Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...birds!” Yes, I agree: Science is for The Birds, Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic 1963 thriller about avian aggression. Austin Film..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Relays, Rides, and Rasslin' Headline This Week's Community Events

Recommended happenings around town

"...birds!” Yes, I agree: Science is for The Birds, Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic 1963 thriller about avian aggression. Austin Film..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Carnaval to Chili Cook-Off: This Week's Recommended Community Events

A kickoff for Black History Month, Mean Girls trivia, a farewell to boobies, and more

"...old, he drew cartoons influenced by comic books and Alfred Hitchcock films, according to research compiled by Franklin Sirmans...."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Killers of the Flower Moon

Scorsese at his best for a true tale of hideous heartland crimes

"...their welcome (Shutter Island being an excellent episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents dragged out mercilessly over two hours). In..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's The 39 Steps

An aerobic workout for the cast, a delightfully mindless experience for the audience

"...Barlow's hilarious, parodic stage adaptation of the classic 1935 Alfred Hitchcock spy film The 39 Steps (based in turn..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Harry Ransom Center Celebrates Movie Storyboards With Poster Giveaway

Grab some art this weekend at the "Drawing the Motion Picture" exhibit

"...in film history as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, the Star Wars films, and even major..."

April 8, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Indoor Queers Club: LGBT-Boo!

Queer horror picks from your trusty Chronicle crypt keepers

"...Psycho series (That’s right! The series, not just the Hitchcock original! Justice for Psycho II!) that includes intimate and..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Loving Highsmith

Documentary about the acclaimed American novelist explores her past loves

"...compelling plots inspiring a spectrum of notable filmmakers from Alfred Hitchcock to Wim Wenders to Anthony Minghella to Todd..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Five Bizarro Films at Fantastic Fest @Home

The strangest and most fearless of the streaming selection at this year's Fantastic Fest

"...calculated hipster bait, but James Nguyen's deranged riff on Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds remains the height of "what did..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...movie Psycho, films were shown without set start times. Alfred Hitchcock didn't want people to come in during the..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

ATX TV Festival 2022: Queer for Fear

New Shudder series gives queer audiences a genre to call their own

"...takes a closer look back at horror classics like Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca, which straight audiences might not remember as..."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...on debut full-length Glitter & Gore. Taking notes from Alfred Hitchcock for "Psycho Mama," and influenced by all things..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 29 - February 4

"...actor Ingrid Bergman appeared in three movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In Notorious, set after the end of World..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...also incorporating their music. – Rachel Rascoe Graham Reynolds Reimagines Hitchcock's The Lodger..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Robert Rodriguez Brings His Next Project Back to Austin to Trailblaze Safe Production Protocols

Troublemaking in the time of pandemic

"...Kids 3: Game Over, and watching a lot of Alfred Hitchcock films. He became intrigued by the director's use..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Upstairs, Downstairs: The Metaphors of Parasite

Bong Joon-ho on his obsession with stairs, Psycho, and how we eat

"...a little kid in elementary school I watched Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock's [film]. The Bates Motel is fascinating, but I'm..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Composer Frederic Chopin, scientist/inventor/philanthropist Alfred Nobel, and children's story writer Hans Christian Andersen were..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Upstairs, Downstairs: The Visual Metaphors of Parasite

Bong Joon-ho talks stairs, smells, and Psycho

"...a little kid in elementary school I watched Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock’s [film]. The Bates Motel is fascinating, but I’m..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...established a three-second kiss rule. To get around it, Alfred Hitchcock had his actors stop and restart their kisses..."

July 26, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

AFS Kicks Off Hitchcock Before Hollywood Series

April 4 film includes tea, vintage records, and themed photo booth

"...Alfred Hitchcock’s outsized persona – that mordant wit, the alchemy..."

April 2, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gloria Bell

Julianne Moore excels (as always) in this funny, poignant character study

"...at Gloria’s story. Here, he joins the ranks of Alfred Hitchcock, Leo McCarey, and Michael Haneke to take a..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Alfred Hitchcock loved practical jokes. Once, he bet a man..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

How Costume Designer Edith Head Changed the Look of Hollywood

AFS Cinema spotlights films featuring the Oscar-winner's designs

"...the gold tissue lamé and breezy chiffon concoctions for Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (1955) some of her..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Column by Jill Morena

A Simple Favor

Anna Kendrick turns unlikely sleuth in this deliciously twisted romp

"...mixture of movie of the week, Diabolique, Peyton Place, Alfred Hitchcock, and The Thin Man. It may seem a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ready Player One

Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment

"...jamming every deep nerd reference, from Mortal Kombat to Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators, by adapting Austin author..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The World Before Your Feet

The art of walking … and doing little else

"...MacGuffin was Alfred Hitchcock's term for the goal that doesn't matter except..."

March 13, 2018 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

The Commuter

Liam Neeson still has a very particular set of skills

"...If Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train taught us anything, it’s..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

78/52

An effusive doc on the shower scene from Psycho

"...Imagine, if you will, witnessing Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho upon its initial release back in the..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Blade Runner 2049

This visually lush sequel was worth the wait.

"...filmmaker to the critics assembled to view the movie. Alfred Hitchcock warned audiences to please not give away the..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

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

"...way to describe this deceptively nuanced, dystopian nightmare is “Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds except it ain’t just birds, pal.”..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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