Austin Improv Celebrates the Day of the Dead With La Vida de los Muertos

Hideout Theatre breathes life into una vida improvisada

"...Not yet changed out of their bright costumes and excellent sugar-skull makeup, Cat Drago..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

Day of the Dead at the ESB-MACC

Sam Coronado remembered as part of this year's festivities

"...almost a year since we lost Austin's patron saint of printmaking, Sam Coronado. He died from complications following a..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Fareground’s Day of the Dead Celebration

Newly re-opened food hall Downtown is getting its calavera on

"...that irony – or are we, like so many others, misusing the term?..."

Sept. 13, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day of the Dead Procession

November 1, 2013. 20 photos.

"...To honor the dead and celebrate the living, Day of the Dead..."

Nov. 4, 2013 Photo Gallery

Iraqi Day of the Dead:

How to make your own mask

"...a surgical strike with precision-guided instruments and cut out the mask. Offer perfunctory apologies to the innocent bystanders you..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Shaun of the Dead

This "romantic comedy … with zombies" has a note-perfect mix of humor, horror, love, and death.

"...Penelope Wilton. You don’t have to be a fan of the zombie epics of George Romero (Night of the..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead

Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. We must be living right, because this new film cuts right to the heart.

"...Lalonde, Joe Dinicol and Philip Riccio. Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. 2005's..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

George A. Romero's Land of the Dead

Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.

"...Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy and Eugene Clark. The first thing you see after the opening credits is..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

FF2011: 'Juan of the Dead' Premiere

A love letter from Cuba to Austin, signed in zombie blood

"...Last night's US debut of Juan of the Dead was a strange sort of..."

Sept. 24, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: 'George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead'

More tales of the undead

"...for all that he's given us, from original Night of the Living Dead to Creepshow and from Martin to,..."

Sept. 27, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"..."Dallas – got a soft machine.Houston – too close to New Orleans."..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I see you standing on the other side...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Army of the Dead

Latest zombie flick should just stay buried

"...Notaro, Samantha Win, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi and Hiroyuki Sanada...."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Dead

The sun-drenched locales of Ghana and Burkina Faso provide the backdrops for this original zombie apocalypse.

"...I thought I'd nearly had my fill of zombie films when, out of the blue, this undead..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reviving 'The Dead'

Fantastic Fest 2010 zombie horror returns this weekend

"...The revenant have risen again! Fantastic Fest 2010 fave The..."

Oct. 6, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: 'Frankenstein's Army'/'Hammer of the Gods'

Two different historic takes on the 'squad on a mission' tale

"...Ten-hut! War, as the saying goes, is hell. And that's why some of..."

Sept. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Blogs of the Year

Ricky Williams, CenTex barbecue, ACL vs. FFF, and more

"...One of our current goals here at the Chronicle is to..."

Jan. 9, 2013 News Post by Mark Fagan

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Despite being the third entry in the Underworld series, this is a prequel story about the age-old war between the vampires and the werewolves.

"...Bill Nighy's cadaverous panache that this third entry in the ongoing exsanguinators vs. lycanthropes franchise (that's vampires and werewolves..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Delicious Tamales, Local Foods, Cask Strength Bourbon, Texas Fine Wine, and Something New South of the River

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from..."

Nov. 23, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Holiday Viewing: The Dead

The shadow of Christmas past hangs long over Huston's classic

"...O, the rain falls on my heavy locks And the dew..."

Dec. 4, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Quick and the Dead

"...Leonardo DiCaprio, Lance Henricksen, Woody Strode and Pat Hingle. There is, regrettably, precious little that is quick about Sam..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Guest Chefs From Norway, Off-the-Menu From Perry’s, the Dead Rabbit From NYC, Something Something Space Lord Chophouse, the Tantalizing Possibility of Free Hamburgers for a Year, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled..."

Jan. 11, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Austin Chronicle Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Day Party Revives Hotel Vegas on Friday of SXSW

Quad doses of Kydd Jones, Being Dead, Rattlesnake Milk, & Urban Heat

"...There's one cure for a sleep-deprived, week-long bender, and The..."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Kriss Conklin

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Anthony Daniels, Temuera Morrison, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew. There’s a wonderful running gag in the BritCom Spaced, which,..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wizard World: The Brothers of Destruction of 'The Walking Dead'

Reedus and Rooker talk hunting, fishing, and zombie killing

"...So Merle Dixon is back on AMC's The Walking Dead, and he's cozied up with The Governor,..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend

"...lives up to its hype. Overfiend has been making the rounds of the Japanimation underground for a year or..."

June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eye of the Beholder

"...me some time after viewing a midmorning press screening of Elliott's (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert)..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

He-Man Returns From the Dead in New Trailer for Masters of the Universe: Revelation

Second season of the Austin-made Netflix series coming this month

"...Wait, he still has the power? At the end of the first season of..."

Nov. 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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