The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

"...Directed by: Brett Thompson. Starring: Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, Dolores Fuller, Conrad..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ed Wood

This biographical film is charming, melancholy, strange, and quirkily humorous. There's also a certain irony in giving the silver-screen treatment to the most infamous of bargain-basement directors and his motley crew of hangers-on.

"...Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Federal Court Grants Wood a Stay of Execution

Federal Judge stays Wood's execution, opining that state courts trampled due process

"...before his scheduled execution this evening, federal District Judge Orlando Garcia granted Jeffery Wood a 30-day stay of execution..."

Aug. 21, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Virginia Wood, Champion of the Austin Food Community, Dies at 67

Our colleague and friend will be greatly missed

"...Virginia B. Wood, the Chronicle’s food editor from 1997- 2014, died today..."

March 2, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Cape

The Wood

"...Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa. Starring: Malinda Williams, Duane Finley, Trent Cameron,..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Gluten-Free Wild Wood Bakehouse Shutters Guadalupe Location

Their second location, Wilder Wood, remains open on Seventh Street

"...North Campus gluten-free restaurant and baked goods shop Wild Wood Bakehouse has closed its..."

Feb. 27, 2019 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

“It’s a Really Big TikTok”: Texas Ex Connor Wood Talks First Stand-Up Tour

Comedian wraps Fibs and Friends tour May 23 at Cap City

"...didn’t move to L.A. to be a TikToker,” Connor Wood declares...."

May 22, 2024 Arts Post by Carys Anderson

Wood & Wire Nominated for Grammy

Austin pickers earn Best Bluegrass Album nod

"...he got the shocking news that his Austin act Wood & Wire had received a Grammy nomination for the..."

Dec. 8, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Bakes for Virginia B. Wood

Food community gives back to former Chronicle food editor

"...the Lenoir wine garden on July 1 to honor and raise funds for the city’s famed food writer Virginia..."

June 21, 2017 Food Post by Kali Venable

Elijah Wood Plays Impossible Tunes in 'Grand Piano'

Director Eugenio Mira and Wood on real time thrills and music lessons

"...life depends on it. That's the basic story behind Grand Piano, the new thriller starring Elijah Wood. As the..."

March 6, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2011: Elijah Wood Challenges Dominic Monaghan!

Elijah Wood may be in trouble here. Or not.

"...Brothers for so long … no longer," sneers Elijah Wood in a late-breaking video posted on YouTube overnight...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Wilder Wood on Seventh Is Closing Permanently

Texas’ first gluten-free restaurant shutters after 22 years

"...Austin's Wilder Wood restaurant, owned by Joan Griffith, will be closing permanently..."

Sept. 14, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Man Among Monsters: Elijah Wood on No Man of God

Finding the heart of the man who hunted serial killers

"...few months than anyone: FBI Profiler Bill Hagmaier, played by Elijah Wood...."

Aug. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

C. Robert Cargill and Elijah Wood to Explore Serial Killer Ted Bundy in No Man of God

Film will delve into the killer's conversations with the FBI

"...Austin author and screenwriter C. Robert Cargill is heading into dark psychological..."

June 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Virginia B. Wood's Cookbook Collection Will Live on at Cookbook Cafe

Home "On the Range" at the Central Library

"...Snuggling up with a book and a treat is a pastime of many, and one..."

June 22, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Elijah Wood and Ant Timpson Turn Over a New Leaf in Bookworm

The Come to Daddy team make a very different family flick

"...that opened with the unrated gore of Terrifier 3 and closed with the similarly bloody Mr. Crocket. But, in..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Virginia B. Wood Dies at 67

Austin food community mourns the loss of one of its champions

"...Virginia B. Wood, the Chronicle's food editor from 1997 to 2014, died..."

March 9, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Singer Dorian Wood Channels This Year’s OUTsider Festival Legacy Award Winner Chavela Vargas

Award and performance honor the legendary queer ranchera singer

"...aquí,” Chavela Vargas sings seductively in “Macorina.” “Place your hand here, Macorina, place your hand here.”..."

Feb. 19, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Diane Zaragoza

Buck Wood on Dark Money

Campaign finance lawyer rejects Prop K claims

"...gathered together to affect an election, they're a PAC. And if they raise or spend any money for that..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Wild Wood Art Cafe

Shelter from the gluten storm

"...Wild Wood Art Cafe..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Wood & Wire Hit a High Point in Uncertain Times

After garnering a Grammy nomination, the bluegrassers roll it forward

"...dudes dicking around on a riff ad nauseam, repertoire and etiquette define this realm. Here, you take turns calling..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Cindy Wood at Esther's Follies

April 3, 2014. 8 photos.

"...Cindy Wood as the New Year's Baby 1994 with Amos Ewing..."

April 3, 2014 Photo Gallery

"Ann Wood: Quick and Quiet" at Big Medium

The artist's solo show is like a large-scale, experiential temporary memorial, with fake flowers rotting in a gloomy exuberance

"...In Ann Wood's hands, the gallery space becomes a sick home, one..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Austin Film Festival to Honor Ed Wood Writers

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski to receive Bill Wittliff Award

"...will celebrate two quiet giants of the art: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski...."

May 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Lake Wood Recreation Area, Gonzales

It’s water over the dam at this scenic park

"...Lake Wood Recreation Area west of Gonzales encompasses a small park..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Biomass: A Question of Wood, Not Could

Council will vote this week on a proposed wood-waste-fueled power plant, but just because it's carbon-neutral doesn't mean it's perfect

"...on a 20-year, $2.3 billion contract to help construct and buy 100 megawatts of energy from a waste-wood-fueled power..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Wood & Wire Album Review

No Matter Where It Goes From Here (Blue Corn Music)

"...Wood & Wire earned a Grammy nod for 2018's third..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Through Steel, Wood, Glass, and Gas, Ion Art Turns Zilker Into a Glowing Wonderland

Enter the Neon Garden

"...No one else in Austin, at least, and likely no one else in Texas: supercharging the verdant..."

April 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tonight! Ed Wood David 'The Rock' Nelson at The Ritz

Chicagoan filmmaker, outsider artist, auteur and so much more

"...the numerical address of the original Alamo – are understandably anxious that the original 'Mo mandate might get a..."

July 1, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

City Hall Hustle: Wood Waste to Burn

With big, bad biomass behind them, council faces the bigger and badder city budget

"...the inevitable, now formal scuttling of the Mobile Loaves & Fishes RV park for the homeless (a casualty of..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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