Pelican Dreams

The director of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is back with a personal doc about these "flying dinosaurs," which have always fascinated her.

"...curious creatures in a manner that’s part nature doc and part meditative exploration. The result is as mixed as..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman whip things into a baroque frenzy in this crazed hybrid of drama and horror set amid a ballet corps.

"...Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder and Benjamin Millepied. After 2008’s conventionally plotted, overpraised The Wrestler,..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Food-o-File

Central Texas food and wine get national attention

"...media spotlight is on Central Texas again this spring and summer. Maria Corbalan thoroughly charmed Food Network host Guy..."

June 27, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Old Joy

Old Joy is an accurately observed slice of that moment between postadolescence and parenthood, when friends cling or scatter, and circumstances force buried feelings to the fore.

"...Kelly Reichardt. Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith and Robin Rosenberg. There’s a certain way of adapting a..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Black Dahlia

Brian De Palma returns with a new crime thriller drawn from James Ellroy's fictional account of the notorious Los Angeles murder of a would-be Hollywood starlet dubbed the Black Dahlia.

"...Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw and Rose McGowan. What does it say about me that..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Solas

"...Directed by: Benito Zambrano. Starring: Ana Fernandez, Maria Galiana, Paco De Osca, Carlos Alvarez-Novoa, Juan Fernandez..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hard Core Logo

A legendary punk band reunites for a tour of Western Canada in this indie film that perfectly captures the common fissures that erode so many bands on the run.

"...Hugh Dillon, Callum Keith Rennie, John Pyper-Ferguson, Bernie Coulson and Julian Richings. Oughtabe required viewing for old punks (like..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Mask

"...Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni and Cameron Diaz. Bank teller Stanley Ipkiss (Carrey) is one..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hard Boiled

"...Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Philip Chan, Bowie Lam and Kwan Hoi-Shan. (This print of Hard Boiled is John..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Whale

Brendan Fraser anchors Aronofsky's meditation on faith and fatness

"...Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins and Hong Chau...."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Passion inflamed in this study of women repressed and resurgent

"...Céline Sciamma. Starring: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Valeria Golino and Luàna Bajrami...."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

25 Bars That Define Austin

Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar

"...are a city of drinking contrasts, full of upscale dives, punk parlors, and hippie honky-tonks. The best spots are..."

July 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story

"...Brendan Gleeson, Benjamin Walker, Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley, Tom Holland, Paul Anderson, Frank Dillane, Joseph Mawle, Osy Ikhile, Gary..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Redline

Redline dives headfirst into onanistic autoeroticism, but this exotic-car movie feels ill-lubed and mechanical all the way.

"...Directed by: Andy Cheng. Starring: Angus Macfadyen, Tim Matheson, Eddie Griffin, Nadia..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

For Your Consideration

Although it attempts to skewer Hollywood, this new comedy from Christopher Guest, and his loyal troupe of improv actors doesn’t have even a drop of affection for its characters.

"...Posey, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Coolidge and John Michael Higgins. There’s a line from Tom Stoppard’s..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Laurel Canyon

"...Directed by: Lisa Cholodenko. Starring: Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Natscha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola, Louis..."

April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Chronolog Radio (March 28)

Welcome to the musical afterlife... as in after SXSW

"...with its four eyes fixed firmly on the future and Austin music...."

March 28, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Snapshot: 24 Hours in Angers

David Brendan Hall dives in to the cultural details of Austin's sister city in France

"...facilitates cultural exchange between enterprising types like musicians, chefs, and visual artists...."

July 27, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

The AggreGAYtor: September 11

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Greg Abbott gives us classes, Sting and Patty Lupone show us how to do that whorey..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: Abbott Threatens Austin With the Hammer Again

Plus: Why the land-use code matters, and previewing Staple!

"...week on The Austin Chronicle Show, we tackle the land development code revision, comic books, and the governor's continuing..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Team Hurricane Is an Arthouse Anthem for Teenage Girls at SXSW

Annika Berg's feature film debut dives into the maelstrom of youth

"...wanted what I saw as the best from fiction and the best from documentary to merge into one film,"..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

Barton Springs Underwater

Photographer Martha Grenon dives deep into Austin's beloved swimming hole

"...that it took so long. But when the photographer and former Chronicle art director fell into Austin's favorite swimming..."

May 16, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Don't Touch That Dial

PBS celebrates 75th anniversary of 'War of the Worlds'

"...Mercury Theatre on the Air commercial-free show, a meteorite lands in New Jersey, an alien scorches innocent bystanders with..."

Oct. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Wanna Watch Slacker With Us?

Thursday livetweet of the Linklater's Nineties indie classic

"...that change everything. Richard Linklater's Slacker did exactly that, and this Thursday we'll be paying tribute to the OG..."

April 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Harptallica

Harptallica strings up metaldom's Masters of Puppets at Headhunters

"...Had you been stumbling past the corner of Seventh and Red River two frigid nights ago, you’d have thought..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips: Mac & Ernie’s Roadside Eatery, Tarpley

Delicious cabrito burgers make it worth a trip

"...air seems fresher, the birds' songs a little sweeter, and the fish & chips are golden brown...."

Oct. 15, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Looking at People Looking at Art

Frederick Wiseman’s extraordinary National Gallery screens Sunday

"...Frederick Wiseman’s docs may be varicose-vein-inducing, but his deep dives into institutions large (a state mental hospital, the Paris..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Shearwater

"...in scope, the story of Shearwater. After five years and three LPs, the Austinites came out to the rest..."

June 6, 2008 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Get Some Friends When We Watch Zero Charisma

This week's tweet-a-long is the Austin nerdcore comedy

"...could set off on a wild adventure across unexplored lands? Maybe vanquish a dragon or three? Well, we can't..."

May 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Festival Asks You to Dare Me

USA's new cheerleading drama added to fest's season 8

"...Network’s adaptation of Megan Abbott’s novel about the triumphs and perils of competitive high school cheerleading, will get a..."

March 7, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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