The Dead

The sun-drenched locales of Ghana and Burkina Faso provide the backdrops for this original zombie apocalypse.

"...Directed by: Howard J. Ford and Jonathan Ford. Starring: Rob Freeman, Prince..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...ever had any ideas or designs beyond ever operating just that. That was the be-all, end-all, long-term plan. And..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

In a Valley of Violence

Ti West takes a break from horror with this Ethan Hawke Western

"...Directed by: Ti West. Starring: Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, James Ransone, Karen Gillan, Taissa Farmiga and Larry..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...with a 75th anniversary screening of Casablanca, and that's just the first of three big birthday screenings that weekend,..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the type of negative campaign which I was the subject of during the special election."..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...of 1997 -- and all before tearing off the January page of our new calendars. Star Wars: Special Edition,..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this year's film festival, but..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Frank Gorshin, Jon Seda. (R, 130 min.) Terry Gilliam may be the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Further Reflections

"...the EDtv premiere at the Paramount Theatre. photograph by John Anderson Included here are reviews of some of the..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten and Jessica Reisman..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Desert Island Films, Part II

Louis Black continues his ongoing list of "desert island" videos with films by Preston Sturges, Quentin Tarantino, and John Ford

"...series, in this issue), Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and John Ford's cavalry trilogy. Still waiting to be reviewed, in..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Screens Review by Louis Black

Screamlines

"...a good one before it turned into a monster project. With writers vying left and right for their favorites,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...BEN JOHNSON: THIRD COWBOY ON THE RIGHT..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...the most reliable indicator of its potential for success), jockeying for a favored position is something like Hollywood's version..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...past three years, which doesn't detail the range of projects and consistent aesthetic success of so much local filmmaking...."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...quarter-century, A Quiet Place – the high-concept horror from John Krasinski – leads today's massive announcement as the opening..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

And They're Off!

Primary filings reveal a who's who of contenders

"...6pm Monday marked the first major landmark of the 2010 elections: Filing closed for the..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...TV producer Stefan Wray, when asked what a federal jury verdict exonerating an Austin police officer for pepper-spraying an..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

Second Coming

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Definitive Director's Cut (1977)

"...Encounters, flashing spaceships blaze through Indiana, captivating ordinary working joe Roy Neary (Dreyfuss) and leading him on a desperate..."

July 30, 1999 Screens Feature

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...In early 2008, Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Page Two: Looking Up

Along the path back to wonder

"...all well knows that I've never done a good job of falling in love or being in love with..."

May 22, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...the stunning and stark event poster by photographer Randal Ford, and the 225-plus authors who are confirmed for the..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Naked City

"...bounce belonged to Democrat Chris Bell when Houston lawyer John O'Quinn followed with a promise to provide or raise..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature

Greener Pastures

Youth, Joy, and Jean Arthur

"...to catch me and make me a man. I just want to be a little boy and have fun...."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media

Key players in All the President's Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought

"...marks the 35th anniversary of the release of Alan J. Pakula's film version of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward's..."

April 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"...– Robert Johnson, San Antonio, 1936..."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

"...that needs to occur in order to see that justice is done."..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature

The Wild, Wired West

CD-ROMs Make Virtual History

"...by Jesse Sublett..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Review: In a Valley of Violence

Ti West and Ethan Hawke deliver a brutally entertaining Western

"...Some tough guys just want to be left alone. Most of them, come..."

March 12, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Endorsements

For the Nov. 4 General Election

"...District 6: Jimmy Flannigan..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

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