Grizzly Man

This documentary reveals how Timothy Treadwell, the popular grizzly bear preservationist, may have needed the bears more than they needed him.

"...Riding Hood to the wolf. And claws, too. Most human beings recognize that they were not meant to dwell..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Introducing Grizzly Hall

Former Emo’s co-owner Jason Sabala opens new Eastside venue

"...Thus ushers the arrival of Austin’s newest event space: Grizzly Hall – opening next month...."

April 26, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sound on Sound Review: Grizzly Bear

Sure and vital

"...of Brooklyn and Los Angeles-based experimental indie rock quartet Grizzly Bear aligned themselves along a horizontal plane on the..."

Nov. 11, 2017 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

A shout-out to our "12th man"

"...but search out the blog of the seemingly bitter woman who coined the funniest phrase since "kitten fisting" (that..."

Dec. 5, 2007 Promotions Post

Discord and Ecstasy

Werner Herzog on 'Grizzly Man'

"...to protect, live among, and capture on film the grizzly bears of the Alaskan Peninsula. Ultimately his passion destroyed..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

Werner Herzog focuses on Siberian fur trappers in his latest documentary.

"...As he did with Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog has made a new documentary film..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vaults: Herzog's Ecstasy of Truth

Werner Herzog on documentary filmmaking

"...said filmmaker Werner Herzog to Austin Chronicle interviewer Marrit Ingman regarding his documentary Grizzly Man. "To find some sort..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rescue Dawn

German arthouse director Werner Herzog tells the story of Navy air pilot and POW Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) and proves that he is capable – like his characters – of almost anything.

"...Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat, Marshall Bell and Toby Huss. Herzog, the German arthouse film director (Grizzly Man, Aguirre: The Wrath of..."

July 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

In with old, in with the new

"...Daly, Frankie Valli, Ben Kingsley, Julianna Margulies, and Rob Liebman...."

Feb. 24, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Hunted

"...the direction of the Common Good, he’s like a Grizzly Adams for the smart-bomb age. Which, like the rest..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flight Patterns

The Texas Documentary Tour: Judy Irving's 'The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill'

"...sometimes I do – saw the penguin film, saw Grizzly Man – but, despite my best intentions, I never..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

I Call B.S.

Playback hates on Grizzly Bear

"...its icing.” What an adage. I immediately thought of Grizzly Bear’s Austin City Limits taping earlier in the week...."

April 15, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Brigsby Bear

A man searches for truth in nostalgia

"...The man-child James in the offbeat comedy Brigsby Bear is stuck..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Herzog on Chatwin becomes Herzog exposed

"...he has been since the pivotal scene in 2005's Grizzly Man, when he seems at a loss exactly what..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Paddington

We extend a big bear hug to Paddington.

"...by: Paul King. Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Michael Gambon, Imelda..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVD Watch: 'Dinotasia'

'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' meets 'Jurassic Park'

"...post-Walking with Dinosaurs evolutionary chain. It's pretty standard in many way: Dinosaurs breed, eat each other, and then the..."

Nov. 6, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Herzog's Veracity in 'Rescue Dawn'?

"...Laos. His eventual escape is a jaw-dropping tale of man against nature that recalls other Herzog films. I was..."

Aug. 6, 2007 Postmarks

The Big Seedy

Werner Herzog talks about his eccentric tour de farce, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

"...always been a feral filmmaker. Confirmation of the director's wild-man streak can be seen in virtually every project he's..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Unsane Banter

Chemistry, scars, and “Slayer! Fuckin’ Slayer!”

"...GM and Buzz Mill owner Jason Sabala’s new club Grizzly Hall on Friday, joined by local cronies Honky and..."

May 19, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Making a 'Killing'

Joshua Oppenheimer on the half-decade he spent filming for 'The Act of Killing'

"...An old man lies sleeping and whimpering on a bed, plagued by..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Herzog: The Collection

$119.99, www.shoutfactory.com

"...There's no doubt in my heart." Hold that thought, grizzly man, boutique/pop-culture label Shout! Factory has other ideas. Their..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Wheeler Walker, Jr. Kicks Ass/Eats Out

Meet the LeBron James of country music

"...The healthy-sized crowd inside Grizzly Hall roared as LeBron James made history Sunday night,..."

June 21, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

What Would Werner Do?

New to home viewing: A feast of Herzog, ‘Zero Charisma’

"...a boat up a mountain, or Timothy Treadwell’s misguided Grizzly Man aspirations. Now you, too, can do obsessive, borderline-mad..."

April 8, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

In Praise of Eyebrows

The brow beat

"...other function than to collect dust. Yet this is manifestly not the case. I believe it was on a..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Eluveitie

"...its fiddler's cleavage, cranked up hurdy-gurdy, and a frontline manning whistles, but Swiss folk-troupe Eluveitie (say "el-vay-ti") adds mandola,..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...the inevitability of obsolescence and the strange beauty of human struggle. Picking up where Grizzly Man and Encounters at..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Don't Direct Hatred Toward Hunters

"...people hunt is because they love killing animals.” How many deer have you killed, Ms. Quartermain? Surely this clinical..."

Aug. 22, 2005 Postmarks

Playback: Black Friday? End of an Ear!

End of an Ear's new digs thrive just in time for Black Friday

"...some coin at one of Austin's 10 record stores. Many will be stocking exclusive releases from Record Store Day's..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

October Previews

"...D: Gary Halvorson; with Kevin Clash, Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

SXSW Music: Must-See Metal

11 headbangers

"...riffs, while the rollicking "First World Bitches" catches motormouthed frontman Ryan Miller leading the trio with his best Lemmy..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Bryan Rolli

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