Screens Feature

Classic films at the Paramount, all summer long

"...Blazing Saddles, 7:30pm, Young Frankenstein, 9:35pm..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature

Mad Monster Party?

"...and Phyllis Diller. Claymation film about the shindig Dr. Frankenstein throws to announce his retirement from the monster-manufacturing business...."

May 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Andy Warhol's Dracula

"...Monique Van Vooren. This companion piece to Andy Warhol's Frankenstein emphasizes the sexual component of the vampire myth. As..."

March 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Evil New Yorkers and Bit-Whoredom

They're horrible! They're evil, mean, and terrible! They're New Yorkers! They're the Fabulous and Ridiculous Theatre, and they're giving laid-back Austin a shot of scrappy, sophisticated, lowbrow, smart-ass theatre.

"...years of shows running the gamut from Clive Barker's Frankenstein in Love to Michael Albo's Sexotheque, the New York-spawned..."

April 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Tales of Error: It Came From Junior High

Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin

"...Saturday Night Live's "Holiday Greetings from Tarzan, Tonto, and Frankenstein" sketch? Imagine that one-minute gag stretched out over an..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Short Cuts

"...will introduce the Friday, June 18, double bill of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein prior to the first..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mummy

"...other series feature the man-as-god morality plays of Victor Frankenstein or the baleful, cursed legacy of poor Larry Talbot..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN: The best thing New York City's Electric Frankenstein have..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Actress Jane Seymour, who starred in Universal's 1973 film, Frankenstein: The True Story, had a great great-grandmother whose original..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Wrapped and Ready

"...up to the death of real-life director James Whale (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man). Fraser plays a..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bride of Chucky

"...wry, underplayed gags aimed at everything from Bride of Frankenstein to the Men are from Mars/Women are from Venus..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Urban Legend

"...traced right on back to Scream. Still, like Victor Frankenstein, his intentions were good, though the marketing juggernaut he's..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two

"...Of special interest is the James Whale (director of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, among others) biopic Gods &..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column by Louis Black

Fall Film Previews

September

"...up to the murder of real-life director James Whale (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man). Fraser plays a..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Cinema du Fromage

Directors Dumber Than Ed Wood, Jr.!

"...Probably the quintessential Adamson foray, however, is Dracula vs. Frankenstein, with septugenarian stars J. Carroll Naish and Lon Chaney,..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

Charles Whitman in the UT Tower

"...in much the same way one has to pity Frankenstein. Neither asked for their fate, they merely reacted to..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

The Island of Dr. Moreau

"...cautionary tale about the foibles of playing God, as Frankenstein did, and it fails to provoke much more than..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

"...instead a sort of high-tech melding of elements from Frankenstein and Of Mice and Men. Okay, whatever. Now it's..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Forever Young

"...frozen slumber, and he is accidentally revived in a Frankenstein-like manner. Once thawed, McCormick wanders (almost too comfortably) into..."

Dec. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Shadows and Fog

"...the nearby circus. The town, just as that in Frankenstein or M, is terrorized by a killer (please note,..."

March 20, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

SXSW Film Review: Cuckoo

Black Forest fairy tale strains credulity

"...deranged and knowingly creepy Dr. Pretorius in Bride of Frankenstein. At least with him around, Singer’s mad dream is..."

March 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jenny Nulf’s Top 10 Films of 2023

"...1) Poor Things A sexy, sublime twist on the Frankenstein mythos, adapted from Alasdair Gray's acclaimed novel. Rich and..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Qmmunity: A Sis With a Fist

Sister Fisters event group plans their fifth annual Halloween party with an eye toward encouraging queer talent

"...do, Hunsicker is eager for y'all to see this Frankenstein's monster of a musical: "It's alive! It's gay! It's..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin Jewish Film Festival Opens With New Gene Wilder Doc

Festival's 21st year of celebrating cinema of the Jewish diaspora

"...as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Young Frankenstein...."

Oct. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Jencie Tomasek

At PRISM 36, LGBTQIA+ Films Bring Chills, Classics, and Heartfelt Insight

Highlights from aGLIFF’s flagship film fest

"...the screening, Stein shared insights from the set, influences (Frankenstein and Rocky Horror were mentioned), and news of a..."

Sept. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Legendary Producer Lauren Shuler Donner Heads to Austin Film Festival

Celebration of writers continues in writers strike

"...but loyal horror adaptations – Kenneth Branagh’s Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Francis Ford Copppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula – his..."

Aug. 8, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ick at the Intake

"...Commission, well here we are with a stitched together Frankenstein Monster of a No Kill plan that while it..."

June 14, 2023 Postmarks

With Six Weeks Left This Session, Queer Texans Aren’t Done Fighting

Bad bills keep moving

"...testify on for one that is sort of a Frankenstein conglomeration of every bad health care bill that they've..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by James Scott

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...to the local front lines. Snarling anthems like "Teenage Frankenstein" over Seven's thick, sustained, Pete Townshend-like chords, Gavin possessed..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Austin Chronicle Halloween Costume and Home Display Contest

"...Keith Kinkle as the Rockin’ Frankenstein..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Photo Gallery

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