TV Eye

Is there anything worse than that long stretch before the start of the fall season? Thank God for cable.

"...about network sweeps months, turn my nose up at the hype, refuse to be unconsciously lured to watch this..."

June 2, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Reflections

SXSW 2000 Film Festival and Conference

"...incredibly provocative film Jonathan Stack has produced here about the elusive search for truth in our criminal justice system...."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"..."Performance Anxiety," the headline and tone of your February 17 story, does..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Goneboy: A Walkabout: A Father's Search for the Truth in His Son's Murder

"...Gone Boy: A Walkabout: A Father's Search for the Truth in His Son's Murderby Gregory..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Books Review by Barry Johnson

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...Fitting that the latest from über-guitarist Jeff Beck contains the cut "THX138,"..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"...accept responsibility for what she did. Accepting responsibility is the beginning of healing." - District Attorney Ronnie Earle, August..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

In Person

"...Despite the soothing sound of the soul's own four-letter word, love..."

July 18, 1997 Books Feature

Missive to the Ending Year

Letters at 3AM

"...as half promise, half threat. We wanted to believe the promise, but these days a sense of threat is..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Scooter Finally Goes to Press

And This Is Just the A's

"...Before the trek, we gathered in the small, two-room schoolhouse in..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

May December

Portman and Moore captivate in a spiky, funny melodrama of old transgressions

"...subverting expectations. (He famously began his career with Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, an underground film that used Barbie..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hannibal Buress’ Meta Musical Comedy as Eshu Tune

Dexterous rap and stand up integration at Creek & the Cave

"...The many comedic accolades Hannibal Buress has amassed over his..."

Jan. 9, 2023 Music Post by Clara Wang

Fearless Texas Singer-Songwriter and Playwright Jo Carol Pierce Has Died

Known for honky-tonk manifesto Bad Girls Upset by the Truth

"...As confirmed to the Chronicle by family member Amanda Garber, Pierce passed away..."

Dec. 5, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Armageddon Time

James Gray's note-perfect depiction of moral failings in Eighties NYC

"...times you’ve heard it said that life isn’t fair, there remains something inside you that refuses to fully accept..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

An Antone's anniversary, Lonestar Unleashed, Country Willie Edwards, Rakim, and more recommended shows

"...Antone's Nightclub already reigned on Sixth Street by the time junior sibling the Chronicle appeared. The businesses bonded..."

June 24, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

A Hero

No good deed goes unpunished in this Iranian drama

"...Asghar Farhadi, director of the Oscar-winning A Separation, is a conductor of intensity, giving..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Lost Leonardo

High intrigue and big money in the murky world of high art

"...“After drugs and prostitution, the art market is the most unregulated market in the..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Enemies of the State

Ockham's razor cuts this conspiracy documentary to shreds

"...Enemies of the State is a cold documentary – with one-note steely..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

The titans of literature and their complex bond

"...are a writer and are going to be one then absolutely nothing in the world will interfere.” It’s a..."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Warrens are back at it again ...

"...Chaves. Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, Julian Hilliard, Charlene Amoia and Sterling Jerins...."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Us Kids

Portrait of the Parkland shooting survivors never comes into focus

"...You sometimes find the sentiment shared in corners of the internet – especially..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

A Call to Spy

Heroic women spies of World War II get a worthy, if prosaic, tribute

"...Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, Linus Roache and Rossif Sutherland...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Thousand Cuts

Lives on the line as press freedoms are threatened in Duterte's Philippines

"...There's a playbook for populists. It's been deployed across the..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins

The legend of Texas journalism gets the coverage she deserves

"...There are plenty of great things to say about director..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Shoplifters

The meaning of family on Japan's social fringes compassionately explored

"...Is blood really thicker than water? "That's just what mothers imagine," Nobuyo Shibata (Sakura) tells the investigating officer after..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...His slight frame bends down and up again, following the graceful curves of his lettering. He works quickly, laying..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

How J.A. Bayona Made a Real Jurassic World

Director explains how his dinos are leaving the park behind

"...Is there space for heart, emotion, and insight in the modern,..."

June 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hereditary

Toni Collette's burning inferno of a performance illuminates this extraordinary horror

"...There are moments when a horror film perfectly distills all..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as closing night films, and..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

« 1    ‹ BACK    12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21     NEXT ›    34 »