The Reckoning

Plagues and witchcraft in this new period horror

"...Unfortunately, he decides to hang this film off Kirk, and that's where the potion goes sour...."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Damnation

Béla Tarr's turning point drama lovingly and bleakly restored

"...1988 movie by Béla Tarr, Hungary’s world-renowned director of films that feature long takes and philosophical themes. A new..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays, Part 1

Vintage re-releases for unseasonal scares

"...to get a release until 1990, Henry is the film that put an end to the kitschy slasher. McNaughton..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Noonan Explains What Happened With What Happened Was ...

Revisiting his Sundance-winning dating drama after a quarter century

"...Every filmmaker, when given the chance, has something about a movie..."

Jan. 27, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A White, White Day

Icelandic revenge drama is really a perfect study of stifled grief

"...most especially a catalog of shots of the slow restoration of Ingimundur’s farm house. The first half of the..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Scanlines

Privateer 2: The Darkening

"...be treasured forever. That's largely due to the astounding restoration efforts on the film over the last few years,..."

May 2, 1997 Screens Feature

Other Worlds Fires Up The Flux Capacitor For Retro Warm-Up Fest

SF film fest makes jump online, starting with weekend tease

"...will be offering a free weekend of the best films from its six year history...."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hidden Room Theatre Is Working With a Presidential Assassin

Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, we reckon you’ll really enjoy the show

"...the production, and the basic script is the forgotten Restoration version of the Bard’s dark drama, and who knows..."

June 12, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Lost World

"...effects. Long available only in butchered prints, a loving restoration project over the last couple of years has reconstituted..."

Sept. 2, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Twofer of Slashers That Are a Cut Above

A horror classic and a hidden gem highlight this week

"...Suspiria Uncut 4K Restoration..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity: The Best Big Qmmunity in Texas

On discrimination, Dolly, and more queer happenings

"...same-sex marriage status nondiscrimination protections under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Now, this proposed rule could be rendered moot..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Action U.S.A.

Action! From the U.S.A.! Like the title says! (Screams) Do you want aaaaaction?

"...time. Insane Eighties action flick gets the American Genre Film Archive restoration treatment. It has a plot (something about..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Movie Review

Jazz on a Summer's Day

The groundbreaking concert movie gains new meaning in this stunning restoration

"...the Library of Congress inducted it into the National Film Registry in 1999, and why it's undergone a gorgeous..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Knuckleball

Southern Gothic in in the Canadian heartland

"...lag in time. It’s not just a conceit for filmmakers to be able to dispense with cell phones and..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lady Diane

Diane Keaton takes her life to the stage

"...life of a Hollywood actress, director, and conservation and restoration enthusiast." With curiosity duly piqued, the Chronicle spoke with..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...has courted in his re-election bid is the Texas Restoration Project, a shadowy, staunchly conservative gang of evangelicals; as..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream

"...Miami's South Beach. Where Hoffman (Soapdish, One Fine Day, Restoration) really earns his indulgence is in his masterful balancing..."

May 14, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Art festivals and dance halls liven up the landscape in September

"...After a two-year restoration project, the landmark Stagecoach Inn in Salado has reopened..."

Sept. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Alamo on the Bay

Tim League taking the Drafthouse concept to San Francisco

"...in San Fran rescuing prints for the American Genre Film Archive. Now this restoration seems like an ideal challenge..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

Contemplating the devastating effects of redistricting on democracy and the transformational effects of knowing Ondine and Ed Lowry.

"...Even accepting the most optimistic accounts of rebuilding and restoration efforts by no means leads to the accompanying conclusion..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Food-o-File

How to help the Boggy Creek Farm recover from the November 15 storm, and the latest culinary news in Austin

"...not be enough to cover the costs of necessary restoration expenses. The current stewards of the farm, Larry Butler..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Celebrity, South Austin Style

The Mayor of South Austin

"...does not care to climb. In order to get restoration even started, he'll have to cough up thousands of..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

It Happened One Night

Jan. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roll 'Em

March

"...This award-winning Iranian film is set in modern Teheran and follows the relationship..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ciné-Varda

AFS Essential Cinema: Agnes on Agnès

"..."In my films I always wanted to make people see deeply. I..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

"...over. One sure sign is that activity in the film community is suddenly picking up again after the temporary..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Star Wars: Special Edition, a re-release of the 1977 film with a touch of new footage and technical tweaking..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Silent Days and Nights

Discovering Live Cinema... Again

"...there has occurred one of the world's most unique film festivals: Le Giornate del Cinema Muto. During nine days..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Screens Feature

Local Cinemas Embrace Online Experiment to Ride Out Coronavirus Closures

AFS, Alamo, and Violet Crown all screening online

"...In the traditional distribution model, cinemas books films from distributors, and they split the revenue from ticket..."

March 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...CinemaTexas: A graduate student-run film society at UT's RTF department, where Marge Baumgarten, Nick..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

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