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"...in Seattle that specializes in “the very best in exploitation cinema from the 1930s to 1970s.” It’ll be hosted..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum

Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

"...government’s role in protecting musicians from AI and corporate exploitation, West offered few specific answers. He did suggest government..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Invader

Chicago-set horror from the director of Offseason.

"...varying styles (the French New Wave in Darling, Sixties exploitation in Psychopaths, Seventies survival thrillers in Carnage Park, and..."

March 15, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

On SXSW Day 1, Protesters Condemn Army and Defense Sponsorship

Artists continue to drop out of the Fest in response

"...while Sara Lazarus, a former member of Raytheon's Cyber Exploitation Unit, appears as an official mentor...."

March 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 16-22

"...while exploiting it. In the commensal mode, there is exploitation by one partner, but no harm occurs. In the..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Council to Vote on HOME Amendments Increasing Housing Stock

Questions and concerns flagged ahead of Dec. 7 meeting

"...any regulations in place to prevent this kind of exploitation of the rules by bad actors, but it's something..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How Dan Brown Created Neo-Noir Your Lucky Day

Director and his star and composer on the twisty thriller

"...together was actually a fake trailer for Grindhouse, the retro-exploitation double bill by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. The..."

Nov. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thanksgiving

Eli Roth's fake trailer gets a real (and really fun) slasher

"...trailers to fill the intermission for their homage to exploitation double-bills, Grindhouse. Three of the five fake trailers have..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Violet Crown Introduces Austin's Newest Horror Host

Join the sisterhood of scares at the Roxy Horror Picture Show

"...while B-movie revivalist Joe Bob Briggs has reclaimed his exploitation crown via The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

The big dreams and lost chances of a forgotten exploitation king

"...Lost World of Cliff Twemlow: The King of Manchester Exploitation Movies – gives an indication of how many missing..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...cinemas in Scala!!!, while a lost hero of British exploitation cinema gets his day on the big screen in..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Now Is Not the Time to Loosen Child Labor Regulations – Especially in Dangerous Industries

Child labor laws are trending in the wrong direction and we are putting children's health and development at risk. Now is the time to advocate for legislative changes at the state and national levels.

"...The Combating Child Labor Act and the Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act were recently introduced to prevent child labor..."

July 21, 2023 Column by Hope Ferdowsian

The Secret Splendors of Black Emanuelle

New box set and a special AFS screening set to reappraise the Italian sexploitation series

"...board game devised by Janisse and Austin TV and exploitation historian Amanda Reyes. She's just one of a multitude..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Farewell to the Danger God: Gary Kent (1933-2023)

The stunt legend who called Austin home died this week

"...go-to stunt coordinator and performer for drive-in, grindhouse, and exploitation directors like Richard Rush, Ray Dennis Steckler, Al Adamson,..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 5-11

"...almost 200 years. It was a ruthless and undemocratic exploitation that steadily drained India's wealth and resources. Mahatma Gandhi..."

May 5, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Sisu

Gruesome guffaws in this Nazi-smashing Finnish action-comedy

"...that Sisu is just tapping into the same revenge-fueled exploitation traditions as Baba Yaga himself. That said, Helander does..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Air

Feel-good history of the Air Jordan centers on the shoe, not the man

"...a reminder that this was the era of ever-growing exploitation, and that doing right by an athlete or by..."

April 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Air

The good guys win in this charming origin story for the Air Jordan

"...a reminder that this was the era of ever-growing exploitation, and that doing right by an athlete or by..."

March 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“Mustard Man” Bijan Robinson Dishes on the Opportunities and Dangers of NIL in College Sports

One college athlete's unique path to getting paid

"...massive earning potential comes an equally massive potential for exploitation of young, often teenage athletes. That’s why stars with..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Eric Goodman

SXSW Film Review: Satan Wants You

The Satanic panic as a guidebook to the dangers of crazy conspiracies

"...how the Satanic panic opened the door for systemic exploitation in law enforcement and religious communities...."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...technology and put it to work for protection vs. exploitation and battle back against the relentless onslaught from hackers...."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...activists use extravagant performative actions to denounce the disastrous exploitation by the country's largest coal mine. (International Premiere)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Violent Night

David Harbour cracks down hard on the "naughty" list in the Christmas slugfest

"...Wirkola credit: Even the most studied child of holiday exploitation couldn’t have seen this coming. And despite a premise..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Five Film Books From Austin

From Pinocchio to psychotic women, your gift guide for reading material

"...An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La Janisse, FAB Press, 448..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...research, of deep introspection within a context of Canada’s exploitation of its oil-rich land and its transient and all-too-human..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Automatic License Plate Readers to Return?

Plus, votes on the Statesman PUD, 12th Street plans

"...functions and its potential for misuse within APD or exploitation from without, EFF-Austin and other advocates (including the Austin..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: Automatic License Plate Readers to Return?

Advocates call on CMs to just say no to controversial program

"...functions and its potential for misuse within APD or exploitation from without, EFF-Austin and other advocates (including the Austin..."

Aug. 30, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Via 313 Workers Unionized and the Whole Service Industry's Invited

A slice of the pie

"...darker side. There's definitely a lot of issues with exploitation. So I think we need to organize and fight..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

AFS Celebrates Culture-Defying Movies With Film as a Subversive Art

Revolution in the cinema

"...guide to transgressive movies – not in some simplistic exploitation fashion, but in forcing society to reexamine norms. Nilsen..."

July 15, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Frank and Penelope

Neo-exploitation flick crashes a bunch of Texas tropes together

"...that the kind of modern digital cinematography available to exploitation-level cinema just can't emulate...."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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