Austin Gets the Geek Stamp of Approval

Wizard World Comic Con brings Lando, Lee, and the Centipede three to town

"...Up until 2009, there was a Wizard World Texas in Arlington: That..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal

Combining the mediocre and cosmic with the creature feature director

"...for Nacho Vigalondo. Last night he'd been at the Fantastic Fest Karaoke Apocalypse, but the Spanish director had bailed..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

VOD Watch

Adapting Robert E. Howard's ancient scrapper to screen

"...Although Solomon Kane screened at Fantastic Fest 2009, this handsomely produced adaptation of Weird Tales..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

FF2012: Why 'The Collection' is All About Character

Marcus Dunstan brings the mask back for Fantastic Fest

"...Horror fans loved 2009 slasher pic The Collector, but it didn't set the..."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2010 Screens Top 10s

"...9) Down Terrace Winner of Fantastic Fest 2009's Next Wave award for best picture, this..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...The 2022 film festival is just around the corner (even if events like..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Queen of Black Magic

Grisly Indonesian horror remake knows when to go gonzo

"...map for Indonesia with their unrelentingly blood-soaked Macabre (a Fantastic Fest fave in 2009). After taking a slightly softer..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone

Texas-made luchadores-meets-wire fu playful adventure

"...and sworn to combat the power-mad Drake (Zaror, of Fantastic Fest faves Mirageman and Mandrill, both helmed by Ernesto..."

April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Grudge

A new haunting from the J-horror franchise

"...and forgettable sequels (the inept The Grudge 2 and 2009’s straight-to-video third). Those English-language mimics took the villains of..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Farewell For Now to The Highball

A personal look back at the sweetest gin joint on South Lamar

"...a customer of the Highball before you. Back in 2009, there was a soft opening during Fantastic Fest –..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Another Evil

Carson D. Mell on crying exorcists, plus home release update

"...surprising horror component too delicious to reveal (read our Fantastic Fest review here)...."

May 6, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Genre Film Archive Expands

Local film preservationists add Severin, Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome

"...AGFA basically started in 2009 as a tag to hang on the Alamo Drafthouse's..."

Jan. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Talking Shop With Curran Nault

The Polari artistic director on programming to bridge divides

"...the current artistic director of Polari, Austin's LGBT film festival (née Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival aka..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kate X Messer

Avatar: The Way of Water

James Cameron goes deep, emotionally and aquatically, in his sci-fi epic

"...In 2009, back when everyone was convinced that the blue cat..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Finally, You're Next Is Now

The two-year wait for the revolutionary thriller is over

"...day after its debut at the Toronto International Film Fest in 2011, there was not going to be a..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Full-Gore Press

Mind the viscera: Austin's horror filmmaking scene is exploding

"...recurring of the myriad answers you'll get is this: Fantastic Fest. Tim League and Harry Knowles' dream fest started..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Into the Night With Joe Taslim and Timo Tjahjanto

Indonesian action flick The Night Comes For Us pulls no punches

"...In The Night Comes For Us, which debuted at Fantastic Fest and reaches Netflix this weekend, Taslim plays Ito,..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Q&A With Janet Pierson

SXSW Film Producer breaks down the lineup for us

"...minutes over the phone with SXSW Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson...."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Growing Pains

Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?

"...a Spirit of Slamdance award at the Slamdance Film Festival, captures the impassioned, pre-adolescent Hagins as she pursues her..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Ethan Embry Licks The Devil's Candy

Cheap Thrills star on his very heavy metal Austin horror

"...Calling from Los Angeles, where the long drought has..."

March 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 'Machete' Is Family

Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, and Alexa Vega, together again

"...It's the morning before the film's world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2013, on the upper floors of the W..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Machete, Muppets, and more

"...to fund and premiere at next year's Venice Film Festival. The trio's new project is La Barracuda, which Hartstein..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Homegrown Horror

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on 'V/H/S/2'

"...Wingard and his long time creative partner Simon Barrett..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Scott Newton and Ginger Leigh go under the lens

"...explains bassist Steve Terebecki ("Mothers of Reinvention," Oct. 23, 2009). "It just doesn't have the same budget." Grab a..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

House of Darkness

Neil LaBute takes a smart bite out of the vampire drama

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Offseason

Coastal cosmic horror in the eerie latest from Mickey Keating

March 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz's beloved nightmares come to the screen

"...Osin, fresh from working with Trollhunter director Øvredal on Fantastic Fest favorite The Autopsy of Jane Doe) that I..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mom and Dad

Nic Cage goes crazy/crazier in this kid-killing black comedy

"...all the brouhaha since Mom and Dad debuted at Fantastic Fest, you may be expecting Klaus Kinski-brand Caginess. This..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: '+1'

Teen parties and time loops merge to surprising effect

"...Some elements are a little overly predictable, with a..."

Jan. 18, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Very Jewish Horror in Attachment

Filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason discusses cultural authenticity

"...That's why films that truly come from a place..."

April 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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