Travis Stevens Gets Under the Skin of A Wounded Fawn

How his new art-horror interweaves myths and failed justice

"...Fawn seems like it fits straight into the tradition of films about women being pursued by deranged psychosexual killers...."

Dec. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Film Books From Austin

From Pinocchio to psychotic women, your gift guide for reading material

"...House of Psychotic Women..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 5, Part 1 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?

Suffering from criminal depression

"...brother down the I-35 access road on the evening of Feb. 7. Bell had been driving JJ to the..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of the Ritz on October 18, 1974 – the same..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Fantastic Fest Announces New Board

Familiar faces make up directors for troubled festival

"...genre film festival has just announced a new board of directors – many of whom are already fixtures at..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...about 150 titles. Now the Fest has announced 10 of the most eagerly awaited movies: the gory, gross, and..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2015: “Satanic Panic: Evilspeak”

Original Alamo programmer Kier-La Janisse, Satan, return

"...that the family-run daycare was instead a seething nest of unspeakably vile Satanic sexual abuse – this literal witch..."

Oct. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

One in a Crowd: Satanic Panic

Book seeks crowdfunding, plus Short Term 12 returns

"...scene is undeniable. A booker at the original Alamo Drafthouse on Colorado, creator of the Alamo's Music Monday strand,..."

May 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...ready to go." 2015, by contrast, is a lot of first-timers and new names, but Neece sees the equation..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Alexandra Essoe Gazes Through Starry Eyes

Horror star talks body image, body horror, and audition angst

"...is still a Hollywood horror story, a terrifying indictment of what actresses are forced to do and will voluntarily..."

Feb. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: Kier-La Janisse is in the House...

…of Psychotic Women

"...at Fantastic Fest, but this year heralds the return of original Alamo 409 Colorado programmer, film scholar, author, and..."

Sept. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Fall Film Festival Season Takes Flight

Programming updates from AFF, Fantastic Fest, and aGLIFF

"...as you've snarfed down what one festival has to offer, there's more fresh meat for the watching mere weeks..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Breaks the First Wave

'Dredd 3D' and 'The Shining' headline 2012 festival

"...been stoked: But now they've sent their first wave of titles crashing over us, including a gala premiere of..."

July 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Your Number?

Anna Faris does more nose-scrunching than acting in this abrasive comedy about people acting stupidly.

"...Should What's Your Number? tank at the box office, then the people who make it their business to..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...Hank Hill to son, Bobby, in the series finale of King of the Hill..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Life and Work, Light and Dark

How the legacy of Townes Van Zandt more than met its match in 'some dumb New York girl'

"...Margaret Brown is drinking a lot of coffee with her migas at her neighborhood Tex-Mex-eria as..."

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

Page Two

When Gravity Fails: Notes on the influence of Ed Lowry, 'Crazy Mama,' and not sweating the small stuff

"...across the river in Cambridge, was an active member of a Weatherman cell. She was a longtime leftist who..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

'Sin City' may offer almost no suggestion of a moral substructure. But it insists there is morality, no matter how fragmented.

"...This column is going to turn into a discussion of Sin City, at which point certain important plot details..."

April 15, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...progressive, environmentally friendly candidates. However, your "close call" endorsement of Karen Sonleitner over Jeff Heckler, after great editorial "deliberations,"..."

March 8, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...similar to the city manager position that the city of Austin has, then the members of the Commissioner's Court..."

March 1, 2002 Column

Postscripts

Why a local representative of Random House has the most popular garage in Austin among a certain segment of book industry insiders.

"...Monday, Lee, the UPS man, stacked so many boxes of books onto his chest as he walked into Lori's..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...neighborhood planning process should elevate her to the Republic of Texas Hall of Fame...."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Killer Reputation

Murders from Austin's not quite forgotten past

"...Amateur historian Jeanine Plumer is one of the few people in Austin who still relives the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Least of These

UT professor Horace Newcomb reflects on the segregation South on the release of his friend and colleague Paul Stekler's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire.

"...Sometime in the fall of 1963 a psychology professor fell into step beside me..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Horace Newcomb

October Previews

"...THE ACID HOUSE..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Webb on the Web

Don Webb: Surreal but Awake

"...worked from Austin for many years, producing unique works of short fiction usually categorized as horror, fantasy, or science..."

July 31, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Scanlines

"...with acting, Ida Lupino went to the other side of the camera and, with her husband Collier Young, formed..."

April 24, 1998 Screens Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...South by Southwest is a game of numbers: approximately 845 showcases/bands, divided by five nights, divided..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

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