Take the Alamo out of the Ritz, and it's still the..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Dwarves Must Be Crazy

Thai horror and comedy collide: butt-licking, bug-eating ensues

"...If there’s one thing the Thai film industry knows how to..."

Sept. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The AggreGAYtor: February 10

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...The Winter Olympics heat up, Eric Holder levels off, and..."

Feb. 10, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The Hands That Feed

The groups that care for Austin's hungry could sure use a few more helping hands

"...The sweep of headlights cuts the night in two. The..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

When the Family Business Is the Oldest Profession in the World

AFS Texas Documentary Tour: Mystelle Brabbée's 'Highway Courtesans'

"...is more arresting: Mystelle Brabbée's film, Highway Courtesans, or the story behind it. The film is set in a..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Sparking a Glamour Riot at the Capitol

Peter Rapp brings living memory to Austin Pride's Stonewall event

"...Picture it: New York's Greenwich Village on a hot sultry night. Judy Garland's body lay..."

June 26, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

No Room at the Complex

Renters scramble for housing as dirt churns on new condos

"...fellow Austinites, I'm still hanging pictures, cleaning up after the cable installer, cursing a blue streak assembling that couch..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Greil Marcus and the Mad Parade

In his book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Greil Marcus explained punk to the world and created a bible for that music's true believers. As Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals opens its stage adaptation of Marcus' book, the author talks about the Stones, the Sex Pistols, and the "mad parade" of history.

"...have. He was finishing up his new column for the online magazine Salon and is planning a visit to..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

"...would end up snuggled into blankets and pillows on the couch, fortified with Saltines and ginger ale, eagerly awaiting..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

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