Nine Essential Albums From Willie Nelson’s 90 Years

Wishing the Texas outlaw icon a Willie nice birthday

"...Essential song: “Mr. Record Man” Shotgun Willie (Atlantic, 1973)..."

April 28, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Old Man

Uninspired cabin-in-the-words horror elevated by engaging acting

"...of the Smoky Mountains. After some trust negotiations, the shotgun is momentarily put aside, and an uneasy alliance is..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Have You Seen the Last of Kevin Curtin?

No, but due to big life changes, I am demoting myself

"...of channeling my thoughts into my fingertips to tell stories in the most interesting, amusing, or inspiring ways I..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...On the dramatic side is Final Cut, the French..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Blue

Dennis Hopper’s lost film murders the Seventies

"...drunk Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz in clown makeup riding shotgun, plows his 18-wheeler into the side of a school..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Willie Nelson to Deliver SXSW Online Conference Keynote

Shotgun Willie brings a few hundred friends to the virtual stage

"..."anti-festival" the Luck Reunion on hold for another year, Shotgun Willie is getting on the digital road again as..."

Jan. 13, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...tower and, armed with an M1 carbine, a 12-gauge shotgun, and assorted other weapons, began killing students, faculty, and..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Riding With Joe Carnahan and Latinx Superhero El Chicano

The action innovator on film, politics, the Coens, Blumhouse and more

"...modern wilderness survival classic The Grey) is like picking shotgun pellets out of the air. Topics shift and blaze,..."

May 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Years With Townes Van Zandt

Twenty years with Townes Van Zandt riding shotgun

"...stir up the weirdest tornado you could imagine." The stories are wild and absurd, and yet they still only..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Beast

Murder-mystery rewritten as a chilling fairy tale romance.

"...the full morning light, but a stranger with a shotgun comes along and runs him off. Moll and the..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Shotgun D: Hannah Marks, Joey Power A young couple's relationship..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Velveeta Room's Head Cheese

Pat Dean takes over the venue that’s redefining what a “comedy club” can be

"...of the seediest rooms Downtown to a comfortable, carefree shotgun lounge. Retro-hip decor, midcentury jazz, chalkboard tables, and gaslight..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...30-barrel system because we had heard so many horror stories about starting off with a seven-barrel system. So we..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Jeff Nichols Enters Texas Film Hall of Fame

Loving director, Hector Galán, and Tye Sheridan honored

"...lights of Texas film, from his Independent Spirit-winning debut Shotgun Stories to his most recent, historical drama Loving (read..."

Nov. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch: Across Steven's Universe

The curious connection between programming and content

"...in jokes and wordplay – the father with a shotgun, the cherry stem tied in a knot – that..."

Aug. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Worst Tour Stories Ever: Cherubs

"...scenic route. I was driving and Brent Prager rode shotgun in our nasty black van. Brent had a ton..."

July 8, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Whitley

Midnight Special

Is a boy with special gifts a savior or a weapon – or neither?

"...in common with Nichols’ previous three independently made films (Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, and Mud), Midnight Special finds the..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Austin Beer Scavenger Hunt

SXSW is brewing

"...on doing so the old-fashion way: with compelling oral histories, longform stories on hop oils, and telltale adventures of..."

March 10, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

Page Two: Made in Texas

Lighting fires for creativity and community

"...Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse, Mike Judge's Office Space; Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, and Mud by Jeff Nichols; and..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Column by Louis Black

You Are Entering Harlan County

Justified creator Graham Yost exits Kentucky for the ATX Television Festival

"...go out and come back in," he gets a shotgun, and Raylan comes out. So when I got to..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Dead Climb on Top of You

Third Place winner

"...never see her again. Only I did. She rode shotgun on a trip to help a girl get a..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by P. Tyson Midkiff

Playback: Phil Anselmo's Housecore Horror

Phil Anselmo returns with Housecore Horror, Marc and Elijah Ford jam family style, and Keith Ferguson gets his inked in new book

"...Ford's earliest memories, he's in his mother's arms, wearing shotgun headphones, watching his dad play guitar onstage through a..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun: A [Revised] Guide to Floating the River

Lessons learned during a Texas summer staple

"...holes in your beer cans for the stopover at "Shotgun Island." You will probably lose these keys.)..."

May 21, 2014 Chronolog Post by Adrienne White

Let the Madness Begin

Where ‘Mad Men’ left off – and where it might go next

"...lost at sea; a suicide by hanging; a Cheney-esque shotgun blast to the face – at least one terrible..."

April 12, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

A Conversation With Jeff Nichols

'Mud' director oozes with Southern charm

"...also delved into the nitty gritty of his filmography: Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, and Mud, the latter a contender..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Homegrown Horror

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on 'V/H/S/2'

"...Next on board was Hobo With a Shotgun helmer Jason Eisener, who blasts the audiences with a..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Michael Shannon, casting call, and Bad Movie Bingo

"...fourth collaboration with actor Michael Shannon (after Take Shelter, Shotgun Stories, and a cameo in Mud). For more from..."

May 10, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Mud

Hypermasculine yet soulfully romantic, this coming of age story with thriller elements stars Matthew McConaughey.

"...tribalist vendetta that calls back to Nichols’ first feature, Shotgun Stories; and a coming-of-age story of a boy in..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Clear As 'Mud'

Writer/director Jeff Nichols dishes the dirt on his third feature

"...Rooted in distinctly American soil, his first indie feature, Shotgun Stories (2007) – which, for many of us, provided..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The ABCs of Death

Horror anthology does it down to the letter.

"...Down Terrace, A Serbian Film, and Hobo With a Shotgun. All the films reveal an abundance of technical skill,..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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