Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The People's Jokeri>

Transgressive trans satire of superheroes is a victory for good

"...The People’s Joker has traveled a long road since its scrapped world premiere at the Toronto International Film..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Adrian Quesada Talks Collaborative 20-Person <i>Austin City Limitsi> Taping and Fest Performance

“A pretty massive undertaking in a span of a few days”

"...After marshaling a mini-United-Nations’ worth of international singers into Austin last..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

<i>Scrubsi> Star Judy Reyes Looks Back as the Cast Reunites at ATX TV Festival

"I can't even get over the fact that it's been 20 years"

"...October 2, 2001. Medical comedy Scrubs debuts on NBC, mere weeks after 9/11,..."

June 3, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bog Bodies, Blood Pulling, and Muppets: Making the Monster of <i>Boys From County Helli>

How Chris Baugh raised the evil of Irish vampire

"...Vampires are vile. They are not your exciting friend, they..."

May 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unscripted: <i>Sexy Future Space Ladyi>

What says summer fun more than out-of-this-world lovin' with a Sexy Future Space Lady? Especially improvised!

"...She's a mod Ms. with a mission: to spread love across the universe. And..."

May 18, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Holiday Viewing: <i>Gremlinsi>

Classic black comedy has the blues

"...Melancholy coats Christmas classics like tinsel. Dickens to Lethal Weapon, “the suicide..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

Get Greasy With <i>The Greasy Strangleri>

Director Jim Hosking on your new cult favorite

"...Sometimes it's hard being original. English filmmaker Jim Hosking recalled,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Of <i>Manosi> and <i>Mosquitoi>

Two schlocky classics get a pre-Halloween restoration

"...It is a truth universally accepted that The Texas Chain..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Damage Before the <i>Blue Ruini>

Actor Macon Blair talks revenge and homelessness in the new thriller

"...Remember that old saying about an eye for an eye leaving the whole..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: <i>The Burningi> and <i>The Town That Dreaded Sundowni>

Another gruesome twosome for your weekend's viewing

"...Y'know, it's funny. Considering that the filmmaking Weinstein brothers of Miramax..."

May 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bedside Manner: Books In My Possession, Which I May or May Not Read

A consumer guide to recent purchases

"...I’m a sucker for books. Reading them, however, not so..."

Dec. 1, 2011 Books Post by Wells Dunbar

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the <i>Chroniclei>

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Pink Floyd fanatics be warned: This document contains NO music...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

At What Cost?

Code amendment approval could put East Austin seniors on the street

"...Depending on the outcome of an item on this week's..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

What's Going On in APD's Organized Crime Division?

Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual

"...Something is happening inside the Austin Police Department's high-profile Organized..."

Sept. 9, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Georgetown ISD Parents Say Students Involved in Sexual Assault Must Face Consequences

Parents say neither the administration nor law enforcement has done enough to protect their kids

"...Nearly a month after several Georgetown ISD students participated in the violent sexual assault of a..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Why We Listen to What They Say

"...Doug Rushkoff has been writing about media, cyberculture, and rave culture for several years..."

April 23, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Say Anything

Eric Bogosian Comes Clean

"...by Richard Linklater..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Arts Feature

Point Austin: Trials of Our Would-Be Rulers Highlight the Limits of American Justice

In Trump and Paxton trials, the rules don’t apply

"...From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city..."

April 19, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: What Goes Around ...

This week's news sounds suspiciously familiar

"...So, putting SXSW aside, two of the juiciest news tidbits in..."

March 20, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Millionaire Who Would Be Constable

Former APD cop wins lottery, settles brutality lawsuit, and embarks on dream of becoming a ... constable?

"...If you won a megalottery, what would you do? Travel..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

I Hope You Bought It for the Article...

All the Nudes That Fit

"...People ask what I do. I say write. They ask what. I..."

May 12, 1995 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

I Will Be Heard: Mama Duke

Lyricist thriving at the intersection of Black, female, and gay wants Austin to "feel this energy"

"..."If you look me up and see a dog, that's..."

July 29, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Fantastic Fest Interview: Chris Atkins Investigates <i>Who Killed the KLF?i>

How to make a documentary when no one wants to talk about it

"...They were the KLF. Also known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu. Furthermore known as the JAMS...."

Oct. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I’m Not Okay: LA’s Weathers Discuss Mental Health and Writing Music During COVID

An interview with the soundtrackers of millennial burnout

"...Los Angeles alternative band Weathers broke into indie rock airwaves with 2016’s..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Post by Clara Wang

UT Grad Helps <i>Raya and the Last Dragoni> Dance on Raindrops

James Romo adds his talents to the Disney magic

"...When you make a dream a reality, there comes a time when that whole world reveals..."

May 7, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Living With Dying in <i>Our Friendi>

Gabriela Cowperthwaite on her film's responsibility to the truth

"...Dying is not a moment. It's not a switch being..."

Jan. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Justin G. Dyck Would Do <i>Anything for Jacksoni>

Christmas romance movie maker delivers this year's chilliest horror

"...Any niche can be very inward-looking. It's as true for horror..."

Dec. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: <i>Starfishi> Clings to Grief

Writer/director AT White on how his own loss shaped his film

"...Every film is somewhat intimate to the filmmaker: A.T. White, the..."

Sept. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A New Cuppa <i>Tea in Tripolii>

Actress Bernadette Nason takes tales of a year in Libya and brews a potent memoir

"...Bernadette Nason knew her mid-Eighties year of living as an English expat in Libya..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Q&A Hole: What’s the Worst Thing About Austin, Texas?

With Jen Cash, Sam Eidson, Shannon McCormick, Matt Oztalay, and more.

"...Yes, we did say, at the start of the question, besides the..."

Oct. 11, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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