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Wonka
Roald Dahl's candy king gets a flavorless and cloying origin story
"...King and Farnaby, bear titles – “A Hatful of Dreams,” "A World of Your Own," “For a Moment” –..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
All eyes on Lesley Manville in this tale of fashion and grit
"...right? Yes, especially when the titular role of the sweet London cleaning lady with French designer dreams is performed..."

July 15, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW
Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest
"..."Dreams" off late 2020 mixtape From the Heart, Vol. 2,..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Japanese anime blockbuster screams into the nightmare void
"...McDonald), has pulled everyone on the train inside their dreams. So far, so Inception, but with an added, vile..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Judy
Renée Zellweger is a star reborn in this Judy Garland biopic
"...Judy Garland will forever be remembered as the sweet girl in pigtails who longingly sang about a happy..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Music Interview: Lou Rebecca
French chanteuse infuses current pop with retro influences
"...Paris-born Lou Rebecca dreams bigger since her eponymous 2018 debut on Austin's Holodeck..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film
Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced
"...of manic energy, "Daniel" helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him into a desperate fight for his..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List
Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more
"...Dream. (See also Lauren Hilgers' Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown, Laura Wides-Muñoz's The Making of a Dream:..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Mo' Music Slices
Beat cream flowin' like waterfalls
"...Solange Yonce's hip li'l sis is back with a sweet yet melancholy break-up song in Eighties party jam dressing...."

Oct. 18, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Beasts of the Southern Wild
Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.
"...than film (although it bears resemblance to some fever dreams I vaguely recall having had as a child). Much..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos
The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009
"...oeuvre to Toronto's Andrew Hunt, whose microbudgeted debut feature Sweet Karma enters into the real underworld of human sex-trafficking..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is an infectious experience of sequins and songs that lives up to the hype. Opens Monday.
"...energy that you know that you’re in for a sweet ride. This euphoric adaptation of the hit Broadway backstage..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Picks & Sleepers
"...Theatre Some know Toshi Reagon as the daughter of Sweet Honey in the Rock's Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon. Others..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Requiem for a Dream
Portrait of a young junkie – and those he loves.
"...wrapped up in small-time drug trafficking, but the pair's sweet tooth for the stash wrecks their dreams of house..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Bedazzled
"...Park's Frances O'Connor), but in each wish scenario he dreams up, an important element has been left out. The..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Triumph in River City
With The Music Man, Austin Musical Theatre creates a River City that's bigger than some by-god real Texas towns. But it's a show whose heart may be the biggest thing of all.
"...City rubes for him to cozy up to and sweet-talk and finagle, you don't have a show...."

May 19, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Get It While You Can
"...After reading Alice Echols' Scars of Sweet Paradise, the answer is a resounding no. Janis craved..."

March 19, 1999 Books Feature

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections
"...flowing. Especially for Lucky, the slow-speaking Texan with a sweet spot for good barbecue. Unfortunately, Lucky is a barbecue..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Sunday
"...Pine, Jared Harris and Joe Grifasi. Late morning hush. Sweet waking dreams. Traffic lights presiding silently over empty streets,..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Sunset Park
"...and human decency. The latest feature by Steve Gomer (Sweet Lorraine) stars Rhea Perlman as a Brooklyn high school..."

May 3, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Eat Your Heart Out: A Three-Day Meal Plan for ACL Eats 2022
Paramore, Lil Nas X, and SZA aren't the only acts to watch for
"...in popsicle-adjacent potassium-filled desserts dipped, coated, and drizzled in sweet and savory delights of your choice. Start with a..."

Oct. 6, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

1999 SXSW Music Festival
"...unmitigated chaos boiled down to 90 seconds of ear-splitting sweet release, the Hives are your deliverance. This Örebro, Sweden..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

The Draught Horse
"...a German lager yeast and malts for a slightly sweet flavor...."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 12-18
"...on each of the next 11 nights, ask your dreams to bring you stories like those told by the..."

June 19, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

ISHIDA Dance Makes Its Debut
A world-class contemporary dance troupe for Austin makes its first moves
"...two-night stand at the Long Center, it began in dreams – literally, dreams...."

Jan. 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback – 2014: Keeping the Dream Alive
Reviewing ATX music 2014
"...struck by the notion that Austin's a city of dreams, where creativity trumps practicality always. Every venue, every festival,..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Pie-o-Neers for Peace
Peace Through Pie initiative going forward one school at a time
"...co-hosted Austin's first Dream Pie Social at the historic Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in the Clarksville neighborhood in..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

ACL's Food Court Continues to Expand Its – and Our – Horizons
Take an ACL break Austin-style with local eateries and portable fine dining
"...are sure to satisfy everyone's cravings for healthy pick-me-ups. Sweet Leaf Tea..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
AFF's finalized lineup
"...his ambitions into a deluded obsession with uber-hottie Madison Sweet...."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Stax Records Roundup
"...Stax/Volt Revue: Live in Norway 1967(Stax/Reelin' in the Years) Dreams to Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding(Stax/Reelin' in the..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

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