The Boxtrolls

The third time isn't the charm for this animated film from the studio that gave us the magical Coraline and ParaNorman.

"...The third time out is decidedly not the charm for..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Boxing Lesson

Box sets grow up and out

"...Lee HazlewoodThere's a Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

Beat Box

Beat Box

"...local hero Bavu Blakes' Sanct EP, which comes from the hip-hop mainstay's new home in Long Beach, even if..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the edge of Springsteen

"..."Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau." – Meat Puppets,..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Scott Newton and Ginger Leigh go under the lens

"...All the Negatives Have Been Destroyed..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Wolfman

This monster reboot disappoints terribly, making up in blood and entrails what it lacks in heart and soul.

"...if director Johnston doesn't feel a little bit like The Wolfman's hirsute lycanthrope, the moon-bedeviled Lawrence Talbot. While not..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...Editor Louis Black spoke with Shrake in 1985 about the critically acclaimed Songwriter, starring Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson,..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...In early 2008, Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County, contacted Austin..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

The Legend of Zorro

Whereas the Zorro of yore was a cunning subversive with a libidinous guerrilla panache, this new take with a tyke added is more like Leave It to Zorro.

"...Directed by: Martin Campbell. Starring: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Adrian Alonso, Rufus Sewell, Nick Chinlund, Julio Oscar..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Constant Gardener

City of God director Fernando Meirelles makes his English-language debut with this bracing, heartbreaking conspiracy thriller set in AIDS-ravaged Kenya.

"...Danny Huston, Pete Postlethwaite, Gerard McSorley and Hubert Koundé. The title – borrowed from the eponymous John Le Carré..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Keeping the Faith

The Texas Documentary Tour presents festival hit Trembling Before G-d, in which Orthodox Jews try to reconcile religion with their homosexuality.

"...On so many fronts the pain inflicted by religious strictures. (As so well put..."

April 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Golden Bowl

"...Northam, Nick Nolte, Anjelica Huston and James Fox. Perhaps The Golden Bowl, the new Merchant-Ivory joint, is itself a..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...It's the third Wednesday morning of the month. Rosewood Apartments resident..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Play it to the Bone

"...Woody Harrelson. If any Tom, Dick, or Harry off the street had directed this movie, it would have to..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Polytheism in the Raw

"...eyes to subjugate that worn-thin god whose expression on the cross hadn't changed for 2,000 years...."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

... In With the New

More on Upgrades for PCs

"...talk about add-ons and upgrades that don't require removing the case. illustration by Jason Stout Monitors..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Out With the Old ...

Upgrades, Updates and New Toys for Your PC

"...you bought your computer, but you can still hear the salesman's voice like it was yesterday. "Is it upgradable?"..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

The Gingerbread Man

"...Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger and Robert Duvall. The Gingerbread Man is Robert Altman's best film in many..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Critic Test

How Much Do You Really Know About These Freaks?

"...one likes a critic. Largely, critics are viewed as the killjoys, the tomato lobbers, the heartless shrews who dare..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Addams Family

"...film version of Charles Addams' eerie cartoon family to the screen, but here it is. First-time director Sonnenfeld (previously..."

Nov. 29, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Borrower

"...Starring: Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon and Antonio Fargas. The best thing to be said about The Borrower, is..."

Oct. 18, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Find Out More About the Land Development Code

Only the hottest links for you zoning junkies

"...Staff report on the draft LDC rewrite: This 50-page summary is a good..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature

Bedhead

Out of the basement and under the tree!

"...years Bedhead recorded, 1992-1998, which strikes as incongruent considering the Dallas quintet's influence, particularly in Texas as a cornerstone..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman

From the Vaults: Harmony Korine Is Back From Break

Will 'Spring Breakers' continue its smash-and-grab at the box office?

"...Last weekend, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers opened in three theatres in New York and Los Angeles and received some..."

March 22, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Music Box Media

Public relations in relation to your band

"...Internal Affairs checked in last. Wish I could say there's been great adventures had, but summer school took a..."

July 6, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

The Garden of Good & Better

The Chronicle's Nod to LIVING SOUTHERN

"...With all the big-box chains taking their cue from that four-letter word..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

Record review

"...Though hailed as the "King of Western Swing," Bob Wills was never much..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Dark Goddess Phenom

"...Most American theatres will tell you that A Christmas Carol is their..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest and Fangoria Welcome You to the Blumhouse

Win exclusive Mondo prints for two weekends of watch parties

"...what you're really missing is watching spooky movies with other people, then Fantastic Fest and Blumhouse have just what..."

Oct. 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rare Wins for Workers' Rights at the Texas Lege

Cities win against local preemption bills

"...From the outset of the 86th Texas Legis­lature, Republican lawmakers, backed..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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