The Box

Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly goes for full-fledged suspense in this studio thriller.

"...a short story by original Twilight Zone scribe Richard Matheson, The Box is a convoluted and capricious morality tale..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TILT Performance Group's Pandora: Life Outside the Box

This world premiere of Allen Robertson's musical releases kindness and joy into the world

"...keep a lid on her own curiosity or on the box given to her by Zeus, thus unleashing on..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Thinking Outside the Box

Stacy Mitchell examines the megaretail culture and the tools required to dismantle it

"...My favorite anecdote in Stacy Mitchell's new book, Big-Box Swindle, is self-referential. Discussing the buying power of the..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Column by Michael King

The Beach Boys

When the album becomes Immersion

"...The Beach BoysSmile Sessions Box Set (Capitol)..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Greg Beets

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...It may be a while before the city of Austin has a budget...."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Getting Outside the Box

Will City Council decide to give job applicants with criminal records a "fair chance"?

"...Most people, when filling out a job application, accentuate the positive. The internship you spent getting your boss coffee..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Planners Need to Think Outside the Box

"...both doomed due to planners’ failure to think outside the box. The intellectual box in which they find themselves..."

April 24, 2007 Postmarks

Drafthouse Revisits the Year Jim Carrey Ruled the Box Office

Go back to 1994 with the three faces of Jim

"...There are two Jim Carreys. Not the actor and the..."

May 10, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

The Dark Side of the Box Set

When the album becomes immersion

"...First the novel went belly-up somewhere north of Charles Dickens, and..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

When the album becomes Immersion

"...Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (Capitol)..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Elvis Presley

When the album becomes Immersion

"...Elvis PresleyYoung Man With the Big Beat (RCA/Legacy)..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Watching Outside the Box

How many industries do you know of that can capitalize on dated inventory while ringing up sales for "failed" merchandise?

"...Yet, that seems to be a viable segment of the ever-expanding TV DVD market. If it's not a vintage..."

April 23, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

U2

When the album becomes Immersion

"...If "The Fly" winked its compound eyes at megalomania magnified by..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Nirvana

When the album becomes Immersion

"..."There's more cameras in here than in a 7-11," cracks..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Thinking Outside the Box With Books

Lit Crawl comes to Austin

"...Yesterday we revealed the featured speakers at the Texas Book Festival's annual glitzed-out..."

Aug. 4, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

The Who

When the album becomes Immersion

"...The WhoQuadrophenia: Director's Cut (Polydor/Universal)..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Barbarians at the Box Office

AFS Documentary Tour: 'For the Love of Movies'

"...Everyone's a critic. Been happening for a while now, the storming of the establishment citadel of print film critics,..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Outside the Box

The evolving idea of what it means to be experimental in this oh-so-traditional world is explored by filmmakers like Garcia Crow and Schiesari in the 25th season of The Territory, a television series showcasing the best short experimental works by film and video artists from Texas and around the world

"...For an experimental film, the brave little opus called "Loaves and Fishes" may not..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature by David Garza

Joke in the Box

Encapsulation of Rhino Records' comedy box sets

"...on out -- it's safe to laugh now. Perhaps the best thing about the invention of the compact disc..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Voting Outside the Box

"...Dear Editors, In last week's Austin Chronicle, you listed the candidates from the Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians for the..."

Jan. 27, 2010 Postmarks

Sean Perry Shoots Outside the Box

"...of photography I want to thank Robert Faires and the Chronicle for running the article on Sean Perry and..."

Sept. 25, 2006 Postmarks

Letting the Monster Out of the Box

Did Spalding Gray have any secrets left for his journal?

"...It's hard to believe there was ever a time when getting onstage and telling..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

ACA Deadline Monday: Getting 'Out of the Box'

Advocacy organizations address lack of education

"...The Affordable Care Act's Marketplace enrollment deadline of March 31..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Winning Outside the Box

Film columnist Joe O'Connell's novel Evacuation Plan nabs North Texas Book Festival Award

"...Joe O'Connell, the Chronicle's film-industry columnist, is a man so often wrapped..."

April 21, 2009 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Best Outside-the-Box Barbecue (and Barbecue-Adjacent) Dishes in Austin We Ate This Year

Brisket tacos, nanner pudding, and mutton cooked low and slow

"...Smoked brisket taco, Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ The original barbecue fusion continues to shine from Buda to..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Food Feature by Rod Machen

The Box and Beyond

Games, hardware, and other tech toys

"...$199.95 On November 18, Nintendo launched their newest game console, the Gamecube, and with $98 million..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Outside the Box

Opening Closed Doors, an organization founded by artist Benné Rockett to give artists opportunities to address social conditions through their artwork, presents photographs, sculpture, assemblage, and paintings created by young adult offenders in the state Criminal Justice Division's Project Spotlight program in the exhibition "Self-Contained."

"...been painted and set on its side. That's all these objects are -- no fancy materials, no elaborate craftsmanship,..."

April 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Box and Beyond

Games, hardware, and other tech toys

"...Microsoft Xbox..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

The Box and Beyond

Games, hardware, and other tech toys

"...Holiday shopping for the technophile can be daunting when you don't know your..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Box and Beyond

Games, hardware, and other tech toys

"...Long ago, Sid Meier created Civilization, the greatest computer game ever made. Then he left the..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Brian Blouch

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