When in Rome

Kristen Bell stars as a woman who pulls three coins from a fountain … and three new beaus in the process.

"...Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson. Starring: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston, Danny de Vito,..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

When in Rome

"...Houston developer Randall Davis says the initial reaction to Page Southerland Page's rendering of the Gotham..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Struggling to Get by in Rome

The pure perfection and modern resonance of Bicycle Thieves lives on

"...There's a scene in The Player, Robert Altman's brilliant evisceration of Hollywood, where..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

All the Money in the World

Christopher Plummer mesmerizes as the greediest man alive

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Charlie Plummer, Teresa..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Fake Disease That Saved Real Lives in Syndrome K

New documentary reveals a secret history of Italian resistance

"...An insidious lie Nazis spread about Jews during World War II..."

Aug. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

To Rome With Love

Ambling and merely passable, this new Woody Allen picture lacks a raison d'être.

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ovid's Myths: the Roman Nose in Exile: Merry Metamorphosis

Exhibitionism

"...When the poet Ovid was banned from Rome in 8..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Arts Review

On the Hunt for Chicken Parmigiana in Central Texas

Five local spots (and one in San Antonio) to feed your East Coast craving

"...Once, a chef got upset with me for strategically garnishing a dish. “Just let it land on the plate,”..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Food Post by Danny Palumbo

Trains, Dance, and Lesbionage in This Week’s Recommended Events

Find some art and community this weekend

"...Thursday 22 - Wednesday 28, AFS Cinema..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Checking In: Johnny Nicholas Moans in the Moonlight

Venerable Hill Country bluesman digs into Cherry Springs

"...his own stage, but that didn’t level the pandemic playing field when releasing Mistaken Identity, a leather-warm platter of..."

Oct. 28, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...For better or worse, there's no getting away from the juggernaut called Star Wars: Episode 1..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Buried Alive in the Blues

The night Austin's Godfather of the blues granted Ed Ward a favor he'll never forget

"...with a stare from across his desk and said, in a high-pitched voice that didn't really match his appearance:..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

Gay Town in the A-Town

"...It was a big deal, almost 10 years ago, when Austin Pride Parade numbers solidly settled in a five-figure..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

ACC Is Almost Entirely Online and Students Are Enrolling in Droves

Start here. Stay home?

"...At Austin Community College, nursing students began their summer classes playing..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Music in Architecture – Architecture in Music

More songs about buildings and space

"...The old maxim that compares writing about music to dancing about architecture implies some sort..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'The Fall of the House of Usher': When Debussy was a Poe boy

With UT's hosting of the Debussy International Congress comes a Halloween treat: an operatic adaptation based on Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

"...Tired of the same old haunted mansions with chain-saw psychos and hockey-masked wackos covered in copious amounts of..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

How ATX Studios Has Quietly Become Valuable Real Estate for TV in Austin

One of the city's big filming facilities is about to undergo a massive expansion

"...There's a paint outline on the floor of Stage 3 at ATX..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: 'Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?'

"Route 66" spoke to the sense of change afoot in America

"...Austin, 1962. Just south of the University of Texas, a..."

June 1, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Year of the Gun

"...Directed by: John Frankenheimer. Starring: Andrew Mccarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone and John Pankow...."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Third Person

Globe-trotting multistory meditation on love, betrayal, and lost/found children from the director of Crash.

"...Directed by: Paul Haggis. Starring: Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Adrian Brody, Mila Kunis, James..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Six Activities That Are Only Fun Drunk

Some things in Austin just aren't meant to be enjoyed sober

"...Here at the Chronicle, we don't condone drinking to excess, but we recognize the powers of booze...."

July 1, 2013 Chronolog Post by James Renovitch

Austin Bucket List

Dip your toe in local culture

"...try all of these activities, but don't leave without partaking in a few or it'll be like you were..."

June 20, 2016 Columns Post by Molly Burke

Le Belle Arti

"...Le Belle Arti When I was 12 years old, my family and I..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

New cut reveals Gore Vidal's original vision of debauchery, majesty, and brutality in Ancient Rome

"...Directed by: Tinto Brass. Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy,..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bedside Manner: Before the Fall

Browsing the stacks

"...I had a pretty bad bookslide last night. Nothing as dramatic as the Alexander McCall Smith collapse of..."

March 28, 2011 Books Post by Nick Barbaro

The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"...William Friedkin sits back on a couch in the Four Seasons..."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Hear a Symphony

Composer Kent Kennan has been an essential voice in America's musical counterpoint since 1936 when he won the Prix de Rome Composition Prize. Now, at age 90, he'll hear the Austin Symphony play his composition for the very first time.

"...Credit seldom goes to good counterpoint...."

Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

The Order

Mysterious doings in a Catholic sect, on the whole more silly than scary.

"...Directed by: Brian Helgeland. Starring: Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Benno Fürmann and..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tommaso

Abel Ferrara’s (self-)portrait of the artist in (self-)martyrdom

"...Directed by: Abel Ferrara. Starring: Willem Dafoe, Cristina Chiriac, Anna Ferrara, Stella Mastrantonio and..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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