Wendy and Lucy

From the director of Old Joy comes this minimalist story about a girl (the elfin Michelle Williams) and her dog getting by in society's margins.

"...need to know is this: Wendy is untethered. A phone call to a sister in another state makes it..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Uneasy Death of Riad Hamad

Investigation continues in the mysterious death of an Austin peace activist

"...night, April 14, and (partly by means of a cell-phone GPS search authorized by his wife) his car was..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

Red Line Fever: Cured?

Texas teens are trying to be safe drivers, but there's still gaps in their road safety education

"...necessarily bad drivers - if they can take the cell phone out of their hands. The Texas Transportation Institute,..."

Oct. 30, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dear Pillow

Provocative Austin-made feature pushes sexual buttons meant to arouse and provoke, but never satisfy.

"...on high-end prosumer digicam, Dear Pillow looks and sounds excellent. Like Slacker (another major Austin indie feature), Dear Pillow..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Minding Your Manners

Though it doesn't make it into the paper, we do get a fair amount of correspondence via phone, e-mail, or snail mail in which readers air their complaints about experiences in local restaurants. We don't print it because it's Chronicle policy not to take a position on business complaints about incidents we didn't witness and can't substantiate, but it does make for very interesting reading. It was certainly food for thought in the development of this special Chronicle pop quiz.

"...we do get a fair amount of correspondence via phone, e-mail, or snail mail in which readers air their..."

April 12, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Letters at 3AM

In Screenworld, face-to-face engagement is devalued, yet one is never alone

"...Another screen's across the room – the TV. My cell phone, also in arm's reach, has a screen, even..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Time Changer

"...the world. Yes, it's Sodom and Gomorrah time with cell phones and laundromats, television and blasphemy -- everywhere. You..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gadgets and Gizmos

From digital derring-do to super sculpey miniatures, imagination turns into mind-blowing matter in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

"...spy-like black case with a mini-DVD player and a cell phone inside...."

Aug. 9, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Alone in a Crowd

Why do people not act in the face of violence?

"...one is fearful of getting involved, then use your cell phone or a bar phone and call the police...."

Dec. 27, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Blog Justice on the Wild Web

Is danah boyd a racist or just a woman trying to find her purse?

"...purse were stolen. She didn't suffer much: a stolen cell phone and credit card charges at gas stations and..."

April 16, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

TCB

SXSW News

"...she works for Virgin in L.A. and has a cell phone that rings to the Facts of Life theme..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Red, White, and Blue

Second place, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...week anniversary, she called my mom from a laundromat payphone to moon over Murphy. She thought he was gentle..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Garth Mueller

Take Me, Instead

An interview with SWT's Arturo Mancha, whose novel in progress was a recent break-in casualty

"...thief entered Mancha's East Riverside apartment and stole a cell phone, his DVD player, and the Compaq Presario 1250..."

April 25, 2003 Books Feature by Michael Erard

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar asks, "What's black & white and splooged all over …???" And keep your eyes peeled locally, kids, in the next few weeks, Austin becomes celebrity central.

"...HANG UP & DRIVE Cell phones have been such an amazing -- and deplorable..."

March 1, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...with a detachable base unit. They paid all my phone bills. They encouraged me to attend technology conferences (although..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Opinion: The End of Copper Wire Landline Service Is Not Progress

The reliability and security that came with copper wire phone lines cannot be replaced by internet-based phone services

"...service and switch their customers to fiber optic internet-based phone service. This change has had a significant impact on..."

March 3, 2023 Column by William Camden

Naked City

Herein, a concise explanation of all those weird and voluminous charges attached to your local, mobile, and long-distance phone bills.

"...Those gimmicky cell phone ads that proclaim "Talk all you want" make..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

The Man Who Wasn't There

"...A day later, on Friday, a fax arrived with phone numbers telling me that Nick would prefer to do..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Green Border

An angry, visceral masterpiece about refugees turned into political pawns

"...lives. Transportation has been both confirmed and paid for, cell phone pings have been dropped and locations saved. The..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Long Weekend

Downcast drunk meets manic pixie girl. Can true love prosper?

"...of cash, no ID, and mysteriously has broken her cell phone. She’s a manic pixie dream girl, with emphasis..."

March 19, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Lapsis

Bleak but funny look at life at the low end of the high-tech gig economy

"...– one that sucks, with a voice on his cell phone yelling at him that his rest has been..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Unhinged

Russell Crower bulldozes his way to unwarranted revenge

"...that hits close to home after he steals her cell phone and contact list...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Yes, God, Yes

Catholic sexual awakening gets a charming, honest new spin

"...she finds herself tempted by everything from a vibrating cell phone to the gorilla-like arm hair on a cute..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Shalavé Cawley

The Lovebirds

Midsummer comedy that should fly falls flat on its face

"...of too-convenient clues fall into their laps – a cell phone left at the crime scene, an address dropped..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Downhill

Tepid Hollywood remake of marriage dramedy Force Majeure never leaves the training slope

"...cowardice (to worsen the offense, he grabs his precious cell phone before running away), while he downplays the potential..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day

Beloved anime franchise adds new phrasing to its familiar tune

"...builds in a device of drop-in snippets on a cell phone video app, letting the students be their own..."

July 11, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ortiz Shooting: The Merits of Self-Defense

What would it take to believe Jason Roche's story?

"...Ortiz had access to a firearm at the scene, cell phone video showed Ortiz unarmed at the time of..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Breaking In

Getting locked out of your house without keys has never been more dangerous

"...don’t get me started on the “What about the cell phone?” question.) The movie wastes little time on exposition..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Midnighters Go Into the Woods With The Ranger

Jenn Wexler pits punks against nature

"...The axiomatic cell phone conundrum: the more desperately a character requires those..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Last Flag Flying

Three veterans embark on a road trip in Linklater's latest

"...Everybody Wants Some!!). Stops along the way at a cell phone store and with the mother of a buddy..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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