'War Horse'

An inanimate steed of aluminum and cane Handsprings to life in this award-winning drama

"...The thing is, you can see the people manipulating the horse..."

May 2, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Readings With <i>Chroniclei> Writers at the Texas Book Festival 2022

Catch up with the Chron's editorial team in conversation with authors at this year's celebration of literature

"...The Texas Book Festival 2022 runs Sat.-Sun., Nov. 5-6, at venues around the..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera's <i>Silent Nighti>

This production of the Pulitzer Prize winner powerfully creates the tension of the battlefield and just as powerfully lets it go

"...Somewhere in the near distance, a bomb's sudden boom is met..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

UT Professor on the Making of Texas Film Epic <i>Gianti>

Don Graham's Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film

"...It's a miracle that Edna Ferber's novel Giant ever made..."

April 13, 2018 Books Review by Joe O'Connell

The Black Angels Confront a Violent World

New LP Death Song soundtracks a society on the brink

"...Winter went out like a lamb and Austin's spring continues..."

April 28, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

'The Sporting Life': … or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving to Lose

"...   I must destroy Happy Jack.    I am a sporting man,..."

Oct. 25, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

The Unforgiving Lens: Lucy Lawless Makes Her Documentary Debut With <i>Never Look Awayi>

Actor turns director for life of war photographer Margaret Moth

"...Lucy Lawless is best known as the iconic star of groundbreaking feminist..."

March 13, 2025 Screens Post

<i>Freud's Last Sessioni>

This philosophical debate between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis is richest when it shows their humanity

"...Fathers and sons. War and peace. Good and evil. God and Satan. Heaven..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Tug of War Between Art and Morality

Andrew Shea's Portrait of Wally follows the trail of Nazi plunder

"...Back in the late summer of 2010, a 98-year-old oil painting..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Heading Down to <i>Rock Steady Rowi>

Director Trevor Stevens on his post-Apocalyptic college comedy

"...Ever suspected that college is hell? Well, in Trevor Stevens’ madcap campus satire Rock..."

July 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes to <i>A Quiet Placei>

Over 100 films and 43 world premieres fill a noisy nine days

"...As SXSW Film celebrates its 25th year, the festival has unleashed a..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: <i>Christmas in Connecticuti>

It's a wonderful lie

"...Christmas movies usually come wrapped in a message: appreciate the..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Review: <i>Brave New Jerseyi>

Orson Welles' alien-invasion broadcast turns a town upside down

"...Tonight might be our last night on Earth. That’s what..."

Oct. 17, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

<i>The Warriors: A Love Storyi>

Arcos Dance's tale of romance during World War II resonated with skill, ingenuity, and emotion

"..."I know what you're thinking" is an awkward declaration to..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy <i>Sisui>

How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp

"...In Jalmari Helander's office, there are two film posters. One..."

April 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A New History, A New Horror in <i>The Terror: Infamyi>

Showrunner Alex Woo recreates the nightmare of the internment camps

"...About 10 years after Alex Woo's father came to America, he bought a Cadillac. "It was a leather boat,"..."

Aug. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: When I Write the Book

On luck, anarchy, and the narrative vagaries of life

"...Back in the old days, Austin's airport was not only at..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Episodic Review: <i>DMZi>

New Ava DuVernay series departs from her usual visual style

"...The first episode of HBO’s new miniseries DMZ does a good..."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Now Streaming in Austin: <i>The Liberatorsi>

Nazis, stolen art, and a mystery in small town Texas

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while..."

May 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: <i> Poverty, Inc. i>

Doc uncovers ugly truths in the booming global-poverty aid industry

"...Opening with a Machiavelli quote and driving through the current..."

Oct. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Terrence Malick's <i>A Hidden Lifei> Revealed at Austin Film Festival

Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic also joins lineup

"...2019 is a bumper year for Austin filmmakers, with releases from..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Penfold Theatre's <i>Henry Vi>

This production in the park makes Shakespeare’s epic history into a satisfying show for a summer evening

"...Henry V is onstage, and it's time for war. Six actors make..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

All Guns Blazing With the Director of <i>John Wick 3i>

Chad Stahelski on building a world beyond the Continental

"...There's probably no one more surprised by the breakout success of the John Wick series..."

May 16, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>1%i>

Australian biker drama outruns Sons of Anarchy comparisons

"...It's hard to make a biker movie without knowing there's..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Shrewd Productions’ <i>Small Stepsi>

Intriguing maiden voyage for local playwright’s campy sci-fi romp

"...The world’s oldest cave paintings, created at least 45,000 years ago,..."

July 25, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

SXSW Film Review: <i>Chee$ei>

Trinidadian drug drama adds real relationship depth

"...Skimma has aspirations to leave his remote village in Trindidad,..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Post by Sheryl Lawrence

Sundance Review: <i>Censori>

Flashback horror to an era of cultural repression

"...Video nasty. The term conjures up both images of blood-splattered..."

Jan. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

If You Have Ghosts: The Haunting of <i>The Little Strangeri>

Director Lenny Abrahamson talks post-war Gothic

"...the ghosts that haunt us, and there are the legacies of the past that we carry we with us...."

Aug. 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ethan Embry Licks <i>The Devil's Candyi>

Cheap Thrills star on his very heavy metal Austin horror

"...Ethan Embry is a metal kid, through and through. He said, "I..."

March 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: <i>The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. Ti>

Hate piano practice? Dr. Seuss' oddity is for you

"...There have been many attempts to make live-action cartoons – some successful (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), some..."

June 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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