DVDanger: Horror in 150 Words or Less

Putting a stake through some recent terror releases

"...months ago, Scream! Factory released the quasi-mythical director’s cut of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed. Now, his second most-underrated film –..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...IEES is the result of an $899 million, five-year contract between HHSC and Texas..."

July 14, 2006 Column

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood's three sure-fire dining suggestions that will provide enough of a respite from traffic horrors to allow other drivers to suffer in the snarl while you relax over a delightful meal.

"...nightmare, I wouldn't still be living in a rent house and working for a living. What I do have..."

March 2, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Texas Book Festival

Chapter Three

"...So much of the discussion about what it means to be a..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

More to the Story

Advocates work to change the conversation around human trafficking

"...under bridges in San Antonio, Texas, the past year of her life a haze of heroin and selling sex..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

DVDanger: NSFW

The return of Eurosex with 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Under the Skin'

"...(once considered an outre choice to join the cast of The Avengers) is now becoming more mainstream, his fellow..."

July 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Alive!

The unassuming, 42-year-old Bill Jones is Austin's premier garage-kit model maker, and that Godzilla leering down at you from the corner of the room is only 1 / 500th scale. Lucky you.

"...Austinite Bill Jones lives in a house full of monsters. Behind the carefully manicured façade of..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Further Reflections

"...Theatre. photograph by John Anderson Included here are reviews of some of the films that played during the SXSW..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Point Austin: Welcome Back!

When the Lege is in town, we've learned to expect the worst

"...84th Legislature has barely begun, and we've already got officials competing for Clown of the Week. Agriculture Commissioner Sid..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Reefer Madness: This Is Your Brain on Drugs

ONDCP's latest attempt at scaring you into believing marijuana is bad is pure propaganda

"...to the sad, sad (and ever more sad) White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, "retro" is just..."

June 29, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Famous Long Ago

Legendary "Humanzee" Oliver, his friends, and the bitter fight over animal welfare at a Texas refuge

"...The exact date and place of his birth aren't certain – records suggest he was..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...Although most of the Austin Zoocademy sessions are filled for the summer,..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Film

Film Reviews

"...by Julianne Moore, Carol is an affluent Los Angeles housewife who busies herself with the routines of her life...."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

That’s Entertainment: The Paxton Impeachment Trial So Far

Texas’ most addictive reality show heads into week 2

"...We’ve enjoyed two Congressional impeachments of ex-president Donald Trump, reverberating nicely through a prime-time investigation..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Michael King

The Q&A Hole: What's the Best Thing They Got for Christmas?

And what's the best thing they gave? Nine citizens answer.

"...David Jara of Stag Comedy and Master Pancake Theatre: The best present..."

Jan. 1, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

U.S. Shouldn't Take the Bait

"...saying the reason we need Bush in the White House is because of the threat of terrorism? Am I..."

July 6, 2006 Postmarks

News Top Tens

"...10 State Stories1) The Republican Ascendancy: In the style of the masters they serve, once the Republicans took over..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

Capitol Chronicle

Liberals blame Ralph Nader for Al Gore's defeat; media frenzy at the Governor's Mansion

"...As of this writing, the U.S. government still has no figurehead..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Column by Michael King

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...might go something like this: "From the legendary producer of De La Soul and the Gravediggaz; from the experimental..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Destination Unknown

"...Certainly not Bozzio himself, just back from a tour of Europe and on his way to Florida for a..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?

"...history there comes a mark in time, a point of no return, a day when the horrors that will..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

We Control the Vertical

TV Eye

"...This Friday night Biography (A&E; 10/17; 7pm) profiles actress Mia Farrow in a sympathetic but even-handed look..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Darling Mickey

Prolific director Mickey Keating dials in to the Sixties

"...Carter, Pod, Jug Face) as she takes the job of caretaker in a Manhattan apartment, only to discover there's..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Age of Miracles

Apocalypse Wow: 'The Age of Miracles'

"...Apocalypse Wow The Age of Miraclesby Karen Thompson Walker Random House, 288 pp., $26..."

June 15, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Film

Film Reviews

"...on life in the 'hood. Clockers is the tale of two brothers, Victor (Washington) and Strike (Phifer) and what..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Minnow Mountain Co-Founder Goes Into the Archives

Animation studio's Steph Swope takes a mountaintop view

"...live-action feature with a comedy troupe they were part of, "and then the group broke up, and so we..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Feature

'Tis the Season

Something wicked this way screens

"...it's October, which means there is an inordinate amount of spooky and scary fare on offer, should you venture..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Council: Zoned Out

Arguing about zoning

"...City Council agenda today (June 11), the latest fruit of Council's policy to segregate zoning matters into their own..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Fiends With Benefits

The art in 'Monster Show 6' celebrates the horrifying, deliciously so

"...does that actually mean? But they're out there, millions of them. And this is not just a surface gloss;..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Few Good Women: America's Military Women From World War I to the War in Iraq and Afghanistan

While the ambition to cover the history of women's service since World War I is noble, its delivery often overwhelms

"...pursuits have already yielded three books organized around stories of servicewomen (And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses..."

April 2, 2010 Books Review by Kate X Messer

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