Dark Times in Austin With Noir City

The czar of noir Eddie Muller on Walter White and classic dread

"...lid, dust off your trench coat, and get wise. Noir City Austin is blowing into town, and is set..."

Feb. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...After last week's tease, the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for the 2008..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Most-Read Film Reviews of 2013

Hey, 'After Earth' lands on a list that isn't worst-of-year

"...it makes sense that the Chronicle's most highly trafficked film review of the year was for a movie that..."

Jan. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

All Shades of Black

How do you define film noir?

"...In a couple of weeks, Olive Films will release three mostly forgotten films from the Fifties..."

July 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Damage Before the Blue Ruin

Actor Macon Blair talks revenge and homelessness in the new thriller

"...for an eye leaving the whole world blind? When noir revenge thriller Blue Ruin opens, the eyes are already..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Writes of Winter

"...The KGB Bar Reader edited by Ken Foster William Morrow & Co., $14..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Books Review

First Snow

A moody thriller that tries to thumb its nose at fatalism, First Snow features another great performance from Guy Pearce.

"...the basis for much classic literature and many great film dramas – in particular, gangster movies and other stories..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...ever written, and dozens of one-shot genre-twisting classics. His film credits include at least two movies that many writers..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

DVDanger: Youth Gone Wild

Pre-millenial teen angst, both period and retro, melds with noir

"...Bad Turn Worse: By quoting the king of nihilist noir, Jim Thompson...."

Jan. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bedside Manner: Got Opium?

Getting High and Low with Steven Martin, Nick Tosches, et al

"...gauzy once-was for the sober here-and-now, and we, the reader, are simultaneously enriched by his ordeal and jonesing for..."

July 23, 2012 Books Post by Marc Savlov

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...familial connection to the Tlatelolco massacre inspired his debut film, We Shall Not Be Moved (No Nos Moverán), about..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Ties That Bind in Things Will Be Different

Michael Felker’s temporal noir is all about friends and family

"...a thriller, a temporal mechanics sci-fi drama, and a noir. But at its heart it’s a film about, and..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Drawing Inspiration Out of the Past

Writer Barry Gifford, still Wild at Heart

"...Barry Gifford, writer, screenwriter, and occasional filmmaker, crafts gut-punchingly cinematic dialogue like nobody's business. Most famously..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Balcones Responds

"...Assn. of Texas) and turmoil. With continued support from readers and advertisers, we look forward to continued growth in..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column

November Road

Lou Berney's latest, set around JFK's assassination, is a tightly written crime tale worthy of Raymond Chandler or James M. Cain

"...kind of writer who knows how to tickle a reader's expectations with the familiar, then raise the bar with..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business

"...and then there's just plain obtuse; he dunks the reader's head in the latter, with infrequent yanks back up..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

Hadrian's Walls: A Novel

"...in Hadrian's Walls comes not from fiction but from film noir, films like The Killers or Out of the..."

May 14, 1999 Books Feature

DVDanger: I Am Not a Serial Killer

Director Billy O'Brien on adapting the story of a young monster

"...The innovative and genre-busting horror/thriller/black comedy debuted at SXSW..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...for a sip? Well, well: You’re in luck, Chronicle reader, as this week kicks off Sake Week here in..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Booze, Bad Guys, and Bamboozlement

Analyzing the Stereotype of Detectives and the Bottle

"...following a basic plotline as entrenched as the Himalayas. "Eco-noir," tough-as-nails female detectives, and African-American "facilitators" only begin the..."

April 25, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Solving ConMisterio

A preview

"...Kiss would appear near the top of any intelligent reader's top 10 list, might seem to be an odd..."

July 7, 2006 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...writers. For Tabloid, Ellroy has clawed himself out of noir-soaked L.A. and landed his grim tale of violence, power,..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

A Potpourri of Pages

On the Bookshelf

"...to exploit the Internet -- CEOs of TV networks, film studios, cable giants, and publishers...."

Nov. 21, 1997 Books Review

DVDanger: 68 Kill

Writer/director Trent Haaga gets nice and sleazy

"...genre circles with morally complex works like the disturbing noir of Cheap Thrills, and zombie reinvention Deadgirl. Both films..."

Aug. 15, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trans Rights, Comedy Nights, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...first cinematic manifestation, but rest assured she’s got a nine-film franchise. Anyone working on a Tomie disembodied-head popcorn bucket?..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Our Recommended Events Include Broods, Books, and Barking Buddies

The weekdays are filled with events worth leaving the house

"...Monday 31, Hyperreal Film Club..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...Austin Asian American Film Festival throws its first queer prom, Diasporic Disco, as..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Arts and Culture Events for the Week Ahead

Get up to something good

"...in Thailand, living in France, and with a solid film background behind her, Prachakul’s work has a bold style..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dinos, Sharks, Muppets, and Lots of Fireworks Lead Our Recommended Events

Get ready for the Fourth or the weekend in general

"...heart of sci-fi classic Stalker. For his final Russian film, Andrei Tarkovsky asked brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky to..."

July 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

Jackie and Foxy Brown?! Yes please!

"...lover. Paramount Theatre blesses movie aficionados and lovers of film royalty with a double showing of Tarantino’s 1997 Jackie..."

June 7, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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