Joe Begos Wishes You a Christmas Bloody Christmas

Writer/director talks fusing holiday horror and hangout movies

"...the things I wanted to do in" in both films," with the "straight pulpy action" of VFW mixed with..."

Dec. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Perfect Date Night Is In the Details

A sort of recipe for showing your beloved (and yourself) some love

"...delicate crunch and rich buttery taste. Finish licking its dark sweet chocolate off your lips. Finish – look, there’s..."

Sept. 22, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Daughter of a Queen David Bowles – Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico Margaret Bradham Thornton..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Recommended Mother's Day Events in Austin

Celebrate that special maternal figure in your life

"...The ticket price includes three courses inspired by the films along with booze pairings. (Who needs to eat brunch..."

May 9, 2018 Events Post by Danielle White

What’cha Watchin’?

Listings Editor Mark Fagan on three standout rock docs

"...I'm a fan or not. Case in point: Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon, which is one..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Screens Column

Into The Void

Gruesome cosmic horror hits VOD today

"..."That's a lot of black, floating things in the sky," added Kostanki's co-writer/director Jeremy Gillespie...."

April 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Under the Stars

No summer is complete without a trip to the drive-in

"...for a big outdoor screen. Smith's grandfather opened the Sky-Vue Drive-In Theatre in Lamesa, Texas, in 1948, and in..."

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

DVDanger: Sasquatch and Zombies and Demons, Oh My!

Let the Halloween countdown commence

"...to is character studies, and that's why good zombie films – the ones that make the audience emotionally invested..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Techno-Artistic

Katie Rose Pipkin and the new art

"...15, Katie Rose was taking stills to accompany the films...."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Feature by Matthew Irwin

Letters at 3AM: Shindig on Effie Street

The silent film comedians at Keystone Films lived their art

"...mélange of rough and tumble," justified by a "pretty dark-eyed girl named Mabel Normand. ... It was a strange..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

There's a New Uncle in Town

Harry Knowles wants to reinvent Famous Monsters of Filmland for the digital generation

"...launched the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the dreaded Soviet spy-in-the-sky Sputnik has recently plummeted back to Earth, and the..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...Want," his satin blouse open to the waist, the dark prince of rock & roll plays to a higher..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Still Life, All Shook Up

Naked Lunch's models are a bunch of sketchy posers

"...smile, her right hand crossed over her left, her dark brown hair carefully parted in the middle. Look at..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: How Your South-by High Can Last Through the Rest of the Year

A veteran festival-goer weighs in

"...not stacked in your favor – 1500 bands, 400 films, a brilliant idea every hour. No one can live..."

March 21, 2008 Column by Kevin Smokler

Short Cuts

Nude models, big awards, big movies, dead rock stars. Just another week in Austin film.

"...weren't cool enough, Rice has not one but two films nominated, which makes him the first filmmaker ever to..."

May 14, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Dig Deeper

Now what kind of mother would take her kids to see a movie about juvenile delinquents serving time in a hard-labor prison camp? A smart one, if she's read Holes, Louis Sachar's wacky, wickedly funny children's book that makes the leap to the big screen this Friday.

"...this predicament in the first place. Falling from the sky, the wayward shoes land directly on Stanley Yelnats' head...."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Get in the Game

New Fast Fun for Xbox and PlayStation2

"...expanses of space, wielding energy weapons, beating back a dark menace, and nearly single-handedly helping to define a then..."

March 29, 2002 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...is now devoting himself to writing and making short films. Chris Fairbanks is a young comic who recently left..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Exhibitionism

Salome: Under the Veils, No Heart

"...The summer wind thick and crackling with electricity, the sky grumbling with oncoming storms, last Saturday night seemed the..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Review

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...is a welcome addition to any scene. The consistently sky-high energy levels of their live shows, their total commitment..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Blessed Are the Buttholes

Austin's 1996 in Review

"...a night when most local venues have traditionally kept dark so they too can celebrate. The Austin American-Statesman joined..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Music To Know America By

Letters at 3AM

"...of rap, the psychedelics of Hendrix, and an impassioned dark vision that makes Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison seem..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

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