Into the Woods

The Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical, a pastiche of classic fairy tales turned on their heads, gets a thoroughly cinematic workout.

"...The ambitious Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical Into the Woods is..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Review: Into the Woods is a Breath of Fresh Air

Zach Theatre's al fresco production is best at its most timeless

"...Stephen Sondheim's sly interweaving of the Brothers Grimm's greatest hits may seem like an ensemble..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods at Scream Hollow

Behind the scenes at the local destination horror house

"...The woods may be dark and deep. Yet no one..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods

Summer Stock Austin's talented teens tease out the enchantment in Sondheim's magical musical

"...Austinites have the good fortune to live in a city replete with..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Into the Woods, Again

Revisiting our interview with Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard

"...Austin already got a peek at The Cabin in the Woods when it opened the 2012..."

April 12, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Midnighters Go Into the Woods With The Ranger

Jenn Wexler pits punks against nature

"...We're all familiar with the unbreakable rules that apply to characters in horror movies,..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Into the Woods

World Witch Web

"...a flotilla of fan Web sites lovingly devoted to their movie months before the actual film even opens? Okay,..."

July 16, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Into the Woods, In Search of Sator

The secret family history behind Jordan Graham's supernatural horror

"...in a spirit that communicated with her that became the core of Sator, the supernatural woodland horror created by..."

April 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods With Gretel & Hansel Director Osgood Perkins

How the retelling of the classic fairytale remained true to its roots

"...Once upon a time, there was a man called Osgood Perkins, and he decided..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods With The Heretics

Canadian horror gets its U.S. premiere tonight

"...Other Worlds Austin may be a month away, but the..."

Oct. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods, With a Canister of Film

The 2009 Art Outside festival

"...October could mark the end of the brief breather in Austin's otherwise packed..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Into the Woods With New Austin Animation When You Get to the Forest

Austin animator Eric Power takes a strange and beautiful adventure in new feature When You Get to the Forest

"...can be a lonely process. Cut paper animation – the painstaking process of moving pieces of cardboard to create..."

July 8, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods

Cherrywood Neighbors' Journey of Change

"...gone from affordable to premium, and that's... causing gentrification. There can be both good and bad in that."-- Cherrywood..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Into the Woods With Fede Alvarez

Director talks rebuilding Lisbeth Salander as a fairy tale

"...No one would ever confuse Lisbeth Salander, the eponymous girl with the dragon tattoo of the successful..."

Nov. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

High-Stepping Into the Zombie Apocalypse

Flash mob on Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge celebrates new horror musical

"...Ah, Austin. Are there many other cities in which you can be taking..."

Nov. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

There's Something in the Woods

Celebrating the Alamo Rolling Roadshow with Bruce Campbell

"...Q: Could there be anything groovier than watching Bruce "The Chin" Campbell's..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

They Went to the Woods

Hide and Seek: The utopian rebellion will be improvised

"...before. A group of photogenic young people tramp out into a rural wilderness, set themselves up in an isolated,..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film: The Cabin in the Woods Q&A

Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard premiere of 'Cabin in the Woods'

"...After the premiere screening of Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s audaciously..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Tim O'Brien's In the Lake of the Woods Rage of Innocence

"...Twenty-one years after the United States ended its Vietnam involvement, the nation is..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Books Feature

Mary and the Witch's Flower

Studio Ghibli alums stick to the formula for magical tale.

"...roles on four (Howl's Moving Castle, Tales From Earthsea, The Secret World of Arrietty, and When Marnie Was There),..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

House at the End of the Street

This scary-house movie starring Jennifer Lawrence is a strictly middling nonshocker.

"...Not to be confused with The Last House on the Left, The Little Girl Who..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Blair Witch Project

Something wicked in the woods in this eagerly-awaited horror.

"...and Daniel Myrick. Starring: Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams and Heather Donahue...."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When You Get to the Forest Gets to the Drafthouse

Animator Eric Power brings his new, mythical feature back home

"...Eric Power's films are known for their violence. The Austin cut-paper animator's debut, Path of Blood,..."

Feb. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Anti-Queer Laws Just Keep Coming at the Texas Legislature

Out of the closet, into the woods

"...story hours to banning health care for trans youth, the 88th Texas Legislature will go down as one of..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony for the B. Iden Payne Awards, Austin's opportunity..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Specialist

"...hit of late; suffice to say, this quickly cobbled together ghost of a film isn't it. Liberally adapted from..."

Oct. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Girl in the Spider's Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story

Lisbeth Salander is back, and now she's James Bond

"...Lisbeth Salander is one of the more fascinating characters in recent fiction. Created by Swedish..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Even though it's primarily a cautionary ecological tale, this animated film is fun and visually pleasing.

"...Nicely making the transition from book to screen, Dr. Seuss' 1971 children's..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Forest

Supernatural thriller is set in Japan's Aokigahara Forest

"...The snap of a twig, the rustle of a branch..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Michael Bay lends his firepower to this war that's not really a war

"...Mitchell Zuckoff’s nonfiction book, 13 Hours is less about the catastrophic events of American foreign and military policy than..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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