The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel's crime caper comedy sequel gets bigger, smaller, but still fun

"...by: Peyton Reed. Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne,..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AFS and UT Press Celebrate the Legacy of CinemaTexas

Notes on cinema history

"...come from nowhere. Its seeds were planted in CinemaTexas, the film programming unit of UT's Department of Radio-Television-Film. This..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Shape of Water

An unconventional love story from one of the best fabulists

"...Fear and loathing of The Other is always with us, but much more rare..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide

Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut

"...Last November, a few days after the election, I sent my family a note requesting that..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

The Journey

Settling peace in Northern Ireland?

"...Americans forget that we’re not the first country to deal with the (widely misplaced) fear..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fate of the Furious

The car thieves are back to save the world

"...Gray. Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel,..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Austin Music Scene's Spectrum of Sexism

From sexual assault to all-female bills, women musicians face myriad issues in the live music capital

"...Fisher sat at a picnic table, visibly working out the best way to articulate her experiences as an Austin..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

The Light Between Oceans

Gorgeous period melodrama fails to connect

"...When World War I-numbed Tom Sherbourne (Fassbender) takes the job of lighthouse keeper on the otherwise unoccupied Janus..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The Mystic Western Game Jam Looks to the Stars

Local game collective Juegos Rancheros needs you to pick your favorite

"...Nothing fires the imagination quite like the American West – the open..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Embrace of the Serpent

Scientists and an Amazonian shaman interact in this unique film

"...This Colombian drama that travels into the heart of the Amazon is a highly original take..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Club

Chile's Oscar nominee is a dark drama about pedophile priests

"...Chile’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2016 Oscars is a grim indictment of the Catholic..."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...both local and out-of-towners – will be plunged into the black hole that is the 10-day long festival...."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Desegregation of Austin's Movie Theatres

A history of the stand-in movement

"...Efforts in 1960 to desegregate movie theatres along the Drag started with a bang...."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jordan Buckley

The Most Dangerous Man in Austin?

Cody Wilson's day-to-day life is pretty routine. But the product he's selling threatens to make gun control laws obsolete.

"...There's no sign on the walls outside of Cody Wilson's..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...2015 is less than a month away, and today the festival announced some of its biggest titles ever, with..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...producer Keith Calder took to Twitter to ask, "What's the most recent wide-release, non-platformed horror film that wasn't a..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gazing at the Texas Film Awards Through a Crystal Ball

The Texas Film Awards celebrate the state's best filmmaking

"...They say the 15th anniversary is the crystal anniversary, and..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dog

Dog Day Afternoon is a film about a wildly true bank robbery; as conveyed by John Wojtowicz in this doc, the story gets even nuttier when told from the horse's mouth.

"...August 22, 1972, he and two barroom acquaintances entered the Chase Manhattan Bank on Avenue P in Brooklyn, New..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Seth MacFarlane furthers his Hollywood onslaught with this Western spoof in which he's no longer strictly a voice talent but is now playing the onscreen lead.

"...Directed by: Seth MacFarlane. Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris,..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

The ancient art of foraging for food is aged to perfection

"...to describe an activity humans have participated in since the beginning of their existence as a trend, but here..."

April 4, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Enforcing the 'Double Standard'

Major college sports insanity is entrenched at UT-Austin

"...The recent article by Amy Smith ("Then There's This: Double..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Tom Palaima

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...a pair of letters sent today by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, asking two city departments to..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...From The Land Before Time to An American Tail, from Dragon's..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Is the End

Be mindful when partying at James Franco's house: You could get stuck there for the apocalypse with Seth Rogen and Co.

"...The apocalypse is nigh. It’s a theme that’s showing up..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Way It Is and Isn't

Ben Rubin's art installation at UT shows the gap between TV news in Cronkite's time and now

"...time – and not just because it kicked off the cocktail hour. That was the time, in the Central..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The AggreGAYtor: July 19, Part 2

More bite-sized LGBT chunks o' news

"...The AMA is up to its usual shenanigans, Mississippi unrolls..."

July 19, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Thing

Functioning as a prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing, this film answers questions even though there's little mystery.

"...Antarctica, 1982: Thirteen men, two women, and something from another world duke it..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ides of March

George Clooney's modern morality tale about the ongoing battle between idealism and corruption in the political realm is perfectly cast.

"...The perfectly captured gray slush of Ohio in winter provides..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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