'The Last Supper'

Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas: an excerpt

"...From the book Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Alison Macor

Moving Pictures

Alison Macor charts 30 years of Austin history, one film at a time

"...later, on the eve of the publication of Macor's Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

"...which over the years have become so tangled that chainsaws themselves could not cut a clear swath through the..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Children of the Corn

Dismal Stephen King adaptation should be plowed back under

"...one based on a couple of bored teens waving chainsaws dismissively at some grownups, all at the behest of..."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

God's Country

Thandiwe Newton finds darkness in the heartland

"...a memorable moment in a Christmas tree farm where chainsaws become menacing, there are calmer ones of reconciliation, such..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Blood Quantum

Pioneering First Nation zombie film rips the genre away from traditional hands

"...would find in a ‘70s Italian horror film. From chainsaws to disembowelment, Bloom Quantum pulls no punches, unwilling to..."

May 8, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Alison Macor Tells the Tale of Austin’s Greatest Rewrite Man

New book delves into the career of Top Gun script doctor Warren Skaaren

"...For her 2010 book, Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: Thirty Years of Filmmaking in..."

June 2, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Halloween: Resurrection

"...13th: The Spurting on Arbor Day (Finally! Putting those chainsaws to good use!), but as even the most die-hard..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Very Bad Things

"...the boys load up on such high-desert incidentals as chainsaws, shovels, and gore-proof slickers, the deed is done and..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Urban Legend

"...he's created is beginning to bear bitter fruit. Like chainsaws and Karo syrup, it comes, I suspect, with the..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: Y2K

Stoner disaster-comedy banks on 90s nostalgia

"...an army of superintelligent desktops wielding power drills and chainsaws hacks us to pieces. But hey, at least the..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Five Film Books From Austin

From Pinocchio to psychotic women, your gift guide for reading material

"...book, Alison Macor, author of definitive Austin movie history Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids, salutes William Wyler's 1947 Oscar-winning..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Growing Program Creates Green Jobs, Maintains Underserved Parks

Building a sustainable future

"...A morning chorus of chainsaws greets the day at Montopolis Neighborhood Park in East..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Now Streaming in Austin: AFS on Slacker at the Dobie

Linklater explains the breakout run of his classic

"...insight from former Chronicle critic Alison Macor, author of Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in..."

July 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Helped Shape Austin Filmmaking

The saw remains the same for Mike Blizzard

"...of the locations are either gone or changed: Cut-Rite Chainsaws is now the Mean Eyed Cat; the exteriors of..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The True Story of the Somewhat Lost Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger star in this largely forgotten sequel

"...can finally take its rightful place in the Cut-Rite Chainsaws pantheon...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Utopia Fest Announces New Location and Lineup

Music festival lands in Burnet County

"...Soon, the pair brought out reinforcements – chainsaws, riding mowers, skid-steer loaders – and cleared out acre..."

April 16, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Halloween Is Serious Business

Behind the gates at Scream Hollow and the House of Torment

"...easy drive but remote enough that the sound of chainsaws has a different resonance. He says, "I wanted to..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...do bloodsport it should involve monster trucks, dirt bikes, chainsaws, and piles of trashcan meth. Rollerball gets a pass..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Public Notice: Ten Things

A CodeNEXT primer, and happy Earth Day

"...pay no sales tax at all. Sorry, car batteries, chainsaws, plywood, and camping supplies don't qualify. See www.comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/98-1017.php for..."

April 21, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer Watch

"...Chainsaws and redwood logs were banned from the Columbus Crew..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Top 10 Video Games

From impossible geometry to glitching goats, it's our favorite games of the year

"...on a wire to gun down foes or strapping chainsaws to your shoes to level a demon, there was..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

DVDanger: Every Day Is Halloween

See No Evil 2, The Houses October Built, and LFO

"...annoying that you really hope that one of those chainsaws (a common tool to scare people out of haunts..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...working titles. We were tossing things around, Texas and chainsaws and that sort of thing, and he came up..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster, Pussycat! 'GLIFF! 'GLIFF!

A busy Polari mentors young queer filmmakers and preps for aGLIFF

"...a life-size Revival Motorcycle during the event. Let the chainsaws roar!..."

Aug. 6, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Mortimer

Roller Derby Update 1/22/14

From recruiting wranglers to world cups, start filling your schedule

"...101B) All ages, sizes and genders welcome. Miniskirts and chainsaws not provided...."

Jan. 22, 2014 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview

The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires

"...Katrina and Rita happened, we would send crews with chainsaws. We were those show-up-and-volunteer people that needed some direction...."

Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

ACL Interview: True Believers (Part I)

Reunited with blood fury and dedicated to Brent Grulke

"...on fire. As KUTX’s Kevin Connor said, “They’re playing chainsaws.” The show was capped with an explosion of blood..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 1

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...Sam Raimi's cult favorite. Say hello to eerie books, chainsaws, and enough blood to quench even the most vampiric..."

March 8, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

A Decade of Aggression at the House of Torment

Austin's top-rated Halloween haunt looks back on 10 years of scares

"...body parts. Talk about old school shocks: It's just chainsaws, wooden barricades, and jump scares. "It's the simplest one,..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

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