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Cochon555 Heritage BBQ Is All About the Old-School Pork
Nat’l culinary competition delights with food, drink, and knowledge
"...Like that scene from The Lion in Winter, where Peter O’Toole as King Henry dismisses..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Cinematic Wisdom of Hank Sr.
The Last Picture Show with your host Hank Williams Sr.
"...Johnson's bravura Oscar-winning performance as deceptively gruff Sam the Lion, even the idea that back then a trip to..."

Feb. 14, 2007 News Post by Christopher Gray

Identifying the Impulse
"...an active partner in the creative process. Founder Alfred Lion and his partner Francis Wolff, whose company was an..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Meow Mix
Texans Are Wild About Exotic Cats, but at What Cost?
"...it never occurred to him that the fuzzy 20-pound lion cub would measure nine feet long, weigh about 300..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Letters at 3AM
How far are you willing to go to make a picture?
"...directing comedies on Mack Sennett's lot circa 1913, loosed lions upon unsuspecting extras as the cameraman cranked away (cameras..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Roar
Drafthouse Films reissues this truly trippy oddity from 1981
"...the making and at a staggering cost of $17 million – the food bill for animal carcasses was enormous,..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Where the Wild Things Star
'Secondhand Lions' is only the latest production in which Bobbi Colorado-trained beasts play a part.
"...one." That's director Tim McCanlies, whose new film Secondhand Lions features not only a pair of Academy Award-winning actors..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV Eye
The Lion in Winter roars back on Showtime
"...elements come together successfully in the Showtime film The Lion in Winter...."

May 21, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Roar: The Blood Stays in the Picture
Star John Marshall on lions and the world's craziest home movie
"...were living and working in a house filled with lions...."

April 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chinese New Year in Austin: A Sort of Parallax View
Leng Wong and Cindy Soo tell it like it is
"...Wong: The Lion Dancers were there. I like the fact that they..."

Feb. 18, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
In Second Youth Family Theatre's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, two energetic actors perform a brisk version of the book with ingenuity and unexpected flair
"...The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeScottish Rite Theatre, through July..."

July 16, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Luv Doc: The Fur Garden
What could be more masculine than crawling out of a dumpster?
"...full of broken, jagged whiskey bottles with a mountain lion in a headlock wearing a coonskin cap. I know..."

May 31, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Day Trips & Beyond: SeaWorld San Antonio
Swimming with the animals
"...other visits that allow one-on-one contact with the sea lions and beluga whales. Each is more than a meet-and-greet...."

June 15, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

What If Your Restaurant Doesn't Need Redemption?
Getting Satay ready for its close-up
"...is "redeeming" Asian-themed restaurants. An advance production team from Lion Television of New York does the research and diagnosis..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Face Off Recap: Boys, Girls and the Drowned Man
Catch up on Austin's Matt Valentine on the SyFy show
"...It's a boys against girls challenge of reinventing the Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Wicked Witch..."

Jan. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lion in Winter
Even fading lights couldn't dim the glow of Austin Playhouse's lovely staging
"...The Lion in Winter..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

I've Never Been So Happy
The Rude Mechs' musical tall tale leads to a song that leaves your jaw on the floor
"...is being dragged across the stage by a mountain lion – the last mountain lion in Texas, no less...."

April 29, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
In this battle for Narnia, Aslan is taken down by a lack of vision and weak direction
"...The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Lion King
The cast of this touring production of Disney's The Lion King performs with such skill and fullness of spirit that the show soars on an uplifting freshness
"...The Lion King..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Pedro the Lion
Record Review
"...Pedro the LionControl (Jade Tree) Why in God's name is everybody obsessed..."

May 10, 2002 Music Review by Michael Chamy

The Wind and the Lion
"...The Wind and the LionD: John Milius (1975); with Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Screens Review by Louis Black

Wild Eyed and Wicked
Fantasy elements add new magic to trauma horror tropes
"...but slim orphaned animals pic The Wolf and the Lion, and it’s very much the same with Wild Eyed..."

June 7, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Foe
Sci-fi eco thriller is just an exercise in infuriating mystery
"...to six Oscar nominations with his first narrative film Lion, a very effective weepie starring Dev Patel, then dramatically..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Tiarras, El Combo Oscuro Soundtrack The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
Benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank at Far Out Lounge on Sunday, Sept. 10
"...with Austin acts the Tiarras, El Combo Oscuro, and Lion Heights. Returning DJ McPullish holds it down between sets...."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Cruella
Disney's dog-hating villain becomes an unexpected anti-hero
"...least. For every touching Pete’s Dragon there’s a lazy Lion King. Cruella had every odd against it: pre-production hell..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Parts You Lose
Icy thriller has no idea what to do with its talented cast
"...and one day, she started feeding a baby mountain lion. When the lion grew up, it attacked the woman,..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Wedding Guest
A simmering thriller of international abduction and pursuit
"...Dev Patel, the soulful hero of Slumdog Millionaire and Lion, plays the kidnapper Jay here. Not only..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whole Woman's Health Caught Up in Anti-Abortion Turf War
Longtime Austin clinic forced to relocate
"...The space is now held by Lion Venture Partners, whose leader Andy Schoonover is the co-founder..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Wild
Despite its title, Disney's new animated film, The Wild, is about as pedestrian as you can get.
"...voices Ryan, the unsettled cub of "New York Zoo" lion Samson (Sutherland), who ends up being accidentally shipped to..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend
"...by Jean Pierre Lion..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Review by Harvey Pekar

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