Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...all-local concert bills – to main event status. Cue the lights, because for one long weekend in early January..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

New films from Jeff Nichols, Alexander Payne on the schedule

"...The Bikeriders, the eagerly awaited new film from Jeff Nichols,..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...In the mid-Aughts, young Austin Chronicle journo Kate X Messer approached..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

GalaxyCon and the Pros of Cons During a Strike

Touring fan convention comes to Austin with surprising star power

"...Fans love conventions, and when GalaxyCon founder Michael Broder realized that Austin lacked..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Beyond the Picket Lines: SAG, WGA, and the Austin Industry

Local film professionals explain how they're navigating the strike

"...Two dates are burned into the memory of everyone working in film, TV, and commercials...."

Aug. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Legendary Producer Lauren Shuler Donner Heads to Austin Film Festival

Celebration of writers continues in writers strike

"...The Writers Guild of America strike is an effort to..."

Aug. 8, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival to Honor Ed Wood Writers

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski to receive Bill Wittliff Award

"...The ongoing Writers Guild of America strike has focused attention..."

May 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring – survival..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Outlander Star Caitriona Balfe, Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Join ATX TV Festival Lineup

State of the industry panel also slated for June fest

"...Between the streaming wars, a looming writers’ strike, whatever the hell..."

April 27, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Five Things to Do Online Locally Right Now

Still not risking crowds? We've got your socially distanced virtual back

"...We have to ride out these 'ronas a little longer, so it seems, as the..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 3-9

"..."All my days I have longed equally to travel the right road and to take my own errant path,"..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin Film Festival Announces 2021 Award Winners

Larry Flynt for President, Disfluency take top nods

"...Austin Film Festival has announced the winners of the 2021 audience and jury awards, as..."

Nov. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...The first day of ACL Fest in two years, though..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...10am: Opening Remarks: Befriending the Breath — Featured Session Start SXSW Online off on..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

Sundance Review: Censor

Flashback horror to an era of cultural repression

"...Video nasty. The term conjures up both images of blood-splattered extreme horror,..."

Jan. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...Fest may be taking a year off due to the coronavirus lockdown, but that's just the in-person gathering. The..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Events You Shouldn’t Miss at ATX TV ... From the Couch!

From Perry Mason to Nancy Drew, it’s time for you to get a clue about this year’s ATX Television Festival

"...defense lawyer Perry Mason has lived many lives since the character's inception in 1933, when Erle Stanley Gardner started..."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Selome Hailu

New Series Motherland: Fort Salem Conjures a Magical Post-Patriarchy Present

Freeform gets bewitched, bothered, and goes to war

"...witches. It was his costume of choice at Halloween, and an occasional source of concern for his parents. He..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Shalavé Cawley

Vision 2020: Austin Books We're Looking Forward to in the New Year

Some local writers' books due out in 2020 we're eager to read

"...has about as many writers as it does musicians, and every year more and more of them are getting..."

Jan. 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Back to Zombieland

Ruben Fleischer and Jesse Eisenberg pull the trigger on Double Tap

"...to make a sequel can be tough. Too soon, and everyone thinks it's a cash in. Too late, and..."

Oct. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Say Goodbye to Broad City at SXSW

If you’re here for spoilers, queen, we’ve got some news for you

"...Does Abbi make that life-changing decision? What’s the sitch on Ilana’s living situation? Is Abbi’s roommate Melody..."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Beth Sullivan

Robin Hood

This umpteenth iteration of He Who Steals From the Rich to Give to the Poor puts its dumbness front and center

"...Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Jamie Dornan, Tim Minchin, Paul Anderson and F. Murray Abraham...."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...After mega-producer Kevin Feige, it’s probably scriptwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely who have done the most to shape..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: The End of Single-Family?

Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.

"...There was a possible game-changer at Mon­day's joint work session..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Tobe Hooper, R.I.P.

Remembering The Texas Chain Saw Massacre director

"...Few and rare are the filmmakers that change the canon with..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Notes on the Classification of Spectral Lines ...

Aided by science, this theatrical essay covers vast distances

"...When traveling with Stephen Pruitt and Rebecca Whitehurst, prepare to cover vast distances. The wastes..."

May 26, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Point Austin: It's Rainin' Down in Texas

Marking Texas time and history by rising floodwaters

"...The telling quotation making the social media rounds this week..."

May 29, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Her Own Voice

The distinctive voice that got Erica Rhodes on A Prairie Home Companion finds its perfect outlet in stand-up

"...Comedian and actress Erica Rhodes dropped out of college. (Twice.) She..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

Texas Playboys Baseball Club

Keeping the sandlot field of dreams alive

"...opening day happens Sunday, beginning with a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. For the..."

April 3, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

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

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