Marona's Fantastic Tale

Animated adventures of a hound with many owners is no pointless shaggy dog story

"...There's a saying about zombie films, that they're all the..."

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Looking for Las Vegas

An Austin playwright discovers Sin City by going to Louisville

"...out from underneath. He looks like a shorter version of Schneider from the Seventies sitcom One Day at a..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...A Prince Among Thieves (Tommy Boy) DR. DOOM..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

American Wedding

"...Levy and Jennifer Coolidge. Jesse Dylan’s first feature was the ganja-infused comedy How High, which, while not exactly a..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

25th Hour

"...Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Cox..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Screamlines

"...The notion of extend-ing "Scanlines" for Halloween seemed like a..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Albino Alligator

"...Skeet Ulrich, M. Emmett Walsh and Joe Mantegna. If nothing else, Spacey’s directorial debut boasts the year’s best cast..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Katrina Survivors Reflect 10 Years Later

Jamar Jefferson and Donna Bonner are just two of many who relocated to Austin

"...As we approach the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it's hard to remember..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Thanks, Canada

Blood-soaked nights on the road to punk rock with the Krum Bums

"...Hello, Dave Tejas from the Krum Bums here. I'm going to attempt to recount..."

July 11, 2008 Music Feature by David Rodriguez

Tuber

First place

"...In my son's story, the sun rises and sets without mention. Much of..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Mark Grayson Mayer

Postmarks

"...My family deserves an apology from you and the Chronicle after last week's cover story, "The Short Unhappy..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column

Postmarks

No Schism

"...Dear Editors,..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Column

Austin Film Festival Review: Canine Soldiers

The U.S. Army's bomb sniffer program explained but not explored

"...A working dog can expect to put up with a hell of..."

Oct. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pit's End

Dog owners face an unwelcoming housing market

"...A day inside the Austin Animal Center's intake department can be chaos. A..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Then There's This: Turf Fight at Auditorium Shores

Dog owners challenge city's plan to shrink off-leash play space

"...For a city that strives to be on the cutting edge of all things trendy,..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

UK Calling

Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.

"...From the whitest cliffs of Dover – still the British Isles'..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Mueller re-development is a rip-off and "affordable housing" is a sham.

"...Grand Larceny to Taxpayers..."

July 7, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Letter to Isaac

"...We've been thinking about you. We loved your dad too. He was unique. He was tender and smart. He..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

Thor: Love and Thunder

The Slayer of Thanos becomes a lovesick clown in this mirthless sequel

"...It's one word in the trailer for the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic..."

July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Friends With Benefits

This Mila Kunis/Justin Timberlake rom-com is smart enough to decry Hollywood’s romantic clichés but never savvy enough to truly subvert them.

"...Greenberg, Richard Jenkins, Woody Harrelson and Nolan Gould. In theory, “friends with benefits” sounds like the world’s awesomest bottomless..."

July 22, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reefer Roundup 2/11/11

Your roundup of drug war news

"...This week we've got news of a big APD bust, human handlers affecting the work..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Sometimes Rumble, Sometimes Tumble

Joe Lansdale may be Texas' bloody answer to Mark Twain

"...Joe Lansdale was 4 when his father bought him a puppy. The dog soon started digging..."

June 26, 2009 Books Feature by Joe O'Connell

AppleSauce

Second place, the 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...The very second she woke up she struggled into a..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Jason Scott Katz

Lansdale's Revenge

For umpty-some years now Joe Lansdale has been terrorizing the book world with radically weird, unsettlingly violent, and often indefinable short stories, novellas, and novels. What happens when he veers toward the mainstream?

"...know Joe Lansdale, don't you? For umpty-some years now, the East Texas native (and longtime Nacogdoches resident) has been..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Postmarks

The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...Editor:..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

Texas Platters

"...I Hate These Songs (HighTone)..."

July 11, 1997 Music Review

Viva Sinatra

Recent Titles

"...Michael Ventura is my kind of writer. That is to say, he exhibits a formidable..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Books Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...12 MONKEYSD: Terry Gilliam; with Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Frank Gorshin, Jon Seda. (R,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Live and Local: Sunny Sweeney

Charismatic country singer leaves the Stubb’s crowd in stitches

"...When Sunny Sweeney moved to Austin in 1996, the country singer toted the whole..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chronicle Recommends: Animal Movies

Let these furry friends act their way into your heart

"...Every month, the Chronicle’s film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

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