Terror Fest Interview: Bell Witch

"...Bass and drums doom metal duo Bell Witch deals in loss and bereavement. That trajectory took..."

June 15, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Fantastic Fest Review: What Happened to Dorothy Bell?

Found footage horror is a chill burn, not a run through the woods

"...What makes low-budget horror What Happened to Dorothy Bell? so coolly fascinating is that it melds the two,..."

Sept. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An American Haunting

A satanic-possession thriller set in 1817 stars Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek – to little avail.

"...in those moments where his early 19th-century Tennesseean, John Bell, glimpses something – a shadow, a flicker, possibly Maj...."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bewitched

Again Kidman goes for another nose-centric role, yet Nora Ephron's very meta remake of the old TV show still misfires.

"...Alan Grier. This isn’t Nicole Kidman’s first dalliance with witchcraft, and it is one of Bewitched’s unfortunate achievements that..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Last Exorcism

This faux documentary pulls few punches in its fresh look at what happens when religion and the secular world collide.

"...Directed by: Daniel Stamm. Starring: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Louis Herthum, Iris Bahr, Caleb Landry Jones, Tony Bentley..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback: Night Glitter Ascends

Thievery Corporation singer's Austin project picks up steam, Shakey Graves' new live look, and Terror Fest thrives

"...all," said Domi, "but to have them together with Bell Witch and Yob was a show for the books."..."

June 22, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

10 Essential Showcases to See at Oblivion Access

Unpacking the unclassifiable experimental music festival, show by show

"...there's no Sunn 0))), no Khanate, no Skullflower, no Bell Witch – no all-enveloping, strangely soothing blanket of grunge...."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Review: Haunter’s Discarnate Ails

A three-song behemoth from Central Texas death metal unit debut on Profound Lore

"...(and consumer) beloved Canadian independent on May 6. Sponsoring Bell Witch, Pallbearer, Portal, and many more, the imprint's avant-garde..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Terror Fest Drops the Big One

Third year comer triples down at Empire & Barracuda June 7-9

"...Both nod when asked if Domi prompted last year’s..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Second Annual Terror Fest Takes Hold of Austin

Burgeoning extreme metal maelstrom runs June 15-17

June 15, 2018 Music Feature

Terror Fest Interview: Primitive Man

"...Primitive Man stole the show out from under headliners Bell Witch by sheer brute force. The Denver trio's wall..."

June 15, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Terror Fest Picks

"...post millennium with Thomas and founding guitarist Vinnie La Bella. – Kevin Curtin..."

June 15, 2018 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 National Albums of 2017

National themed lists

"...Isabella Castro-Cota (Pop)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

Brahms: The Boy II

The well-dressed, porcelain, miniature killer is back. Um … how?

"...Directed by: William Brent Bell. Starring: Katie Holmes, Christopher Convery, Owain Yeoman, Ralph Ineson,..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...arcane cinema to summon up Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, charting the growth of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Screamlines

"...guide you into the video aisles this Halloween from witches to maniacs. Just don't forget to lock the door..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Around the World of Weird

The many genre delights of Fantastic Fest 2008

"...borrowed the conceit of faux "found footage"). The Blair Witch Project demolished box-office records for independent cinema, making directors..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

Follow the yellow brick road to Wounded Knee in this account of L. Frank Baum's effort to tame the untamable.

"...collective awareness as a wonderland, though Glinda, the good witch, has no such illusion when she sweetly reveals to..."

July 21, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...to uncover the university's hidden secrets. Cast: Jon Huertas, Isabella Gomez, Lindsay LaVanchy, Froy Gutierrez, Gattlin Griffith, Patrick Walker,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

First, the good news ...

"...The Bush Witch Project..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column

Jimmy Stewart Is Crazy in Love

Passion’s pitfalls bedevil Jimmy Stewart in three classics

"...3; Vertigo (1958) on August 14 and 15; and Bell, Book and Candle (1958) on August 23 and 24...."

Aug. 1, 2014 Screens Post by Erica Todd

Audit Ugliness

Perry questions Strayhorn's ethics, but watchdogs warn he's in a glass house

"...Strayhorn has accused Perry of orchestrating a political witch hunt through the auditor's office, and says the findings..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...States, Bulgaria) Director: Crystal Moselle, Derrick B. Harden Producers: Izabella Tzenkova, Crystal Moselle Khalid, from Brooklyn, gets stuck in..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Assessing This Year's Tumultuous Fantastic Fest

Notes from the subdued chaos at the Drafthouse

"...most notably programmer Annick Mahnert and executive director Kristin Bell – were given more public roles. At the same..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend. Cast: Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, Dewanda Wise, Y'Lan Noel, Kym Whitley HEADLINERS..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...Shall Pass (Tooth & Nail). – Darcie Stevens DIXIE WITCH10pm, Red Eyed Fly Austin's Dixie Witch specializes in southern-fried..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

The Peek-a-Boo Book of Spells (Peek-a-Boo)

"...The Peek-a-Boo Book of Spells(Peek-a-Boo) Sixteen songs about witches and spells? Three weeks after Halloween? This has to..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Four Decades of Austin Chronicle Halloween Mask Covers

"...2006: Invisi-Bell Man Never let it be said the Chronicle is..."

Oct. 24, 2022 Photo Gallery

Seasonal Cinema

Forget Die Hard, here's some holiday deep cuts

"...2) Bell Book and Candle Possibly Kim Novak's finest hour and..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Park your hiney at a Saturday night SXSW showcase

"...a Southern soul summit. Included are soul survivors William Bell, Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, and Booker T. Jones; rappers..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

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