DVDanger: The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Missing found-footage finally escapes, plus Bautista in Bushwick

"...of the most unrelenting low-budget horrors of the last 20 years. It is as disturbing, shocking, and graphic as..."

Nov. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of High Noon

Glenn Frankel’s new book on the classic film explores a very timely history

"...the Making of an American Classic (Bloomsbury, 400 pp., $28) isn't talking about the era of Donald Trump, but..."

March 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Misfits and Ween Incite Riot Fest

Austin’s ones that got away headline in Denver

"...aborted “Legacy” performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2011. The horror rock pioneer, late to the stage, plowed..."

Sept. 6, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Filmmakers Make International Festival Waves

Watch out Chicago (and Montreal, and Edinburgh, and London)

"...with three Austin-shot features making their Canadian debuts: The Devil's Candy, which was one of the audience favorites at..."

July 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“Dear Mayor Adler …”

Angry Uber and Lyft fans vent profane outrage on City Hall

"...“Please shut up and go away.” That was one..."

May 14, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Levitation Live Shot: Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats

British Blood Lust beasts hammer a childlike sweet spot

"...At 12:03am on Saturday, when Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats ceased,..."

April 30, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...organist Pete Mazich and drummer Jerry Trebotic to perform 2004's The Secondman's Middle Stand. Mazich's Hammond B-3 work and..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Film has finally drawn back the curtain on its 2016 lineup...."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

DVDanger: Appetites

Romantic comedy, serial killer style

"...Roberts as John Doe, a charismatic seducer with an evil habit of butchering his dates. Then he meets Daisy..."

Aug. 11, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...Jr. leading the charge, bookending a set begun with 20- year-old local fiddle prodigy Ruby Jane. In-between, folk-pop sensation Shakey..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

Fantastic Fest 2014: Jacky in the Kingdom of Women

The burka’s on the other sex in this gender-reversal fantasy

"...and all heretics and opponents are hanged or shot dead. A grand ball is about to take place during..."

Sept. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...stole the show at a release party for a 2012 Secret Stash reissue of lost Twin Cities funk and..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

DVDanger: 'Byzantium,' 'Kiss of the Damned,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Aeon: The Last Vampyre on Earth'

Time for a real vampire weekend

"...and hang out in high schools mooning over girls 200 years younger than you, then you're not a vampire...."

Nov. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest 8

Fun Fun Fun Fest finally arrives

"...construction in a way that won't displace FFF in 2014...."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

This Old Haunted House

The House of Torment grows darker and across the nation

"...apt night – the House will open for Halloween 2013. McCullough says, "This is the first year we're ready..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'The Incredible Melting Man'/'Swamp Thing'

Morphing, melting and transmogrification clog up your screens

"...And how bad is Rebar as the titular decomposing..."

Aug. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Austin Psych Fest Peaks

The sixth annual Austin Psych Fest preps for a peak head trip

"...the mysterious Reverberation Appreciation Society, which founded APF in 2008. "To me it's almost a cultural experience – a..."

April 26, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...FRIDAY PICKS FLAMING LIPS / JIM JAMES / DIVINE..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Cursive

"...Cursive's seventh LP is even more ambitiously constructed than 2003's The Ugly Organ. Archetypal struggle of twins separated at..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

ACL Music Fest Saturday Listings

The blurbing of ACL 2011

"...12:30pm, Bud Light stage..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

Fantastic Fest Unleashes Wave Two

Alumni Adam Wingard, Nacho Vigalondo, Ti West return, and more

"...Fantastic Fest loves its alumni: The second wave for 2011 just escaped, with veterans Adam Wingard (A Horrible Way..."

Aug. 18, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Horns Baseball Year-End Wrap-Up

'Two and Barbecue'

"...and Longhorn play-by-play man Craig Way) argue that the 2011 Longhorns should be credited and remembered for overachieving given..."

June 24, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Off the Record

For those about to rock (we salute you)

"...what lived out there." True Love Cast Out All Evil (see "Please, Judge," April 16) and its corresponding performance..."

April 23, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: Praying for an Early Death

Louis Black sucks, and he makes SXSW suck

"...Saturday evening, March 20, was surprisingly cold, but I was still pretty damn..."

March 26, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...the first-ever Grammy for Video of the Year in 1982. Inspired in part by conversations with The Hitchhiker's Guide..."

March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: Before the Impending Flood

An erratic list of memories and some dates

"...Only Six Weeks Until SXSW 2010:..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Off the Record

Ashes to ashes: drying off and winding down after Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...the Stooges' hullabaloo at Stubb's for South by Southwest 2007...."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Bicycle Thief

Police say James Clayton befriended – then ripped off – many Austin bicyclists

"...Date: 2008-12-18, 9:53PM CST..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Bat Boy: The Musical

Weekly World News' favorite cover boy is alive and well in Summer Stock Austin's energetic show

"...Running time: 2 hr, 20 min..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Letters @ 3AM

We have become a space-faring species and are discovering that the universe is stunningly gorgeous and implacably dangerous – like us

"...As I write on May 29, the toilet is out of order on the space..."

June 6, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

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