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Fireflies in the Garden
This long-delayed drama about family dysfunction stars Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, and Julia Roberts.
"...Putting the lie to Tolstoy's otherwise truthy maxim "Happy families are..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Releasing 'Fireflies in the Garden'
Julia Roberts pic filmed 3 years ago in Austin area has U.S. release date
"...Foods while he was in town shooting Fireflies in the Garden. Also starring in the picture are Julia Roberts..."

Aug. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Art Review: “Encounters in the Garden
Laredo-based artist renders open interaction with the unfamiliar
"...Interactive art experiences are now plentiful thanks to the ubiquity of the smartphone, but Josias Figueirido uses the..."

July 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Lina Fisher

Got to Get Ourselves Back to the Garden
The exhibition "Charles Umlauf: A Retrospective, 1933-1992" at the gallery Spazio by Lytle Pressley, is a fresh reminder that Umlauf was an artistic virtuoso in many ways and not simply an artist who lived in Austin, but an artist who was Austin, who embodied something of the character of the city and revealed it in his artwork.
"...The small bronze sculpture offers a modest depiction of a..."

June 1, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sonya Coté Debuts A Table in the Garden
Community cookbook pays tribute to District 5
"...a collection of recipes. When Sonya Coté is at the helm, it can be a lot of other things..."

March 9, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

"Katie Rose Pipkin: picking figs in the garden while my world eats Itself"
In an art exhibition and accompanying chapbook, Pipkin automates the un-automatable
"...an exhibition that serves as a supporting structure for the launch of a chapbook of computer-driven poetry and illustration..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
"...and outrageous a confection as its source material, half Southern gothic and half Our Town on goofdust. Cusack plays..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Back to the Garden
The musical Candide has had as tumultuous a life as its wandering hero. Robert Faires catalogs its journey and explains what has kept it alive and why it's always a pleasure to revisit.
"..."The trouble with Candide is that it didn't fail." So..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Now Streaming in Austin: Fireflies in the Garden
Ryan Reynolds, Julia Roberts, and Willem Dafoe get weepy
"...as a dramatic actor in domestic drama Fireflies in the Garden...."

March 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Garden Left Behind Bears Witness to Anti-Trans Violence
A new paradise lost from filmmaker Flavio Alves
"..."Every time I leave the house I don't know if I'm going to come..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Hightower Report: Police Destroy the 'Garden of Eden'
Police destroy the 'Garden of Eden'
"...The Bible tells us that the Garden of Eden was..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

How's the Garden Coming?
"...Year. But we know it's old, as old as the wind that blew us here. It would be nice..."

Jan. 12, 2005 Postmarks

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

Join the Garden
"...Your excellent and timely February 21 cover feature article, “The Dirt on Compost” [“A Banana Peel, a Diaper, and..."

Feb. 24, 2020 Postmarks

Then There's This: Back to the Garden
Comp plan aims to build a sustainable food system
"...That's thanks in large measure to the pushing and prodding and spoon-feeding that went on behind..."

July 13, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

The Apple
"...which is not quite fiction or documentary, is about the real-life experiences of twin Iranian 12-year-old girls whose lives..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Station
"...Starring: Sergio Rubini, Margherita Buy and Ennio Fantastichini. In the language of movies, there's nothing so desolate as a..."

May 8, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Day Trips: San Antonio Botanical Garden
Public garden adds a culinary component to its flowering beds
"...The San Antonio Botanical Garden is growing a delicious new..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Playing 'House' (and 'Garden')
At Austin Playhouse, running Alan Ayckbourn's paired comedies side-by-side is double the pleasure, double the fun
"...can imagine what a lark it must be for the audience, this whole paired-comedies-performed-simultaneously-in-adjacent-theatres thing, watching actors dash off..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Qui and Saukam Cook Up a Garden Party
Culinary couple host annual Umlauf fundraiser
"...The annual Garden Party at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and..."

April 21, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Elaine Martin
Chef, restaurateur helped pioneer Eastside treasure
"...Lance opened a restaurant on Manor Road in 1988, they had no grand designs about becoming the anchor tenant..."

Feb. 18, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

We Remember What the Dormouse Said
Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands
"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Umlauf Garden Party Turns 15
Sip and stroll through sculpture garden raises funds for facility
"...The fifteenth annual Garden Party had a special purpose –..."

April 28, 2013 Food Post by Rachel Feit

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Dorsey Barger
When she's passionate about something, hospitality pro goes all in
"...in love with a restaurant called Armando's that was then located in an old house. It was at that..."

March 6, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

If You Can Stand the Heat, Here Are Some Outdoor Activities to Enjoy This Summer in Austin
Watersports, zip lines, and the many delights of Zilker Park
"...During Austin’s endless summer, the temperature regularly climbs above 100 degrees, the sun is..."

July 18, 2022 Chronolog Post by Camila Llorente

Umlauf Sculpture Garden Reopening
Especially when it's rich with art, the outside is in again
"...visit an art gallery right now, what with only the effectiveness (such as it is) of masks and social..."

June 5, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

For the Time Being, Eastside Cafe Garden Has Some Suerte
Pastrami shop set to open in former Elaine’s Pork and Pie space
"...Mass took a moment during SXSW to talk to the Chronicle about the future plans for his recently-purchased piece..."

March 27, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

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

“Shanie Tommasini: Slippery Clump” at the Umlauf
The Umlauf Prize-winning artist uses big, playful shapes and environmental manipulation to look at art, nature, and conservation
"...The most unnerving aspects of fictional eco-dystopias involve synthetic intrusion..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

The New World
Instead of a great story about the conflicted origins of the American nation, Terrence Malick interrupts his transcendental observations for a dopey love story between John Smith and Pocahontas.
"...Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg, Wes Studi, David Thewlis, Raoul Trujillo and Irene Bedard. As the camera moves..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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