The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...polemical, media-obsessed student video from inside Romero's bloody, funny B-movie universe – tacky horror repurposed as documentary of the..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Here Comes the Judge

Beavis and Butt-head's Hollywood Score

"...the television series, Beavis and Butt-head Do America, the movie, opens this Friday, December 20, featuring an uncredited cast..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Get Him to the Greek

Jonah Hill and Russell Brand make a well-matched odd couple, and their path to Hollywood is littered with the excesses of drugs and rock & roll.

"...and spun him into the star of his own movie, Get Him to the Greek. For his travel companion..."

June 4, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Record Store Day, Formula 1, Dyke March, and More Event Recommendations

Your weekend is spoken for

"...we are reminded more than ever how close to disaster we all are. Rebecca Maag’s powerful and immersive experimental..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

More Gore From Housecore Horror

New film fest adds more classics plus a locally lensed premiere

"...Dayton's movie will be one of several world premieres at the..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...probably going to be some more JFK Jr. epic movies...."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Rats From a Sinking Ship

Letters at 3 AM

"...peripheral to what they were really watching that the disaster itself carried not one ounce of emotional weight. All..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Scanlines

Trees Lounge

"...Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown. VHS Home Video Encore Movies & Music, 8820 Burnet..."

March 28, 1997 Screens Feature

Werewolves, Soundscapes, and More in This Week's Art Events

We're all gearing up for All Hallows' Eve

"...Inconvenient Truth with Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds? An epic disaster that rivals only The Room for most hilarious movie..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Retribution

Liam Neeson does the Liam Neeson thing, this time with exploding cars in Berlin

"...dysfunctional family through a series of cataclysmic events. Natural disasters, alien invasions, shark attacks, cancer, insufferable houseguests, satanic cults..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Luck

Animated adventure is a bright if undemanding pleasure

"...constant misfortunes, laid out with a Loony-Tunes-meets-Rube-Goldberg sense of disaster, provide plenty of the simple laughs in this animated..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wen Ren’s End-of-the-World Drama Last Sunrise Found Its Spark in China

Light in the dark

"...Ren had seen disaster close up. As a director, editor, and camera operator..."

July 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Semi-Pro

If basketball must be mocked, it deserves to be mocked well, and unfortunately, Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro isn’t up to the challenge.

"...to save its franchise from failure, shame, and financial disaster. Ferrell plays Jackie Moon: owner, coach, announcer, and starting..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Ocean's Thirteen

This heist franchise has settled into a kind of hipster equanimity.

"...audience. As a sort of mea culpa for that disaster, now we have Ocean’s Thirteen, which is either a..."

June 15, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Royal Tenenbaums

"...writing partner Owen Wilson, who also co-stars in the movie), it is fashioned like an old-time storybook, with cutaways..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Arts, Comedy, Theatre, Movies, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Jackie and Foxy Brown?! Yes please!

"...– a recipe for greatness.   – Cat McCarrey Disaster Mic: W.I.P. Clown Night..."

June 7, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...he'll also be part of an annual tradition as movie mockers Doug Benson and Master Pancake undertake their annual..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

A contrarian view

"...In thinking about the movie, I neither want to overly criticize it nor set..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Louis Black

The Fall Film Festival Season Takes Flight

Programming updates from AFF, Fantastic Fest, and aGLIFF

"...University of Texas alum Todd Berger's comedy It's a Disaster, starring Julia Stiles, America Ferrera, and David Cross (and..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Collective Wisdom

The Tonewheel Collective spins off Austin's indie scene of tomorrow

"...and Crane, who plays in both Tacks, the Boy Disaster and the Early Tapes, wedge next to Van Fleet's..."

May 11, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...first issue on September 4, 1981. It was a disaster...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Review: The Filigree Theatre's Fire in Dreamland

This compelling drama ignites but doesn't blaze

"...compelling production by Filigree Theatre – is the three disasters that have taken place in the vicinity...."

Feb. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Faster Than Sound: Islands in the (Live)stream

Crossing over from 3D to the pixelated world of livestreams

"...up a pizza at Home Slice, watched an entire movie, and checked back in to find over 1,000 Gourdheads..."

May 1, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Elsewhere in the schedule, look for The Disaster Artist (James Franco’s retelling of the story behind cult..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

‘Hillsborough’ (Do Not Read This in the UK)

Controversial documentary kicks off ESPN “Soccer Stories” series

"...Hillsborough remains the worst stadium disaster in soccer history, and an iconic event in modern..."

April 15, 2014 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"..."They went down, down – deep underground. A real disaster."..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Touring the Technology Factory

Human Code's Award Winning Multi-Media Mission

"...award-winning Nile: A Passage to Egypt and Operation Weather Disaster. Both are interactive CD-ROMs that appeal to a fairly..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Screens Feature

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...from films like Long Shot, Good Boys, and The Disaster Artist, Rogen stars here alongside Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kyle Mooney on Limp Bizkit and the Death of the Monoculture in Y2K

SNL star takes on the missed apocalypse with writer Evan Winter

"...the birth of the millennium, the threatened Y2K technological disaster happens, and the machines start to take over the..."

Dec. 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Anyone but You

Can opposites attract when they're both just awful?

"...That isn’t the worst excuse to make a movie, but for anyone on the hunt for a compelling..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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