63 Up

The British documentary series about growing up faces growing old

"...boys who already knew which Oxford college they’d wind up at, a trio of working-class girls, two boys living..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Faster Than Sound: Cheer Up Charlies Principal Maggie Lea Takes on Breast Cancer

Cheer Up Charlies co-owner reflects on business and mental health evolution following diagnosis. Meanwhile, the Convention Center expansion gets approval by Music Commission, and Project ATX6 announces a new lineup.

"...East. The two eventually joined forces to run Cheer Up Charlies, which relocated to Red River. Their artistic dedication..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

10 Global Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets to Spice Up Your Kitchen

Scale up from that upcycled wine bottle rolling pin

"...of life and all, we think it's worth dressing up your basic kitchen with as much international verve as..."

June 14, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

SXSW Comedy: Loud Village Live Stand-Up Showcase

L.A. comics offer a tasting menu of approaches to stand-up

"...It’s a funny thing, stand-up at 6pm. You have an hour or so of..."

March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires

Austin’s Fallout Theater Phoenixes up from The New Movement Ashes

New bosses, different from the old bosses, herald a fresh start

"...lot of fallout to deal with, following the contentious break-up of what used to be called The New Movement..."

May 8, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...television." And why is Austin home for this seldom-touring stand-up man? "I graduated UT, eventually moved to L.A.," he..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Superjoint Fires Up

Pantera frontman knocks the rust off in tour opener

"...– late of the Dirty Dog Bar – core up on punk and metal, while dabbling in country and..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Keeping Up With the Joneses

Silly cul-de-sac action comedy is a knockoff Mr. and Mrs. Smith

"...Life in the 'burbs gets another humdrum shake-up in the cul-de-sac action comedy Keeping Up With the..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Deer Comes Up Roses

Transcendental Texans serenade the seasons in song premiere

"...wise,” has little credence for the artist who stays up late and sleeps in later, tempting moonlit moments of..."

May 23, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Digging Up the Marrow

Adam Green on the long and very personal path of his new feature

"...for the iron throne as anyone. His latest, Digging Up the Marrow, is one more claim to the crown...."

March 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Listen Up Philip

The director of The Color Wheel is back with this film about a narcissistic and abrasive young novelist.

"...The up-and-coming young novelist in Listen Up Philip is a black..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Step Up: All In

The dance competition continues – but this time in Vegas.

"...of enthusiasm, of emphaticness, and what this latest Step Up movie indifferently chunks out falls far short of that..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Get on Up

As James Brown, Chadwick Boseman captures the performer's voice, moves, sweat, and swagger, but this biopic, as a whole, needs a stronger compass.

"...A reporter stands up from the crowd. Mousy, blond, achingly Caucasian, she asks..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Fed Up

Most everything we've been taught about eating and exercising is wrong, and Katie Couric breaks it down for us.

"...numbers and facts, however, aren’t the point of Fed Up. The film doesn’t preach to or hector its viewers...."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

That Humongous Hotel Going Up Next Door to The Hideout Downtown?

Yeah, say Badr & Janik, it's gonna impact a thing or two, alright.

"...Dig it: 32 stories of upscale hostelry, smack up against the historical building that houses..."

April 21, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cheer Up Charlie's Soft Opening

Your AggreGAYtor strikes a pose beneath the pink ’chute

"...Cheer Up Charlie's, the iconic but no-longer-Eastside venue, now occupies a..."

Feb. 19, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Cheer Up Charlie's Last Hurrah on the Eastside

Beloved bar pays final respects to its East Sixth locale

"...Cheer Up Charlie’s faithful clientele showed up in full force on..."

Jan. 13, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Made Up Mind: The Best of 2013, Vol. 2

Some final song highlights from last year

"...2013 ended up being an unexpectedly fertile year for roots rock. Proof..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Cheer Up Charlie's New Red River Digs

East Sixth fixture moves into storied space with warm gay memories

"...Hold up, Santa Claus! We knew you couldn't possibly leave our..."

Dec. 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Cheer Up Charlie's Out, La Corsha In

East Sixth game-changer faces a new owner and lease non-renewal

"...Christmas came early for the gang at Cheer Up Charlie's, taking the distinct form of a big ol'..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

From Up on Poppy Hill

This latest film from the Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is dubbed into English.

"...wonderfully wackadoodle, when-pigs-fly Porco Rosso (1992), and the spiritually uplifted Princess Mononoke (1997). (The latter, no lie, turned me..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Bob Byington's filmed-in-Austin, indie comedy takes place over decades as a guy wanders through life with (scene-stealing) coaching from his best friend, played by Nick Offerman.

"...In Bob Byington's anti-romantic comedy Somebody Up There Likes Me, characters get married, divorced, and die...."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Stand Up Guys

The film stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as a trio of petty crooks who reunite postretirement to settle some old scores and rediscover the meaning of friendship.

"...about puckered septuagenarians throwing Geritol to the wind, Stand Up Guys stars Pacino, Walken, and Arkin as a trio..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

“Save the Noise” on east 6th street with Cheer Up Charlie’s

Party all day until they make you turn the music off.

"...Music is being threatened on the eastside, and Cheer Up Charlie’s needs your support today as they turn it..."

Sept. 1, 2012 Events Post by Courtney Byrd

Cover Up: The Fun Fun Fun Fest Files

Front page stars of the 'Chronicle,' from Black Angels to Ume

"...Now we know the full lineup, it seems pretty clear that Fun Fun Fun Fest..."

July 14, 2012 Music Post

Stand-up Comedy: The Tweet & Lowdown

Chris Cubas and Kath Barbadoro hashtag it out

"...Stand-up comics Chris Cubas and Kath Barbadorohave a lot to..."

April 27, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Change-Up

In this body-switcheroo movie, Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star as pals each a little envious of the other's life.

"...it's best not to linger too long on the supernatural hoo-ha required in a body-swap movie to get two..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Step Up 3D

Not as exciting as the two previous installments, this new dance film is overwhelmed by the 3-D.

"...Facundo Lombard and Joe Slaughter. Why are the Step Up movies so white? Consider the evidence: Six romantic leads..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Back-up Plan

Jennifer Lopez is back with a new romantic comedy about a woman whose biological clock is out of sync with her life.

"...part post-Gigli career resurrection strategy, and all bad, The Back-up Plan is the kind of cookie-cutter, strictly for Lifetime..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Up in the Air

The director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking is back with another film that is perfectly in touch with the times.

"...distressed, tetchy times, which may explain the near-universal hosannas Up in the Air has been met with. (Frank Rich..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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