Fantastic Fest Review: <i>What Happened to Dorothy Bell?i>

Found footage horror is a chill burn, not a run through the woods

"...Found footage horror and urban legends are kin. Both rely on the idea that there’s veracity to..."

Sept. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How <i>The First Omeni> Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...There are scenes in The First Omen that will restore..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...We in the News section are accustomed to being bearers of..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

New Documentary <i>Every Bodyi> Illuminates the “I” in LGBTQIA

Local intersex activist Alicia Roth Weigel talks new doc

"...For all the GOP’s obsession with biology when it comes to queer people’s..."

June 30, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

Recipes to Reimagine Your Holiday Feast

It’s time to revamp your end-of-year celebration menus

"...'Tis the season for good company and great eats. Before..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Fierce Whiskers Prepares to Increase Our Town's Bounty of Bourbon

Five facts about the up-and-coming local distillery

"...Here's a whiskey blend of five facts for a view..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luna Luna Moves From Dallas Origins to Riverside Headquarters to ACL Fest Debut

Indie-pop quartet makes “Commitment" to very-much-online Latinx audiences

"...Having a song, perhaps a lovestruck-yet-heartbroken groove, go viral on..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

I Will Be Heard: Mama Duke

Lyricist thriving at the intersection of Black, female, and gay wants Austin to "feel this energy"

"..."If you look me up and see a dog, that's..."

July 29, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Putting the Art into Fart: Peter Strickland Heats Up <i>Flux Gourmeti>

The filmmaker traces how industrial music informed his new work

"...Filmmaker Peter Strickland wouldn't call himself a fan of seminal..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Patti Smith: “I don’t claim to be a progenitor of any particular movement – I just did my work”

Ever-evolving singer, writer, & artist communes at ACL Live Saturday

"...April 17, 1976: Saturday Night Live, NBC’s controversial new late..."

May 2, 2022 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Matteo Lane: "I’m Joking, Can You Imagine?"

How is a comedy festival like Six Flags? Ask comedy's rising star.

"...From struggling to sell 50 tickets to selling out theaters in..."

April 20, 2022 Arts Post by Dina Barrish

Tiki Tatsu-ya Raises the Bar to Islander Heaven

The Aikawa Brothers debut a worldclass venue of storied wonders

"...“They’ve done it. Son of a bitch. They’ve really done it!”..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...For the second time in three years, Austin's unbeloved Interstate 35 has been..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Building the Perfect Beast for <i>Skylinesi>

Director Liam O'Donnell on evolving the Skyline aliens

"...How do you make an alien more terrifying, three films in to a series? Especially..."

Dec. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City of Austin Proclaims "Local Disaster," Cancels SXSW in Response to Coronavirus Fears

City officials emphasize preparedness, not panic

"...For the first time in 34 years, the show at South by..."

March 6, 2020 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

Lucky McKee Talks His New Thriller <i>Kindred Spiritsi>

Austin-made twisted tale of family bonds hits VOD this week

"...Everybody has that friend, according to filmmaker Lucky McKee. "Every person has someone..."

Jan. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

<i>Queer Eyei>’s Karamo Brown Brings His Children’s Book To Austin

Father and son mantra creates empowering, inclusive story

"...You are good enough. A simple message every kid — and adult..."

Nov. 5, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

Fantastic Fest Interview: Riding <i>The Wavei> With Justin Long

The actor talks psychedelics, jobs, and ... rabbits?

"...Talking with Justin Long is a rollercoaster of digressions, diversions,..."

Oct. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rob Zombie Resurrects the Firefly Family for <i>3 From Helli>

Here to do the devil's work: Director talks how being cool is no excuse

"...Filmmaker Rob Zombie first introduced the world to the murderous,..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How <i>The Last Black Man in San Franciscoi> Traded Righteous Rage For Gentleness

Director Joe Talbot on the poignant side of gentrification

"...Every completed film comes from a decision by a director to make..."

June 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...Don't let the word "classical" throw you. In the context of classical music in..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rooster Teeth’s Animated Series <i>gen:LOCKi> Brings an All-Star Cast to Dark Horizons

Michael B. Jordan, Maisie Williams, and David Tennant voice the Austin studio's team of misfits

"...A noble child of House Stark. A Time Lord. The onetime king..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

C. Robert Cargill’s Journey From Writing About Film to Making Blockbusters

Something sinister, something strange from Dr. Strange scribe

"...Every author has reasons for writing. Be it inner demons, obsessions, nightmares, contractual obligations, there's..."

June 15, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A New Cuppa <i>Tea in Tripolii>

Actress Bernadette Nason takes tales of a year in Libya and brews a potent memoir

"...Bernadette Nason knew her mid-Eighties year of living as an English expat in Libya..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: John Doe Moves to Austin

X's John Doe moves to Austin, Adam Nurre celebrates his late bandmates, and The Shopkeeper takes Congress House Studio to the movies

"..."I'm a man of the world," declares John Doe, singer/bassist..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A to Um... With Stephin Merritt

A,E,I,O,U, and sometimes Y am I doing this?

"...The Chronicle loves The Magnetic Fields. Though frontman Stephin Merritt remains..."

May 6, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Richard Stanley, Cinema's <i>Lost Souli>

Director on new documentary about the Dr. Moreau disaster

"...It's not often that you get to ask a filmmaker..."

Feb. 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Iraqis Come Home to Austin

Refugees, fleeing violence in Iraq, struggle to get used to life in Texas

"...Between October 1, 2006 and April 30, 2014, the U.S. admitted..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

The Road to 10-1: Add One More …

Candidate pilgrimage grows, and a glance at District 4

"...No sooner had Newsdesk counted 62 candidates (Mayor and City Council), then somebody else joined the..."

June 30, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Spoiler Alert! <i>John Dies at the Endi>!

Phantasm creator Don Coscarelli is still doing exactly as he damn well pleases

"...Don Coscarelli never met two genres he didn't want to splice...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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