Nolan Potter Becomes the Sorcerer’s Apprentice in New Video

Prog-psych composer battles creepy reaper in “Caberfae Peaks”

"...Nightmare Band never falls short of epic. No surprise, then, that the local lysergic prog octet’s debut video, an..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playing With the Werewolves

Half party game, half role-playing game, and all party

"...month in Austin – just nothing really happening over the next couple weeks. (Dang!) Not to worry. As the..."

March 6, 2013 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

The Vessel

Faith-based art film is simple and eloquent

"...They say the power of faith can achieve the impossible...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

The mass release of this top-notch Thai action film should havee American audiences grinning ear to ear and shore to shore.

"...Wannakit Siriput. Jackie Chan, your days are numbered. Actually, they’ve been numbered for what seems like ages now as..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Emperor's New Groove

"...Directed by: Mark Dindal. Instead of venturing out to the theatre to see the Mouse's newest, I'd have been..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Savage Touch

Coming Full Circle

"...Warfield, a professor of African-American studies at UT. At the time, an African-American-oriented station of any sort was desperately..."

April 30, 1999 News Column

From Tibet to the Indian Ocean

Indie Meme highlights the diverse visions of South Asian cinema

"...Asian cinema has long been associated with Bollywood – the world's most profitable studio machine, churning out close to..."

April 13, 2018 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Some Parts of the World Pt. 6

BettySoo wraps it up on the road from the Netherlands to Germany

"...My last stop in the Netherlands was the ancient city of Nijmegen. I’ve been..."

June 13, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

DVDanger: The Club

Home release roundup time

"...There’s a famous and brilliantly subversive British-Irish comedy called Father..."

May 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Shoot the Messenger

The ARA strikes back

"...He's also annoyed at In Fact Daily, the Web-based city politics newsletter published by Jo Clifton, and..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. --..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jess Williamson, Ondara, Cherubs, Blushing, and more recommended shows

"...Jess Williamson last visited the Continental Club to see Dale Watson on her 30th..."

June 9, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Parkour and Slapstick Comedy Combine in 'Journey to the West'

Here's hoping Stephen Chow's latest makes its way west

"...The latest kung fu comedy from Hong Kong director Stephen..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Dan Gentile

The Hightower Report

Turning Cookies Into Armor; and A Regime of Injustice

"...again to sell us that old elixir he calls the "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq."..."

March 31, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Anchoress

"...Christopher Eccleston and Peter Postlethwaite. Striking visuals and a theme that transcends its 14th-century setting mark Chris Newby's debut..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Community Leaders Remember Akwasi Evans

The passing of Eastside writer and activist will be felt for "a long time"

"...Evans in 1985, two years before Evans founded NOKOA: The Observer, the weekly newspaper he would publish and edit..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Who's picking whom in the City Council race

"...City Council campaign endorsements that for one reason or another haven't made it into the Chronicle yet:..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

We Have an Issue: Up Close With Our East Austin Neighbors

Pick up this week’s issue to see the “Where Is Here” portrait series of East Austinites aged 100 to newborn

"...I use this space to hype a story in the issue – an investigative piece, a standout interview, an..."

July 17, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...In the ongoing debate about Austin's Land Development Code rewrite, there's..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

R.I.P. Akwasi Evans, Eastside Writer and Activist

“He spoke his truth”

"...Evans in 1985, two years before Evans founded NOKOA: The Observer, the weekly newspaper he would publish and edit..."

April 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Immortals

There's lots of numbingly choreographed chaos and lascivious bloodletting in this megabudget picture about the Greek gods by the visual stylist Tarsem Singh.

"...What Tarsem Singh's first two films, 2000's The Cell and 2006's The Fall, lacked in narrative articulateness..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Election Notes

Endorsements and dollars accumulate as campaigns hit stretch

"...endorsements, one by one, are generally worth just about the paper they're no longer printed on – e-mail and..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

'Austin: East of I-35': Love Notes to a Community

Photographer Rama Tiru's book brings the Eastside alive in a riot of vibrant colors

"..."Labor of love" doesn't quite hit the mark in describing Rama Tiru's new book, Austin: East..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

I Am Not a Witch

Documentary-like drama explores West Africa's witch camps

"...in real witch camps in Zambia and Ghana, and the cast is mainly composed of non-actors who are credited..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint

This is an old-school heroic drama from Bhutan about an 11th century Tibetan saint whose tale begins with greed and vengeance.

"...Gimyan Lodro, Chukie Kelsang Tethong, Gonpo and Lhakpa Tsamchoe. There’s much to admire about this old-school heroic drama from..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Zelary

Life during wartime is always difficult, but never more so than when you're in love as this Czech movie demonstrates.

"...by film's end, and exploration of this ultimately universal theme has always been a favorite subject for filmmakers, who..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

"...a time in America I would have scoffed at the idea of my falling in love with a nearly..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beverly Besieged

Mike Clark-Madison previews the Place 4 City Council race.

"...On the campaign trail, Beverly Griffith comports herself with good ol'..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Niche of One's Own

Capitol Times Casts Wide Net in Covering News

"...Austin's newest African-American oriented paper is headquartered in these tony West Lake Hills offices. photograph by John Anderson..."

June 12, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Eastside Community Organizations

"...All the consensus-building in creation can't obfuscate the fact that things..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

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