"Suchitra Mattai: Landfall" at grayDUCK Gallery

The artist's channeled chaos vividly explores relationships between the natural and human worlds

"...If you look at a field of flowers in the spring, especially if you're outside of Texas and there..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Darwin's Nightmare

This delicately horrific yet artful documentary examines the destruction of Lake Victoria by the omnivorous Nile perch, and the dire consequences this causes the Tanzanian people.

"...Directed by: Hubert Sauper. Consider the Nile perch: The source of white fish fillets for..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...The 2022 film festival is just around the corner (even..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Fest Adds 10 Titles

First wave includes Jarmusch, Stooges, Rooster Teeth

"...The Austin Fall film festival season is right around the..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Science-Fiction Cinema

Water wars

"...The WellWater Wars..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Splinterheads

Amiable and proficient, this indie romantic comedy is never more or less than reliable.

"...romantic comedy is never more or less than reliable. The film, which made its world premiere at South by..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Room

Room wears the skin of a psychological thriller, but plays out as something far darker, weirder, and more distancing. The film was invited to Cannes and earned Independent Spirit Award nominations for its Austin artists, Kyle Henry and Cyndi Williams.

"...Trevino and Jessica Hedrick. Last month’s Chronicle cover featuring the latest wave of Austin filmmakers limited itself to those..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Three Days of Rain

A drama by debut filmmaker Michael Meredith is a Chekhov-inspired collection of semi-intertwined vignettes about a half-dozen or so depressed people living in Cleveland, and features an impressive cast.

"...Lyle Lovett and Penelope Allen. Heretofore, Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor comics were my only association with the depressive soliloquies..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinemania

Cinema-obsessed filmgoers are the subject of this documentary.

"...go to extremes every once in a while," explains grandmotherly, bespectacled Roberta, one of the five New York City..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dead Man Blues

7-CD box set contains all anyone could ever want to know about Charley Patton.

"...The Jinx The blues is you're 43 and dead. The..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Fantastic Fest Adds Terry Gilliam And Metallica

Final round of films includes surprise big names

"...day for genre festival fans: First Housecore Horror released their initial film lineup, now Fantastic Fest has unleashed its..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sex on Fire

Nakia’s epic first-hand account of 'The Voice' tour

"...his blind audition performance of “Forget You,” Nakia notched the most memorably national introduction since Daniel Johnston stormed MTV’s..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...We had a little bit of the Christmas morning feeling when the complete lineup for the..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Joe Biden at SXSW

Former vice president to discuss new cancer initiative

"...SXSW schedule and start lining up now: Joe Biden, the 47th U.S. vice president, will be speaking March 12,..."

March 6, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Transformations

A Conversation with the three directors of the SXSW premiere Cruel & Unusual

"...My first viewing of the documentary, Cruel & Unusual, was an eye opener. First..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Gadgets and Gizmos

From digital derring-do to super sculpey miniatures, imagination turns into mind-blowing matter in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

"...More than any other Texas filmmaker working today, Austin's Robert Rodriguez has embraced..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Panel: Ellen Page & Ian Daniel Keynote

Duo discuss their new doc show Gaycation

"...“You’re the kind of people who change the world,” declared an..."

March 12, 2016 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...The big story coming out of this year’s Sundance Film..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Radio, Radio

Satellite radio, the burgeoning technology that may ultimately shake up the broadcast world the most, is right around the corner.

"...Think about the history of radio as a medium. It has defined..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...The film festival calendar is a packed, year-round experience (and..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Why is DC Animated better than DC's Cinematic Universe?

"...If there’s a consensus among comic fans as to why Batman..."

April 19, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

You Are Entering Harlan County

Justified creator Graham Yost exits Kentucky for the ATX Television Festival

"..."They had dug coal together as young men and then..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...When the Chronicle sat down with David Bologna to talk about..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Top 10 Most Popular Screens Stories of 2023

Rooster Teeth still rules the roost, even in the strike year

"...2023 will go down as the year of strikes, as SAG-AFTRA and the WGA took..."

Dec. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Howard Waldrop, Upright & Writing

Five decades into his career, the brilliant science fiction writer still isn’t taking any shortcuts

"..."Just sit down in the chair and start writing and then after 10 or..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

CAMIBAart Gallery's Troy Campa

Troy Campa left behind a successful career in architecture to develop a new creative life with CAMIBAart Gallery

"...you have to do to get from here to there? Many people play with the former question, but few..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

DVDanger: Of Manos and Mosquito

Two schlocky classics get a pre-Halloween restoration

"...It is a truth universally accepted that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was the Lone Star State's..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Silverada’s Solid Country Gold

Mike & the Moonpies rebrands and reloads

"...It’s the Friday before SXSW, and Silverada are playing their first..."

June 28, 2024 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Continental Drift

Scenes from the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

"...The Toronto International Film Festival is the biggest and most..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oye Como Va

This trio of brothers from San Angelo aren't gonna be lonely for long.

"...It's particularly amusing to watch Ringo Garza, youngest of the Los Lonely Boys siblings, work the Antone's anniversary crowd..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

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