Warped and Bloodied: Two New Books by Drafthouse Veterans

Giving the forgotten children of horror and exploitation the analysis they deserve

"...has been ground zero for film preservation. Not the grandiose greats of cinema that will always be the subject..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Billy F. Gibbons on the Death of Dusty Hill and the Future of ZZ Top

“Nobody else could sound like The Dust!”

"...Tuesday night, Gibbons put in a call from his tour bus yesterday afternoon to the Chronicle...."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Time To Define Our Most Precious Rights

"...see SB 5 get blocked Wednesday morning. We owe our thanks to the valiant work of various state senators,..."

June 28, 2013 Postmarks

'Footloose' and Fancy-Free

A crowdsourced parody/homage – with puppets! – plays tonight

"...cut loose at Cheer Up Charlie’s tonight? Because – and we don’t want to oversell the thing – this..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Anti-Abortion Billboard Trucks Are Appalling and Insensitive

"..."choice" is appalling! I am all for having one's own opinions, but to put that picture on a truck..."

Sept. 17, 2008 Postmarks

What We Put in Our Bodies Shouldn't Be Up to the Government

"...June 15] telling pot users to obey the law and drop marijuana use. He says how much good would..."

June 17, 2007 Postmarks

Vocabulary of Islamic Fascism, Neo-Leftist, and Moral Relativism

"...Wow! Considering his three-word vocabulary of Islamic fascism, neo-leftist, and moral relativism (OK, five words), this is a quantum..."

April 9, 2007 Postmarks

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...Let me put this plain and true, and then make of me what you will:..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Flags of Our Fathers

The first half of the film continues Clint Eastwood's ongoing deconstruction of America's hero myths but then detours into some uncharacteristically sentimental mulch.

"...Bell, Robert Patrick, Neal McDonough, Melanie Lynskey, Judith Ivey and Tom McCarthy. When Eastwood’s new film about the heroes..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

And Then Some

The Best American Short Stories of the Century

"......"

June 25, 1999 Books Feature

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...Jason Neulander Experimental drama. Now, there's a term to conjure dread..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

SXSW Music Spotlight: Be Your Own Pet

Singer Jemina Pearl talks reunion and reclamation of her teenage self

"...gleams with enthusiasm as she recounts newly reunited Be Your Own Pet’s first band practice since their 2008 split...."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Rim Trail. A moment of clarity crossing the Rio Grande. A fleeting glimpse of the Pallid bat, stalking its..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...the years, we'd both acquired some knowledge about Paul and his World Class property empire that we hadn't seen..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...to quietly translate for their monolingual tablemates (both English and Spanish) the proud claims to power from the nationally..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The End of the Free and Open Internet?

Austin's creative class worries what the FCC net neutrality ruling means for life online

"...easy access for all. It was built by governments and academics, away from the profit-motived direction of any one..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin

How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business

"..."When I moved to Austin in 1998," says Christopher Brown, who presents his dystopian debut novel, Tropic of Kansas,..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Panels: Food and Technology

More highlights from the 2017 food track

"...track was about redefining out relationship with eating – down to the molecular level...."

March 13, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

'Right There: A Hedonic Map of Pleasure and Pain in Austin, Texas'

Jennifer Chenoweth marks the spots in town where we feel the most feelings

"...Where was the best night of your life in Austin?..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Our Nature

Writer/director Brian Savelson’s feature debut is a study in fine gradations of resentment in the great outdoors.

"...Brian Savelson. Starring: Zach Gilford, Jena Malone, John Slattery and Gabrielle Union...."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Three Guys, a Girl, and a Dog Named Friday

Austin film collective Jollyville Pictures on its ingredients for success

"...something that involved a member of the loosely knit, four-person film and animation collective in one way or another...."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Infinity and Beyond

Return to Forever captain Chick Corea takes his Millennium Falcon out of mothballs

"...Chick Corea isn't just a pianist, composer, and 14-time Grammy winner. He's a visionary who drastically altered..."

May 23, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Waterfalls and Sea Changes

The former and current artistic directors of Austin Script Works discuss new plays, local theatre, and the writer's voice

"...C. Denby Swanson and I first met as grad students studying playwriting at..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz

Our Bodies, Our Selves

An unusual convergence of dramas dealing with women and disabilities prompts a conversation among four actors about what playwrights are trying to say through characters who are disabled, and how actors approach playing a disability.

"...is ripping her body apart. Off goes a breast. Down comes the skin of an arm. Away goes the..."

March 22, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...be found in last week's issue. The symbols (RP) and (WP) indicate regional and world premieres...."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

The Devil's Own

"...Starring: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Treat Williams, Margaret Colin and Ruben Blades. Unlike other recent movies dealing with the..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Revolutionary Bits and Pieces

As befits anything

"...revolution, this series has gotten a little out of hand. This is the sixth. Tonight I've realized, A) that..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Column

Opinion: Time to Retrofit Our City for the Transit System Voters Approved

Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison offers a manifesto of sorts for transit-oriented development

"...Project Connect's new light rail lines, commuter rail trains, and enhanced bus services will be here before you know..."

May 14, 2021 Column by Natasha Harper Madison

An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie's New Book

A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.

"...plan. Like my song said, I don't have to understand the plan to see that it's being put in..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature

The Sword and the Shield Shows Malcolm X and MLK Were More Alike Than Different

Dr. Peniel E. Joseph's book argues that the civil rights leaders are two sides of the same revolutionary coin

"...In our nation's hazy memories of the civil rights movement, Malcolm..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Sara Hutchinson

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