The Words

As an examination of the writer's world, this film offers nothing new; as a romance it's not half bad.

"...I'm a sucker for a good romance but they're few and far between these days. I'm not talking..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: Struggling to Find the Words

In this week's issue, we explore Austin's response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade

"...I've written about abortion rights – and the horrifying dismantling of those rights – in this space..."

July 1, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Doc doesn't quite capture the spirit of the brilliant iconoclast

"...Trying to communicate the essence of musician Frank Zappa and his body of..."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ebony Stewart Kisses Fear on the Mouth

'Love Letters to Balled Fists' puts slam poetry on the printed page

"...and was like, 'Write whatever you want to say.'” The words gave her a voice, and she hasn’t stopped..."

Feb. 27, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Art in the Park: 'American Dream'

It's the day for you to deliver MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech

"...You've no doubt heard Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Maybe you've..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

This Oscar nominee from Germany chronicles the last desperate hours of Sophie Scholl, a real-life German university student who, in 1943 Munich, ran afoul of the gestapo while distributing anti-Nazi leaflets.

"...Directed by: Marc Rothemund. Starring: Julia Jentsch, Alexander Held, Fabian Hinrichs, Johanna Gastdorf,..."

May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie

Behind the Music for a band you've never heard of

"...you catch yourself looking more and more frequently in the rearview mirror, trying to crystallize precious memories of a..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Flight of the Innocent

"...Jacques Perrin. Ten-year-old Vito (Colao) lives in Calabria, in southern Italy, a place where the sun bakes sleepy villages..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reading Between the 'I's

The Secret Life of Pronouns author James Pennebaker on what your tweets reveal about your state of mind

"...There's a line I remember reading in a magazine profile..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Words and Pictures

The story is rather creaky, but who cares when the actors Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche are so sublime together?

"...The story is rather creaky, but who cares when the..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walk the Walk at Next Week's 'Chronicle'-Fadó Adult Spelling Bee

"...Ah, the Chronicle-Fadó Adult Spelling Bee. This Austin Public Library fundraiser..."

Oct. 19, 2006 Sports Post by Nora Ankrum

Page Two: Earth, Stones, and Thorns of the Wild Ground Growing

The poetry of the right-wing soul: an appreciation

"...that, even with eyes open, it is as though they are shut. I hardly feel attached to my body...."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Supper Club Gives Artists of Color Important Space to Be Seen and Heard

Elia Alba’s multifaceted project at the UT Visual Arts Center

"...No doubt a picture is worth a thousand words, but why stop there? Why not double the value..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Speak the Speech

"...But that doesn’t mean that other, mere mortal filmmakers can take the storyline of a..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

On the Bus

In the process of writing her new play con flama, Austin poet / writer Sharon Bridgforth discovered that the piece was not complete without her own voice in it. In the process of observing con flama's development, writer Belinda Acosta discovered something about her own voice, too.

"...Bridgforth thought she was writing a play about riding the bus. The celebrated Austin poet/playwright initially approached con flama,..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Naked Play

The Power of Play Readings

"...Imagine a stage production in which there are no limitations whatever on the size of the..."

May 5, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...Burka, senior executive editor and lead political reporter for the magazine. "But Evan Smith, though ... that's an interesting..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Moms the Word

Whoopi Goldberg on the black woman comic who started it all

"...inside Whoopi Goldberg. You can see for yourself when the multitalented, what-hasn't-she-done comedian/Oscar-winning actress/co-host of The View/drinkslinger on the..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Monkey's Mask

"...in detective fiction, n'est-ce pas? So even Down Under, the lesbian private eye Jill Fitzpatrick (Porter) ought to know..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

Knock at the Cabin

M. Night Shayamalan takes on the end of the world

"...M. Night Shyamalan tells a story not his own. The last time he made an adaptation of an existing..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Right to be Offensive

Joseph Kahn on his new battle rap social satire Bodied

"...When America started amending the Constitution, the number one priority was freedom of speech...."

Nov. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Flapper Era

What 'Flappy Bird' can tell us about the present and future of game design

"...This is the story of Flappy Bird, a little game about flying..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Luv Doc: That extra syllable is a huuuge time-waster

The patient gentility of the anagram ASAP

"...Doc, Sir, Why do Americans always say “ASAP” when they really mean “RFN?” - Marcus..."

May 18, 2012 Column

All the Real Girls

"...Benjamin Mouton, Maurice Compte, Danny McBride and Shea Wingham. There’s a Silver Jews song called "Inside the Golden Days..."

April 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Road to Damascus

The story behind Paul Stekler and Daniel McCabe's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

"...There's a moment in George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Clay Smith

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...Obviously, the job I refer to is not this job (Hi..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Luv Doc: Quid Pro Quo

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take

"...seem to ever want to go down on me. Otherwise he is very kind and sweet to me and..."

June 10, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

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