The Beast and the Bone Collector in Rondo and Bob

Joe O'Connell brings together two horror icons in his documentary, on VOD now

"...his mind, it seems it's the wisdom of Guy Clark, the Dean of Texas Songwriters: "By the time people..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Following our excerpt of Me and Sister Bobbie, outlaw era radio deejay Woody Roberts returns to the..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

Black Christmas

Although this horror remake isn't as suspenseful or emotionally draining as its influential 1974 predecessor, the film almost makes up for that with its overriding weirdness.

"...producing partner James Wong were tackling a remake of Bob Clark's much-loved 1974 sorority-house slash-a-rama, the recoil from the..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Christmas

Redo of horror classic rejects subtext for political message

"...of risk, but this candor also harkens back to Bob Clark’s original feature, a movie that was anything but..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Let’s just call SuperBabies what it is: child abuse.

"...Directed by: Bob Clark. Starring: Jon Voight, Scott Baio, Vanessa Angel, Skyler..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Baby Geniuses

"...Directed by: Bob Clark. Starring: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Ruby Dee, Peter..."

March 19, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Rock Opera

Locally filmed micro-budget feature tells a picaresque story about a punk guitarist who is trying to sell enough pot to finance a low-rent tour for his band. His journey instead takes him on a tour through the college-town underground.

"...Directed by: Bob Ray. Starring: Jerry Don Clark, Ted Jarrell, Russell Porter,..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Christmas Story

Ralphie wants nothing more for Christmas than a Red Ryder 200-shot, range-model air rifle, but he must convince Mom and Dad that, if lucky enough to receive this “Holy Grail of Christmas presents,” he won't shoot his eye out.

"...Directed by: Bob Clark. Starring: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Ian..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Holiday Viewing: Black Christmas

The giving season can be murder in the original slasher

"...Christmas has any rights to be any better. Director Bob Clark had emerged out of the cinematic swamps of..."

Dec. 2, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

Star Alan Ormsby on the counterculture zombie classic

"...a trilogy of subversive shockers created by Ormsby and Bob Clark continuing with the Ed Gein-inspired Deranged, and anti-war..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ain't Messin 'Round

Gary Clark Jr. kisses the sky

"...18-year-old recent graduate of Austin High, blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. played the very first Austin City Limits Music..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The True One

The Byrds' fifth dimension, Gene Clark, eight miles high and as wide as Americana

"...number of ways a blackbird might look at Gene Clark..."

June 30, 2006 Music Feature by Louis Black

The Politics of Slasher Black Christmas

The Canadian classic was about more than gore

"...Last month, horror scholar and erstwhile television icon Joe Bob Briggs found himself at the center of an unexpected..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)

It's not high art, but Black Christmas is a spare, efficient fright flick.

"...BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)D: Bob Clark; with Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Review

Beefcake

"...times of pulp magazine impresario and low-budget nudie filmmaker Bob Mizer -- Fitzgerald's irresolution actually seems almost fitting. Mizer,..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

What We're Listening to Right Now

Beats by Balto!, Hayes Carll, Kiko Villamizar, Ley Line, and Colin Clark

"...Remember," "If It Was Up to Me"). Centerpiece Brandy Clark duet "In the Mean Time" reels relationship reality while..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

Sherlock Holmes

This movie reinvents the chilly, brainiac sleuth as a tortured genius and occasional backroom brawler, and Robert Downey Jr. almost makes the character work.

"...the excellent Holmes/Ripper face-off Murder by Decree, helmed by Bob Clark, of A Christmas Story). Now Guy Ritchie has..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sorority Row

Things go badly when these sorority sisters try to cover up a prank gone wrong and a serial killer enters the fray.

"...the vastly more entertaining, freaky little 2006 remake of Bob Clark's classic "sorority girls in peril" slashathon Black Christmas...."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story strikes a balance between being sentimental and irreverent, with Peter Billingsley putting in one of the better performances ever from a child actor and the rest of the cast clearly having a good time.

"...little different spin on the season.A Christmas Story D: Bob Clark (1983); with Peter Billingsley, Darin McGavin, Melinda Dillon,..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

The Substitute

"...of the Dead, and Alan Ormsby, who collaborated with Bob Clark on his forgotten classics Deathdream, Children Shouldn't Play..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Austin Filmmaking, Ten Years After

Film director Richard Linklater interviews Bob Ray, the director of the new Austin-made movie Rock Opera, about the Austin Film scene over the past 10 years.

"...new, locally made movie called Rock Opera by filmmaker Bob Ray during a midnight screening at the last SXSW..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

The weather’s ideal to learn about Bob Dylan or see hot air balloons

"...Is it rolling Bob? On May 10, 2022, the Bob Dylan Center in..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Sex Drive

Sex Drive is part endearing emo love story, part gross-out semen gag-fest, and, very occasionally, a smart, inspired, non-sequitur-laden hoot.

"...Directed by: Sean Anders. Starring: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke, James Marsden, Seth Green, Alice Greczyn, Katrina Bowden,..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Bob Clark; with Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall, Peter..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hello Old Friend: Eric Clapton Sends His Regards

Slowhand and friends shake the Frank Erwin Center

"...Gary Clark Jr. encores his AMAs sweep tomorrow at San Antonio’s..."

March 22, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

After a Fashion

Chronicle style avatar Stephen goes to some parties. So you weren't invited; shut up and come along anyway …

"...led the way (naturally), followed by Gail, the extraordinary Bob Sherman, and now Evan. Happy Birthday Evan, and welcome..."

June 21, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Steve Earle, Fresh Off Jerry Jeff Tribute, Deepens Songbook at Gruene Hall

Vagabond resilience & bristling resistance potently commune

"...Earle’s last four albums eulogize deep song tributaries: Guy Clark, Justin Townes Earle, and now Jerry Jeff Walker. Friday..."

June 27, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Q&A: Colin Mochrie Goes to Summer Camp in Boys vs. Girls

The Whose Line is it Anyway? star talks nerves and narwhals

"...AC: Incredible that Bob Clark directed that, Black Christmas, and A Christmas Story..."

Jan. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2014: Simon Barrett Brings The Guest

Scripter talks Faults, Halloween, and running out of bullets

"...maybe a couple of weeks. That movie, along with Bob Clark's Black Christmas, the giallo films, especially Twitch of..."

Sept. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Christmas Story

Zach Theatre faithfully re-creates the beloved holiday film onstage, though it lacks part of the original's shine

"...to the screenplay by Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and director Bob Clark. Fans can count on seeing the old man's..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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