DVDanger: Larry Fessenden Goes 'Beneath'

Horror auteur talks giant fish and the state of indie terror

"...director's seat, aquatic monster movie Beneath, is released on DVD and Blu-ray...."

March 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Good news for 'Hellion' and Violet Crown Cinema

"...sweet lovin'. From now until 11am tomorrow, all in-stock DVDs and Blu-rays will be 50% off! Yes, really. Hurry,..."

Feb. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

DVDanger: 'Haunter' / 'Hellbenders'

A supernatural weekend in home releases

"...You can tell that SXSW is nearly upon us:..."

Feb. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'

John Barrymore's lascivious trip into the heart of his own darkness

"...discordant and jagged, than the piano accompaniment provided on DVD...."

Feb. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Dark Touch' / 'Argento's Dracula'

Two very different dances with Irish Gothic

"...Dark Touch (IFC) is part of a new strain..."

Feb. 1, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Grabbers'/'Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear'

Rummaging through the 'how did we miss this?' files

"...have noticed, but Grabbers has actually been out on DVD for a couple of months now. But with the..."

Dec. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Boxing Lesson

Box sets grow up and out

"...Patriot assembles a coffeetable collection of six CDs, a DVD, and a heavy vinyl 78 uncovering Woody Guthrie's government..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Board-Breaking Box Sets

Bruce Lee dominates, of course

"...1973's posthumous tribute/abomination Game of Death – gets a DVD and Blu-ray each. The obvious absence is the world-shattering..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hulk Will Smash at Wizard World

Marvel to premiere "Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United" in Austin

"...Marvel Animation has been crushing it on cable and DVD for years. For a generation of fans of Marvel's..."

Nov. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: What's Your Point of View?

For Halloween, some beastly releases of the haunting month

"...If you're on the hunt for an anthology that..."

Oct. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nirvana

"...This obligatory 20th anniversary box, three CDs and a DVD, includes the classic album, complete with Litt's vocally inflated..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh, A Field in England)..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Planes

This new animated film is charmless and schematic.

"...Studios. (It was also reportedly first intended to go direct-to-DVD before reversing course for a theatrical release in the..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

One for All

Brian Salisbury talks about his new, post-Spill site, One of Us

"...culture as a constant tumble of comics and horror DVDs, think again. Site co-founder Brian Salisbury said, "It's a..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Proper Nang for Austin High’s Music Program

Even Mumford & Sons loves the AHS band/orchestra

"...same evening. The event was featured prominently in the DVD The Big Easy Express...."

May 21, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

You Gotta Have the Mettle

Legendary Texas doc 'Hands on a Hard Body' keeps on truckin'

"...to Austin in honor of the film's re-release on DVD...."

April 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

Straight to (Digital) Video

Devolver Digital Films focuses on new avenues to viewers

"...film distribution gig, but he's also worked producing a DVD video-magazine back in 2001 (i.e., before YouTube made that..."

March 29, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

West of Memphis

Eighteen years of wrongful imprisonment and four documentaries still don't put to rest the trials of the West Memphis Three.

"...Fran Walsh got involved after watching Paradise Lost on DVD in 2005. They reached out to Echols’ wife, Lorri..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

'Derby Baby' Growing Up in Public

New doc tracks the complex adolescence of Roller Derby

"...announcer extraordinaire Dumptruck. There's even an extra on the DVD, 'Dump Truck: The Man, the Myth, the Mouth', dedicated..."

Jan. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Rolling Stones

Dinosaur DVDs with a smattering of punk, porn, and R&B

"...film had a brief theatrical release, only with this DVD restoration does music history find the opportunity to consider..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Who

Dinosaur DVDs with a smattering of punk, porn, and R&B

"...setup must have been state-of-the art judging from the CD/DVD bonuses it's supplied in the last decade, The Who..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Etta James

Dinosaur DVDs with a smattering of punk, porn, and R&B

"...Don't be fooled by the title. This single DVD goes well beyond 1993, serving as a kind of..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

'Miami Connection' Connects After 25 Years

Grandmaster Y.K. Kim reels as his 1987 flop becomes a 2012 cult

"...could keep going. And, as it finally arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on this week, Drafthouse is also releasing..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Miami Connection

This incoherent mass of Eighties kitsch is the brainchild of tae kwon do master and motivational speaker Y.K. Kim.

"...Films have now decided to release this relic on DVD and theatrically, figuring others will enjoy the film’s unintentional..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

There's just too much everything in this chop-socky actioner by Tsui Hark.

"...first IMAX, Chinese-laguage film produced in 3-D. (Sadly, my DVD screener rendered that irrelevant.) This time out, Zhou Xun..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brand on the Run

Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire

"...the company launched the Drafthouse Alliance – basically a DVD club where members could preorder the next nine releases...."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Revenant

This horror comedy follows the the walking-dead path of an undeceased Iraq War vet and his stoner best friend.

"...and burgers than it did on the dim, dark DVD screener this critic was sent. Director Prior, whose primary..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Great Album?

Los Lobos' ‘Kiko‘ turns 20

"...Kiko Live, which you can get as a CD, DVD, or two-disc Blu-ray/CD set...."

Aug. 22, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

ParaNorman

The animation outfit behind Coraline scores another one for the dark side with this endearingly sweet and spooky ode to the supernatural.

"...of Halloween screamers when it arrives this autumn on DVD. (And that's saying something.)..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live at Billy Bob's Texas

"...can be described as an unpredictable horse opera. This CD/DVD set ties a glittering bow on his past, offering..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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