Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

End of an Era: Funko Lays Off Mondo's Leadership

UPDATED: Toys and records unaffected as prints team gutted

"...However, Mondo did not emerge unscathed. The Drafthouse let..."

March 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Owen Kline Turns the Funny Pages

New movie looks at the grotesque and absurd sides of collection

Aug. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Funko Buys Mondo

Collectible leviathan acquires Austin's boutique art shop

"...that really began in 2020 with the sale of Birth.Movies.Death., its magazine brand. Drafthouse Films, the dedicated art house..."

June 13, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Monday

Cifika in a tube, Haru Nemuri thrives live, and other highlights

March 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Torn

New documentary sees a family in a legendary mountaineer’s shadow

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Addams Family 2

A spirit-crushing vacation for everyone's favorite ghouls

Oct. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse

New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?

"..."They're seen as very good at expanding," said another..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Kingcast Finds the Personal Stories of Stephen King Fans

Eric Vespe and Scott Wampler make for the podcast's skeleton crew

"...the laconic and sardonic managing editor of movie magazine Birth.Movies.Death. When searching for a co-conspirator, Vespe said, "I knew..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...the sale of in-house magazine and film news website Birth.Movies.Death. to the Dallas-based Cinestate production and publishing house...."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Sells Birth.Movies.Death.

Magazine and website becomes part of Cinestate

"...wing Mondo, and Fantastic Fest. Yet one sub-brand – Birth.Movies.Death. – was missing, and now we know why...."

May 1, 2020 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Presses Play on VHS Celebration

Special shows launch first book from Drafthouse's book imprint

"...But for those of you who don't just want..."

Jan. 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Knives Out for Rian Johnson

Talking whodunnits, character actors, and $2 bills

Dec. 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Downtown Austin Bar Debuts Storybook Cocktail Menu Tied to SXSW Horror Film

Field Guide to Evil inspired drinks with collectible Mondo cover

"...Following the release of the film, the folks at Birth.Movies.Death. curated a book featuring eight original horror flash fiction..."

Oct. 15, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Depraved

A modern Frankenstein finds the sins of the fathers in war and commerce

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Terminator: The Musical at Fallout Theater

This is exactly the sort of loving parody of nuclear apocalypse and time-traveling AI everyone should experience at least once

"...it's garnered national attention from such media outlets as Birth.Movies.Death, iHorror, and SyFy. "It's so flattering and exciting to..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Review by M. Brianna Stallings

Sundance, Slamdance, SXSW, and More Austin Film News

Jan. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2018

Number one will shock you. No, for reals. Shocked and appalled.

Dec. 29, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Obsession: Norma Jean & Marilyn

How HBO’s Monroe biopic highlighted the need for #MeToo

"...and culture. Her work has appeared at ScreenCrush and Birth.Movies.Death...."

Nov. 16, 2018 Screens Column by Britt Hayes

Chronicle Recommends: The Best of Austin

Our recommendations of the finest movies from and about the ATX

Nov. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

C. Robert Cargill’s Journey From Writing About Film to Making Blockbusters

Something sinister, something strange from Dr. Strange scribe

June 15, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...when Devin Faraci, editor of in-house movie news publication Birth.Movies.Death., resigned after being accused of sexually assaulting and harassing..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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