One in a Crowd: Peace Officer

SXSW documentary on police violence needs finishing funds

"...The law was William “Dub” Lawrence's life. The sheriff of..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Day Shall Come

British satirist Chris Morris puts a human face on security theater

"...Directed by: Christopher Morris. Starring: Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick, Danielle Brooks, Denis O'Hare and..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Garfield Movie

Jim Davis’ comic strip gets an animated reboot with Chris Pratt voicing the iconic cat

"...Directed by: Mark Dindal...."

May 24, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hunting Down the Clickbait Beast in The VICE Guide to Bigfoot

Zach Lamplugh and Brian Emond are on the case at the Austin Film Festival

"...There are many things that can be said about Bigfoot...."

Oct. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Basement Tapes

The Netherworld of Iconoclastic Music

"...Throughout history, the economics of creativity have often acted as a barrier..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Army of Shadows

Although made in 1969, this French masterpiece by Jean-Pierre Melville is receiving its first stateside release.

"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville. Starring: Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hope 4 Hip Hop Preserves and Reanimates History for the Next Generation

“Hip-hop is a melting pot, a mestizo of the arts.”

"...Euro-stepping, a flurry of children dashing gleefully across the polished..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Feature by Adam Wood

The Flip Side

In Poor Shadows of Elysium's Richard II, a coin makes all the difference in what you see

"...The stars of Poor Shadows of Elysium's production of Richard..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Posted after the jump is the entire transcript of CNN's Democratic presidential..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Audrey Diwan Recounts a History of Abortion in Happening

The French director explains why these stories are important

"...With the threat of the reproductive rights being gutted in America..."

May 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Go Into the Light

Jodie Foster on striking a balance between lightness and darkness in The Beaver

"...Since her beginnings as a child actor, we have watched..."

May 6, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 2

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 8-14

"...Since July Is Crime Month at the Chronicle, the ruffians..."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Show Me Pizza Is in Your Internets, Streaming Your Food on Twitch

Up-and-coming pizzeria shares the beauty of food being made

"...The questions drip thick like rivulets of extra sauce over..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Book Review: The Body Double

Emily Beyda's debut novel is ready for its close-up

"...You remember the final scene of Sunset Blvd.. Norma Desmond is at..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Spill Diaspora

Two websites devoted to film and popular culture have risen from the ashes of Spill.com

"...When talking to Korey Coleman about Spill.com, the now-defunct movie review..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Austin Heiberg

From the Vaults: When Shirley Clarke Met Roger Corman

Shirley Clarke was to direct "Crazy Mama"

"...I wrote a piece this week in the Chronicle about filmmaker Shirley Clarke and her..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: The Terrible Thing

Demonization of those with whom we disagree is the most dangerous disease that can infect a constitutional republic

"...It seems painfully obvious that this is a column of opinion. It..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"..."There is a separate ballet that's going on behind the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...HELP! My Vagina Is Trying to Kill Me..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Doctuh Mistuh’s Lizzie: The Musical

America’s most infamous axe murderer gets a riot grrrl makeover

"...Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done,..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Esther's Follies Meets Scooby-Doo in The Haunting of the Tavern

In this new murder mystery comedy, chasing Emily the ghost leads to some real high jinkies!

"...Is that the Mystery Machine parked in front of the Tavern?..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Wicked Sounds of Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Comes to Austin

Honky-tonk yes, but there ain’t no tears in her beer

"...“We weren’t allowed to listen to anything that had any..."

Jan. 17, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Staying on Message With the San Antonio Spurs

Twitter branding with the NBA's most notoriously conservative squad

"...first glance it seems like an accident. Navigate to the Twitter directory on the San Antonio Spurs' website and..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

Longhorns Face the Horror of Leach-less Tech

In search of …

"...The windswept Panhandle stretched before us like the beginning of..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Point Austin: Feet on the Ground

If May Day has a meaning, it's one we build together

"...It was bracing to see thousands of people in the streets May..."

May 7, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part One: The Good, the Badass, and the Weirder

Savlov's other Top Ten

"...To begin with, Marley is dead, and top ten lists are..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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