Dangerous Men

Instant midnight classic marries inspiration with sub-par technique

"...Directed by: John Rad. Starring: Melody Wiggins, Kelay Miller, Michael Gradilone, Annali..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marmaduke

Owen Wilson gives voice to the Great Dane of the old single-panel comic about a big, dumb dog.

"...– which sounds like the makings of a totally rad John Hughes movie. Instead, it's an intermittently amusing parable..."

June 11, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'Face Off' Recap: Double the Work, Half the Pay-Off

Giant successes and monstrous mistakes this week on SyFy's FX show

"...judges, but when it comes to guests, we had John Rhys-Davis luvvying it up, and a bunch of DC..."

Feb. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scare Package

Horror-comedy anthology pays tribute to the golden age of VHS

"...King, Hawn Tran, Byron Brown, Jessie Tilton, Kirk C. Johnson, Carlos Larotta, Chelsey Grant, Julie McCarthy, Zoe Graham, Josephine..."

June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

While Kilns Burn, a Recycler Smolders

"...In 1992, Mike Radovanov thought he was smart to move his company to..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...premiere, but he'll also be part of an annual tradition as movie mockers Doug Benson and Master Pancake undertake..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Malibu's Most Wanted

"...Directed by: John Whitesell. Starring: Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sour Notes Tour Diary

Local indie troupe cruises NXNE and all points between

"...decent size crowd most nights, mostly because Austin is rad and also very alcoholic – so people are going..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Jared Paul Boulanger

I Love You, Beth Cooper

Hayden Panetierre stars in this coming-of-age comedy about a high school valedictorian who proclaims his love for the school's hottest cheerleader during his graduation speech.

"...to come down the pike in the quarter-century since John Hughes' genre-defining Weird Science, Roberts is playing Bill Paxton..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thanks, Canada

Blood-soaked nights on the road to punk rock with the Krum Bums

"...lunch at Jo's Bakery, then it's off to a radio station to promote tonight's tour kickoff in Austin. The..."

July 11, 2008 Music Feature by David Rodriguez

Here Comes the Judge

Beavis and Butt-head's Hollywood Score

"...was just a splattered frog-hop away, though. Backhanded irony masquerading as juvenile, lowbrow antics, Beavis and Butt-head became MTV's..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Something Old, Something New, Something Eighties, Something P.U.

Scanlines' Summer Rentals, Games, and Favorites

"...(Scanlines wishes to thank Encore Movies & Music, I ™ Video, and Vulcan Video for their assistance in providing..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature

The Women of Hot Luck Fest Talk Food and Music

15 chefs share kitchen tunes & exclusive bites

"...& my mood: Nineties hip-hop, reggae, Eilen Jewell, Garbage radio, anything John Prine has ever written, Tracy Chapman/New Beginning,..."

May 24, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Gay Place

Pride Month With the Babadook

"...fail at dad-ing. So to all of you with rad dads – go celebrate 'em! For the rest of..."

June 16, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

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Our readers talk back.

"...John Erler..."

May 21, 2004 Column

'Tis the Filing Season

Progressives can breathe a sigh of relief – Sen. Bernie Sanders officially filed

"...All four of the Democratic candidates – Don Rios, John Sisson, Sally Hernandez, and Todd Rad­ford – have spoken..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lege Notes

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from under the pink granite dome

"...on the House floor Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has filed his own bill on the..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...environment is now safe. If so, the children are gradually moved back home with their family under the supervision..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

DVDanger: Alexandra Essoe Gazes Through Starry Eyes

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

"...when the original readings for Star Wars emerged, people traded those tapes like they were gold...."

Feb. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

Sword drummer Trivett Wingo hammers out an appreciation of Led Zeppelin III

"...Song." Robert Plant's wordless invocation, Jimmy Page's "threshing oar," John Paul Jones' battering basslines, and the marching beat-down of..."

March 28, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Cap Metro wants to hear your complaints; a reader asks whether the Summer Smut issue was worth the offense it generated; a radio fan finds sustenance in a substitute; and more letters to the editor.

"...power-monger) who, decades ago, said that all the nation's rad/waste should be concentrated in a "sacrifice zone" in southeast..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column

Other Worlds Says Sorry About the Demon

Sci fi film fest announces final lineup for final outing

"...anthology Give Me an A and Scare Package 2: Rad Chad's Revenge, the sequel to the Other Worlds 2019..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...the serial killer, of Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and John Wayne Gacy. But what traumatized Cargill was the 1981..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Denton, Planned Parenthood’s Cecilia Richards, and 16-time WWE champion John Cena. Plus, revving up the programming will be opening..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: December 3

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Modern Family’s Sophia Vergara embark on cinematic Sapphism for John Turturro...."

Dec. 3, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Film News

Suzanne Quinn, the first and only director of Austin Studios, steps down; plus, news from Slamdance and the Independent Spirit Awards, Avril Lavigne, the Jim Henson Co., and Jerm Pollett

"...behind in rural, post-NAFTA Mexico. Courtney, an MFA film grad from the University of Texas at Austin, received a..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

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Our readers talk back.

"...Rad Tollett..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Column

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"..."Chronicle Safe Moving Days: 0."Margaret Moser I moved to paradise October 1988 and thought my life was over. But..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

A Mardi Gras Pre-Party, Improvised Intimacy, and More Recommended Events

Allow us to help sort your weekend out

"...barrel-aged beers on tap, games, and live zydeco and traditional Cajun music. Free entry and open to all, including..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Aaron Franklin’s Hot Luck Fest Returns in May

And if you love great food, you’ll likely be returning too

"...(Austin, TX); Ashleigh Shanti, Good Hot Fish (Asheville, NC); Brad Leone, rad chef on the web (New York City,..."

March 1, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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